Voorheesville Library Notes for Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Build a moving robot to explore physics through art! Creativity Lab kits for tweens and teens to create a drawbot can be picked up at the Voorheesville Public Library starting Friday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m.
Kits from Kiwi Co. include instructions, motor, markers, paper, and all necessary components. This project is open to students in grades 4 to 8, limited to one kit per family; please register online.
Matt’s Musical Movers!
Looking to spend some time moving to music with your little ones? Music Together Online is an internationally recognized early childhood music and movement program for ages 0-5 and the adults who love them. Please register online for this free live zoom class that will stream from 10:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14.
You will be provided the Zoom link and a suggested list of music-making home objects. For more information about the program, visit www.mattsmusictogether.com
Book talk
These are November book discussion dates:
— Books & Beyond: Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. – “1984” by George Orwell;
— Cookbook Club: Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – “Perfection” by Martha Stewart; and
— Middle School Book Club: Monday. Nov. 23, from 4 to 4:45 p.m. – “Slider” by Pete Hautman.
Please register online to receive the private meeting link for any of these virtual book discussions. Limited copies of the book are available, compliments of the Friends of the Library. Library copies will also be available for checkout and downloadable ebook and audiobook versions are on Overdrive.
Virtual Preschool
Story Time
Button Bonanza! Buttons, buttons, and more buttons! Buttons help us keep things together. Enjoy a theme-based, multi-age virtual storytime with an emphasis on early literacy. Mrs. Brown and Miss Lisa will video record a short story time with an accompanying art activity.
The video link will be posted on the library's website, all of the library's social media platforms, and on the library's YouTube channel. Families of preschoolers can pick up a take-and-make bag at the library each week. The bag will include the story time thematic art activity of the week. Each week’s bag will be at the library from Tuesday to Saturday of that week. No registration required.
The Middle Years
Parenting Workshop
The last 2 sessions of this virtual workshop still have a few openings available. If you are interested, please register on the Library event calendar. Session 3 will be held Thursday, Nov. 19, and session 4 will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, both will begin at 8:30 p.m. A Zoom link will be emailed to those who register prior to each session.
Library hours
Curbside pickup and in-person browsing appointments are available during the following hours: Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The library is closed on Sunday.
Updates to our services are posted on our website, www.voorpl.org. Any person entering the building is expected to: wear a mask; follow 6-feet physical distancing; follow directional arrows on the floor. In-person appointments for browsing the library can be made by calling 518-765-2791. Visits are currently limited to 3 patrons at a time for 30 minutes. Restrooms remain closed to the public.