Altamont Library Notes for Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Last week, we held our first story time at the Altamont Free Library since March 2020 and it was so wonderful to have it back. Story time is our weekly children’s program where we read stories, sing songs, engage in fun activities, and make crafts.
Story time is important for so many reasons: encouraging early literacy and social skills, giving parents and caregivers of young folks a social circle to catch up with, introducing the library to young kids, and lots more reasons beyond that.
Please join Miss Ann for our super-fun weekly set of stories, activities, songs, and crafts in the library’s Community Room every Tuesday at 11 a.m. After story time, feel free to hang out and play and browse the stacks for your new favorite book. It’s a win-win-win!
Bundle Up
Story Time
It’s almost time for another fantastic outdoor children’s storytime with Thacher Park Nature Center Educator Shannon Duerr! Please join us in the Orsini Park gazebo on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. This month, we’ll be learning all about the tracks that different types of animals make.
We’ll read a story, do some fun and educational activities, make some tracks of our own, and have a great time! So bundle up and meet us outside for this always fun program!
First Monday
Book Club
Do you love to read? Do you love talking about what you’ve read with other interesting and smart people? If so, please join us for the next virtual meeting of the First Monday Book Club on Monday, Feb. 6, at noon.
If you would like to join us for our next meeting, please call us at 518-861-7239 or email us at and we’ll make sure that you get all the details. Over the next two months, we’ll be talking about Kate Atkinson’s beloved novel “Life After Life.” We’ll discuss the first half of the book at this meeting and the second half in March. There will be plenty to discuss, so call today to reserve your copy and join us!
Ukulele Group
Do you uke? If you do, even if you’re not very good yet, please join our monthly ukulele meetup. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m., and we’d love for you to join us.
It’s too cold to meet in the Orsini Park gazebo, so we’ll be meeting inside the library this time. Bring a song or two to share with the group if you like. This is a fun, inviting way of growing as a player, picking up hints and tips, learning new tunes, and meeting fellow ukesters. We hope to see uke there!