August 2021 Newsletter

News from Castleton Public Library - August 2021 View this email in your browser Notes from Our Director:  Our Summer Reading Club is still going strong! Have you signed up yet? It's not too late! All ages can participate. Register in person at the library or online. Whether you record your reading on paper or online, the more you read, the more chances you earn to win a $30 Amazon gift certificate. We'll draw 30 winners! Be sure to submit your reading/activity logs by 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 30 to be eligible for our prize drawings.  See below for a full list of our in-person activities for the month of August. And don't forget about our fun take & make craft and science kits for kids and teens! We offer a different craft kit every week and a different science kit every two weeks, all summer long! Learn more about our summer kits below. We'll have special goody bags available to pick up at the library at the end of the program for all youth participants in our Summer Reading Club! Little ones, kids, and teens can pick up their goody bag from August 16 through September 4.  We also encourage people of all ages to participate in our Summer Reading Photo Challenge. Show us that you've been up to this summer -- send us photos of you making crafts, doing science experiments, reading, and more! Everyone who submits photos will be entered into a drawing for a $10 Amazon gift certificate. We'll also use the photos in a Summer Reading Finale Video that we'll post on our YouTube channel on September 3.  We hope you're having a great summer! Have questions about our Summer Reading Club? Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org or call 518-732-0879.  Best,  Melissa Tacke Download our Summer Reading Guide as a PDF Our Take-Home Kits Take & Make Craft Kit: Ocean Animals Kit available for pick-up at the library from August 2 through August 7 Create crafts inspired by our favorite ocean creatures! Pick up the kit anytime from 8/2-8/7. Cool Science at Home: Cold Air Balloon Kit available for pick-up at the library from August 9 through August 21 In this science exploration, we will blow up a balloon with cold air and learn about how endothermic chemical reactions work! Pick up the kit anytime from 8/9-8/21. Take & Make Craft Kit: Canimals Kit available for pick-up at the library from August 9 through August 14 Use your imagination and supplies in our kit to transform recycled cans into animals! Pick up the kit anytime from 8/9-8/14. Take & Make Craft Kit: Rainbow Scratch Art Available for pick-up at the library from August 16 through August 21  Design your own beautiful rainbow scratch art using special paper! Pick up the kit anytime from 8/16-8/21. Cool Science at Home: Rock Candy Kit available for pick-up at the library from August 23 through September 4 Make your own delicious rock candy treat and learn about the science behind solutions! Pick up the kit anytime from 8/23-9/4. Take & Make Craft Kit: Egg Carton Caterpillar Kit available for pick-up at the library from August 23 through August 28 Create your own caterpillar craft using an egg carton! Pick up the kit anytime from 8/23-8/28. Take & Make Craft Kit: Animal Puppets Kit available for pick-up at the library from August 30 through September 4 Have fun creating animal puppets to play with! Pick up the kit anytime from 8/30-9/4. In-Person Events August StoryWalk: Bird Builds a Nest 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! Bird Builds a Nest will be up all month long. We change the book each month.  Main Street StoryWalk: Cheer Location: The StoryWalk begins at 94 S. Main Street, Castleton, NY 12033 and is available anytime. Enjoy reading Cheer: A Book to Celebrate Community as you walk along Main Street! The StoryWalk will be up from June 1 through August 31.  Cool Science: Ice Cream Science Tuesday, August 3, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. In this delicious science experiment, we’ll learn about chemistry while we create a tasty treat! This event will be held outdoors. Registration for a specific time slot is recommended--click link to register. Yoga Tuesday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. Join us for a 45-minute yoga session with instructor Rachel Toolan. Held outdoors. Bring your own mat. All skill levels welcome. Ages 12 & up.  Teen Time: Craft Hour Thursday, August 5, 4:00 p.m. Use a variety of craft supplies to make anything you can imagine! For teens going into 6th-12th grade in the fall. This event will be held outdoors. Registration is recommended--click link to register. Snow in August Friday, August 6, 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. It may be the summer, but at the library you can make your own "snow" to take home! This event will be held outdoors. Registration for a specific time slot is recommended--click link to register.   Yoga Tuesday, August 10, 6:00 p.m. Join us for a 45-minute yoga session with instructor Rachel Toolan. Held outdoors. Bring your own mat. All skill levels welcome. Ages 12 & up.  Perler Bead Crafts   Wednesday, August 11, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Make something awesome out of perler beads! This event will be held outdoors. Registration for a specific time slot is recommended--click link to register. Kaleidoscopes Friday, August 13, 11:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Create your own homemade kaleidoscope! This event will be held outdoors. Registration for a specific time slot is recommended--click link to register. CPL Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, August 16, 7:00 p.m. August meeting of CPL’s Board of Trustees. Members of the public are welcome to attend.  Painting Extravaganza Tuesday, August 17, 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. It’s time to have fun with paint! This event will be held outdoors. Registration for a specific time slot is recommended--click link to register. Afternoon Book Club: Storm in a Teacup Wednesday, August 18, 1:00 p.m. Join us for an outdoor book discussion for adults! We’ll discuss Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski. Books available for checkout starting 4 weeks prior to the discussion date. Registration recommended. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org or call 518-732-0879 to register.  Friends of CPL Meeting Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 p.m. Want to help support and raise funds for CPL? Come join the Friends! All are welcome. Teen Time: Emoji Pillows Thursday, August 19, 4:00 p.m. Make a fun, no-sew emoji pillow! For teens going into 6th-12th grade in the fall. This event will be held outdoors.Registration is recommended--click link to register. CPL at the Castleton-on-Hudson Farmers and Artisans Market Friday, August 20, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Come visit our table at the Farmers Market! Sand Art Saturday, August 21, 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Make a creative design on cardstock using colored sand and glue! This event will be held outdoors. Registration for a specific time slot is recommended--click link to register. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Tuesday, August 24, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Come to the library and get your outdoor scavenger hunt task list! When you finish the scavenger hunt, you can return to the library and claim your prize! The scavenger hunt instructions will be available inside the library. Music on the Lawn Wednesday, August 25, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Presented by the Friends of Castleton Public Library. Enjoy live music by Gone Gray on our front lawn! All ages welcome. Storytime on the Lawn Thursday, August 26, 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.  Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America - A Community Conversation Thursday, August 26, 7:00-8:30 p.m. This free program offered by the Upper Hudson Library System will stream live via the UHLS Zoom and features discussion with Dr. Gretchen Sorin, author of "Driving While Black," and filmmaker Ric Burns, with moderator UHLS Board President Antonio Booth. Register early to receive a free copy of the book! Register at: bit.ly/Sorinlibraryprogram Cool Science: Elephant Toothpaste Tuesday, August 31, 1:00- 4:30 p.m. Learn about chemical reactions as we create a fantastic foamy fountain of “toothpaste” fit for an elephant! This event will be held outdoors. Registration for a specific time slot is recommended--click link to register. Teen Time: Back-to-School Buttons Thursday, September 2, 4:00 p.m. Get ready to head back to school by creating buttons for your backpack or jacket! For teens going into 6th-12th grade in the fall. This event will be held outdoors. Registration is recommended--click link to register. 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 Summer Photo Challenge Submit photos Sunday, August 1 - Friday, August 27 What are you been up to during Summer Reading Club? This is your chance to show us! Send us photos of you making crafts, doing science experiments, reading books, and more! If you submit a photo, you have a chance to win a gift card in a randomly drawn raffle. Your photos will also be part of a showcase video at the end of the summer! The Summer Photo Challenge is open to all ages! Email photos by Friday, August 27 to youthservices@castletonpubliclibrary.org. Virtual Storytime with Miss Joelle New episode posted every Wednesday - August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 1. 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 Summer Reading Finale Video Video can be seen on YouTube beginning Friday, September 3 Let's see what the Castleton Public Library community has been up to this summer! Enjoy photos from the Summer Reading Club and a message from the CPL staff as we finish off the summer! The video will be posted on our YouTube channel on Friday, September 3. 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 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.