Voorheesville Library Notes for Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The Friends of the Library will be accepting drop-in (no appointment needed) book donations on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Encore! books shed, located in the Voorheesville Public Library parking lot.
Donations will also be accepted, by appointment only, on Sunday, Sept. 27. Please schedule your appointment at . A listing of acceptable materials is listed in the FOL section of the Voorheesville Public Library’s website.
Virtual preschool
story time
Enjoy a theme-based, multi-age virtual story time 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-and-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 to Saturday of that week. No registration needed.
Middle School
Book Club
The September reading selection is the Newbery Medal-winning graphic novel, “New Kid” by Jerry Craft. Titles may be downloaded as ebooks from Hoopla, or borrowed from the library
The Middle School Book Club is sponsored by the Voorheesville Public Library and held in collaboration with the middle school and high school librarian, Chris Menetti. This school year, meetings will be held online after school and will include activities, games, and author info as well as discussion of the book. The club is open to students in grades 6 to 8, new members are always welcome. Please register to get the GoToMeeting invitation for Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 4 to 4:45 p. m.
Family Yoga Class
Join us for a vinyasa yoga class on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. This Zoom class is designed to help you gain a stronger sense of body awareness and proper alignment while linking breath and movement, and is appropriate for a variety of ages and experience!
Tricia Kanderfer is a certified yoga instructor who has years of teaching experience. Please register. For kids ages 9 and up with a parent or caregiver. The Zoom class link will be sent to those who register prior to the class session.
In-house browsing
A limited number of appointments are available Monday to 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.
Each appointment slot is for one person only. Each appointment is for a maximum of 30 minutes. Any person entering the building is expected to: wear a mask; follow six-feet physical distancing; follow directional arrows on the floor. Restrooms remain closed to the public.
All curbside services will remain during this time. Only the outdoor book-drop may be used to return books - please do not bring returns into the building. All items on the shelves have been quarantined for a minimum of 96 hours.