Altamont Library Notes for Sunday, October 8, 2017
— Photo from Joe Burke
Straw-Daryl Brary was the Altamont Free Library’s entry in the Fall Festival scarecrow contest.
It’s coming up faster than you might think: Tuesday, Nov. 7, is Election Day!
Even though there are no Clintons or Trumps running this year, there are still plenty of important offices up for election, including town supervisors, judges, town boards, and more. Whether your candidates win or lose, there is one sure fire way to leave the polling place with a smile on your face: Get yourself a brownie!
Whether you’re a Republican, a Democrat, or an independent, we can all agree that homemade cookies, pies, and bread make the world a little sweeter. We need plenty of bakers to make this fundraiser a success, so if you’d like to donate some baked goods, give me a call at (518) 861-7239.
The always-phenomenal Mary Heidinger and Pat Spohr could use a few extra pairs of hands running the sale as well, so if you’ve got a spare hour or two on Election Day and you’d like to help, please let us know. All proceeds from the sale go to support the Altamont Free Library.
Scary movies to watch in the dark
Over the month of October, please join us for family-friendly but super scary movies every Sunday at 3 p.m. First up, the hilarious animated film “Hotel Transylvania” on Sunday Oct. 8. We’ll have the popcorn ready for you!
Trivia Night
On Thursday, Oct. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m., our monthly Trivia Night is back. Make a team, study up and BYOB to this mind-twisting trivia contest. Entrance is $5 and the winning team takes half of the door. Contestants must be 21 and up, please.
Gadget assistance
For everyone who takes to new technologies like a fish to water, there are five of us who are utterly befuddled by our devices. But fear not, that’s what the library is here for. Whether it’s a phone, laptop, tablet or eReader that won’t do what it’s supposed to do, we can (probably) help! Call the library at (518) 861-7239 to book an appointment to sit down with a librarian for up to a half-hour and sort out your gizmo issues. And hey, if we can’t help you, it just means that you’re not alone in your confusion.