April 2024 Newsletter

News from Castleton Public Library - April 2024 View this email in your browser Notes from Our Director:  Spring is here! Come celebrate the season by borrowing one of our museum passes for a day trip, or learning and having fun at one of our classes and events for children and teens during the school break from April 1 through April 7.  Best, Melissa Tacke, Library Director Download April events calendar as a PDF Weekly Events Pajama Storytime Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Feel free to wear your pajamas or bring a stuffed animal friend to this evening storytime! Ages birth-8.  Learn & Play Storytime  Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.  April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2. Children from birth to age 5 are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement while building their early literacy and motor skills! Our Take-Home Kit Take & Make Craft Kit: Egg Carton Caterpillars Pick up anytime from Sunday, March 31 through Saturday, May 4. Create a fun caterpillar craft using a recycled egg carton! Our Other Events Cool Science: Bath Fizzies   Monday, April 1, 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Join us as we explore the science behind fizz. Make a bath fizzy to take home and create your very own scientific reaction at bath time! After Dinner Book Club: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Monday, April 1, 7:00 p.m. Join us the first Monday of each month for a book discussion! Books available at the front desk. This month's book is The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova. Pipe Cleaner Crafts   Tuesday, April 2, 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. Use your imagination to make your own pipe cleaner animal, flower, or other creation! Cookie Decorating   Wednesday, April 3, 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. Get creative and decorate a sugar cookie to take home! Teen Time: Poetry Games   Thursday, April 4, 4:00 p.m. Do you enjoy poetry, or want to try something new? Stop by for some fun poetry exercises and games. Pool Noodle Unicorns   Friday, April 5, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Are you obsessed with unicorns? Make a unique unicorn using our craft supplies and a pool noodle! Create a Chain Reaction Saturday, April 6, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Set up a course of ramps, hammers, pendulums, and more, then watch the chain reaction!   Paint a Flowerpot Sunday, April 7, 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.   Join us to welcome in the warmer weather by designing a unique flowerpot that can house your growing flowers all the days of Spring!   Open Mic Night Wednesday, April 10, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.   Musicians & poets - come share your talents! If your instrument requires an amplifier, please bring one with you. All ages welcome to perform and to watch.   Friends of CPL Breakfast Fundraiser Saturday, April 13, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Location: Rensselaer Elks Lodge 2073, 683 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY 12061 Enjoy breakfast while you help benefit the library! Cost is $11.00 for a full breakfast of 2 eggs, bacon or sausage, home fries, pancakes, toast, and a beverage.   Anything and Everything Salt Dough Monday, April 15, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.   Squish, squash, play, shape and sculpt whatever you can think of, using salt dough!   CPL Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, April 15, 7:00 p.m.   Monthly meeting of the library’s Board of Trustees. Members of the public are welcome to attend.   Afternoon Book Club - The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey   Wednesday, April 17, 1:00 p.m.   Join us the third Wednesday of each month for a book discussion! Books available at the front desk. This month's book is The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey.   Friends of CPL Meeting Wednesday, April 17, 5:30 p.m.   Want to help support and raise funds for CPL? Come join the Friends! All are welcome.   DIY Climbing Toy Sunday, April 21, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Come make a new-fangled version of an old-fashioned climbing toy using paper, string, and your imagination.   Scrabble    Wednesday, April 24, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.   For adults. Play Scrabble with fellow word-lovers. All levels welcome!   Special Storytime: All About Bees   Thursday, April 25, 10:30 a.m.   Learn the buzz about these important pollinators at a special storytime with an environmental educator from Schodack Island State Park.   Paper Bag Puppets Monday, April 29, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.   Join us for some crafty fun creating paper bag puppets with a variety of supplies to inspire you.   Spice of the Month Club: Dill   Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.   For adults. Spice up your life and join us to learn about a different spice or herb each month! We'll talk about the spice, try a food that contains it, and send you home with information, recipes, and the spice of the month to experiment with at home.   Friends of CPL Plant Sale Saturday, May 4, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.   Location: River Rest (Corner of Scott Avenue and Main Street), Castleton, NY 12033 All proceeds benefit the library! An assortment of vegetable plants and flowers will be available.   After Dinner Book Club - All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley Monday, May 6, 7:00 p.m.   Join us the first Monday of each month for a book discussion! Books available at the front desk. This month's book is All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.   Digital Library Resources Check Out Our Digital Collections! The Upper Hudson Library System hosts a great collection of ebooks, digital audiobooks, digital magazines, and streaming video, resources for research, and more! Click here to visit our page about digital resources.  Check Out Our Virtual Storytime Episodes Did you know that we have a playlist of Virtual Storytime episodes that you can watch anytime? All episodes are created by Miss Joelle, our Youth Services Librarian.  Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes with us, on your schedule! For our full Virtual Storytime playlist of 74 episodes, visit tinyurl.com/CPL-storytime Borrow a WiFi Hotspot Did you know that we loan WiFi hotspots? They can be borrowed for 14 days -- all you need is your library card! Hotspots are available on a first-come, first-served basis and can only be checked out and returned at CPL. Call 518-732-0879 or email [email protected] for more information.  WiFi Inside & Outside Our Building Our WiFi is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can access the public WiFi on the front lawn, or alongside the building on Stimpson Avenue (the signal is strongest near the front of the building). Just look for the network called "Castleton Public Library." There's no password to connect!  Copyright © 2024 Castleton Public Library, All rights reserved.