Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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
Storytime is back at ARC! Please join us to gather together once more for our weekly Tuesday morning Storytimes 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 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 two must wear masks for the duration of the program. Many thanks to ARC for hosting us. We hope to see you there!
Train Station
History Exhibit
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.
First Monday
Book Club
Do you love reading? Do you love talking about reading? If so, please consider joining our First Monday Book Club!
If you would like to join us for our next meeting, please call us at 518-861-7239 or email us at and we’ll make sure that you get the Zoom meeting connection details for our next meeting on at noon on Monday, April 2.
At that meeting, we’ll be discussing “The Lincoln Highway,” a new novel by Amor Towles, whose previous book, “A Gentleman in Moscow,” was widely read and much loved. There will be plenty to discuss, so call today to reserve your copy and join us!