Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, November 17, 2016
As our Centennial year winds down, there is still time to make an end of the year contribution to our Centennial Fund and help ensure that the Altamont Free Library will be here for the next 100 years.
We also have a limited amount of limited edition Centennial mugs and tote bags that make phenomenal gifts for the library lovers in your life. Another great way to support the library is by using Amazon Smile for any gifts you plan on purchasing online from Amazon.com, and best of all — it’s totally free. Just go to Smile.Amazon.com and select Altamont Free Library as your charity of choice.
Finally, you have only a few short weeks to buy raffle tickets for our amazing, one-of-a-kind Centennial quilt produced by the fabulous Train Station Quilters. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and can be purchased here at the library. The drawing will be held at the Victorian Holiday Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 11.
Healthy food drive
As we approach Thanksgiving, the library is partnering with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County and Eat Smart New York to collect healthy and nourishing food for the 1 in 7 New Yorkers who struggle with hunger. Please consider picking up a donation bag and shopping list at the library any time before Thanksgiving. All of the collections will go to food pantries in Altamont and Knox.
Juice and Jammies
In November, we’ll be trying a new idea: On Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. put on your pj’s and join us for a pre-bedtime story, snack, and craft — just the thing to prepare your young folks to count some sheep. If there’s enough interest, we’ll add this as an ongoing addition to our usual Tuesday and Wednesday morning storytime rotation.
Thanksgiving kids’ craft
Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. On Friday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m., we would be grateful if you and your family would join us for an afternoon of turkey-tastic, pilgrim-rific crafts. Please call the library at 861-7239 to register in advance.
Book discussion
The Penultimate Monday Book Club will be meeting on Monday Nov. 21 to discuss “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah. This acclaimed and bestselling novel concerns a French family forced to share their home with an officer of the invading German army during World War II and the dangers they face.
Library Lights
This holiday season, you can honor the memory of a loved one with a holiday light on the Altamont village gazebo. Lights cost $3 each ($3.50 if you’d like a postcard sent to the honoree’s family) and all proceeds go to benefit Altamont Free Library.
The honorees names will be read at the lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 4 and will be published on the library’s website. Look for the submission form over the next few weeks in The Altamont Enterprise or stop into the library in person to donate. Thank you!