Guilderland Library Notes for Wednesday, September 3, 2014
By Mark Curiale
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, which means it’s a great time for those of you who are not taking advantage of this educational and cultural gem in your midst to come into the Guilderland Public Library and get your own GPL Card. It’s free, it’s waiting for you, and it’s yours.
If you already have a card, and haven’t stopped by lately, we want you back. Our variety of books, DVDs, CDs, programs for kids and adults has never been more expansive. They’re all free and waiting for you. So come in and "check us out."
Fine-Free Friday
Or maybe you haven’t been to GPL because of outstanding fines. We have good news for you: Every Friday in September is a Fine-Free Friday! Come in, see one of the friendly people at the circulation desk, and we'll "can your fines" for overdue items just like that. When you come in, why not bring a can of food that we'll bring to the Interfaith Food Pantry. (Please check the expiration date.) Everybody wins!
Photographic exhibit
You're invited to come to the library to view the excellent work of area photographers who have been hard at work refining their techniques in creating photographic art works. The exhibit will run through September, and be on display in the Helderberg Room and the lobby display cases.
A reception in honor of the exhibiting photographers will be held on Thursday, Sept, 18, at 7 p.m. You’re invited to come to this reception and chat with the photographers.
Celebrating the
Star-Spangled Banner
On Sunday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m., GPL is holding a Star Spangled Banner bicentennial celebration that begins with a talk by local author James Breig, who will trace the origins of The Star-Spangled Banner. His l e-book, Star-Spangled Baseball, explores the links between the song and the sport, so he will also share some surprising stories that link our National Anthem and our national pastime.
At 2:45 pm, following Breig's talk, we will have a concert of patriotic music featuring stellar saxophonist David Demsey and pianist James Weidman. It is sure to be a wonderful afternoon, so join us and maybe even sing along.
It’s a LEGO double-header
Get ready for the evening’s LEGO movie by coming to the LEGO Party on Friday, Sept. 5, at 3:30 p,m.
The LEGO Party features a relay race, pin the face on the LEGO man, design your own LEGO person, build the tallest LEGO tower, and so much more.
And then, that evening, it’s the LEGO Movie rated PG at 7 p.m. Come see a LEGO Movie, in which a lowly LEGO figure joins a group intent on battling an evil force.
Kids will love this movie for the antic graphics and clear-cut storyline; adults will sit transfixed by all the visual and audio references to every sci-fi movie you have ever seen.
Board meets
The Board of Trustees will hold its bimonthly business meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the library’s Tawasentha Room.
Board meetings are video recorded and broadcast on Guilderland cable channel 17 at 2 p.m. on the Sunday following the meeting, and again at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., on the Monday following the meeting.
Library info
The Guilderland Public Library is located at 2228 Western Ave. in Guilderland. Visit the library's website at www.guilpl.org. Check out the unofficial library updates at facebook.com/Guilderland.Library and follow the library on Twitter (@GuilderlandLib).