Voorheesville Library Notes for Friday, December 9, 2016

We just wanted to remind everyone, the library has a seed collection that needs donations. If you saved some seeds for next year, or if you are just harvesting your fall crops, please consider sharing some of your seeds with the library.

Soccer insights

Join us on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. as Jack Bell, senior media specialist for the North American Soccer League and Erin Sullivan, men's soccer coach at Williams College discuss the ins and outs of the game. They will answer your questions — about the game, the players and anything else soccer-related—from both professional and college points of view. We are honored to bring these two soccer experts to the library and have them share their perspectives and experience.

Cookie swap party

Dress to impress in your holiday worst. Wear your ugly sweater to the party on Sunday, Dec. 11. Join us at 2 p.m. for a holiday cookie exchange. Please bring 2 dozen homemade cookies to exchange along with the recipe to share with others. Containers will be provided. Music will be playing as we decorate ugly sweater cookies, color ugly sweater coloring pages, and much more. A prize will be given for the ugliest sweater. Light refreshments will be served.

Creativity lab

Students in grade three to five can spend your afternoon off creating with chocolate, candy coating, and other tasty tidbits. On Wednesday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m., we will decorate pretzels to look like candles, then you can combine your favorite ingredients to make custom-designed bark. Both would make great holiday presents. 

Ozoblockly

Spend an hour on Saturday, Dec. 10, learning computer science coding with the help of our Ozobot bit robots. The robots can be programmed using a customized version of Blockly, a simple-to-use block-based programming editor.

This event is open to tweens, teens and adults. There will be two sessions available. The first will run from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and the second will run from noon to 1 p.m. Please only register for one program, as space is very limited.

Donation drive

This year the library is collecting donations for the New Scotland Food Pantry, with special emphasis on personal care items and pet items. Through Saturday, Dec. 31, bring in any personal care item or pet food/item to add to our donation table.

Register

Registering for programs helps us to determine supply needs. Unless otherwise indicated, registration is requested for all programs. You can register in person, by phone (765-2791) or using our online calendar at http://voorheesvillelibrary.org/calendar.asp.

Cancellation policy

If the Voorheesville Schools are closed or delayed by two hours due to weather, all library youth programs will be cancelled for the day. Call to check on adult afternoon or evening programs.