Westerlo Library Notes for Thursday, January 17, 2019
“Winter Bonnets” is a painting by Rita Buttiker, an artist from Freehold. Thirteen of her pastel paintings and charcoal drawings are on display this month at the Westerlo Library.
The Westerlo Library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
Art exhibit
Thirteen of Freehold artist Rita Buttiker’s pastel paintings and charcoal drawings are on display in the Hannay Room at the library.
With an eye for accurate detail, Rita's landscapes record the natural beauty she observes in the Catskill region. Her drawings and figure studies of her extended family have resulted in many commissioned portraits.
Born and educated in Switzerland, Rita received her art education at the Sacchi in Florence, Italy, the University at Albany, Albany Junior College, and the Malden Bridge School of Art. She has studied with Franklin Alexander and acclaimed pastel artist Stanley Maltzman.
Rita has won numerous prizes and awards for her work and has exhibited widely in the Capital Region, Kent, Connecticut and Baltimore, Maryland. Her work is in private collections throughout the U.S. as well as Switzerland and Spain. She is also past curator of the Greenville Library Community Gallery.
The show will be at the library during the months of January and February, and can be seen during regular library hours.
Our thanks to Peter Keitel, former President of the Bethlehem Art Association, for curating the exhibit.
Read to Lefty
Lefty will be back next Friday, Jan. 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Drop in to “Check it out!” and read with Lefty. (Librarians love saying, “check it out.”)
Lefty is a registered therapy dog. Our thanks to Eric Markson for volunteering his time and sharing Lefty with us.
Lego Club
Drop in on Monday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to play and create with Lego. We supply the blocks; you bring the imagination. Miss Lee is also available for homework help.
Story time
Join Miss Lee Wednesday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon for stories, songs, and movement activities designed for infants to children up to 5 years old. In addition to developing pre-reading skills, singing, moving to music, and playing instruments all help foster a sense of rhythm and timing that are essential elements in developing the part of a child’s brain that shapes math skills.
Story times are also a great opportunity to meet other parents of small children in Westerlo.
Technology Walk-In Wednesdays
Do you have a new smartphone or tablet, but don’t know how to download digital materials? Need to brush up on your computer skills – or obtain basic skills? See Amy on Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for free, personalized, one-on-one instruction.
More information
All library programming is free (unless otherwise noted) and open to the public. For more information, contact the library during business hours at 518-797-3415, visit westerlolibrary.org, or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westerlolibrary.