Voorheesville Library Notes for Wednesday, May 12, 2021
May is National Bike Month, so get out on your bicycle! Post a picture of your ride to the Voorheesville Family Bicycling Day’s Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages with the hashtag #voorheesvillebikes.
Your first submission will win your family a prize bag at the library, while supplies last. For every 100 posts, the VFBD will donate one bicycle to the library’s “Library of Things.” The VFBD is sponsored by the Village of Voorheesville, the Voorheesville Community and School Foundation, and the Voorheesville Public Library.
Budget mailing
The Community Message which includes our 2021-22 budget should be reaching your mailboxes soon. If you did not receive one, and would like one mailed to you, please contact the Library at 518-765-2791. The 2021-22 budget was developed without increasing your library taxes and was approved by our board of trustees on March 6, 2021.
For this reason, a public vote on the budget is not required and will not appear on the 2021 ballot. The library’s budget is under the tax cap by $54,868.
Maker Monday
for grown-ups
Join the Maker Club for grown-ups and pick up one project kit each month. Take home your project and enjoy some unplugged creativity time. Common household supplies not included. Please register every month for this fun and relaxing program. Pick up kits at your convenience.
Financial workshop
for women
Join Marisa Rothstein, JD, CFP, AEP, financial advisor on Thursday, May 27, at noon for this Zoom presentation. Women face unique financial challenges and goals. Join us as we explore some of these unique considerations and share strategies for potentially prioritizing your own goals and optimizing your resources to reduce stress and protect yourself and your family. Bring your questions. Please register.
To register for a virtual library program, please access our event calendar at www.voorpl.org, or call 518-765-2791.
Book talk
These are our May book discussion dates:
— Books & Beyond – Wednesday, May 19, at 11 a.m.: “Daisy Jones & the Six” by Taylor Jenkins Reid;
— Talk and Taste Cookbook Club – Thursday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m.: “Any Cookbook” by “Vegan” Author Nava Atlas; and
— Middle School Book Club (grades 6-8) – Wednesday, May 26, at 4 p.m.: “Roll with It” by Jamie Sumner.
Please register online each month to receive the private meeting link for any of these virtual book discussions. Limited copies of the book are available for $5, compliments of the Friends of the Library. Library copies will also be available for checkout and downloadable ebook and audiobook versions are on Overdrive.
Creativity Lab
Beginning at 11 a.m., Friday, May 14, students in grades 4 through 8 can pick up supplies to make a couple of quick, rainy-day crafts. Please register online.
Holiday hours
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the library will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 28, and will open again on Tuesday, June 1.
Browsing
A limited number of appointments are available Monday through Friday to browse for and check out materials. Please call 518-765-2791 Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to schedule your appointment.