Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, November 17, 2021
It’s the time of year of the counting of blessings and the giving of thanks! We here at the library are tremendously thankful for each and every member of the library community who gives life and meaning to the Altamont Free Library.
From our youngest storytimers to our well-seasoned readers, from the rowdy young folks to our quiet researchers, from the three-visit-a-day’ers to the folks who poke in only a few times a year, we value and welcome you all. Thank you for your continued support and Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
Thanksgiving
The Altamont Free Library will close at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, and be closed the following Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. On behalf of the board and staff, we wish you and your family a healthy, safe, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Library Lights
Feel that nip in the air? That’s a pretty good sign that the holidays are creeping up on us.
We’re about five weeks away from the Altamont Celebration of Lights, so it’s time to start thinking about lighting up the Orsini Park gazebo. 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 $5 each and all proceeds benefit the Altamont Free Library. The honorees’ names will be read during the annual lighting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m., and be published on the library’s website.
Forms are available at the library and in this edition of The Altamont Enterprise. Please join us at the gazebo on Friday, Dec. 11, for what is always a lovely and moving (and currently socially-distant) ceremony.
Book Club
Do you love to read? Do you love talking about the things you’ve read? If so, consider joining our First Monday Book Club! We meet, as the name implies, on the first Monday of every month at noon.
Our next meeting will be Monday, Dec. 6, at noon when we’ll meet via Zoom to discuss “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro. It’s a fascinating book, and we’ve got several copies on hold if you’re interested. You can also find the digital book and audiobook available for free on the Libby app.
If you’d like to join us, or to reserve your copy of “The Remains of the Day,” call us at 518-861-7239 or send us an email at .
Story time
Since June, we’ve been doing our weekly Tuesday morning story times for children outside in Orsini Park or our back patio, and it’s been a ton of fun! Now that the weather is getting colder, we’re moving story times a few blocks away and indoors.
Please join us in the Community Room at Altamont Reformed Church at 129 Lincoln Ave. in Altamont every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a super-fun morning of songs, stories, and activities! We’re moving to ARC so that our story-time families have lots of room to stretch out and distance themselves from one another.
Since this is an indoor program, all participants over the age of 2 must wear masks for the duration of the program. Please enter through the back, and head right upstairs to the Community Room. Many thanks to Altamont Reformed Church for hosting us this fall and winter. We hope to see you there!