Guilderland Library Notes for Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Every Monday in June from 1 to 1:45 p.m., join Pediatric Occupational Therapist Amber Chaves for a stimulating session of tummy time!  Explore aspects of parent/caregiver bonding, visual and auditory stimulation through gentle play and song, developmental patterns leading to sitting, variations on tummy time, and baby massage.

Learn about infant developmental milestones, therapeutic movement, and how tummy time now supports school readiness later! This class is for babies six weeks to rolling over, with their caregiver.  Please register for all sessions online, by phone, or in person.

Library closed

Please note that the library will be closed today Thursday, June 6 for Staff Development Day.  

Better Books Sale

Browse our Better Books Sale on Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You might just find some top contenders for your summer reading list at rock-bottom prices!  

Dragon Boat Festival Story Time

Miss Julia returns Saturday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the famous Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with us! Join us for books, music, and lots of family fun in both English and Mandarin. Julia Liu is a bilingual early childhood educator and Guilderland resident.

Genealogy: Dutch Ancestry

Dutch roots run deep in our local area.  On Saturday, June 8 at 2 p.m., local Genealogist Christopher White will share online resources helpful to anyone researching Dutch ancestry. No registration needed, just stop in!

Pride Parade

Staff, friends, and family from Guilderland Public Library, plus the 29 libraries that make up the Upper Hudson Library System, will participate in the Pride Parade in Albany Sunday, June 9.

The parade steps off at noon in Washington Park, at the intersection of Robin and State streets. From there we will march down State Street, over Lark Street, up Madison Avenue and back into the park at the intersection of Madison and New Scotland Avenues.

The Pride Parade is hosted by the Pride Center of the Capital Region, the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ center in the country.

Drop-In Genealogy

We are fortunate to have professional genealogist (and Guilderland resident) Lisa Dougherty on hand for free family history consultations and advice on a drop-in basis the second Wednesday of each month.  She’s here next on Wed. June 12, 6 to 8 p.m.

Bring your questions and challenges for help finding solutions. Lisa specializes in online research to investigate family history, and manages her own website:  http://www.upstatenygenealogy.com.

Feature Film

Join us Thursday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. for another Oscar-caliber film in our Helderberg Room, plus free popcorn!  Synopsis of “The Favourite”: In the early 18th Century, England is at war with France. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. Sarah takes new servant Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.

Olivia Colman won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.  Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz also star.

Project Picture Book: Splatter Art

Read, imagine, and create at our picture book art club, Friday,  June 14 at 3:30 p.m. You'll read a story and use your imagination to create a masterpiece based on the book.

Please dress for a mess!  For children in grades PreK through grade 2. Please register online, in person or by phone.

A Universe of Stories

Libraries are out of this world! The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Program, A Universe of Stories, coincides with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Mark your calendars for Friday, June 28 for our Kickoff ice cream party and plan to come either at 3 to 4 p.m. or 6 to 7 p.m. We’re putting the finishing touches on many exciting programs for July and August for children, teens and the whole family that you won’t want to miss. Details to come soon!