Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, June 23, 2021
It’s just about time to kick off our always wildly anticipated children’s Summer Reading Program! This year, our Summer Reading Program is all about animals, and it’s going to be wild! Come pick up your Summer Reading bingo card at the library and on July 5, start earning chances to win fabulous prizes by having adventures; being helpful; and especially, by reading, reading, reading!
The first event of our Summer Reading Program will be an up-close and personal visit with the llamas of Wunsupana Farm on Wednesday, July 7, in Orsini Park. If you watched the recent Memorial Day Parade here in the village, you know how cool these llamas are, and we’ll learn all about them from their owner, Teri Conroy, and her 4-H volunteers.
Speaking of llamas, all summer long, Altamont will be playing host to a stuffed friend named Library Llama, and starting July 5, the llamas will be hiding in different businesses all summer long. If you can find them, you can be entered into a raffle for a special prize at the end of the summer. Look for clues on our Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as on posters at the library.
It’s going to be a super fun summer, so come get your Summer Reading Program brochure and bingo card today!
Summer concerts
In case you missed it last week, we are very excited to announce the 2021 Orsini Park Summer Concert Series! Our concert organizer, Lori McCutcheon, has put together five Tuesdays of great music, kicking off on Tuesday, July 6 and running through Tuesday, Aug. 3. All concerts begin at 7 p.m., and are supported in part by the Village of Altamont, as well as by donations to Altamont Free Library. Stay tuned for more information about our lineup of awesome musicians in the coming weeks.
First up, on Tuesday, July 6, at 7 p.m., we’ve got Lost Jams Found! Lost Jams Found play classic rock, country and oldie favorites by artists from the Beatles to Chris Stapleton.
It’s going to be so nice to see you all back in the park after a year away, so break out your blankets and lawn chairs, gather the kids and bring your neighbors, and meet us out at the gazebo!
Saturday hours
It seems like every week recently, we’re taking another big step back towards normalcy: Two weeks ago, we brought back in-person storytimes in Orsini Park. Then last week, we opened up our doors for walk-in browsing. Well, here’s one more step along the path back to normalcy: On June 5, we resumed Saturday hours! We’re open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays going forward, so come and pay us a visit!