Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, October 18, 2018
On Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m., the Altamont Free Library will hold the first meeting of a new book club dedicated to mysteries.
Our inaugural book to discuss will be “In the Woods” by Tana French. This Edgar Award-winning novel is full of psychological suspense, action, and mystery, and is sure to provoke a great deal of amateur sleuthing! Come pick up a copy today and join us.
Name That Tune
If you’ve ever hung out around Altamont in the summer, you may have noticed the sweet sound of a saxophone drifting out of Orsini Park. That’s the sound of saxophone virtuoso Don Snyder practicing in the gazebo for all the world to hear.
Now that the temperature is going down, Don’s had to bring his sax back inside but you can still hear him here at the library! On Friday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., test your knowledge of jazz standards and popular favorites in a fun game of Name That Tune.
Teams and individuals will compete for prizes and bragging rights in the contest of the ears.
Game Night
Teens, do you need a night of fun playing games with just people your age? If so, join us Saturday Oct. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. as we spend the night playing games and having lots of laughs and snacks. Ages 13 and up, please.
Spooky crafts for kids
It’s the scariest time of year and we’re getting out some of our nervous energy by painting pumpkins. Please join us on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. for an afternoon of crafts, laughs, and frights.
Participation is limited to 10 children, and we only have a few spots left, so please sign up at the library or call 518-861-7239 to register in advance.
Hooo’s there!
Owls! Please join us on Sunday, Oct. 28, at from 5 to 6 p.m. to meet some feathered friends. We’ll be joined by great horned owls, barn owls, screech owls, short eared owls and possibly more.
Wildlife Rehabilitator Kelly Martin will teach us all about our nocturnal neighbors and about her many years of experience in healing and reintegrating animals into the wild. This program is always a huge hit, so don’t miss it!
Bake sale volunteers needed
Election Day is fast approaching, and whether you’re a Republican, a Democrat, or an independent, we can all agree that homemade cookies, pies and bread make the world a little sweeter, so while you’re voting at Altamont Village Hall on Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 7 — be sure to stop by our annual AFL Bake Sale!
We need plenty of bakers to make this fundraiser a success, so if you’d like to donate some baked goods, give Joe a call at 518-861-7239. The always phenomenal Mary Heidinger and Pat Spohr could use a few extra pairs of hands running the sale as well, so if you’ve got a spare hour or two on Election Day and you’d like to help, please let us know.
All proceeds from the sale go to support the Altamont Free Library.
YA Book Bingo
Even though the kids summer reading program has ended, the young adult book bingo contest is just getting going. Stop in for a bingo card, read the books on the squares to get bingo, and get entered to win cool prizes.
And these prizes are something else: We’ve gotten swag packages from some of the top YA authors in the country including Julie Murphy and Brendan Reichs and we’re giving them away to our top readers!
For further questions and rules, email us at or stop in the library and ask a staff member. Happy reading!