Guilderland Library Notes for Wednesday, September 24, 2014
By Mark Curiale
“Shazaam!” kids! Spider-Man is coming to the Guilderland Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon to 2 p.m., and what he wants to do is help you get your own library card. You can have your picture taken with him and talk with him. He will not, however, scale the side of the library.
Parents, did you know? Children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning. GPL offers library cards to youths ages five through 16 years of age, however a parent’s or legal guardian’s signature is required. Parents or guardians, please bring two forms of identification that show your home address; for example, a driver’s license and utility bill.
GPL offers a variety of programs that stimulate an interest in reading and learning. Preschool story hours expose young children to the joy of reading, and our summer reading clubs keep children reading during school vacation and have been shown to be the most important factor in avoiding the decrease in reading skills that educators refer to as “summer learning loss” or the “summer slide.”
In addition to books, magazines, CDs and DVDs, computers, games, software, and other multimedia materials, GPL offers downloadable eBooks and lets you borrow eBook readers.
If you want more information on Spidey’s appearance at GPL, you can look it up on our website at www.guilpl.org.
Do you know the name
of Mr. Wilson’s dog?
It’s Fremont. If you knew that or how many dimples there are in a golf ball then you should come test your knowledge at Tuesday Night Trivia on Sept. 30, at 7 p.m.
Join trivia master and GPL staffer Joe Michon-Huneau, and test your smarts at team trivia at GPL on the last Tuesday of September, October, and November.
Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams. Teams should be made up of four or fewer people. This is an ideal activity for adults and teens. Please register your group by calling 456-2400, ext, 2.
RAD self-defense training
Starting on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and continuing for three evenings thereafter, GPL is offering a very important self-defense training class exclusively for women. It’s called the Rape Aggression Defense System, and it’s a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, and progresses on to the basics of hands-on defense training.
You must register for this program by calling 456-2400, ext. 2; you must commit to attending all four classes. These sessions are held from 6 to 8:45 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 1, Thursday, Oct. 2, Wednesday, Oct. 8, and Thursday, Oct. 9.
Students must be female and over the age of 14. Your fitness level does not matter.
CSI: Cherry Hill
The 1827 murder at the Cherry Hill farm — home of the well-known Van Rensselaer family — will be the topic of discussion and examination on Friday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m.
The crime aroused tremendous public interest, and the subsequent trial resulted in the last public hanging in Albany. Learn about women’s roles and legal rights, social class, crime and punishment, and slavery in New York State during the early 19th Century, and decide who you think was really guilty or innocent.
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).