Bethlehem Library Notes for Friday, October 21, 2016
—Photo from Bethlehem library staff
The Puppet People entertained an audience of all ages at the Bethlehem Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 9, with a retelling of three of Aesop’s more well-known fables, including “The Tortoise and the Hare.”
We’re gearing up for some super Halloween fun at the library.
What makes a pumpkin great? Your very own artistic touch. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. kids three and up and their families are invited to the library to watch the Charles Schulz animated classic, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” and decorate a pumpkin. It’s BYOP — bring your own pumpkin — but we’ll provide the decorating supplies.
Our Halloween festivities culminate with one of our most popular events of the year — the Halloween Parade through the library for children up to age six and their families. The parade is so popular, in fact, that we have scheduled two of them, at 10:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31. Festivities will kick off with some seasonal movie shorts and a craft before trick-or-treaters make their way through the library. Costumes are optional.
Books to people
“Books to People” is Bethlehem Public Library’s free delivery service provided for patrons living within the Bethlehem Central School District who are unable to visit the library. If you qualify, a librarian selects items from our collections based on your interests. These items are delivered every other week by the Bethlehem Public Library van.
Choose from a wide variety of new and classic fiction and nonfiction in several formats: print, large-print, audiobooks, and Playaways. (A Playaway is an audiobook and player in one neat package.)
You can also choose magazines from our periodicals collection, as well as our CDs and DVDs.
You qualify for Books to People if you live in the Bethlehem Central School District and if you have a permanent or temporary physical disability or medical condition that prevents you from coming to the library. There is no age restriction. The library van will make deliveries to your home every two weeks and pick up materials ready for return.
To request the Books to People delivery service for yourself or someone you know, call the library at 439-9314. A librarian will take your name, address and phone number, ask about what you would like to receive, and set up a delivery schedule. Deliveries will begin shortly after your request is processed. You can end the service at any time.
Understanding Alzheimer’s
In the second part of our Understanding Alzheimer’s series, Communication Strategies, we’ll be learning about ways to understand the verbal and behavioral messages of someone with Alzheimer’s, as well as identify strategies that might facilitate communication.
Join presenter Maura Fleming of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. for this informative presentation. This program is co-sponsored by Community Caregivers and the Alzheimer’s Association. Sign up online at www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org or call 349-9314.