Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, October 13, 2016
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Owl presentation
Hoooo’s there? Owls! Please join us on Thursday, Oct. 13 at from 4 to 5 p.m. to meet some feathered friends. We’ll be joined by great horned owls, barn owls, screech owls, short eared owls and possibly more!
Wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin will teach us all about our nocturnal neighbors and about her many years of experience in healing and reintegrating animals into the wild.
Book talk
The Penultimate Monday Book Club will be meeting on Monday March 17th at 7pm to discuss “In the Unlikely Event,” the new novel by acclaimed children’s author Judy Blume. Despite her reputation as an author of books for younger folks, this novel was written for an adult audience and it has gotten phenomenal reviews.
There’s plenty of time to pick up a copy at the library, so please join us for what will no doubt be a fascinating discussion about one of the years’ most popular books. Please note that in October the Penultimate (ie. second to last) Monday Book Club will actually be meeting on the third to last Monday of the month.
Trivia night
On Thursday, Oct. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. Trivia Night is back by popular demand. 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.
Altamont fall festival
On Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the village of Altamont will host its first Fall Festival in Orsini Park and the library will be right in the thick of it. We’ll be extending our hours that day to stay open the whole time that the festival is going on. We’ll also be telling stories out in the park, selling quilt raffle tickets and other library gifts. Please visit us.
China potluck
On Monday Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. AFL will host another of our ever-popular Eat Around the World potlucks. This month, we’ll be focusing on the food and drinks of China.
Candidates forum
Do you have questions you want your leaders to answer before the elections? Here’s your chance to be heard! On Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Guilderland Public Library, come meet the candidates for the New York State Senate 46th District, George A. Amedore and Sara K. Niccoli and ask them the questions that matter to you. This event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Altamont Free Library, and the Guilderland Public Library.