Summertots
Children ages 0-30 months, w/caregiver are invited to join us at 10:00 a.m. every Thursday in July. We’ll meet inside for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, & toys, then have water play outside (weather dependent)
Adult Summer Reading
Pick up an adult summer reading card at the reference desk, then read a book. Stop back each week to have your card hole-punched, one hole for each book you’ve read that week. If your card is fully punched by August 26, you can enter it in our raffle drawing. Happy Reading!
• Participants must be 18 years or older.
• Program runs July 1 – August 26
• Get your card punched at the information desk.
• Turn in your completed card by September 1 for a chance to win a prize
Summer Concerts
Bring a blanket or some lawn chairs and join us for free concerts on the library lawn this summer.
• “Big Frank and the Bargain Bingers” will be here on Thursday, July 13 covering classic country, 60’s R&B, surf and rock music, as well as originals.
• The “Great Mutations” will be performing on Thursday, July 27. They write and perform melodic rock songs about love, work, and death.
• “As Iz” is an Albany area based one-man band, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Join Iz on Thursday, August 17.
• The “Kitty Rodeo” band rounds up roots rock, country and blues with an emphasis on the female perspective. Join them on Thursday, August 24. All concerts start at 6:30 p.m., and are family friendly.
Writing Workshop
with James Preller
Students in grades 6 and up are invited to join guest author James Preller at the Voorheesville High School at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 20. This free, one-day writing workshop is part of the week long Cole Summer Writer’s Institute, but registration for this program is on the library event calendar website. To learn more about the Cole Summer Writer’s Institute, visit their page.