Middleburgh Library Notes for Wednesday, September 9, 2020

It’s time for another virtual concert in the Not So Quiet Concert Series of the Middleburgh Library. The featured act is Betty and the Baby Boomers, a wonderful group from the Hudson Valley.

We’re hoping that you will tune in on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. to enjoy an hour of fun music. We also hope that you’ll be kind enough to make a donation to show your appreciation. There will be a link on their website for donating.

Betty and the Baby Boomers Concert will be available on their Youtube channel at the following link: https://bit.ly/3iaa6Ls

It is a public link, so it can also be found by searching for Betty and the Baby Boomers and the name of the concert. I'll send a reminder a day or two before the concert.

Here’s some information about the group:

When Betty Boomer, Jean Valla McAvoy, Paul Rubeo, and Steve Stanne began singing together more than 30 years ago, the name made sense — a play on Betty’s name and the fact that all are children of the baby boom. Bassist Robert Bard fit right in demographically when he joined later on.

If they’ve had second thoughts, it’s too late to change now. “Betty and the Baby Boomers” appears on the covers of the band’s five CDs, and the name is known to folk music fans from the mountains of Connemara in Ireland to the Catskills overlooking New York's Hudson Valley, their home base.

In addition to original songs from Jean, the Boomers draw on sources including traditional tunes; Americana roots music; contemporary artists like Greg Brown, Bruce Springsteen, and Dougie MacClean; and classic “folk singers” like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Phil Ochs.

Whatever the source, each song is “Boomerized” — set in distinctive arrangements with three- and four-part harmonies. The singers’ voices differ in range and color; they combine in a unique and resonant blend that is the Boomers’ signature. Their vocals are coupled to impressive instrumental work on guitars, Dobro, bass, bodhran, and kazoo, or sometimes — “Look Ma, no hands”— uncoupled in a cappella selections.

This program is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered in Schoharie County by Greene County Council on the Arts doing business as CREATE.

 Finding Material 

Middleburgh Library Book Bundles! Are you having trouble finding books for yourself, your children, your parents or an elderly neighbor? Does your child love trucks, bugs, or super heroes? Are you interested in finding out more about knitting, drawing, or speaking another language?   Let us help! Contact Rebecca at and let her know what you are looking for, she will research, gather and collect library material and you can pick up your book’s curbside!

 Board meets

On Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. the library’s Board of Trustees will meet. This meeting is open to the public.

 Storytime

On Sept. 15 at 10:45 a.m. join Miss Terry for an interactive storytime on Zoom. We'll read books, sing songs and we'll be able to see each other and talk! This weekly event is perfect for little ones ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Please have your children bring a stuffed animal with them so that we can "Throw our Teddy Bears"!

Registration required. Register here to receive your zoom join link:  HYPERLINK "https://tinyurl.com/y9gnwk2q?fbclid=IwAR31N_h-oRKjhGn6eRDtXQD9oDlE6Ks9Ra..." \t "_blank" https://tinyurl.com/y9gnwk2q. Zoom can be accessed on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. You do not have to have the Zoom app installed to attend. After you register you will be given the join link. If you have difficulties, please call the library at 518-827-5142.   

Virtual Insight Meditation

On Sept. 15 at 5:15 p.m. our popular Insight Meditation group is meeting virtually!

What do you want most deeply? Seeing your life calmly and clearly helps answer this. Insight Meditation is a simple way to steady your mind, stop wandering in day-dreams, and end the suffering of troubling thoughts. Our group is a place to sit quietly in safety, supported by others; to allow understanding and compassion to arise; to encourage loving-kindness and patience. We welcome those with no experience to advanced mediators', teens to seniors. We will be using the Zoom platform for our meetings for the time being. Registration is required to receive the join link. You can use a computer/laptop, tablet or phone to access the meeting. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybuf2xcq,

Meeting Information

 On Sept. 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. join an online event hosted by Middleburgh and Schoharie libraries. Learn the basics of how to join a meeting, use in-meeting controls, or host a meeting. Click here to sign up: https://forms.gle/oWRxVxtCnXqnggjt8. This project is supported by funds from the New York State Library’s Adult Literacy Library Services program.