Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, May 3, 2018
Let’s hear it for our friends, the fabulous Train Station Quilters. Earlier this week, the Quilters made a donation of 21 handmade quilts to the Center for Donation and Transplant to support its Comfort Blanket project. These quilts will be shared with terminally ill children slated to give the gift of life through organ, tissue, and eye donation.
The quilters have worked so hard, unselfishly donating their, time, energy, talent, and creativity, and they deserve a big round of applause for their efforts. To learn more about how you can also support the important work of the Center for Transplant and Donation, please check out their local chapter’s website at CDTNY.org.
Book sale and donations
This coming Saturday, May 5, it’s Altamont Free Library’s always eagerly anticipated annual book sale! Come find you next favorite book, CD, or DVD at unbeatable prices.
If you have items you’re not using anymore, we will be very grateful to accept book, CD, and DVD donations, which will either be added to the library’s collection or sold to raise money for library programs and we will be happy to make up a receipt for you for tax purposes if you like. (We will not be running a garage sale this year, so household goods cannot be accepted.)
We could still use some help with moving and sorting all of the donations, so if you have a few hours to spare on Friday, May 4, and/or Saturday, May 5, please email me at or call 518-861-7239. Also, if you have a folding table or a tarp you can spare for a few days, those would be greatly appreciated too. Thanks!
Book talk
On Monday, May 7, the First Monday Book Club will meet at noon to discuss “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex,” by Nathaniel Philbrick.
The book describes an extraordinary incident in 1820 in which a sperm whale caved in the side of a whaling ship, sinking it in the remotest part of the Pacific Ocean, and forcing the crew to attempt to survive for over three months in open boats at sea.
This is sure to be a fascinating discussion, so please join us. If you want to get a head start on next month, we’ll be discussing the acclaimed novel, “Exit West,” by Moshin Hamid
Mother’s Day flower pot craft
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching (Sunday, May 13!) and if you don’t have a gift for the special moms in your life yet, we’ve got you covered. On Wednesday, May 9, please join us from 6 to 7 p.m. to decorate mini terracotta flower pots to put your plants in.YA Reading Contest
We’ll have all the supplies you’ll need to create a handmade, one-of-a-kind planter that your mom or grandma will absolutely love. To register in advance, please call the library at 518-861-7239 or email me at .
YA Reading Contest
Attention teen, readers!
Are you interested in winning some teen books or book swag? If so, check out our new Teen Reading Contest. Here is it how it works: come check out a book from our young adult section that you have never read before, read it, then come back and fill out a short review of the book.
You will then be entered into our raffle to win some bookish prizes. For any questions, please email us at or come in and see us. Happy reading and good luck.