Westerlo Library Notes for Thursday, December 13, 2018

A new Artists’ Group is forming at the Westerlo Library. The first meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 2:15 to 4 p.m.

Beginners are welcome. Bring paper and pencil. If you can sign your name, you can learn to draw!

Experienced artists, bring your favorite medium.

We will all make art together in a spirit of fun and support. The emphasis is on respecting your own creative spirit. It’s about encouragement, not critique.  

Led by Lila Hollister Smith, the group will meet the third Tuesday of the month in the library’s Hannay Community Room, which is also an art gallery. Lila will give a lesson at each meeting and the members will learn from each other to develop and improve their artistic skills.   

Read to Lefty

Lefty will be back this Friday, Dec. 14, 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.

Book Discussion Group  

The library’s book discussion group will meet next Thursday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. at the library. Read for pure pleasure and share your favorites with the group.

Please join us. New members are welcome!

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.