March 2021 Newsletter

News from Castleton Public Library - March 2021 View this email in your browser Notes from Our Director:  Our 2020 Annual Report to the community, reflecting our services, programs, and collections is now available! See below for information about how the library was used in 2020. You can also download this report as a PDF. Have any questions or comments about our Annual Report? Send me an email or call the library at 518-732-0879.  Below our Annual Report is a complete listing of all of our services, take-home kits, and events for the month of March. We're here to serve you! Best,  Melissa Tacke Download our March Events Calendar as a PDF Our Take-Home Kits Cool Science at Home: Salt Crystals Kit available for pick-up at the library from March 1 through April 3 In this month's science exploration, make your own salt crystals and learn about the science behind the crystallization process! How-to video and handout will be added to our Cool Science playlist on 3/1. Pick up the kit anytime from 3/1-4/3. Video here: youtu.be/VKa5yPHtu2c Take & Make Crafts: Food Fun Kit available for pick-up at the library from March 1 through April 3   Make a variety of fun, food-themed crafts - just don't try to eat them! How-to video will be added to our Take & Make Crafts playlist on 3/1. Pick up the kit anytime from 3/1-4/3. Video here: youtu.be/eVNsXS8ZH0k Teen Time: Candy Sushi Available for pick-up at the library from March 1 through April 3 (6th-12th grades only).    Create your own delicious candy sushi at home! Teens in 6th-12th grades are invited to pick up a Candy Sushi Kit anytime from 3/1-4/3. Then, you can watch a how-to video to learn how to make it! Video here: youtu.be/oGLtVLMuIfc Spring Break Week Fun Pack! Fun Pack available for pick-up at the library from March 15 through April 10 The school break week is coming up soon! Pick up one of our fun packs, which include a Cool Science experiment, coloring & puzzle sheets, a craft, and a surprise toy! Prerecorded Online Events Share-a-Joke Challenge Submit your videos from March 1 through March 29 to enter to win a prize! Tell us a joke! Send a brief video of you telling one of your favorite jokes to youthservices@castletonpubliclibrary.org and you’ll be entered to win a $10 Amazon gift certificate (we’ll draw 3 winners randomly!). For all ages. The deadline to send your videos is 3/29. Afterward, we’ll post a video showcasing all of the submissions on our YouTube channel on 4/2. Virtual Storytime with Miss Joelle New episode posted every Wednesday - March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. 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 Live Online Events Coffee & Conversation  Tuesday, March 9, 1:00 p.m. Grab your cup of coffee or tea (or your lunch!) and join us for light, friendly discussion. For adults. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for Zoom connection information. CPL Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, March 15, 7:00 p.m. March 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.  Kids Cook: Mug Brownies Video posted on Tuesday, March 16 In this month’s cooking session, we will make quick, delicious chocolate brownies in a mug! The video will be added to our Kids Cook playlist on 3/16. Full Kids Cook playlist: tinyurl.com/CPL-KidsCook Virtual Book Club: I'll Be Gone In the Dark Tuesday, March 16, 8:00 p.m. Let’s discuss I'll Be Gone In the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. Borrow the eBook or digital audiobook using Hoopla! For adults. Email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org for Zoom connection info. Friends of CPL Meeting Wednesday, March 17, 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. Craft & Chat Thursday, March 25, 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! 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.