October 2021 Newsletter

News from Castleton Public Library - October 2021 View this email in your browser Notes from Our Director:  Happy fall! Do you love Halloween? Be sure to check out our events -- from Paint a Mini-Pumpkin to Halloween Crafts to a Halloween Car Parade! We'll also have a Pumpkin Paper Lantern craft kit available to pick up any time from 10/4 through 10/30.  October is also Archives Month! Research your family history using Ancestry Library Edition from the comfort of your home. Want to learn more about preserving your family photographs and documents? Join me for a Zoom workshop on 10/26 to learn how to better care for your treasures (email me at director@castletonpubliclibrary.org to register).  See below for a complete list of our October events. Please note that most of our events this month will be held outdoors. Feel free to drop in – no need to register! In case of inclement weather, outdoor events may be cancelled. If you’re unsure of the impact of weather on an outdoor event, please give us a call at 518-732-0879 before you travel to the library.  We hope you'll stop in and see us this fall!  Best,  Melissa Tacke Download October Calendar as a PDF Weekly Events Learn & Play Storytime Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. October 7, 14, 21, 28. Children from birth to age 5 are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement while building their early literacy and motor skills! Held outdoors. Please bring a blanket for your family to sit on. Our Take-Home Kits Take & Make Craft Kit: Pumpkin Paper Lantern Pick up kit anytime from Monday, 10/4 through Saturday, 10/30 Make a paper jack-o'-lantern to get ready for Halloween! Our Other Events October StoryWalk: Full of Fall   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! Full of Fall will be up all month long.  After Dinner Book Club: Little Fires Everywhere   Monday, October 4, 7:00 p.m. Join us for a book discussion! This month we'll discuss Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Held indoors. Books available at the front desk. Fun Fall Crafts Tuesday, October 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Celebrate the fall by making a special craft to decorate your home! Held outdoors.  Bridge Club Friday, October 8, 10:30 a.m. Come play bridge with us! Geared toward beginners and players who need a refresher. Held indoors.   Sand Art Friday, October 8, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Make a creative design on cardstock using colored sand and glue! Held outdoors.  Cool Science: Bouncy Balls Tuesday, October 12, 3:00-5:00 p.m.  We'll learn about polymers and make bouncy balls using borax, baking soda, and glue. Held outdoors.  Friends of CPL Meeting Wednesday, October 13, 5:30 p.m.  Want to help support and raise funds for CPL? Come join the Friends! All are welcome. Held indoors. Paint a Mini Pumpkin Saturday, October 16, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Come paint a mini pumpkin to decorate your home for Halloween! Held outdoors.  Friends of CPL Pasta Dinner Fundraiser Saturday, October 16 - Pick up between 4:30-7:00 p.m. Pickup Location: Castleton Fire House, 11 Green Avenue, Castleton, NY 12033 Enjoy a tasty dinner and support the library! Choose baked ziti with meatballs ($10) or spaghetti with meatballs ($9). All dinners come with salad and bread. Take out only -- please preorder. Place your preorder and choose your pick-up time by visiting tinyurl.com/CPL-Pasta or by calling 518-466-8051. CPL Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, October 18, 7:00 p.m. Monthly meeting of the library's Board of Trustees. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Held indoors.  Teen Time: Cookie Decorating Tuesday, October 19, 4:00 p.m. Teens in 6th-12th grades are invited to drink hot chocolate and create their own cookie designs! Held outdoors.  Afternoon Book Club: No Visible Bruises   Wednesday, October 20, 1:00 p.m. Join us the third Wednesday of each month for a book discussion! This month we'll discuss No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Snyder. Books available at the front desk. Bridge Club Friday, October 22, 10:30 a.m. Come play bridge with us! Geared toward beginners and players who need a refresher. Held indoors.   Halloween Crafts Tuesday, October 26, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Join us to make Halloween crafts, decorate a paper bag for trick or treating, and enjoy some candy! Held outdoors.  Preserving Family Photographs & Documents Tuesday, October 26, 7:00 p.m. Learn about free & low-cost ways to preserve your family photographs and documents in this online workshop. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for Zoom connection information.   Halloween Car Parade Saturday, October 30, starting at 2:00 p.m. This year we’re bringing our annual Halloween parade to you! Stand along the parade route to show off your costume. Firetrucks and cars will travel the parade route with Halloween greetings and candy! Click here to download map of parade route. Co-sponsored by CPL, Castleton Fire Department, and Castleton-on-Hudson Main Street Association.  After Dinner Book Club: Mama's Last Hug Monday, November 1, 7:00 p.m. Join us for a book discussion! This month's selection is Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves, by Frans de Waal. Held indoors. Books available at the front desk. 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! 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 Access Ancestry Library Edition at Home! Through the end of 2021, you can use Ancestry Library Edition from the comfort of home -- all you need is your library card! Visit uhls.org/ancestry.htm to get started.  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 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 © 2021 Castleton Public Library, All rights reserved.