Guilderland Library Notes for Thursday, September 6, 2018

Join the Library Expedition

Did you know you can check out an American Girl doll at Bethlehem Public Library? Or grow a vegetable garden using the Seed Library at Voorheesville Public Library? Did you know you can borrow an Amazon Echo Dot from the Guilderland Public Library? Or that your library card lets you borrow virtually anything from any library in Albany and Rensselaer counties?

All true, but how would you know? One way is to become a “36er” by going on the Upper Hudson Library Expedition. This journey opens the doors of every public library in the Upper Hudson system just for you and gives you the chance to earn prizes by visiting as many as you can.

Open to explorers of all ages, this self-paced journey takes place from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30. Prizes are earned for visiting 5, 15, 25 or all 36 public libraries and branches in the two counties. Visit them all and become a 36er. Anyone interested in joining the Expedition can pick up a map and materials at any public library in Albany or Rensselaer county. Participate as an individual, a family or as a group.

With each visit to a different library, you’ll get a stamp on your map. Explore that library and all it has to offer (don’t forget the mastodon at Cohoes Public Library!) and feel free to post your visit on Instagram (#Library36er) and Facebook.

For more details, visit www.uhls.org/expedition, and check your library website for fun kick-off events. Sign up today and hit the road.