Chatham Public Library

October 2013 Newsletter

In This Issue

Chatham Village Comprehensive Plan Meeting

Make Your Own Paper Pumpkins

Library Closed for Columbus Day

Make Your Own Spider Pops

"Trick or Treat"

New Fiction

Regular Events for Children and Teens

Preschool Story Hour

Friday: 10:00 am

October 4, 11, 18,& 25

Come make new friends by bringing your preschooler to story hour. Children will listen to books, sing songs, recite fingerplays, play musical games and do a craft related to the story theme.

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Teen/Tween Game Days

1st Wednesday of the month

(October 2) 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Bring a friend and spend the afternoon playing games of all kinds: board games, Wii, and Xbox

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Teen/Tween Movie Matinees

Third Friday of the Month (October 18):

3:00 PM to 4:45 PM

Sponsored by the Chatham Film Club

Bring a snack and enjoy a free movie in the teen room. This month's movie might be about

a boy who moves with his family to Scotland and becomes friends with a young blood sucking bat. Can you guess what movie we will be watching?

94 minutes Rated PG

(Please call the library at 518.392.3666 for the name of the movie and further information)

Regular Events for Adults

Reading Live

Not being held for the summer months

Returning in the late fall, Kate Gulliver, local community theater director and actor, will read aloud short stories, poetry, and other literary selections.

News from the Library

Friends of the Chatham Public Library:Volunteers Needed!

The Friends of the Chatham Public Library is seeking volunteers to serve on two important committees:

1. Program committee that suggests and finds speakers to make a presentation at the library.

2. Fundraising Committee that comes up with new ideas to raise money for library materials and programs.

Also: Board Members-A new Board Member is needed at this time

If you are interested in joining any of the above, please leave your name and contact information at the library or contact Rebecca Greer at 392-6726.

Friends Request:

The Friends of the Chatham Library want to hear from you as they plan their Authors and Artists Series for 2014. What type of authors and artists do you enjoy most. Biographers? Novelists? Illustrators? Poets? Historians? Crafters?

Self-Help Writers? Essayists? Authors of Children's books? Others?

Put your ideas in writing addressed to the Friends, and mail or drop them off at the Chatham Library.

Library Catalog Computers Up and Running!

The library's catalog can now be accessed on dedicated (and labeled) computers in the library; there is one catalog computer on each floor of the library.

We're always happy to help you search for books and other materials, but now you also have the option to look them up in the catalog yourself. If you're not sure how to do this, let us know and we'll be happy to show you!

O suns and skies and clouds of June,

And flowers of June together,

Ye cannit rival for one hour

October's bright blue weather.

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Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)

Dear Friends,

Have you ever noticed the little blue button on the right side of our Chatham Public Library website (chatham.lib.ny.us)? This is our Home Access button. With your library card number and your pin (password) you can access a wealth of databases that the Library pays for or receives free from New York State.

Do you need magazine articles for a school project? Do you want to check consumer reports before a purchase? Do you need help repairing a car? Does your small business need some information? Are you searching for a job or career ideas? Reliable health information?

There is a Homework Help section, including among other resources, several encyclopedias and a colorful Kids' Port for children looking for books to order in our library system.

Take a look and if you need help setting up a pin, just give us a call (518-392-3666). The site is available even when the library is closed, twenty four hours a day.

And the Library will be closed on Columbus Day, October 14. We will reopen on Tuesday, October 15th at 10 AM.

Sincerely,

Wendy Fuller

Interim Director, Chatham Public Library

Chatham Village Comprehensive
Plan:

MeetingWith Seniors

Tuesday, October 1st

5:30 to 7:00 PM

Second Floor of the Library

(Handicapped access is available via the first floor elevator)

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Is Chatham Village a good place in which to live, to shop, to get around? What would make it better? Lael Locke and Joanne DelRossi of the Chatham Village Comprehensive Plan Committee will be at the Library to talk with senior residents about these and any other questions, concerns or suggestions about village planning.