Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, July 21, 2021
— Photo by Joe Burke
The Altamont Free Library recently installed a new StoryWalk in Schilling Park, just off Maple Avenue in the village of Altamont, which allows readers to walk through the park while reading the wonderful children’s book “It’s Okay to be Different” by Todd Parr.
If you need to get out of the house with your young folks, and would like to get a bit of reading done at the same time, why not take a StoryWalk at Schilling Park! Read the positive and vibrant children’s book “It’s Okay to be Different” by Todd Parr while walking around this lovely little pocket park just off of Maple Avenue in the village of Altamont!
Many thanks to our friends at The Upper Hudson Library System and the village of Altamont for helping make this StoryWalk possible. “It’s Okay to be Different” will be up in Schilling Park for the next month or so, assuming the posts stay planted and the signs hold up.
The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont and developed with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.
Summer Concerts
in Orsini Park
Please join us in the park for the ongoing 2021 Orsini Park Summer Concert Series! Our concert organizer, Lori McCutcheon, has put together five Tuesdays of great music 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.
Next up, on Tuesday, July 20 at 7 p.m. we’ve got Feed the Animals! Feed the Animals is an Altamont-based band playing radio-friendly rock and pop favorites. It’s going to be a blast!
It’s been 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!
Summer Reading Program
The children’s Summer Reading Program is rolling right along! This year, our Summer Reading Program is all about animals, and it has been wild! Come pick up your Summer Reading bingo card at the library and start earning chances to win fabulous prizes, by having adventures, being helpful, and especially, by reading, reading, reading!
After dropping off your Bingo card hope you visited with Lula the Altamont Elementary School Therapy Dog and her owner, Ms. Martin. Reading to service animals is a great way for children to improve their reading skills, and Lula loves stories!
Don’t forget that all summer long, Altamont will be playing host to a stuffed friend named Library Llama, and she’ll be hiding in different businesses all summer long. If you can find her, 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 already been a super fun summer and it’s not too late to join in the fun, so come get your Summer Reading Program brochure and bingo card today!