Altamont Library Notes for Friday, June 10, 2016

Father’s Day is coming up. Please join us on Tuesday, June 14 at 3 p.m. to make a Father’s Day card that your dad or grandpa is sure to love. We’ll have all the materials you need to make a unique handcrafted gift for your favorite guy.

Chicken barbecue

It’s almost June, which means that it’s almost time for our famous annual chicken barbecue fundraiser on Friday June 17, with servings at 5 and 6 p.m. This highly anticipated event offers library trustees and volunteers the opportunity to play top chef for you all. We’ll also be breaking out the library’s chicken costume for the occasion.

Tickets are on sale now at the library and cost $9 in advance or $10 the day of the event. Every ticket gets you a dinner which includes a half chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, drink and brownie. A  vegetarian option is also available for pre-order, if you prefer. Once you’ve got your dinner, you can either take it home with you or spread out on the lawn in Orsini Park with your friends and neighbors and listen to the always enjoyable Traditional Strings.

Movie viewing and discussion

Please join us on Tuesday, June 21,  at 6:30 p.m. to learn about the lives of garment workers in Bangladesh and their campaign to improve their working conditions through this fascinating and affecting documentary film. The movie will be followed by a discussion of the film led by labor organizer Greg Giorgio.

Opening ceremony

It’s just about time for the summer reading program. The summer reading program is a super fun series of free events and programs at the Altamont Free Library that celebrate reading, fitness, and summer fun. Join us on Wednesday, June 29, at 4 p.m. and take part in a torch relay and the lighting of the summer reading flame and climb up on the winner's platform.
Register for the summer reading program and get your bingo sheet to keep track of your reading and earn prizes. There’ll be fun for the whole family.