Altamont Library Notes for Tuesday, December 20, 2022
We’re still glowing from the joy of last weekend’s wonderful Altamont WinterFest, organized by our friends at Altamont Community Tradition! If you were able to join us, you know what a heart-warmingly magical event it was.
From seeing Santa leading the annual pet parade through the village, to the beautiful Christmas trees and wreaths decorated by community members at the Masonic Hall, to helping hundreds of children make holiday ornaments here at the library, it really was one of those events that really make a place a community.
Best of all, the snow throughout the afternoon made the entire village look even more radiant than it usually does. Thanks again to all of the ACT volunteers who made it happen!
From everyone here at Altamont Free Library, we wish you all Happy Holidays and a safe, healthy and Happy New Year!
Amazon Smile
Here’s a great, easy, cost-free way to support the library: If you do some of your holiday shopping on Amazon, please consider going to Smile.Amazon.com (instead of just regular old Amazon.com). Everything on the website will be exactly the same as usual, but you’ll have the opportunity to choose Altamont Free Library as your charity of choice and a portion of your purchase will go to support the Altamont Free Library, even though your gifts won’t cost you a penny more than they normally would! (You can do that all year round, if you like, but we just thought we’d mention it now.)
Bundle Up
Story Time
It’s almost time for another fantastic outdoor children’s storytime with Thacher Park Nature Center Educator Shannon Duerr! Please join us in the Orsini Park gazebo on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. This month, we’ll be learning all about those joyful symbols of the season, evergreen trees! We’ll read a story, and do some fun and educational activities all around the Altamont Village holiday tree, so bundle up, wear your mittens (they’ll keep you warm AND keep the sap off!) and meet us outside for this always fun program!
First Monday
Book Club
Do you love to read? Do you love talking about what you’ve read with other interesting and smart people? If so, please join us for the next meeting of the First Monday Book Club on Monday, Jan. 9, at noon. (Yes, I know it’s not the actual first Monday of the month, but we’ll be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, in observance of New Year’s Day.)
If you would like to join us for our next meeting, please call us at 518-861-7239 or email us at and we’ll make sure that you get all the details. At that meeting, we’ll be discussing the heartwarming novel, “The Story of Arthur Truluv” by Elizabeth Berg. There will be plenty to discuss, so call today to reserve your copy and join us!
Holiday hours
Please note that Altamont Free Library will be closing at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, and will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 24. Looking further ahead, the library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, in observance of New Year’s Day. Happy Holidays to all!