Guilderland Library Notes for Friday, January 29, 2016

The Electric City Chorus,  a men's a cappella, close-harmony singing group, will perform a free concert at the Guilderland Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m.

The chorus’s repertoire draws from Broadway musicals, pop music, big band standards, and includes love songs, toe-tappers, and hits from across the decades, all sung in their unique four-part, a cappella, style.  As part of the concert, a couple of quartets break off to add their own special sound to the performance.

The chorus was founded in 1944, and has a long tradition of top-notch performances throughout the state. Locally, the chorus has recently sung at numerous locales including Schenectady's tree lighting and holiday parade, Tawasentha Park in Guilderland, the Bethlehem library’s Evening on the Green series, and it has even been featured on the Schenectady Today program.

It’s clear to see that they love to sing and enjoy sharing the delights of music with everyone.

This will be a very popular concert, so you’re encouraged to come early.  

Calling all teen writers

Your entries for GPL’s Teen Winter Writing Contest are due by Friday, Feb. 5, before 9 p.m. This is a great opportunity for a chance to win amazing prizes and publication.

You can submit your entries by emailing ; don’t forget the completed submission form. 

 Submit your writing to one of these categories: Grades 6 to 8 in : prose, poetry, and other; and in grades 9 to 12 in prose, poetry, and other.

 Third, second and first-place prizes will be awarded for each category and age group. First place winners will receive the unique opportunity to workshop their winning pieces with Donna Liquori, Bibliofiles columnist for the Times Union. 

A reception will be held on March 11, for all participants, where honorable mentions will be announced and winners will read from their work.

 Visit www.guilpl.org/teens/teenwriting to get the submission.

Trivia Night 

 Join your friends and neighbors at GPL on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m., for a team-oriented trivia night hosted by students from the Guilderland Central School District to raise money for Children's Cancer Research at St. Jude Children's Hospital. This is a family-oriented all-ages event. 

Please register by calling 456-2400, ext.  2.

Jazz band 

 GPL is proud to join libraries across the country in Take Your Child to the Library Day. This year, we are featuring a family concert with The Mother Goose Jazz Band, on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. Their repertoire is sure to please families with tiny tots and jazz enthusiasts alike.

Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day

GPL is showing the movie about Groundhog Day on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in honor of Groundhog Day . 

Showings are at 10 a.m., noon, 2, 4, and 6:30 p.m. No registration is required. And, no registration is required. Furthermore, you don’t need to register.

Milk: Pride @ GPL

Come to GPL on Monday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m., to view a movie about University at Albany grad Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. 

This is part of our Pride @ GPL series, which holds activities related to LGBTQA issues. All are welcome.