Altamont Library Notes for Friday, March 4, 2016

Every two years, people all around the world participate in a wonderful event known as the Global Art Project for Peace. Please join us on Saturday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to noon to help craft our contribution.

Once we’ve made our art, we will display it here at the Altamont Free Library and then pack it up and ship it off to children in another country, and we will receive their artwork for us to display here. This year, we’ll be working on a few different projects, including peace flags and a photo collage representing life in Altamont.

People of all ages can participate in this extraordinary cultural exchange, so if you’d like to participate, please sign up at the library or give us a call at 861-7239.

Book discussion

On Monday March 7, at noon the First Monday Book Club will meet to discuss “The Elephant’s Journey” by José Saramago. Based on the true story of an elephant’s trip from Portugal across Europe to Austria in 1551 to be given as a present for the wedding of the Holy Roman Emperor, this delightful (and short!) novel was widely praised on its publication in 2008. Please join us.

Social Security planning workshop

Have you been thinking about retirement? Are you unsure of how to maximize your income in your golden years? Do you have questions about Social Security? If so, please join us at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, March 8,  for a free public information workshop called “Savvy Social Security Planning.”

This workshop is designed to help people better understand their Social Security retirement benefits and what they may be entitled to. Our presenter, Carol VanValkenburgh, is a representative of Foresters Financial and has extensive experience in shepherding folks through the Social Security process.  Please register in advance at the library or give us a call at  861-7239.