Altamont Library Notes for Friday, May 20, 2016

This weekend, the Altamont Free Library will be marching in the Altamont Memorial Day Parade. We will join with so many other members of the Altamont community to say a heartfelt thank-you to our veterans and to remember the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors, and Marines who gave their lives in the United States armed forces.

To really make our presence known, we’re going to need folks to march with us and make some noise for their library. If you’re interested, give us a call at  861-7239 or e-mail me at .

In the meantime, here are a few other neat things going on over the next few weeks.  

Springtime bird walk

On Sunday, May 21, our own Dan Capuano will once again lead a bird watching expedition along the Battenkill.  Please join us at 9 a.m. here at the library for a one-hour walk to see what we can see and learn about our bird neighbors.

We’ll have a few extra sets of binoculars, if you’d like to use them and first-timers and young folks are encouraged to attend.

United Nations potluck

Please join us at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 23,. for another in our series of fantastic Eat Around the World Potluck suppers. This month we’re letting you choose the country or region you want to represent.

Choose a favorite recipe you’ve made before or one from a country that we haven’t gotten around to yet. Don’t forget to bring a dish to share, and if you don’t already have a favorite recipe, you can always pick up a cookbook here.

Fun, food event

Did you ever want to make delicious, healthy food from vegetables you can grow yourself? Please join us on Tuesday, May 31, at 3 p.m. for a fun event for 4 to 7 year-olds based on the book “Plants Feed Me” by Lizzy Rockwell.

Led by master gardeners Ronnie Siegel and Virginia Dorwaldt of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, this program will be limited to seven children, so please call the library at 861-7239 to register in advance.