Altamont Library Notes for Friday, May 18, 2018
As I mentioned in last week’s column, over the next few weeks, we’ll be running an online community survey to find out what you think about the Altamont Free Library, how you use the library, what we do well, and what we could do better. Thank you to everyone who’s already taken a few minutes to participate!
We’ve had a great response so far, but the more information we collect, the better we’ll be able to plan for the future. Please help us out by going to the library’s website (AltamontFreeLibrary.org) and clicking on the link for the Communications Survey on our homepage.
It will only take a few minutes and your answers will help us plan for the future and serve you better. We value all your input and suggestions. Thank you!
Teen 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!
Juice & Jammies
On Friday, May 18, at 7 p.m., put on your pj’s and join Ms. Erika for a pre-bedtime story, snack, and craft. This low-key story time will be just the thing to prepare your young folks to count some sheep.
This month’s theme will be “friendship.”
Elrod performs
Please join us on Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m. for the next installment of the SongTeller Sessions concert series. Our performer this month will be Mitch Elrod.
Mitch has been a staple of the Capital Region music scene since the nineties and has collaborated with nearly every musician of note in the 518 area over the course of his career. He is an unforgettable singer-songwriter, so you’re not going to want to miss this one.
This will be the last SongTellers show before the series takes a summer hiatus. These concerts are free and all-ages appropriate, so bring your whole crew!
Chicken BBQ
Save the date! We’re approaching June, which means that it’s almost time for our famous annual chicken barbecue fundraiser on Friday, June 15, with servings at 5 and 6 p.m.
Our regular crew of volunteer chefs will not be cooking this year, instead leaving the hard work to Wagon Train BBQ, but we’ll still be breaking out the library’s chicken costume for the occasion. We’ve already had a ton of people in at the library asking for tickets, which will be available soon.
Each ticket gets you a dinner that includes a half-chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, drink, and dessert. Once you’ve got your dinner, you can either take it home with you or spread out on the lawn in Orsini Park with your friends and neighbors and listen to the always enjoyable Traditional Strings.
If you’d like to help us serve the meals, we can always use an extra set of hands, so give a call to 518-429-8354 or send an email to director@altamontfreelibrary.org.