Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, May 5, 2021

One of the most important things that parents of young children can do to enrich their children’s lives and increase the likelihood of success in school is to instill a love of reading early on.

One of the most important things that libraries can do to help is by providing story times for young children, where librarians can model the early childhood literacy skills that parents and caregivers can take home and practice on a daily basis.

We’ve been doing our best over the past year, producing video story times that we would put out on our Facebook and YouTube channels, but it’s just not that same as the in-person experience.

That’s why it gives me so much pleasure to be able to say something that I’ve been waiting a very, very long time to say: Story time is coming back!

Beginning on Tuesday, May 18, we will be resuming our weekly Tuesday story times. Please gather your young ones and join Miss Ann for some super fun stories, songs, and activities. In order to keep things safe and socially distant, we’re going to be spreading out on the lawn in our summer home, Orsini Park!

If you’ve never visited us before, Orsini Park shares a parking lot with the library, so it’s easy to find. In the event of rain, story time will unfortunately have to be canceled for the week, so be sure to check our Facebook page for updates.

Please bring a blanket and/or a lawn chair to sit on, and everyone will have to stay on their blanket during the program. Everyone over the age of 2 will be asked to wear a mask throughout the program as well. Finally, we are going to ask all participants to register with us in advance by calling us at 518-861-7239 or emailing us at staff@altamontfreelibrary.org.

We can’t wait to see how much some of our old young friends have grown in the past 14 months, and we also can’t wait to make some new young friends. We’ll see you in the park!