Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, February 26, 2020
In the next several weeks, households throughout the United States will begin receiving mailings from the United States Census Department, giving them instructions on how to respond to this year’s once-in-a-decade U.S. Census.
As you may have experienced while doing your taxes recently, when the federal government gives instructions, they’re not always very easy to read or understand. But, like those tax instructions, it’s very important that you give it a try.
Why is it important? Because the census is our country’s way of figuring out who lives where, and how best to divide up its pool of money and representation. The more people who respond to the census, the more money and representation we get. It’s that simple.
So, when you get your mailing from the Census Department, read it closely. If you feel comfortable responding to the census through the census website, go ahead. But if you feel as though you have questions and would like some assistance, or if you don’t have a computer and would like to use one of ours, please give us a call at 518-861-7239 to set up a time to come in and get some help with it.
The entire questionnaire shouldn’t take you more than 20 minutes to complete, depending on how many people live in your household, and your participation will make a big difference for your community. Thank you in advance for your participation!
Young Readers’ Book Club
The Young Readers Book Club for readers ages 9 to 12 has been going strong for a few months, and it just better. This month we’re reading “Holes” by Louis Sachar, a modern classic about a group of accused juvenile delinquents bonding at an outdoor work camp.
Pick one up today and join us on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 6:30pm for a great discussion! We have a signup sheet at the desk, and you can always send us an email at so that we know you’re coming.
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.
Displays wanted
Do you have a hobby or a collection you’d like to share with the community? Are you an artist? Altamont Free Library is always on the lookout for cool things to show in our display case, and for artists to feature on the walls of our community room.
If you’d like the community to see some of your work or your collections, please get in touch with us at 518-861-7239 or by email at . Thank you.