The Westerlo Library Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Hannay Room at the library. This is an open public meeting.
GOP meets
The Town of Westerlo Republican Committee will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Hannay Room at the library. This is an open public meeting.
Memoir Writing Group
The Memoir Writing Group will meet this Saturday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m. This group provides its members a safe and supportive place to learn together. Led by Lila Hollister Smith, the group is open to all who are interested in self-expression through the art of writing.
The group meets once a month on the second Saturday of each month and 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 five 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.
In addition to being Groundhog Day, Saturday, Feb. 2, is national Take Your Child to the Library Day. This special day was designated to celebrate reading and promote awareness of all that neighborhood libraries have to offer children and families.
Take your child to the library and you will feed their imagination! A love of reading and books starts with pictures, stories, and rhymes that even the youngest child can enjoy.
Take Your Child to the Library Day is a great excuse to swing by and see all that is available — for free — at your public library.
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 five 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.
Lefty will be back at the Westerlo Library this 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.
BookPage
The February edition of BookPage is here! Discover your next great book with a free copy. BookPage is a monthly book review and selection guide to the best new books published every month.
The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries. All of the content from the print edition is also posted on BookPage.com each month.
Did you miss last month’s issue? Check our “free shelf” for back issues.
Homebound Delivery Service
Can’t make it to the library? Maybe you’ve had surgery or just don’t drive anymore.
If you — or a friend or family member — would like to take advantage of borrowing books, movies and audiobooks, your public library is standing by to help!
Our Homebound Delivery Service is a free library delivery service provided to the residents of the town of Westerlo who are unable to visit the library. If you think this service might be right for you — or a friend or family member — call (or visit) the library during regular business hours at 518-797-3415.
Lego Club
Drop in on Monday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to play and create with LEego. 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 five 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.
“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.
The Westerlo Board of Library Trustees will meet on Monday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at the library. This is an open public meeting.
Artists Group
The Artists Group will meet Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 2:15 to 4 p.m. This group provides its members an opportunity to make art together in a spirit of fun and support. Led by Lila Hollister Smith, the group meets the third Tuesday of the month in the library’s Hannay Community Room, which is also an art gallery.
Beginners are welcome. Bring paper and pencil. If you can sign your name, you can learn to draw! Experienced artists bring your favorite medium.
Book discussion
The library’s book discussion group will meet Thursday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. (new time!). 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 five 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.
The Town of Westerlo Republican Committee will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hannay Room at the Westerlo Library. This is an open public meeting.
Memoir Writing Group
The Memoir Writing Group will meet next Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. This group provides its members a safe and supportive place to learn together.
Led by Lila Hollister Smith, the group is open to all who are interested in self-expression through the art of writing. The group meets once a month on the second Saturday of each month and 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.
The Westerlo Library will be closed on Monday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, in celebration of the New Year!
Check out our new hours
Effective January 1, 2019, we will be open 2 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 9 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday (no change).
What do I read next?
Or more directly, “How do I figure out what I’ll enjoy reading next?” The easy answer is, “Ask your librarian.” Readers advisory has been a fundamental public library service for over a hundred years. (Yes, we want to talk to you about authors and genres that are similar to your favorites!)
But, what to do when the library is closed? There are several free, online sources. A couple I like are Bookpage.com (we also subscribe to the hardcover edition), and Goodreads.com.
I keep Goodreads on my personal homepage for publication alerts and interesting articles about books and authors. Today (Dec. 24), I’m reading about Iceland’s Jólabókaflóð. That translates to “Christmas Book Flood.”
In Iceland the majority of books are published in late fall. Books are given as presents on Christmas Eve and people spend the night reading.
I certainly can’t think of a better way of celebrating the holidays than with a Flood of Books!
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 five 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.
The Westerlo Library will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas holiday. We will also be closed on Monday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, in celebration of the New Year!
Check out our new hours!
Effective Jan. 1, 2019, we will add one hour to our public schedule (for a total of 30 hours per week) in an easy-to-remember plan.
You will only have to remember two time periods: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday (no change) and 2 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
BookPage
Discover your next great book with a free copy of BookPage. BookPage is a monthly book review and selection guide to the best new books published every month.
The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries. All of the content from the print edition is posted on BookPage.com each month. Did you miss last month’s issue? Check our “free shelf” for back issues.
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 five 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.
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.
The Westerlo Board of Library Trustees will meet on Monday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. at the library. This meeting is open to the public.
Westerlo Republican Committee to meet
The Town of Westerlo Republican Committee will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hannay Room at the library. This is an open public meeting.
Memoir Writing Group
The Memoir Writing Group will meet this Saturday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. This group provides its members a safe and supportive place to learn together.
Led by Lila Hollister Smith, the group is open to all who are interested in self-expression through the art of writing. The group meets once a month on the second Saturday of each month and 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.