Bethlehem Library Notes for Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Friends of Bethlehem Public Library have for years sponsored an annual trip to the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown. This year’s trip is on July 30 to see “La Traviata.”
There are still a few seats left for the Friends-sponsored bus trip to Glimmerglass Opera’s “La Traviata” on Tuesday, July 30.
The Bethlehem Public Library’s Glimmerglass trips have been an annual summer tradition for many years, and they are a great way to enjoy an elegant outing while supporting the Friends. The bus will leave CDTA’s Delaware Avenue park-and-ride lot next to Mercato’s Restaurant at 9:30 a.m. on the day of the performance.
The cost is $135, which includes lunch at the Otesaga Hotel. Your check is your reservation — no refunds unless your seat is sold. For more information, contact Polly Hartman at 518-439-3291.
Reservation forms are available online at www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org.
Read and play to build empathy
How do we encourage empathy in young children? Believe it or not, playing and reading are important ways to build their emotional literacy skills.
Want to know more? On Thursday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m., a Capital District Child Care Council educator will be at the library to present “Exploring Feelings Through Books & Play” for caregivers of infants and toddlers.
Learn fun ways to encourage empathy in children as you read to and play with them. Reading provides opportunities to talk about feelings, while caregiving play, such as taking care of dolls and grooming stuffed animals, can be a fun way to encourage empathy and other friendship skills. Children are welcome.
BCN-TV reminders
Bethlehem’s public access station, BCN-TV, features productions that range from 30-second public-service announcements to long-running series. Shows span a wide range of topics — public affairs and poetry, religion and relationships, music and medicine, education and environment. Local school and town board meetings are also cablecast, and a community calendar runs daily.
You can easily find out what is on and coming up on BCN-TV with our online guide. The listings are continually updated and project the schedule a week out. Find the new weekly BCN-TV guide online at www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org/webapps/tvschedule.asp.
You can watch BCN-TV on Spectrum Channel 1301 and Verizon Fios Channel 28.
New life for old home movies
Do you have some old home movies on VHS that you would like to digitize? You can now borrow an analog video converter from our Library of Things. Make a digital copy of those precious memories from a VCR, camcorder, or other analog sources using the Elgato Video Capture.
The device includes RCA and S-video cables, as well as a SCART adapter. They are available to borrow on a first-come basis, and must be picked up and dropped off at Bethlehem Public Library.
If you have a VHS tape but no longer the device to play it, you can reserve some time in the Studio Makerspace to make a digital copy using the library’s equipment.