On Friday, Oct. 11, we celebrated the first Altamont Founders Day by hosting a wonderful event we called the Altamont Remembers Story Swap.

Libraries are all about supporting community. It’s kind of our thing. We strive to help people every day and in every way that we’re able to.

One of the questions we get asked most frequently here at the library is: Are there any good books on the history of Altamont? We tell them that of course there are.

One of the questions we get asked most frequently here at the Altamont Free Library is: Are there any good books on the history of Altamont?

Change can be difficult sometimes. Right now, the change from summer into autumn is playing particular havoc with my sinuses.

We’re so lucky here in Altamont to be surrounded by extraordinary artistic talent and collectors of interesting things, and this week we have some new exhibits that we get to show off.

It’s almost time for Founders Day! What? You’ve never heard of Altamont Founders Day.

Right around this time last fall, we launched a fun and exciting challenge for library lovers throughout the Capital District that we called the Upper Hudson Library System Library Expedition.

It’s Fair Time! Over the next week, we will welcome thousands of visitors to our village from all over the Capital District.

Even though summer is not nearly over yet, we’re winding down two of our biggest summer programs here at the Altamont Free Library, the Summer Concert Series and the Summer Reading Program.