Children ages 3 through grade four are invited to drop in from the cold and enjoy a morning of seasonal crafting at the Voorheesville Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Past projects have included gingerbread houses, ornaments, paper plate snowmen, and other fun holiday and winter themed crafts to keep as treasured holiday decorations or to give as gifts.
Children under age 7 will need to be supervised by a parent/caregiver. Light refreshments will be served.
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. Check for the snow date.
Microsoft Excel: formulas
Join instructor Linda Zell on Dec. 5 for a two hour workshop. We will be covering the use of formulas, beginning with basic formulas and expanding to the more complex, including absolute/relative references.
The class will be interactive, with students working through various scenarios. A 30-minute question and answer session will complete the class. There will be two classes available; the first from 10 a.m. to noon and the second will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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. From Thursday, Dec. 1 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 at 765-2791 or by using our online calendar at http://voorheesvillelibrary.org/calendar.asp.
Program cancellation
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.
In observance of Thanksgiving, the library will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23 and reopen at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25.
Creativity lab
After admiring the kaleidoscopes on display and a short presentation, students in grades two and up will have a chance to use some scopes from Judy Mysliborski’s collection on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. You will learn the science of light and mirrors while assembling your own customized kaleidoscope. This will be a fun family project for younger students, while older students can complete it on their own.
Beading workshop
Adults and teens ages 14 and up can learn easy beading techniques for making simple necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. The Library provides tools and offers a variety of beads to choose from, or you are welcome to bring your own supplies and projects along. Check out our beading books and magazines for inspiration. You may arrive at any time between 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, whatever fits your schedule. There will be a small materials fee, based on your chosen project.
Holiday craft day
Children ages 3 through grade four are invited to drop in from the cold and enjoy a morning of seasonal crafting on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Past projects have included gingerbread houses, ornaments, paper plate snowmen and other fun holiday and winter themed crafts to keep as treasured holiday decorations or to give as gifts. Children under age 7 will need to be supervised by a parent/caregiver. Light refreshments will be served.
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.
Holiday 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. From Thursday, Dec. 1 through Saturday, Dec. 31, bring in any personal care item or pet food/item to add to our donation table.
Please 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 at 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 morning programs will be cancelled. Call to check on other afternoon or evening programs.
International Games Day: Pokémon Party
Celebrate the biggest gaming sensation of the year “Pokémon Go” with challenges, prizes, and treats. Grades three and up should register for this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. program.
FOL Bake Sale
Please stop by the library on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to enjoy some home baked goodies at the Friends of the Library bake sale.
Creativity Lab: Kaleidoscopes
After admiring the kaleidoscopes on display and a short presentation, students in grades two and up will have a chance to use some scopes from Judy Mysliborski’s collection. On Sunday, Nov. 27, at 2 p.m., you will learn the science of light and mirrors while assembling your own customized kaleidoscope.
This will be a fun family project for younger students, while older students can complete it on their own.
Beading workshop
Adults and teens ages 14 and up can learn easy beading techniques for making simple necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. The library provides tools and offers a variety of beads to choose from, or you are welcome to bring your own supplies and projects along.
Check out our beading books and magazines for inspiration. You may arrive at any time between 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, whatever fits your schedule. There will be a small materials fee, based on your chosen project.
Gallery and display case
Our Artist of the Month is local favorite Susie Flansburg. Susie credits her artistic accomplishments to her mentors and friends, Louis Pelky and Ruth Cawley. She also enjoys painting regularly with a group of friends who meet at the Guilderland town hall. If you are in the market for a piece of artwork, then do yourself a favor and stop by to check out Oil Paintings By Susie.
Our display case this month is kaleidoscopes, shared by Judy Mysliborski. Everyone enjoys using a kaleidoscope, and Judy has an amazing collection. If you haven’t had a chance to stop in and browse the display case, you do not want to miss this! Who knew there were so many varieties of kaleidoscopes?
We have a kaleidoscope creativity lab for grades two and up on Nov. 27, at which Judy will be giving a short presentation. See description above for more information.
Holiday hours
In observance of Thanksgiving, the library will close at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 and reopen at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25.
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.
Veterans Day will be our inspiration this month. Use the library’s Lego bricks to honor our country’s servicemen. On Friday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. parents and caregivers will join their children, ages 5 through 7, in this creative journey meant to foster problem-solving skills and encourage storytelling.
Teens Care: Sewing for vets
Students in grades six and up are invited to spend Veteran’s Day, Friday, Nov. 11, earning community service time! From 2 to 4 p.m., teen power is needed to sew telemetry holders for the Albany Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
You’ll be cutting and pinning material, then using the sewing machines to make simple pouches with straps. Participants will earn two hours of community service.
Drive-in movies
Back by popular demand, we will be revving up our engines for another fun filled Saturday morning. Children ages 2 to 5 are invited to join us on Nov. 12, at 10:15 a.m. to finish decorating a cardboard box-car provided by the library. Then, hop in and pull up to our big screen to enjoy a short film or two while munching on popcorn.
Biblio crafternoon
You are invited to join us on Sunday, Nov. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. to upcycle old books into amazing paper projects to give as gifts or keep for yourself. All supplies will be provided, just bring your creativity.
Adult coloring book club
Each month, we provide different coloring sheets to choose from, as well as a large selection of colored pencils, markers, and crayons. Come by on Wednesday, Nov. 16, between 6 and 8 p.m. to relax and enjoy some you time.
Chess challenge
Calling all challengers in a Simultaneous Exhibition to celebrate International Games Day. Walter Mockler, past Albany Chess Club champion, will be at the library between 10:30 a.m. and noon, on Saturday, Nov. 19 to welcome players of all ages.
International Games Day
Students in grades three through eight are invited to come celebrate the biggest gaming sensation of the year, “Pokemon Go,” on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. We’ll have challenges, prizes, and treats.
Holiday hours
The library will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
Register for programs
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 at 765-2791 or using our online calendar at http://voorheesvillelibrary.org/calendar.asp.
Join us Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. for “Stand Tall: Against the Odds”, an inspirational memoir about Everett Rau’s life and farming in 20th Century America.
At age 97, Everett Rau still farms the land where he was born in 1919. Hoping that his tales of survival can inspire others, he reminisces about early life in Altamont, farming during the Depression, working for General Electric in World War II, and the rise and catastrophic failure of his own small business.
Find the right college
Dr. Dean Skarlis will be joining us on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the world of college admissions. Dr. Skarlis, of The College Advisor of New York, holds a doctorate in educational policy and administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
He attended the Harvard University Institute on College Admissions, and he is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling and the Independent Educational Consultants’ Association.
Some of the topics he will cover include: how your child will be evaluated; the top five factors colleges look for in applicants; strategies to reduce college costs; college rankings: understanding why “fit” is critical, and more.
Lego Jr. Maker Event
Veterans Day will be our inspiration this month. Use the library’s Lego bricks to honor our country’s servicemen. On Friday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. parents and caregivers will join their children, ages 5 through 7, in this creative journey meant to foster problem-solving skills and encourage storytelling.
Teens Care: Sewing for vets
Students in grades six and up are invited to spend Veteran’s Day, Friday, Nov. 11, earning community service time! From 2 to 4 p.m., teen power is needed to sew telemetry holders for the Albany Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
You’ll be cutting and pinning material, then using the sewing machines to make simple pouches with straps. Participants will earn two hours of community service.
Gallery and display case
Our November Artist of the Month is local favorite Susie Flansburg. Susie credits her artistic accomplishments to her mentors and friends, Louis Pelky and Ruth Cawley. She also enjoys painting regularly with a group of friends who meet at the Guilderland Town Hall. Please be sure to stop in to enjoy some Oil Paintings By Susie. Our display case this month is Kaleidoscopes, shared by Judy Mysliborski. Everyone enjoys using a kaleidoscope, and Judy has an amazing collection. There will also be a kaleidoscope creativity lab, for students in grades 2 and up, at the library on Nov. 27. Check back here for more information, or check our calendar at www.voorheesvillelibrary.org.
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.
— Photo by Mark Yingling
Matthew Rozell talks to a packed house at the Voorheesville Public Library on Oct. 19. He spoke about his first book,“The Things Our Father Saw,” which is full of first person accounts of World War II in the Pacific Theater and is one of a series of three books. He also talked about his newest book, “A Train Near Magdeburg,” which chronicles the eventual reunion of nearly 300 Holocaust survivors with their American GI liberators, made possible by the work of Rozell, a Hudson Falls high school history teacher, and his students. “The audience on Wednesday night was a real cross section of society. In addition to the general public, there were Voorheesville high school students and their teacher, several of Matt Rozell's past students, a few World War II veterans, and a Jewish gentleman whose family had the good fortune of escaping Nazi Germany in 1939 — a fascinating couple of hours, to say the least,” said Mark Lingling who attended the event.
Please join us in welcoming Hayley Stevens-Miller, from the Saratoga Olive Oil Company. Hayley is one of very few ONAOO certified professional olive oil tasters and is the 2015 North American Olive Oil Tasting Champion.
Some of you may remember her from this past spring, when she stopped by the library to introduce us to different flavors of olive oil. On Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m., she will give an interactive talk and offer some new varieties of olive oil for your tasting pleasure.
Meet Everett Rau
Join us Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. for “Stand Tall: Against the Odds,” an inspirational memoir about Everett Rau’s life and farming in 20th Century America.
At age 97, Everett Rau still farms the land where he was born in 1919. Hoping that his tales of survival can inspire others, he reminisces about early life in Altamont, farming during the Depression, working for General Electric in World War II, and the rise and catastrophic failure of his own small business.
Find the right college
Dr. Dean Skarlis will be joining us on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the world of college admissions. Dr. Skarlis, of The College Advisor of New York, holds a doctorate in educational policy and administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
He attended the Harvard University Institute on College Admissions, and he is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling and the Independent Educational Consultants’ Association.
Some of the topics he will cover include: how your child will be evaluated; the top five factors colleges look for in applicants; strategies to reduce college costs; college rankings: understanding why “fit” is critical, and more.
Lego Jr. Maker Event
Veterans Day will be our inspiration this month. Use the library’s Lego bricks to honor our country’s servicemen. On Friday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. parents and caregivers will join their children, ages 5 through 7, in this creative journey meant to foster problem-solving skills and encourage storytelling.
Teens Care: Sewing for vets
Students in grades six and up are invited to spend Veteran’s Day, Friday, Nov. 11, earning community service time. From 2 to 4 p.m., teen power is needed to sew telemetry holders for the Albany Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
You’ll be cutting and pinning material, then using the sewing machines to make simple pouches with straps. Participants will earn two hours of community service.
Holiday hours
The library will close at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
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 at 765-2791 or by using our online calendar at http://voorheesvillelibrary.org/calendar.asp.
Learn easy beading techniques on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m.You can make simple necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. The Library provides tools and offers a variety of beads to choose from, or you are welcome to bring your own supplies and projects along. Check out our beading books and magazines for inspiration. You may arrive at any time during the workshop that fits your schedule. Adults and teens ages 14 and up. There will be a small materials fee, depending on your chosen project.
Story time
Join Miss Amy on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10:15 a.m. for not too scary Halloween themed stories and songs, a themed craft and Trick or Treating in the library followed by a mini Halloween snack celebration. Come dressed in costume.
Creativity lab
Make your own zombie hand Halloween prop. Catch a glitter slime monster. Create a creepy string doll. Even our snack will be a scream. Grades four through six are invited to join us at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 for a Halloween creativity lab.
Adult coloring book club
Each month we provide different coloring sheets to choose from as well as a large selection of colored pencils, markers, and crayons, or you may bring your own. Relax and enjoy some you time. This month we will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Music and movement program
Back by popular demand, Rose Stuart of “Rose’s Joyful Noise,” will be conducting a spectacular music and movement program sure to get preschoolers singing, and dancing. Boogie on down to the library on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. and join us for a fun, music program with Miss Rose. We'll play with the parachute, sing along with the ukulele, chant, and march to the beat of her drum, and dance ourselves silly. You won’t want to miss out on this one! For ages 2 to 5 with parent or caregiver.
Olive oil talk
Please join us in welcoming Hayley Stevens-Miller, from the Saratoga Olive Oil Company. Hayley is one of very few ONAOO certified professional olive oil tasters and is the 2015 North American Olive Oil Tasting Champion. Some of you may remember her from this past spring, when she stopped by the library to introduce us to a selection of various olive oils. On Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. she will give an interactive talk and offer some new varieties of olive oil for your tasting pleasure.
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 at 765-2791 or using our online calendar at http://voorheesvillelibrary.org/calendar.asp.
— Photo by Lesa Clark
Halloween by the book: Graphic artist Lesa Clark assembled this display for the Voorheesville Public Library.
Nicole Iannoti, a registered representative from Foresters Financial Services Inc., will be presenting about new Social Security guidelines at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Learn the answers to your questions such as: Will Social Security be there for me? How much can I expect to receive? Many more questions will be answered throughout the seminar.
“The Things Our Fathers Saw”
We are pleased to welcome author and teacher, Matthew Rozell on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Rozell is an award-winning history teacher, author, speaker and blogger on the topic of the most cataclysmic events in the history of mankind — World War II and the Holocaust. Rozell has been featured as the “ABC World News Person of the Week” and has had his work as a teacher filmed for the CBS Evening News, NBC Learn, the Israeli Broadcast Authority, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the New York State United Teachers.
At the height of World War II, “Look Magazine” profiled a small upstate New York community for a series of articles portraying it as the wholesome, patriotic model of life on the home front. Seventy years later, Rozell and his students track down over two dozen veterans residing around "Hometown, USA" who fought the war in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the surrender at Tokyo Bay.
They rescue and resurrect firsthand accounts of combat and brotherhood, of captivity and redemption, and the aftermath of a war that left no American community unscathed. The Things Our Fathers Saw contain the stories that the magazine could not tell, from a vanishing generation speaking to America today.
As the founder of the World War II Living History Project, Rozell and his students recorded the testimony of hundreds from the WWII generation, one person at a time. One of his interviews, and his dogged pursuit thereafter, led to the reuniting of a train transport of Holocaust survivors with their actual American liberators over 60 years later and the discovery of one of the most iconic photographs of the Holocaust.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more on Matthew Rozell, visit his web site at: http://matthewrozell.com.
Beading workshop
Learn easy beading techniques on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. You can make simple necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. The Library provides tools and offers a variety of beads to choose from, or you are welcome to bring your own supplies and projects along.
Check out our beading books and magazines for inspiration. You may arrive at any time during the workshop that fits your schedule. Adults and teens ages 14 and up. There will be a small materials fee, depending on your chosen project.
Story time
Join Miss Amy on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10:15 a.m., for not too scary Halloween program. We’ll have themed stories and songs, a themed craft and Trick or Treating in the library, followed by a mini Halloween snack celebration. Come dressed in costume.
Make a Great Pumpkin
Join us on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1:30 pm as we showcase our creative skills to decorate pumpkins for Halloween and the fall season. What is your fancy? Spooky, silly, whimsical, humorous, or artistic? Pumpkins and decorating supplies will be provided.
We will end the program by watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and snacking on pumpkin bread and cider. Decorated pumpkins will be displayed in the library Oct. 17 through 23 for the entire community to enjoy. Pumpkins may be picked up beginning Oct. 24. For children in kindergarten through grade five and their families. Please register.
Legos
Create a new land from your imagination and LEGO bricks at the library on Monday, Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m. Parents and caregivers will join their kids in kindergarten through grade two in this creative journey meant to foster problem-solving skills and encourage storytelling. Please register.
Bricks and blocks
Students in grades three through seven will create something creepy with our LEGO bricks, and try to survive the Creepers during your turn on Minecraft. The program starts at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10. Please register.
Gluten free and Paleo baking
Come to the library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, for a presentation by cookbook author, Elizabeth Barbone. Despite being born with life-threatening food-allergies, Barbone graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. Now she shares her delicious and creative recipes for the food allergic and gluten-free communities through her site GlutenFreeBaking.com, cooking classes, and regular radio and television appearances. She is the author of three cookbooks: “Easy Gluten-Free Baking”, “How to Cook Gluten-Free”, and the “World’s Easiest Paleo Baking”. Samples will be offered, and registration is required.
Social Security planning
Nicole Iannoti, a registered representative from Foresters Financial Services Inc., will be presenting new Social Security guidelines at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Learn the answers to your questions: Will Social Security be there for me? How much can I expect to receive? Many more questions will be answered throughout the seminar.
Holiday hours
In observance of Columbus Day, the library will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10.
Please register for a family engagement program on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10:15 a.m. Barbara Lukas from WMHT will present a wonderful program based on the book “Stellaluna” by Janell Cannon. Families will read the book collectively and share exciting and educational book-based activities. This program is intended for children ages 3 to second grade and their families.
Tea with Freud
You are invited to join local psychiatrist and author Steven Sandler on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., when he will discuss modern Freudian psychotherapy and how it has evolved over time, as presented in his latest book, “Tea with Freud: An Imaginary Conversation about how Psychotherapy Really Works.” For his novel, he researched Freud’s letters and used what he learned to frame the imaginary conversation held with Sigmund Freud. He has also drawn on actual cases from his psychiatry practice at Albany Medical Center. The program is for adults who are interested in understanding emotions, emotional problems, and how therapy can help. Please register.
Make a pumpkin
Join us on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1:30 p.m. as we showcase our creative skills to decorate pumpkins for Halloween and the fall season. Pumpkins and decorating supplies will be provided. We will end the program by watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and snacking on pumpkin bread and cider. Decorated pumpkins will be displayed in the library Oct. 17 through 23 for the entire community to enjoy. Pumpkins may be picked up beginning Oct. 24. For children in kindergarten through grade 5 and their families. Please Register.
Legos
Create a new land from your imagination and LEGO bricks at the library on Monday, Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m. Parents and caregivers will join their kids in kindergarten through grade two in this creative journey meant to foster problem-solving skills and encourage storytelling. Please register.
Bricks and blocks
Students in grades three through seven will create something creepy with our LEGO bricks, and try to survive the Creepers during your turn on Minecraft. The program starts at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10. Please register.
Gluten free and Paleo baking
Come to the library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, for a presentation by cookbook author, Elizabeth Barbone. Despite being born with life-threatening food-allergies, Barbone graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. Now she shares her delicious and creative recipes for the food allergic and gluten-free communities through her site GlutenFreeBaking.com, cooking classes, and regular radio and television appearances. She is the author of three cookbooks: “Easy Gluten-Free Baking”, “How to Cook Gluten-Free”, and the “World’s Easiest Paleo Baking”. Samples will be offered, and registration is required.
Holiday hours
In observance of Columbus Day, the library will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10.