Altamont Library Notes for Friday, August 17, 2018
It’s Fair Time! Over the next week, we will welcome thousands of visitors to our village from all over the Capital District.
If you’re in from out of town, please visit us here at the Altamont Free Library. If you happen to live in Albany or Rensselaer counties, you’re welcome to borrow from our great collections of books, movies, and music!
If you’re from further afield, we’d love for you to check out our unique library building housed in the historic Altamont train station right in the center of the village. We’ve got free 24/7 wifi and computers to use as well as toys and games for children. Also, air conditioning!
In addition, we’ve got wonderful fruits and veggies on sale on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at the farmers’ market right outside the library.
Take a walk through the village and take the Museum in the Streets self-guided walking tour. We’ve got brochures inside to guide you to all of the cool, historic locations around town. So, if you need a break from the excitement of the fair, please pay us a visit.
Summer Reading Roundup
We’ve arrived at the end of another wonderful Summer Reading Program. I’m so proud of the all of the building, making, thinking and especially reading that our friends did this summer.
We dug for dinosaurs, built a volcano, decorated rocks, studied gems, met a real geologist and a bunch of wild animals, and much, much more! You also did some great sleuthing and found Rocky Raccoon Bear everywhere he hid. Good work, friends!
But just because the Summer Reading Program in finished, that doesn’t mean that it’s time to stop reading. There’s still plenty of summer left and plenty of time to discover a new author or dig back into a favorite series, to find a new role model or learn a cool new skill.
This Friday at 5 p.m., we’ll celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program with ice cream sundaes from Stewart’s and big raffle prize giveaway. (If you’re not sure whether you’ve won or not, give us a call.)
Many thanks are due to Erika Peterson for helping to guide our activities and keeping the fun going over these past seven weeks. Thanks, everyone, for a great summer!
Book bingo for teens
Teens, are you feeling nostalgic about the Summer Reading Bingo and want in on the fun?
If so, you can participate in the library’s first-ever Teen Summer Bingo! Stop in for a bingo card, read the books on the squares to get bingo, and get entered to win cool prizes. For further questions and rules, call or stop in the library and ask a staff member. Happy reading!
Farmers’ market
The Altamont Farmers Market is back! This year, the market is here on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We have two excellent farms running the market this year, Fort Hunter Farms (Mondays) and Altamont Orchards (Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays).
Come on out and support local farmers while at the same time bringing home fresh, delicious fruits and vegetables. It’s a win-win! Thanks to Fort Hunter Farms and Altamont Orchards for making this happen!
Fenimore and Farmers museums
Our expanding collection of borrowable museum passes has gained a new member! The Fenimore Museum and the Farmers Museum are two wonderful institutions just across the street from one another in beautiful Cooperstown, New York and we’ve got a pass that will get you into both for free!
The Fenimore houses a world-class collection of American art, with a particular focus on local folk art. (For all you Hamilton fans out there, the Fenimore also owns and displays the collection of letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr that led to their famous duel!)
The Farmers Museum is a collection of historic buildings, including a barn, church, a general store, and a blacksmith and printers shops which give the visitor a demonstration of rural life in the 18th and 19th centuries. (They also have a carousel!)
The Farmers and Fenimore pass, like all other museums can be checked out for one week. We only have one pass, so grab it while it’s here!
Closed for Labor Day
The Altamont Free Library will be closed Saturday, Sept. 1, through Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of Labor Day.