Altamont Library Notes for Friday, July 1, 2016
The Altamont Free Library will continue its Sunday hours, from 2 to 5 p.m., throughout the summer months of July and August. It will be the only public library in Albany County with Sunday hours during the summer and one of the only such libraries in Upstate New York.
Hours and other details about the summer program offerings can be viewed at the library’s website at altamontfreelibrary.org.
Reading program
The summer reading program is in full swing with a super fun series of free events and programs at the library that celebrate reading, fitness, and summer fun.
If you haven’t signed up yet, swing by the library to grab your schedule of summer reading events and a bingo card to help you keep track of your reading and other activities to win awesome prizes. This summer, we’ll be having Maker Mondays, fun science experiments, cool crafts, great games (like Quidditch!), stop-motion animation workshops, movies and much more.
We’ll also need everybody’s help to find Ms. Marathon Monkey, who’s gotten lost in Altamont on her way to the Olympics. The library is the place to be this summer, so get in the game and read.
Stories with South Paw
As part of our summer reading program, on Tuesday, July 12 at 1 p.m., we will have a visit from a special guest, South Paw, the Tri-City ValleyCats mascot. SouthPaw and his friends will read stories and talk about the importance of physical fitness, healthy living and teamwork. All young friends in attendance will receive a voucher for two free tickets to the Aug. 22 ValleyCats game.
Rusticator concert
The always popular free summer concert series continues at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12. Join us in Orsini Park for a performance by Rusticator, a locally-based acoustic band playing rock and country in the style of the Avett Brothers and Wilco.
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 19, we’ve got Jon Ouckama, a versatile guitarist who uses looping pedals to create upbeat original songs and innovative takes on well known covers.
Centennial
As many of you know, this summer marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Altamont Free Library! On July 16, we will be holding a garden party for the donors to our Centennial Fund. There is still time to make your donation to ensure that your library will be able to continue to thrive at the heart of our community for the next one hundred years.
For more information, please give me a call at 861-7239 or e-mail me at . If you’re not able to join us for the party, don’t worry: We’ll be having a Centennial Celebration in Orsini Park on Tuesday, July 26 in conjunction with that evening’s concert by Mary Wendell and his Tour Band and everyone is invited.