Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The last passenger train stopped at the Altamont station on Jan. 24, 1963, which will be part of an exhibit at the Altamont free Library, curated by Dan Barker of the Village Archives and Museum, detailing the station’s 125 years of history.
The Altamont Train Station has witnessed a lot of history since it opened its doors in 1897. Next Monday, we will unveil an exhibit all about that history.
The exhibit was curated by Dan Barker of the Village Archive and Museum and features photos, documents, and artifacts from our building’s 125-year history. Among the artifacts on display will be the original stationmaster’s wooden ticket cabinet, which has never been displayed before.
The exhibit, which is presented with the financial assistance of the library’s Marijo Dougherty Fund for Local History Research, also features text by Keith C. Lee, documenting the station’s history. It will be on display for the next few months, so please come on in and take a look! Many thanks to Dan and Keith for putting this all together.
Nature story time
Please join us on Tuesday, April 12, at 11:30 a.m. for another wonderful outdoor nature story time with Thacher Park Nature Center educator Shannon Duerr. As the weather warms up, it’s the perfect time for planting seeds and seeing what grows, and that’s what we’re going to be doing!
We’ll read a story all about seeds, do some seedy activities, and send you home with some seeds of your own all ready to be planted! We’ll meet in the Orsini Park gazebo and be outdoors for about 45 minutes. In case of muddiness, you might want to wear your galoshes.
Bag
You know that it’s spring because the birds have returned! If you and your young friends are interested in learning more about the birds living all around us, we’ve got the perfect kit for you.
Put together by the Thacher Park Nature Center, our birding kit has binoculars for both adults and kiddos, guides to local birds, bird activity sheets and much more. This kit can be checked out for up to one week, and you can use it up at Thacher, in your backyard, or anywhere else that birds hang out. Thank you, Thacher Park Nature Center!
Story time at ARC
Story time is back at the Altamont Reformed Church. Please join us 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 church’s community room 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. We hope to see you there!