Voorheesville Library Notes for Wednesday, December 9, 2020
There are still a few openings for the virtual ugly-sweater party. What could be more fun than dressing in your holiday worst, and joining a Zoom party from the comfort of your own home?
Register online for this Thursday, Dec. 17, party. You’ll need to call to set up a convenient time to pick up your party kit, filled with lots of goodies and holiday cheer! Then sit back and join us at 6:30 p.m., for a safe and fun holiday party.
Gingerbread Playdough
Take & Make Kits
Families with children ages 4 to 7 are invited to register for a take & make gingerbread playdough kit. Teen volunteers will be measuring and assembling the kits, so all you’ll need to do is cook the playdough on your stovetop, pat it, and roll it, and cut it into shapes. Limit 1 kit per family.
Pajama Party
Virtual Story Time
Let’s wear pajamas while we enjoy stories about animals wearing their pajamas. Families of preschool aged children are invited to enjoy a theme-based, multi-age virtual storytime with an emphasis on early literacy. Mrs. Brown and Miss Lisa will video record a short storytime with an accompanying art activity.
The video link will be posted on the library's website, all of the library's social media platforms, and on the library's YouTube channel. Families of preschoolers can pick up a take & make bag at the library each week. The bag will include the storytime thematic art activity of the week. Each week's bags will be at the library from Tuesday-Saturday of that week. No registration required.
Teen Bookflix Club
There are so many great young-adult books being optioned into movies. Do you read the book first? Or do you want to see the movie first? Either way, why not join the Bookflix Club?
The December Bookflix is “Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares” by Rachel Cohn and David Livithan. Pick up a paperback at the library or download a copy from Libby. Register online to receive a daring Dash & Lily party kit and the private link to meet online from 2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30. Open to teens 13 and up.
Book talk
These are our January book discussion dates:
— Books & Beyond: Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. – “Long Flight Home” by Alan Hlad;
— Fiction Book Discussion: Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.; “Long Flight Home” by Alan Hlad;
— Nonfiction Book Discussion: Monday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.; “Driving While Black” by Gretchen Sorin; and
— Middle School Book Club: Thursday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m. – “The Explorer” by Katherine Rundell.
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, compliments of the Friends of the Library. Library copies will also be available for checkout and downloadable ebook and audiobook versions are on Overdrive.
In-house browsing
A limited number of appointments are available Monday through Saturday to browse for and check out materials or computer use. Evening browsing appointments are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please call Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 518-765-2791 to schedule your appointment.