Guilderland Library Notes for Friday, January 15, 2016

The Albany County Sheriff’s Office will be at the Guilderland Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m., to present a program for kids and parents to learn about local drug use, abuse, and prevention.

The program will include an informational session; followed by an opportunity for parents (no kids) and kids (no parents) to separately discuss their concerns with the professionals; next, young speakers from Hope House will share their stories of addiction and recovery. The sheriff’s office mobile education center will be on site to provide a firsthand view of how poor choices can lead to the path of incarceration.

The bald eagle returns

 Come to GPL to on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 2:30 p.m., to hear the marvelous story of how Bald Eagles, once an endangered species, have returned to the Hudson Valley.

Tom Lake, Hudson River Estuary Program Naturalist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, will speak about how the bald eagle fell from honored symbol to victim of human ignorance and neglect, their numbers so reduced by the effects of DDT that they were placed on the Federal Endangered Species List.

Today, their recovery is so complete that you may see an eagle any day of the year, anywhere in the Hudson Valley.

At 2:30 p.m., kids can participate in a fun origami bird-folding craft, and test their bird identification skills with the Audubon Society's interactive bird board. Tom's talk begins at 3 p.m.

Sewing

Join us for a sewing show and tell on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m., as we share some crafty stitching and sewing projects from December’s Sewing 101 programs.

Presenter Su Tanner will also share some fun, sewing fashion tips. All ages are welcome: adults, tweens, teens, and parents. Register by calling 456-2400, ext. 4, and come and enjoy this fun, crafty experience.

Sinatra Sunday

Our celebration of Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday continues on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m., when we show 1957’s “Pal Joey” on the Helderberg Room’s big screen.

After the tsunami

Come to GPL on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m., for photographer Michael Forster Rothbart’s presentation of his photos depicting the current state of the Japanese countryside around Fukushima, nearly five years after the devastating tsunami.  This event is part of the digital photo forum series.

Martin Luther King Day

GPL will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, for Martin Luther King Jr., Day.