Library Notes 2/9

Share Your Love of the Library

Bring a friend to the Altamont Library on February 14^th and the two of you will receive a sweet treat. We’ll also be photographing friends who share their love of books and posting them in a display at the Library.

Pre-School Story Time

Come and hang with the opossums at the Library during our pre-school story time on marsupials. We’ll talk about kangaroos, wombats, koalas and more. Caregivers and pre-school children, whether conveyed by pouch or more conventional means, are welcome Monday at Wednesday at 10:00. Call 861-7239 for more information.

Kids Book Club

The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman, is the next selection in the fourth grade and up Kids’ Book Club. Join us as we discuss this first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy. Pullman’s work is the sort of fiction that works just as well for adults (it’s a sort of rewriting of Paradise Lost) as for kids (it’s an action/fantasy book with a child protagonist). Readers of all ages are welcome Tuesday, February 28th at 4 p.m. Request your copy at the Library today.

Bionicles Display

Stop by the Library to check out our display of Bionicles, by Zach Bemis. These fearsome Lego creatures are standing in formation in our display case, complete with a narrative summary. (Children of the ‘80s should cue a mental image of Transformers.) They’ll be here through the month of February.

Ongoing Events

Don’t forget, every Tuesday is Read to A Dog – call the Library to make an appointment or just drop in between 3:30 and 4:30. Computer Classes for Adults have been filling up well in advance. The Library is now accepting reservations for March classes. There is no fee for this 5 part introductory series. Call the Library at 861-7239 for more information or to sign up.

Library Quiz:

What year did the Superman comic book first appear?

Submit your answer to: winesj@uhls.lib.ny.us. Ice Cream Cone for the right answer!

Last Week’s Library Joke:

What did the first math book say to the second math book?

I don’t want to hear about your problems – I’ve got enough of my own.

Library Notes

By Judith Wines

Pre-School Story Time

Are you concerned that Valentine’s Day has run amuck in a wave of commercialism? We have the antidote right here at the Altamont Library! You and your preschoolers can celebrate sentimentally with seasonal classics such as The Owl and the Pussycat and Arthur’s Valentine without worrying about perpetuating the flowers-and-chocolate industrial complex. We will also participate in the manufacture of valentines.

Kids Book Club

Next installment in the 2nd-4th grade kids’ book club is Frindle. What’s a frindle, a reasonable reader might wonder. Join us Monday February 27th at 4 PM for a discussion of this imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words and find out. Sign up at the Library this week and we’ll request a copy of the book for you.

Senior’s Lunch

Do you like books with your lunch? While the Library does not officially promote reading under your lunch (think dribbles of tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich crumbs among the pages of our fine volumes) we will be making a visit to the Senior Center at St. Lucy’s on Tuesday February 7th for lunch. Whether you are a regular lunch attendee or a sporadic snacker, join us as we explore what the Library has to offer the AARP eligible segment of the population and learn about a few authors who you may not have normally contemplated exploring.

Ongoing Events

Don’t forget, every Tuesday is Read to A Dog – call the Library to make an appointment or just drop in between 3:30 and 4:30. Computer Classes for Adults have been filling up well in advance. The Library is now accepting reservations for March classes. There is no fee for this 5 part introductory series. Call the Library at 861-7239 for more information or to sign up.

Library Joke

What did the first math book say to the second math book? Email your submission to:

winesj@uhls.lib.ny.us

Free ice cream cone to the winner!

The Answer to Last Week’s Quiz question

In the 1938 novel Lassie Come Home, which country was Lassie's home? England (Peter O'Toole plays the rich Duke of Rudling who buys Lassie)