Altamont Library Notes for Tuesday, June 29, 2021
— Photo from Joe Burke
Meet Library Llama, the mascot for this year’s Altamont Free Library Summer Reading Program. Starting on July 5, Library Llama will be visiting businesses throughout the village of Altamont, and if you can find her and let the library know where she is each week, you’ll be entered into a raffle for a special prize at the end of the summer. You can find clues at the library and on the Altamont Free Library’s Facebook page. Good lluck!
Next week, we’re kicking 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 to 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 Farms 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, Altamont will be playing host to a stuffed friend named Library Llama, and starting July 5, the llama will be hiding in different businesses all summer long. If you can find the llama, 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
Next week, we’re also kicking off 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 7p.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!