Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, November 8, 2018

Hey, Harry Potter fans! With the new “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” movie coming out this month, we’ll also be doing a little beast-finding here at the Altamont Free Library.

From Nov. 1 to Nov. 15, if you can find a fantastic beast from the wizzarding world of Harry Potter hidden somewhere in the library, you’ll be entered into a raffle for a four-pack of movie tickets! Many thanks to our friends at Crossgates Mall for donating the tickets.

Bats of New York State

Halloween has come and gone, but we’ve still got bats on the brain. Please join Department of Environmental Conservation Wildlife Technician Katie Ritzko on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. for a discussion on our local bat species and the devastating effects that White Nose Disease has had on New York State bat populations and why we should be concerned about it.

Mystery Book Club

Last month, we held the first meeting of a new book club dedicated solely to mysteries, and it was a phenomenal success. We had folks interested in every subgenre from intense psychological thrillers to low-key cozy mysteries and every type of mystery in between.

If you love a good whodunit, please join us on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. for a discussion of “Dog On It” by Spencer Quinn. This is the first in a series of mysteries featuring private eye Bernie Little and his partner, Chet, who happens to narrate the novel, and who happens also to be a dog. There are plenty of copies available and plenty of time to read it, so please join us.

Juice and Jammies​ Story Time

On Friday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., put on your pj’s and join Ms. Erika for a pre-bedtime story, snack and craft! This low-key storytime will be just the thing to prepare your young folks to count some sheep. This month we’ll be telling stories, singing songs, and making crafts all about thankfulness.

Library Lights

This holiday season, honor the memory of a friend, loved one, or pet with a light on the Altamont Village Gazebo in Orsini Park. The lights cost $3 each and all proceeds benefit the Altamont Free Library.

The honorees names will be read during the annual lighting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m., and be published on the library’s website. Forms are available at the library’s circulation desk and in next week’s edition of The Altamont Enterprise.

Quilt raffle

It’s getting cooler out there, and that means that it’s time to throw an extra quilt on the bed. Don’t have an extra quilt? Well, we’ve got a beauty for you.

The library is currently selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a beautiful 65-by-65-inch hand-stitched quilt lovingly crafted by Linda Chaffee of Altamont’s own Train Station Quilters. Proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets will benefit both Altamont Free Library and an organization near and dear to our hearts, Literacy New York of the Capital District.

You only have a few more weeks to buy your tickets before the drawing is held during the Victorian Holiday Celebration in December, so get them while you can. This phenomenal bit of handiwork could be yours for just a dollar for a ticket (six tickets for $5), so you have little to lose, and warm night of sleep beneath a work of art to gain.