Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, July 27, 2022

It’s hard to believe that there are only a few weeks left in the 2022 Orsini Park Summer Concert Series presented by Altamont Free Library!

If you’ve been out to any of the concerts so far this summer, I hope that you’ve been as impressed as I always am by the overwhelming feelings of neighborliness and community-heartedness that emerges when people get out in the fresh air and put away their phones for a couple of hours and listen to music and talk with neighbors.

It’s such a beautiful thing to see every week, and I’m so happy that the library gets to be a part of making it happen every year. I hope we see you out in the park for the last few shows of the season over the coming weeks!

StoryWalk

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 fun and colorful children’s book “In the Tall, Tall Grass” by Denise Fleming 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. “In the Tall, Tall Grass” 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 Reading

Have you started your Summer Reading Bingo yet? It’s not too late to 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!

While you’re filling out your bingo card, take a look around for our stuffed friend Shelly the Sea Turtle. All summer long, Altamont will be playing host to Shelly, who is hiding in different businesses all around the village every week.

If you can find Shelly, 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 Bingo card today!

Summer Concerts

in Orsini Park

The 2022 Orsini Park Summer Concert Series is off and running! Our concert organizer, Lori McCutcheon, put together six Tuesdays of great music with two shows left. 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.

For our next performer on Aug. 2, we’ve got the Red Wagon! The Red Wagon is a guitar- and saxophone-led roots and rock band based in Schoharie that performs infectious originals and clever covers that are sure to delight you. We hope you join us!

The following week, Aug. 9, will sadly be the last show of the season, but we’re going out with a bang as Rusticator wraps up the series. Rusticator is a longstanding fixture of the concert series, though it’s been a few years since we’ve heard from them. Their acoustic Americana-inflected pop, rock, country, and folk are just the thing we need to usher in Fair season, so break out your blankets and lawn chairs, gather the kids, and bring your neighbors, and meet us out at the gazebo!

Ukulele Group

Do you uke? If you do, even if you’re not very good yet, please join our monthly outdoor ukulele meetup. Our next meeting will be Monday, Aug. 1, at 6 p.m. in Orsini Park, and we’d love for you to join us. Bring a song or two to share with the group if you like. This is a fun, inviting way of growing as a player, picking up hints and tips, learning new tunes, and meeting fellow ukesters. We hope to see you in the park!