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May 2024 Newsletter

4/30/2024

News from Castleton Public Library - May 2024

Notes from Our Director:

Spring is a wonderful time to explore the outdoors -- and your library can help!

May brings the return of our StoryWalks at Schodack Town Park and Schodack Island State Park! The StoryWalk uses pages from a picture book along a walking path so that families can enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time, any time the parks are open. Each StoryWalk begins near the park's playground. We change the book each month from May through October!

We also have items you can borrow to help you enjoy the outdoors. Explore underneath the surface of the Earth with our metal detector! Borrow one for 14 days using your library card, just like borrowing a book. You can also borrow fishing poles from the library for 14 days. The library has several poles to loan -- each pole is ready to go with line, hook, and a bobber.

Best,

Melissa Tacke, Library Director

Download May events calendar as a PDF

Weekly Events

Pajama Storytime

Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.

May 7, 14, 21, 28.

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.

May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

Children from birth to age 5 are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement while building their early literacy and motor skills!

Bridge Club

Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31.

Come play bridge with us! Geared toward beginners and players who need a refresher.

Our Take-Home Kit

Take & Make Craft Kit: Poseable Cat Puppet

Pick up anytime from Sunday, May 5 through Saturday, June 1.

Color, cut, and attach brads to help your cat puppet move and pose!

Our Other Events

May StoryWalk @Schodack Town Park - Egg

Location: Schodack Town Park, 498 Poyneer Road, Nassau, NY 12123

The StoryWalk begins near the playground and is available anytime!

Enjoy a StoryWalk with your family! Egg by Kevin Henkes will be up all month long. We change the StoryWalk book each month.

May StoryWalk @Schodack Island - Owlet's First Flight

Location: Schodack Island State Park, 1 Schodack Island Way, Schodack Landing, NY 12156

The StoryWalk begins near the playground and is available anytime!

Enjoy a StoryWalk with your family! Owlet's First Flight by Mitra Modarressi will be up all month long. We change the StoryWalk book each month.

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.

Open Mic Night

Wednesday, May 8, 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.

Special Storytime: Planting and Growing

Thursday, May 9, 10:30 a.m.

An environmental educator from Schodack Island State Park will join us for this special storytime about how plants grow! Participants will take home a plant and watch it grow!

Mother's Day Pressed Flower Craft

Thursday, May 9, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Come decorate a candle holder, card, or picture frame to give to Mom, Grandma, or another special person in your life. All ages welcome.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Party

Saturday, May 11, 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Celebrate our revamped 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program! Sign up for the program or update your progress and complete a fun handprint craft at the library! We also offer programs for older readers as well like 500 Books Before Middle School and 100 Books Before High School - all are welcome to participate!

Kids Cook: Veggie Sushi Handrolls

Monday, May 13, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Yum! Rice + nori (seaweed) + veggies = delicious! Drop in to learn to make this healthy snack and eat it, too!

Afternoon Book Club: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Wednesday, May 15, 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 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Friends of CPL Meeting

Wednesday, May 15, 5:30 p.m.

Want to help support and raise funds for CPL? Come join the Friends! All are welcome.

Make a Kite

Sunday, May 19, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Drop in to make your own unique kite to take home!

CPL Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, May 20, 7:00 p.m.

Monthly meeting of the library’s Board of Trustees. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Scrabble

Wednesday, May 22, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

For adults. Play Scrabble with fellow word-lovers. All levels welcome!

Cool Science: Paper Airplane Testing

Friday, May 24, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Recommended for ages 8-12. We'll provide paper and directions for making different kinds of paper airplanes. Make them, test them, tweak them, and find out what makes the best flyer!

Pressed Flower Craft for Adults

Wednesday, May 29, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Feel free to bring your own preferred items to decorate with the dried flowers we provide, or use our supplies to create a pressed flower frame. For adults.

Shrinky Dinks

Friday, May 31, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Remember Shrinky Dinks? The magical mystery material you color, cook, and create into something special! Join us for Shrinky Dink creativity and make a trinket, jewelry, or fob to take home.

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.

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!

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April 2024 Newsletter

4/1/2024

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News from Castleton Public Library - April 2024

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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

Friends of CPL Plant Sale

After Dinner Book Club - All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

Digital Library 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

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