Guilderland Library Notes for Friday, March 11, 2016
The Secret pH Life of Gardens will be the focus of the third and final part of the Guilderland Public Library’s gardening series — this one on the effects pH has on your garden, on Saturday, March 12, at 10:30 a.m., by the great folks from Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Join CCE Master Gardener Mary Carol White for a fascinating look at what goes into having healthy soil, and why it is important. Being knowledgeable about your soil is the all-important key to gardening success. Each class participant will receive a coupon for one free soil pH test with CCE. Please call 456-2400, ext. 2 to let us know you’re attending.
Welcome spring
On Saturday, March 12, at 10:30 a.m., bring children ages 3 through 6 to GPL to welcome spring with “The Very Hungry Caterpillar!” Watch as the caterpillar eats his way through lots of yummy foods. Act out the story, make a caterpillar hat, and get your very own copy of the book to take home. This is a WMHT Family Literacy program, with Barbara Lucas. Please call 456-2400, ext. 4 to let us know you’ll be there.
Writing reception
All participants in the teen winter writing contest are invited to a reception on Friday, March 11, at 6 p.m. Winners will read selections from their entries, and honorable mentions will be announced.
Concert
The Gospel group, Heavenly Echoes, will perform a free concert at GPL on Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. All are welcome
Be a community leader
If you want to have a voice in how the library serves its community, running for office to become one of the 11 library trustees who oversee library policy is the way to go.
Incumbents and new candidates may run for a board seat by obtaining an information packet at the library. Everyone picking up a packet must sign their name, address, and phone number; this information is required by the school district. The election will be held on Tuesday, May 17; this election is concurrent with votes on the library budget, school district budget, and election of members of the school board.
Please call library director Tim Wiles at 456-2400, ext. 113, or the school district clerk at 456-6200, with any questions.