May 2021 Newsletter

News from Castleton Public Library - May 2021 View this email in your browser Notes from Our Director:  Good news -- we are expanding our services to reintroduce public computer access and seating on a limited basis! We now have one public computer station available on a first-come, first-served basis. We have also reintroduced one table that can be used by one person. Also, you can now visit the library for up to 60 minutes. For everything you need to know about visiting the library during this time, please visit https://tinyurl.com/CPL-Visit. We're also continuing to hold outdoor events at the library! See our event listing below for information about our first Storytime on the Lawn, an outdoor Beading Bonanza event, and the return of our in-person Afternoon Book Club. Please note that registration is required for most of our outdoor events! We've also begun our seasonal partnership with Schodack Island State Park to offer a StoryWalk. The StoryWalk places pages from a picture book along a walking path so families can enjoy a story and the outdoors at the same time. The StoryWalk begins near the playground at Schodack Island State Park. We'll put up a new book each month through October. Be sure to check out this month's StoryWalk book, Hello Spring! Don't forget about our fun take & make craft and science kits for children and teens! Our May kits are available for pick-up from now through Saturday, May 29: Cool Science at Home: Music  Take & Make Crafts: Flower Crafts Teen Time: Minute to Win It Games (for teens in 6th-12th grades only) Last but not least, be sure to check out the fundraising events held by The Friends of Castleton Public Library. The Friends will hold their first-ever Plant Sale on Saturday, May 15 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Plant Sale will be held at the intersection of Scott Avenue and Main Street.  Best,  Melissa Tacke Download our May Events Calendar as a PDF Our Take-Home Kits Cool Science at Home: Music Kit available for pick-up at the library from May 3 through May 29 Make two types of musical instruments and learn about the science behind how sound works! The how-to video and handout will be added to our Cool Science playlist on 5/3. Pick up the kit anytime from 5/3-5/29. Full Cool Science playlist here: tinyurl.com/CPL-Science   Take & Make Crafts: Flower Crafts Kit available for pick-up at the library from May 3 through May 29 Make fantastic flower-themed crafts to enjoy or give to a loved one! The how-to video will be added to our Take & Make Crafts playlist on 5/3. Pick up the kit anytime from 5/3-5/29. Full Take & Make Crafts playlist here: tinyurl.com/CPL-Crafts Teen Time: Minute to Win It Games Available for pick-up at the library from May 3 through May 29 (6th-12th grades only).  Can you complete these tasks in just one minute? Teens in 6th-12th grades are invited to pick up a games kit at the library any time from 5/3 through 5/29. Succeeding at a task will earn you a prize! In-Person and Live Online Events May StoryWalk: Hello Spring 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! Hello Spring will be up all month long. We change the book each month.  Virtual Book Club: The Hidden Life of Trees Tuesday, May 11, 8:00 p.m. Come discuss The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben. Borrow the eBook or digital audiobook using hoopladigital.com! For adults. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for Zoom connection info. Friends of CPL Plant Sale Saturday, May 15, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Location: 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.   Beading Bonanza (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Saturday, May 15, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Make your own beaded jewelry at the library! All ages welcome. This event will be held outdoors. All participants are required to wear face masks at all times and must stay at their assigned table. Registration for a specific time slot is required; participants must register by 5/14 (the day prior to the event). Email youthservices@castletonpubliclibrary.org to register. CPL Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, May 17, 7:00 p.m. May meeting of CPL’s Board of Trustees, held virtually. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for Zoom connection information.  Afternoon Book Club: The Night Tiger (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Wednesday, May 19, 1:00 p.m. Join us for an outdoor, socially-distanced book discussion for adults! This month, we’ll discuss  The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. Books available for checkout at the library. Masks required. Please register by 5/18 (the day prior to the discussion). Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org or call 518-732-0879 to register.  Friends of CPL Meeting Wednesday, May 19, 7:00 p.m. Want to help support and raise funds for CPL? Come join the Friends! All are welcome at this virtual meeting. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for Zoom connection info. Storytime on the Lawn Thursday, May 20, 11:00 a.m. Join Miss Joelle for a special outdoor storytime with stories, songs, and rhymes! Please bring your own blanket for your family to sit on. Masks required for all participants age 2 and older. Craft & Chat Thursday, May 27, 8:00 p.m. Join us with your project and have company while you knit, crochet, quilt, color, or make other art or craft projects. Have a finished product you’d like to show? Feel free to share it! For adults. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for Zoom connection information. Friends of CPL Bottle & Can Drive This fundraiser is ongoing! Location: 6 Center Redemption, 550 South St., Rensselaer, NY 12144 This fundraiser is super-simple -- when you take your returnable bottles & cans to 6 Center Redemption, let them know that you’d like to donate to the Friends of Castleton Public Library.  Please do not bring bottle & can donations to the library. Thanks for your support! Prerecorded Online Events Virtual Storytime with Miss Joelle New episode posted every Wednesday - May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 2. Join Miss Joelle for a story and rhymes/songs that you can participate in at home! A new storytime video is posted every Wednesday. All videos are available on-demand to fit your schedule. The complete Virtual Storytime playlist can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CPL-storytime Kids Cook: Pita Pockets Video posted on Tuesday, May 11 In this month’s cooking session, we’ll make tasty pita pockets with delicious veggies! The video will be added to our Kids Cook playlist on 5/11. Full Kids Cook playlist: tinyurl.com/CPL-KidsCook 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 director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for more information.  WiFi Outside Our Building Our WiFi is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can access the public WiFi at the picnic table 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 © 2021 Castleton Public Library, All rights reserved.