Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, January 29, 2020
We’ve known about this for awhile, but now that it’s on the internet, it’s official! We’re a Star!
A 2019 Library Journal Star Library, that is.
Every year, the United States Institute of Museum and Library Services ranks thousands of libraries across the country on per-capita circulation, program attendance, and other factors. Library Journal then groups all of those libraries by the size of their budgets.
The top scorers in each tier are Star Libraries. In 2019, we were compared against 1,044 libraries nationwide with budgets between $100,000 and $200,000. Of those, we had the 29th highest score! Woo-hoo!
We are, in fact, the only library in the Upper Hudson Library System to have been named a Star Library since 2010!
This is a huge honor for us, and none of it would be possible without the support of all of you borrowers and storytimers, wi-fi users and movie browsers, staff, volunteers and trustees. You are all stars, every single one of you. Thank you all!
Gala sold out!
The social event of the winter is just over a week away, and tickets are sold out! The always-anticipated annual I Love My Library!
If you have not yet sent in an RSVP card, we’re so sorry. For our attendees, if you’d like a preview of some of the many awesome items we’ll have up for auction, drop by the library and take a look at the small sample in our display case.
This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need your support. You’ll enjoy a fantastic dinner and homemade desserts, exciting live and silent auctions, and the delightful company of your fellow library supporters.
This year, we will be honoring the many contributions made to our community by Kristin Casey and Linda Cure, two longtime friends, board members, and volunteers whose dedicated service to our library and our village are a shining example for us all.
Ukulele Meetup
Do you play ukulele? Are you interested in learning more or meeting other ukesters and learning a few new tunes?
Join us for our monthly ukulele meet up on Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m.! The first hour will be for new players to learn hints and tips from more seasoned players, and the second hour will be an old-fashioned song swap!
Don’t worry if you don’t have a uke yet. There are always extras to pass around.
“Pride and Prejudice”
Did you resolve to read more books in 2020? To meet new people? To spend more time at the library?
Boy, have we got the group for you! Join our First Monday Book Club for our first meeting of the new year on Monday, Jan. 6, at noon. We’ll be discussing an old classic: “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen.
This beloved novel revolves around the heroine Elizabett Bennett’s need to find a suitable husband to support her wealthy but soon-to-be-impoverished family, and the difference between acting like a good person and actually being one. Please join us for what I’m sure will be a fantastic discussion.
Story Time!
Did you know that one of the best ways of getting our youngest friends to become strong readers is by exposing them to a wide variety of readers and reading environments? For that reason, and also just because it’s just fun, we have two story times each week on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
Story time is a super-fun program that combines some of our favorite things: awesome stories, silly songs, playful movement, and most importantly, bubbles! Tuesday Story Times with Miss Ann are targeted at preschoolers, while our Wednesday Story Times with Miss Erika are for toddlers (but we don’t mind older or younger friends on either day). Please join us for mornings of stories, songs, and bubbles.
Hannaford Community Bags
Help the Altamont Free Library (and the Earth) out next time you go grocery shopping! The library will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 reusable Community Bag sold in January at the Hannaford store located at 5239 Western Turnpike in Guilderland. You still have a few weeks to participate. Thanks, Hannaford!