Bethlehem Library Notes for Thursday, April 12, 2018
— Photo by Kristen Roberts
Eggy Story Time: On Tuesday, April 3, children colored and made egg shakers as they learned what happened to Humpty Dumpty in Dan Santat’s “After the Fall.”
The Bethlehem Public Library’s Coffee and Conversation lecture series returns this Friday, April 13, with “Voice of the Mountains,” a first-person look at an extraordinary “Renaissance woman” of the Adirondacks — Jeanne Robert Foster.
From the wilds of Hamilton County and the wilderness of the Adirondacks to Europe and New York City’s cosmopolitan life in the early 20th Century, Foster was at home and fully immersed in her surroundings.
Despite her seemingly humble beginnings, or perhaps because of them and her rootedness to people and place, Foster left the mountains to create a life as a working woman — model, editor, journalist, poet, art agent, and social worker.
Singer and actress Eileen Egan Mack will portray Foster and share readings, stories, and songs, revealing life in the 19th-Century Adirondacks. Be prepared to take a journey back in time.
Coffee & Conversation continues through April with “To Life! Part IV” with Richard Feldman on April 20; and “Enterprising Waters: New York’s Erie Canal” with Brad Utter, senior historian and curator at the New York State Museum, on April 27. More lectures are scheduled for May and June.
Coffee & Conversation programs are free and open to everyone. They begin at 1 p.m. and last about 60 minutes with a coffee and social hour following. The series is co-sponsored by Bethlehem Senior Projects Inc.
The library is located at 451 Delaware Ave. in Delmar. Call 518-439-9314 or visit www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org for more information.
Construction updates
As the upgrade to the library’s heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system progresses, we will keep you informed through a dedicated construction page on our website (www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org/hvac-project-updates), and through in-house postings and social media, as well as in this column.
Board candidates
Nominating petition forms and informational packets are available at the library information desk for candidates interested in serving on the Bethlehem Public Library Board of Trustees. There are three seats on the 2018 ballot.
Two, currently held by incumbents Harmeet Narang and Mark Kissinger, come with five-year terms. The third seat, currently held by Caroline Brancatella, has a partial term of three years. All three trustees are seeking re-election.
The election and budget vote will be held on Tuesday, May 15, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bethlehem Central High School.