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20 The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, December 20, 2012
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Voorheesville
By Lynn Kohler
Is your child too old for Babygarten,
but not quite ready for
preschool story time? Come to the
Voorheesville Public Library on
Thursday, Dec. 27, at 10:15 a.m.,
to sing, dance and play your way
through an age appropriate program
designed just for your toddler.
Short books, flannel boards,
and an exploratory art activity
comprise the program,
Quilt drawing
The Friends of the Library are
selling tickets for a beautiful 63-
by 63-inch multi-colored quilt
donated by The Village Quilters.
The quilt is currently on display
at the circulation desk, where
tickets may be purchased for $1
each or 6 tickets for $5. The quilt
drawing will be held in February.
All proceeds will benefit the
Friends of the Library.
Writing your
personal history
Facilitated by local historian
and author Dennis Sullivan, this
workshop series will help folks
who want to record their life
stories for their children, grandchildren,
and friends. Emphasis
will be on telling one’s story in
an interesting and accurate way.
A photocopied packet of short
selections from writers who
have written about their lives
will be made available to each
participant as guides. Included
among these will be Joan Didion,
C. S. Lewis, Jung Chang, David
Sedaris, Henry David Thoreau,
and David Foster Wallace. A
copy of the stories of local writer
Bryce Butler will be given to each
participant as well.
Writers will bring work to
share with the group at each
session. Participants may make
supportive and constructive comments
about each piece, but all
participants will remain respectful
of each person’s unique voice
at all times. Space is limited to
20. Registration is required. This
program is on Jan. 15 and 29,
Feb. 12 and 26, and March 12
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Contact
Suzanne Fisher at the library
for more information.
Artists of the month
During the entire month of
December the library will host a
traveling art exhibit called “The
Eyes of the Storm: Hurricane
Irene in Images and Words”.
This incredible exhibit was
created by students in kindergarten
through grade 12 of the
Gilboa-Conesville Central School
District. Please be sure to stop
by the library, visit our gallery
and see for yourself the original
artwork created by the students
most touched by Hurricane Irene.
We will have copies of the book
The Eyes of the Storm: Hurricane
Irene in Images and Words on
sale as well. All proceeds will
benefit the Gilboa-Conesville
CSD.
Middleburgh
By Anne LaMont
On Dec. 27, at 7 p.m., you can
learn a new skill or share your
own special talents with others
or just craft in the company of
others in our knitting circle.
Drop in anytime. No registration
is required
Dinner and a movie
On Dec. 28, at 5:30 p.m., come
to the library for the movie Trouble
with the Curve, rated PG-13.
Join us as we watch Clint Eastwood’s
most recent movie. The
library will provide the pizza,
salad, and drinks and you bring
a dessert to share. This one fills
up fast so make sure you register
soon. Please note this film is not
suitable for young children.
Altamont
By David Warner
Are your eyes watering more
fervently when you read these
days?
The Altamont Free Library
may have the (excuse us — solution).
A patron left their reading
glasses here a week or so ago.
They’re Magnavisions, with a
2.00 magnification, in a black
Empire Vision Centers case.
Still life, Moving life
There are many ways to “see.”
Perhaps you’re looking for a
new start on a new year. What
about a Bob Dylan approach?
What about painting your masterpiece?
Perhaps you’re looking
for a new start
on a new year.
What about a
Bob Dylan approach?
On the last day of 2012,
Monday, Dec. 31, at 1 p.m., the
library will be providing blank
art canvases, art supplies, and
a little inspiration. The rest of
the show is yours.
Make the art, hang it on your
wall, be the source of your own
inspiration.
The program is for searchers
aged 15 and up.
Preschool dance party
Join us New Year’s Eve at 10
a.m. Kids who enjoy dancing like
monkeys on a bed are invited (the
program is geared to kids ages 1
through 5, and their siblings are
welcome) to get their groove on to
Hap Palmer, Laurie Berkner and
other children’s favorites.
At 11a.m. we’ll count down to
the New Year (it’ll be midnight in
Beijing!) and celebrate with confetti,
noise, and snacks. Please
sign up.
Holiday hours
The library will be closing at 3
p.m. on Dec. 24 and 31, and will
be closed on Christmas Day and
New Year’s Day.
Come and get’m
The gingerbread houses we’re
displaying for library users continue
to impress everyone. But
we can’t keep them forever. If
you want to bring home your
child’s lovely architectural showpiece
please come pick it up
quickly. Thank you.
Guilderland
By Mark Curiale
The Guilderland Library Foundation
is asking you to donate
to its Giving Tree and support
the many events from children’s
programs to notable author talks,
that make your library “Guilderland’s
Gathering Place” for children,
families, seniors, singles;
the entire community.
To donate, stop by the Guilderland
Public Library and pick up
a donation form. Or mail your
donation by using the form at
http://bit.ly/Giving-Tree. Your
contribution will be promptly
commemorated with a symbol
of winter – penguins, mittens,
snowflakes, and snowmen –
personalized with your name or
dedication.
The Giving Tree is filling up
with symbols representing everything
from a gift of $5 from
a youngster who loved last summer’s
reading club, to a generous
donation from a local law
firm that supports community
causes.
The funds you donate go directly
to many programs and
services not supported by taxpayer
dollars, activities such as
the summer reading program,
concerts in the garden and in the
Helderberg Room, family movies,
and the Carol J. Hamblin Notable
Author Speakers Series.
Your donation is tax-deductible
to the fullest extent of the law.
The Guilderland Library Foundation
is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
organization.
If you have any questions
about this, please call 456-2400,
ext. 112, or e-mail the Foundation
at foundation@guilpl.org.
Thank you for your donation.
Better holiday photos
If you’ve ever taken a holiday
picture in which your family
members ghost out yet the
decorations disappear into a
black hole, then the problem is,
well, we don’t know either. We
are going to find out, though, at
the next Digital Photo Forum on
Thursday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m.
As this is the last session
before the holidays, the group
will trade secrets for getting the
best holiday and family photos
in all kinds of lighting situations.
The Digital Photo Forum
is where area photographers
gather monthly at the forum to
discuss work they are doing and
share techniques about getting
the most out of digital photography.
These are open sessions;
bring your work and your questions.
The group meets the third
Thursday of each month.
Holiday concert
Suburban Sounds will present
its annual holiday choral concert
in the library’s Helderberg Room
on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m.
Take a break from shopping
and the merry mayhem, and
come enjoy this relaxing musical
interlude. There will be old
favorites and some new songs
sure to become favorites.
The Big Red Dog’s
50th birthday
What else can you say when
you learn that Clifford the Big
Red Dog is 50? Woof is good, and
so is Happy Birthday. Children
ages 4 through 8 are invited to
attend Clifford’s birthday party
at the library on Thursday, Dec.
27, at 11 a.m.
This hour-long celebration will
feature stories, crafts, games, a
movie and more. Hope to see you
there. And remember to wear red.
Registration is required; please
call 456-2400, ext. 4 to register.
Holiday closings
The library will be closed
on Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday,
Dec. 25, for the Christmas
holiday.
Library info
For more information about
the library, call the library at
456-2400, or e-mail us at info@
guilpl.org. The library is located
at 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland.
Visit the library’s website
at www.guilpl.org. Check out the
“unofficial” library stuff at facebook.com/Guilderland.Library,
follow the library on Twitter @
GuilderlandLib, and get music
information and free downloads
on the library’s Freegal page. It
all starts at guilpl.org.
Westmere FD meets
GUILDERLAND — The Westmere
Fire District will hold a
special meeting on today, Dec. 20,
at 6:30 p.m. to approve unpaid
bills and any other matters that
may come before the board.
The meeting will be held at the
temporary offices of the district
at 1732 Western Ave.