Westerlo Library Notes for Thursday, September 13, 2018
The Westerlo Library Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, Sept., 17, at 7 p.m. at the library. This is an open public meeting.
Discover the Hilltowns
Discover the Hilltowns this weekend, Saturday, Sept. 15, and Sunday, Sept, 16. Sponsored by the Helderberg Hilltowns Association, this self-guided driving tour features 43 sites of farms, artisans, food and more in the Hilltowns of Berne, Knox, Rensselaerville, and Westerlo. Maps are available at the libraries and online at: www.hilltowns.org
Book Discussion Group
The library’s book discussion group will meet next Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. at the library. It’s summertime and the reading is easy! Read for pure pleasure and share your favorites with the group. Please join us. New members are welcome.
McGeachen’s art exhibited
Rensselaerville artist Barbara McGeachen’s passion is to express nature and moments in time that warm her heart and soul. Her inspiration comes from her love of animals, nature, and capturing moments of emotion and innocence, both real and imagined. A self-taught artist, Barbara has created art from an early age, and for the past seven years she has worked mainly in watercolor.
Twelve of Barbara McGeachen’s watercolor paintings are currently on display in the Hannay Room at the library. Her landscapes feature local sites rendered in the rich colors of autumn.
Barbara’s work has been exhibited at the Community College in Hudson, the Greene County Council of the Arts in Catskill, the Athens Cultural Center in Athens, and the Bethlehem Art Association in Delmar. She has also exhibited at local businesses and banks.
The show will be at the library during the months of September and October and can be seen during regular library hours. Our thanks to Peter Keitel, former president of the Bethlehem Art Association, for curating the exhibit.
Library Expedition
Love to visit libraries? Join the Expedition! Visit as many of the 36 unique libraries in Upper Hudson Library System as you can during September, October, and November.
It’s a self-guided tour; road trip to our libraries as a family or a team of friends. Or go solo, and enjoy the journey to our intriguing library destinations on your own.
You’ll earn prizes when you’ve visited 5, 15, 25, and 36 locations. Visit them all and become a 36er! Get started by picking up a map at our library (or any Upper Hudson library) — and you’ve already knocked one off the list.
For more information, ask the library staff or visit: ww.uhls.org/expedition
Lego Club
Drop in on Monday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to play and create with Lego. We supply the blocks; you bring the imagination. Miss Lee is also available for homework help.
Story time
Join Miss Lee Wednesday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon for stories, songs, and movement activities designed for infants to children up to five years old. In addition to developing pre-reading skills, singing, moving to music, and playing instruments all help foster a sense of rhythm and timing that are essential elements in developing the part of a child’s brain that shapes math skills.
Story times are also a great opportunity to meet other parents of small children in Westerlo.
Technology Walk-In Wednesdays
Do you have a new smartphone or tablet, but don’t know how to download digital materials? Need to brush up on your computer skills — or obtain basic skills?
See Amy on Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for free, personalized, one-on-one instruction.
More information
All library programming is free (unless otherwise noted) and open to the public. For more information, contact the library during business hours at 518-797-3415, visit westerlolibrary.org, or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westerlolibrary.