Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

There are so many things we can’t control these days, but one thing that we can have some control over is our immune system, and it has never been more important to have a healthy immune system. Please join us for a virtual discussion with Altamont-based Certified Holistic Health Coach Kelly Pickering on Monday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. to learn more about how you can take charge of your immune health.

According to Kelly, “In a time when it’s easy to feel helpless, I assure you you’re not! Learn about healthy immune function, what weakens it, and ways to support and enhance your body’s innate abilities through simple, easy to implement daily choices.”

Kelly, in addition to being a certified Holistic Health Coach, is also a Sanoviv-trained Nutrition Advisor, and a certified Healthy Gut Advisor, so she knows what she’s talking about! Please register in advance by calling us at 518-861-7239 or emailing us at . 

Census endings soon

The 2020 Census count is nearly complete! In just a few weeks, all of the thousands of people who have spent countless hours working to make as complete a count of the population as they could will hand in their work and the results will begin to be tabulated.

We have one last chance in those next two weeks to make sure that every single Altamontian, Knoxite, Berner, Voorheesvillian, and Guilderlander gets counted. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already responded and if you have, thank you!

But, if you know someone who hasn’t, please let them know that it’s not too late yet! Have them call us at 518-861-7239 or call the Census response hotline directly at 844-330-2020. You can even complete the short questionnaire online at www.my2020census.gov. And if a friendly census worker comes to your door, please be as helpful as you can. With your help, we can make sure that our communities count!

Book club in

Orsini Park

Mark your calendars, and join us in Orsini Park at noon on Monday, Sept. 7, for an open-air, socially-distant, in-person meeting of the First Monday Book Group. Bring a lawn chair, a mask, and a water bottle, and meet us for a discussion of Ibrahim X. Kendi’s searing examination of race in America, “How To Be An Antiracist.” Reserve your copy today and we’ll see you in the park!

Grab & Go

We’ve been doing Grab & Go Service for a while now, and it’s going really well! Nevertheless, we just want to remind everyone of the rules for Grab & Go.

Our goal is to control the traffic flow in and out of the library’s vestibule as much as possible in order to limit contact between patrons. Adhering to the following rules will make an easier and safer library experience for your library staff and fellow patrons

— 1. To pick items that you have requested, you must make an appointment by calling the library at 518-861-7239. We have appointments from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday at 10 minute intervals;

— 2. Please be here at or as close as possible to your appointment time. Your books and movies will be in a brown bag with your last name on it to your left when you walk in. The items are already checked out, so you can just grab the bag and go;

— 3. If there is someone else inside the vestibule when you arrive, please keep your distance and wait until the vestibule is empty. One person or family is allowed in the vestibule at a time;

— 4. When you are in the library vestibule, you must wear a mask covering your mouth and nose;

— 5. The public is not allowed in the library at this time. If you need assistance, please knock on the door to get our attention. If the inner doors are closed, please do not open the inner doors and come in;

— 6. You do not need an appointment to return books but, again, if there is someone already inside, please wait until the vestibule is empty before coming in. If the library is closed, returns can be placed in the outdoor drop-box next to the front door; and

— 7. We are not taking donations at this time.

A reminder, too, that, in order to ensure that library materials are totally disinfected before the staff handle them, we are holding items for four days after they are returned and before they get checked in. After the quarantine period, we back-date the check-in to the date the items were actually returned, so there will not be any overdue fine charged for the quarantine period.

If you see items on your account at least a week after you returned them, please give us a call and we will sort it out.

Thank you, everyone, for your cooperation!