Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Normally in this column, I like to adopt an all-ages kind of tone, just in case there are any children reading, but this week, I’d like to specifically address anyone over the age of 60. Specifically, I’d like to address this message to anyone over the age of 60 who has spent most of their life in and around Altamont.
As I mentioned in a column at the beginning of this year, 2022 marks the 125th anniversary of the building of the Altamont train station that we now call home. Before the station stopped operating in 1963, it seems to be the case that nobody thought to take a photo of the inside of the train station.
At least, nobody that I’ve spoken to has ever seen such a photo. So if you remember the train station when it was in operation, or if you know someone who does, I’d very much like for you to get in touch with me for a project that we’re going to be working on throughout this year.
You can email me at or call me at 518-861-7239 and I’ll give you all the details. Thank you!
OK, kids. You can come back now.
Story time
Story time is back at the Altamont Reformed Church! With the recent decline in COVID rates, we think it’s safe to gather together once more for our weekly Tuesday morning story times for children.
Since spreading out is still important, and since it’s too cold to do it out in the park, we’ll be back at Altamont Reformed Church! Please join us in the community room at the Altamont Reformed Church at 129 Lincoln Ave. in Altamont on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. for a super fun morning of songs, stories, and activities!
Since this is an indoor program, all participants over the age of 2 must wear masks for the duration of the program. Many thanks to ARC for hosting us this winter. We hope to see you there!
Read
for RMHC
Since the beginning of March, our young friends at Altamont Elementary School have been raising money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region. How have they been raising money? By reading of course!
The more minutes the kids read, the more money they raise! Each day in March has a different reading challenge and we’ll have a new display each day to help them find books to meet the challenges. Stop on in and pick one up! Keep reading, friends!
Fine free!
As of the beginning of March, the Altamont Free Library will no longer charge overdue fines for materials that are returned late. In addition, all existing overdue fines for Altamont Free Library patrons will be waived.
We’ve been working towards this new policy for some time, first by making just our children’s materials fine free, and then by extending that policy to include young-adult materials. Now it’s everything in the library, so that’s one less thing to worry about in life.
Of course, you can’t keep things forever. If you have an item that’s 30 or more days overdue, a charge for the replacement cost of the item will be added to your account, and having that charge will mean that you won’t be able to check more items out or renew the items you already have. But if you then return your overdue item, the fine disappears!
If you haven’t been in the library for a while because of old overdue fines, we’d love it if you’d come on back. If you still have books that you borrowed a few months ago, or even a few years ago, we’d love it if you’d bring those back too.