June 2021 Newsletter

News from Castleton Public Library - June 2021 View this email in your browser Notes from Our Director:  Save the date -- our Summer Reading Club starts in just a few short weeks! We have our official Summer Reading Club Kickoff on the library lawn on Saturday, June 26 (see events listing below for details). You can sign up for our Summer Reading Club any time, all summer long, beginning Friday, June 25. We'll have more information about this summer's activities and reading fun available on our website after June 15. Stay tuned! We're happy to share that we've partnered with the Castleton-on-Hudson Main Street Association (COHMSA) to offer a Main Street StoryWalk! A StoryWalk places pages from a picture book along a walking route so families can enjoy a story and the outdoors at the same time. The StoryWalk begins at 94 S. Main Street. Follow the notes on the pages to go to the next page in the story. The Main Street StoryWalk is part of COHMSA's three great reasons to visit Main Street this summer, along with the Main Street Mile and geocaches on Main Street! Learn more about COHMSA here.  Don't forget about our fun take & make craft and science kits for children and teens! Our June kits are available for pick-up from now through Friday, June 25: Cool Science at Home: Paper Rockets Take & Make Crafts: Rainbow Crafts Teen Time: Design Your Own Journal (for teens in 6th-12th grades only) Once our Summer Reading Club starts on 6/26, we'll offer a different craft kit every week and a different science kit every two weeks, all summer long! Learn more about our summer kits later this month! Best,  Melissa Tacke Download our June Events Calendar as a PDF Our Take-Home Kits Cool Science at Home: Paper Rockets Kit available for pick-up at the library from June 1 through June 25 In this month's science exploration, make your own paper rockets and learn about the science behind how they work! The how-to video and handout will be added to our Cool Science playlist on 6/1. Pick up the kit anytime from 6/1-6/25. Click here for link to the how-to video.   Take & Make Crafts: Rainbow Crafts Kit available for pick-up at the library from June 1 through June 25 Brighten up your day with rainbow-themed crafts! The how-to video will be added to our Take & Make Crafts playlist on 6/1. Pick up the kit anytime from 6/1-6/25. Click here for link to how-to video. Teen Time Kit: Design Your Own Journal Available for pick-up at the library from June 1 through June 25 (6th-12th grades only).  Take a blank journal and make it your own with fun decorations and designs! Teens in 6th-12th grades are invited to pick up a kit at the library any time from 6/1 through 6/25. Click here for link to how-to video. Take & Make Crafts: Patriotic Crafts Kit available for pick-up at the library from June 26 through July 3 Get ready for the 4th of July with some fun crafts to celebrate and decorate your home! The how-to video will be added to our Take & Make Crafts playlist on 6/26. Pick up the kit anytime from 6/26-7/3. Full Take & Make Crafts playlist here: tinyurl.com/CPL-Crafts Cool Science at Home: Parachutes Kit available for pick-up at the library from June 26 through July 10 Make your own miniature parachute and learn about the science behind how gravity and other forces work! The how-to video and handout will be added to our Cool Science playlist on 6/26. Pick up the kit anytime from 6/26-7/10. Full Cool Science playlist here: tinyurl.com/CPL-Science   In-Person Events June StoryWalk: Five Busy Beavers 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! Five Busy Beavers 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.  Duct Tape Crafts (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Saturday, June 12, 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Make fun crafts using duct tape! All ages welcome. This event will be held outdoors. Masks required. Registration for a specific time slot is required -- click here to register.    Afternoon Book Club: Stranger in the Woods (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Wednesday, June 16, 1:00 p.m. Join us for an outdoor book discussion for adults! We’ll discuss The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel. Books available for checkout at front desk. Masks required. Registration required. Email [email protected] or call 518-732-0879 to register. Storytime on the Lawn Thursday, June 17, 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. CPL Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, June 21, 7:00 p.m. June meeting of CPL’s Board of Trustees, held virtually. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Email [email protected] for Zoom connection information.  CPL at the Castleton-on-Hudson Farmers and Artisans Market Friday, June 25, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Come visit our table at the Farmers Market! Summer Reading Club Kickoff Saturday, June 26, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. School is out and Summer Reading is in! Sign up for our Summer Reading Club and pick up a coupon for a free Stewart’s ice cream cone! Can’t come today? You can sign up for our SRC all summer long! Perler Bead Crafts (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Monday, June 28, 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. Come make something awesome out of perler beads! All ages welcome. This event will be held outdoors. Masks required. Registration for a specific time slot is required -- click here to register. Kids' Book Bingo (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Tuesday, June 29, 3:00 p.m. Come play bingo at the library with our special book-themed bingo set. Recommended for ages 7-12. This event will be held outdoors. Masks required. Registration is required -- click here to register. Rainbow Scratch Art (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Friday, July 2, 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Make cool rainbow scratch art with special paper! All ages. This event will be held outdoors. Masks required. Registration for a specific time slot is required -- click here 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 Virtual Storytime with Miss Joelle New episode posted every Wednesday - June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. 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: Mini Pepper Pizzas Video posted on Tuesday, June 8 Learn to make pizza using bell peppers instead of crust for a healthy and tasty pizza twist! The video will be added to our Kids Cook playlist on 6/8. 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 [email protected] 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.