Altamont Library Notes for Friday, July 17, 2015
— Photo by Mike Seinberg
A superhero takes flight at the Altamont Free Library Summer Reading Program kickoff party on July 8.
All summer long, the Altamont Free Library’s Summer Reading Program will be celebrating heroes of every kind here at the library: Superheroes, animal heroes, historical heroes and many more.
On Tuesday, we used the occasion of our third free summer concert to shine a spotlight on the local heroes we interact with everyday. Our police officers, fire fighters, EMTs, and veterans truly embody all of the best qualities we look for in superheroes.
They keep us safe and secure, protect us from harm and make sacrifices so that we can enjoy the quality of life that we cherish. So, again, we say: Thank you, heroes!
Here’s a bunch of neat things going on this week:
Adult trivia
With so much going on for the kids, should the adults get to have some fun too? Well, Trivia Night is back! Mary Beth Mulligan will host this always fun and challenging event. Bring a team (ages 21 and over, please), and BYOB. Entry is $5 per person and the winning team splits the pot.
Summer Reading Program
There’s a ton of neat stuff going on this week for kids as part of our Summer Reading Program. On Thursday, at 4 p.m., join Etaseme Elonge for another in his series of comic book drawing classes (ages seven and up).
Join us for Maker Mondays on Monday at 3 p.m., to play with our collections of Legos, K’Nex, and Snap Circuits.
On Tuesday, July 21, meet a real live animal hero, LULA the service dog. This program is for children age four through eight. There’s still time to sign up for the Summer Reading Program here at the library and pick up your BINGO card to win prizes.
Friday matinee
Get out of the heat and join us for a summer-long series of free family-friendly hero movies every Friday at 2 p.m. First up we have “Brave,” about a Scottish princess who would rather practice archery than get married. We’ll even pop the popcorn for you.
Book discussion
Join the Penultimate Monday Book Club on Monday, July 20, for a discussion of “Travelling With Pomegranates: A Mother Daughter Story” by Sue Monk Kidd and Anne Taylor Kidd.
This travel memoir of a mother and daughter writing team chronicles the pairs’ travels through Greece and France and connections they make with each other. It’s a short and summery one, so pick up your copy today and join us for what will definitely be a good conversation.
All Paul Band concert
The always-popular free Summer Concert Series continues at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, July 21. Join us in Orsini Park for a performance by The All Paul Band, paying tribute to the music of Paul McCartney, the Beatles and Wings. In the event of rain, this and all of our other concerts will be relocated to the pavilion at Bozenkill Park. Next up, on July 28, we’ve got The Tommy Verrigni Trio, playing jazz standards.