Altamont Library Notes for Friday, May 27, 2016
This Sunday is Memorial Day, a day we set aside to remember the brave men and women to have given their lives in defense of their country.
It is also a day when we can reflect on the sacrifices made by the soldiers, sailors, and Marines currently serving in the armed forces, as well as our veterans and the families and loved ones of our service members.
From all of us at Altamont Free Library, many thanks to you all. In observance of Memorial Day, the library will be closed this coming Monday, May 30.
In the meantime, here are a few other neat things going on over the next few weeks.
Healthy and tasty
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.
Book discussion
On Monday, June 6 , the Noon Book Club will meet to discuss “The High Mountains of Portugal” the new novel by Yann Martel. Martel wrote the modern classic “The Life of Pi,” and fans of that novel will also love his new novel, which shares many themes in common with his previous best seller.
We’ve got plenty of copies set aside, so please join us for what will certainly be a phenomenal discussion.
Chicken barbecue
It’s almost June, which means that it’s almost time for our famous annual chicken barbecue fundraiser on Friday June 17, with servings at 5 and 6 p.m. This highly anticipated event offers library trustees and volunteers the opportunity to play top chef for you all. (We’ll also 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 starting this week or early next week. Every ticket gets you a dinner which includes a half chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, drink, and brownie.
There’s also a vegetarian option available for pre-order, if you prefer. 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.