Middleburgh Library Notes for Monday, May 4, 2015
On Sunday, May 3, from 2 to 4 p.m., there will be a Solar Works Schoharie.org. Community outreach meeting to help bring forth the installation of Solar Energy in Schoharie County at the Middleburgh Library. Neighbors helping neighbors. Please use rear entrance. Refreshments will be served.
Story time
On Tuesday, May 5, at 10:45 a.m., join us at the library for drop in story time. Get ready to move in this interactive story time designed especially for children up to age five and their caregivers. We’ll read books, sing songs, recite fingerplays, dance, and watch a short movie based on a weekly theme.
Mahjong
On Tuesday, May 5, at 1 p.m., at the library, adults are invited to come learn the game of Mahjong. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn and have fun. No registration is required.
Knitting Circle
On Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m., the friendly ladies knit and crochet, embroider and quilt, and more. You can learn a new skill here, share your own special talents with others or just craft in the company of friends. Drop in anytime. No registration is required.
Board meets
On Monday, May 11, the library’s board of trustees will meet. This meeting is open to the public. Please join us.
Colonial Beer Fest
On Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., join us for the Colonial Beer Fest — 1870 Beer Challenge & Revolutionary War Festival. Activities include a Revolutionary War encampment, colonial brewing and cooking demonstrations, 18th Century toys and games for kids, talks on the history of beer and hops in upstate N.Y. and the Schoharie Valley. There will be Schoharie Valley hops displayed at the library, beer samples from Green Wolf Brewing Co. and MacKinnon Brothers, of Ontario, Canada.
The following is the event schedule:
— 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the hops history display in the library;
— Noon to 1 p.m., the Green Wolf Tap Room is open; and
— 1 to 5 p.m., the Revolutionary war encampment, located behind the library, with the Burning of the Valleys Military Association (US) and the King’s Royal Yorkers living historians (Can.), plus talks on beer and hops.
Admission is $15 for adults 21 years of age and older, includes beer sampling, $10 for non-drinkers or those 20 years or younger. Children under 10 are free.
For more information on events, see our website at www.middleburghlibrary.info.