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August 2024 Newsletter

7/29/2024

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News from Castleton Public Library - August 2024
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Notes from Our Director: 

Summer is still in full swing at CPL! Check out a full list of our remaining summer programs below -- there's a lot going on for kids, teens, and adults before school starts again. Or you can download our Summer Reading Club guide for a full list of our events and take-home craft kits through the end of the summer. 

Are you participating in our Summer Reading Club? If not, there's still time to sign up! Be sure to turn in your reading record to us by 6:00 pm on Monday, August 26 (or finish logging your reading online by that date) to be eligible for our Summer Reading raffle prize drawings. We'll be drawing 25 winners for a $25 Amazon gift certificate.

We'll also give kids & teens a special goody bag when they hand in their reading record from August 12 through September 1!

Thank you for joining us for a summer full of fun and learning!

Best,

Melissa Tacke, Library Director
Download our Summer Reading Guide as a PDF
Weekly Events
Pajama Storytime

Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.

August 6, 13, 20, 27.

Feel free to wear your pajamas or bring a stuffed animal friend to this evening storytime! Ages birth-8. 

Beginner Yoga

Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

August 6, 13.

Join us for an indoor yoga class geared toward adult beginners, with instructor Barbara Hacker. Please bring your own mat.

Bridge Club 

Fridays at 10:30 a.m. 

August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.


Come play bridge with us! Geared toward beginners and players who need a refresher.
Our Take-Home Kits
Take & Make Craft Kit: Rainbow Scratch Art

Pick up anytime from Sunday, July 28 through Saturday, August 3.

Make your own colorful, unique scratch art designs using special paper!
Take & Make Craft Kit: Summer Suncatcher

Pick up anytime from Sunday, August 4 through Saturday, August 10.

Make a colorful suncatcher for your window using contact paper and tissue paper pieces!
Take & Make Craft Kit: Origami

Pick up anytime from Sunday, August 11 through Saturday, August 17.

Learn how to make fun folded origami creations with this take-home kit!
Take & Make Craft Kit: Emoji Faces

Pick up anytime from Sunday, August 18 through Saturday, August 24.

Create your own expressive emojis by cutting out construction paper pieces and gluing them onto cardstock faces!
Take & Make Craft Kit: Paper Mosaic Art

Pick up anytime from Sunday, August 25 through Saturday, August 31.

Unleash your creativity and make beautiful paper mosaic art!
Our StoryWalks
August StoryWalk @Schodack Island - Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd
 
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! Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd will be up all month long. We change the StoryWalk book each month. 
August StoryWalk @Schodack Town Park - Greenlight by Breanna Carzoo
 
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! Greenlight by Breanna Carzoo will be up all month long. We change the StoryWalk book each month. 
Our Other Events
Field Trip Storytime: Meet a Mechanic
 
Thursday, August 1, 10:30 a.m.
 

We’ll read a story about cars, then walk over to M&M Auto and see a real mechanic in action! All ages welcome.
Paper Beads
 
Thursday, August 1, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
 

Join us for a paper bead-making session to learn the basics.
Creative Writing Exercises
 
Friday, August 2, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 

Calling all creatives! Join us for a series of creative writing exercises that can be completed at the library or to take home and try on your own!
Cool Science: Be a Detective
 
Saturday, August 3, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 

Recommended for ages 8 and up. Join us and try your hand at detective work like identifying finger prints, cracking codes, and unearthing hidden messages.
Giant Connect Four
 
Sunday, August 4, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

Bring a friend or family member to play a game of Connect 4 using our giant set.
Musical Chairs on the Lawn
 
Monday, August 5, 1:00 p.m.
 

Held outdoors, weather permitting. Join us for a little music and a lot of fun while we play this outdoor version of musical chairs!
After Dinner Book Club: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
 
Monday, August 5, 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 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin.
Cool Science: Sunprints
 
Tuesday, August 6, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

Held outdoors, weather permitting. Use the power of the sun to create a nature print you can hang and display.
Kids Cook: Chocolate Hummus
 
Wednesday, August 7, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Chocolate hummus? Yep. Come make it and eat it! It’s darn delicious!
Spice of the Month Club: Basil
 
Wednesday, August 7, 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.
Special Visitor Storytime: Guitar with Kevin Haran
 
Thursday, August 8, 10:30 a.m.
 

Join us for a special guitar-themed storytime with Kevin Haran of Kevin's Beginner Guitar Studio!
Make a Jarrarium
 
Thursday, August 8, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 

For ages 12 and up. Make a little ecosystem in a jar, add a figurine or two, and take your tiny world home to care for!
Cool Science: Bubbles Short and Tall
 
Friday, August 9, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 

Let’s make bubbles! Weather allowing, we’ll make bubbles outdoors: short, tall, big and small. Weather not allowing, we’ll make micro-bubbles indoors. All ages welcome.
Marble Run Fun
 
Saturday, August 10, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

Design & build a unique maze for a marble to go through, then drop a marble in and watch it work!
Sweet Structures
 
Sunday, August 11, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Using gumdrops and toothpicks, build the biggest, tallest, or weirdest structure you can!
Post Office Storytime
 
Monday, August 12, 12:00 p.m.
 

We'll enjoy a story at the library, we’ll color postcards, then take a trip to the post office to mail our postcards! All ages welcome.
Favorite Book Buttons
 
Monday, August 12, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 

Choose your favorite book and make a wearable button to commemorate it!
Cool Science: Mechanical Hand
 
Tuesday, August 13, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

For ages 8 and up. Observe the structure of the human hand and build a working biomechanical model.
Make a Garland
 
Wednesday, August 14, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

Make a paper garland to adorn yourself, a doorway, or a room. All ages welcome.
Open Mic Night
 
Wednesday, August 14, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 

Musicians and poets - come share your talents! All ages welcome to perform and to watch.
Special Visitor Storytime: Zippy the Clown
 
Thursday, August 15, 10:30 a.m.
 

Let’s get happy and enjoy some giggles! We will read a story together, and then Zippy the Clown will tell us funny jokes and show us how to make balloon animals.
Liquid Nitrogen
 
Thursday, August 15, 6:00 p.m.
 

For ages 7-14. Nitrogen is a gas that can become a liquid! Participants observe uncommon states of matter including liquid boiling at room temperature. Through fascinating demonstrations with MiSci, learners discover how liquid nitrogen is made and used in science, and the curious effects that extreme cold has on a variety of materials. Funding for this event provided by Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match Program.
Old Fashioned Games
 
Friday, August 16, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 

Join us for jacks, whirlygigs, and tin can stilts! If weather permits, we'll also play old-fashioned lawn games. All ages welcome.
Community Story-Writing
 
Saturday, August 17, 12:00 p.m.
 

In this writing exercise, participants will write parts of a story. When we are finished, the story will be written by the group!
Legomania
 
Sunday, August 18, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

We’ll have lots of Legos out for this all-day build-a-thon!
Family Magic Show
 
Monday, August 19, 6:00 p.m.
 

This exciting show by MagicMan is filled with conjuring, comedy, and audience participation! Funding for this event provided by Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match Program.
Cool Science: Periscopes
 
Tuesday, August 20, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

Recommended for ages 8 and up. It seems like magic, it involves mirrors, but it's not all mirrors. Come see how mirrors can help you see around corners, and make your own periscope to take home.
Ambulance Storytime
 
Tuesday, August 20, 6:00 p.m.
 

Join us to read a story about ambulances, meet an EMT, and see an ambulance from Castleton Ambulance Service! All ages welcome.
Afternoon Book Club: This Other Eden by Paul Harding
 
Wednesday, August 21, 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 This Other Eden by Paul Harding.
Traveling Pond
 
Wednesday, August 21, 6:00 p.m.
 

A traveling pond from Dyken Pond will splash its way into our library with live fish, salamanders, frogs, and insects! Funding for this event provided by Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match Program.
Special Visitor Storytime: Construction
 
Thursday, August 22, 10:30 a.m.
 

After we read a story about construction, we’ll get to see a real backhoe, courtesy of the Village of Castleton Department of Public Works!
Simple Macramé Plant Holder
 
Thursday, August 22, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
 

Join us to make an easy-peasy macramé hanging plant holder, or try your hand at a more complicated version if you know how!
Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
 
Friday, August 23, 12:00 p.m.
 

Held outdoors, weather permitting. Take a walk around the neighborhood with us and complete a scavenger hunt along the way! Children under age 9 must be accompanied by an adult.
Stop-Motion Animation
 
Saturday, August 24, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

Recommended for ages 8 and up. Sit down and make a tiny animated scene the old-fashioned way - one frame at a time. You’ll be surprised how much fun it is!
The Great Oreo Taste Test
 
Sunday, August 25, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

Have you ever wondered about all those new flavors of Oreos? We're collecting as many as we can find for you to try. So bring yourself, bring a friend, bring the whole family to taste test, rate, and vote for your favorite!
Cool Science: Thaumatropes
 
Monday, August 26, 12:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 

The simplest, coolest optical illusion imaginable! See one, make one, make two, make three….
Faith Ringgold Paper Quilt
 
Tuesday, August 27, 1:00 p.m.
 

Make your own paper story quilt in the style of celebrated artist and author Faith Ringgold. You’ll learn about Ringgold’s works, influence, and style before developing your own artistic narrative.
Paper Flashlight Illusion Art
 
Wednesday, August 28, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

Draw a nighttime scene on plastic and use a “paper flashlight” to create the illusion of a spotlight in your drawing!
Friends of CPL Music on the Lawn: Gone Gray
 
Wednesday, August 28, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
 

Held outdoors, weather permitting. Enjoy live music by Gone Gray on the front lawn! All ages. The Friends of CPL will be selling meatball subs, hot dogs, strawberry shortcakes, and drinks. Food sales from 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Music from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Presented by the Friends of Castleton Public Library.
Special Visitor Storytime: Police
 
Thursday, August 29, 10:30 a.m.
 

We’ll read a book about police officers, then get to meet a real-life officer from the Schodack Police Department and see a police car! All ages welcome.
Kids Cook: Crépes
 
Thursday, August 29, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
 

Recommended for ages 8 and up. Ooh la la! Crêpes! Let’s make ‘em, fold ‘em, eat ‘em, and enjoy them! Miam! (Yum!)
Egg & Spoon Race With a Twist!
 
Friday, August 30, 11:00 a.m.
 

Held outdoors, weather permitting. Join us for an egg and spoon race on the lawn -- but instead of eggs, we'll use all kinds of objects to balance on big and small spoons!
Rainbow Scratch Art
 
Saturday, August 31, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

Stop in to make cool rainbow scratch art using special paper!
Sand Art
 
Tuesday, September 3, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

Held outdoors (weather permitting). Make a creative design on cardstock using colored sand and glue! 
Crafternoon
 
Wednesday, September 4, 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 

We have lots of craft supplies – bring your imagination and make something awesome! All ages.
Spice of the Month Club: Cinnamon
 
Wednesday, September 4, 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.
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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