Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, September 1, 2021
This coming weekend is Labor Day, a time when we recognize the many ways in which the work that our fellow community members do enriches our own lives.
There’s a wonderful new book by one of my favorite children’s authors, Brian Floca, called “Keeping the City Going,” which, through moving words and beautiful illustrations, recalls the early days of the pandemic, back in March and April of last year when America was united in recognizing the contributions to our society of the first responders, grocery workers, delivery people, and other essential workers. I’ve been thinking about that book a lot since it came out a few weeks ago, and I highly recommend it.
I happen to think that very nearly all workers are essential in their own way, library workers very much included. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our staff members for the incredible work they’ve done since last Labor Day in keeping our library running and thriving.
They are: Ann Cartmell, Jason Cooper, Ann Gainer, Claudia Le Clair, Jo Ann Mulligan, Erika Peterson, Albert Rusch, and Meg Seinberg-Hughes as well as volunteer extraordinaire Elfie Erickson. They are each incredible public servants in their own way, and they each contribute tremendously to our success. Next time you see them, please consider thanking them for all they do for our community.
Holiday
Altamont Free Library will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 4 and Monday, Sept. 6 in observance of Labor Day. I think the staff have earned it, don’t you?
Uke 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 Tuesday, Sept. 7 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 hits and tips, learning new tunes, and meeting fellow ukesters. We hope to see you in the park!
“Great Gatsby”
Join the AFL Book Group for a discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, “The Great Gatsby.” Set in the Roaring Twenties amidst all of the glitz and glamour of what Fitzgerald termed the Jazz Age, Gatsby is the classic story of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious and wealthy man and the lengths he goes to to win back his old flame.
Whether you’ve read it before or not, join us in Orsini Park on Monday, Sept. 13, at noon for what will no doubt be a great discussion. (Yes, we normally meet on the first Monday of the month, but in September, that will be Labor Day, and the library will be closed.)