In this issue...
Books & Blooms May18
Hydroelectric Stuyvesant Falls
Interior Design April 26
Gardening microclimates
Re-purposing Jewlery May 9
Library Staff
Vicki Kurashige, 
 Director
Vicki Wills
Liz Romeling


Library Hours
Mon    2:00-8:00 PM
Tue     2:00-8:00 PM
Wed    2:00-8:00 PM
Thu     2:00-8:00 PM
Fri       2:00-6:00 PM 
Sat    10:00-2:00 PM


Find a full calendar of Library events & meetings on our website -





Board   Members
Kim Grethen,
    President
Rick Weiweiss,
    Vice President
Janet Langlois,
    Treasurer
Diane Tucker,
    Secretary
Marge Schoonover
Cindy Buckley
Carol Hegeman
Julie Kabat
Heidi Liscomb
Mark Reamer
Linda Romeo
Liz Smith
Anne Zittell
Story Time
Preschoolers
Saturday mornings
10:30
 
BOOKS
&  
BLOOMS

May 18
9 - 1 
The committee is now accepting donations of used books in good condition for our annual sale during regular Library hours.
Please no text books, magazines or encyclopedias. 
 

New Reads

The House at the End of Hope Street
by
 Menna van Praag

The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow
by
Rita Leganski
  
The House of Special Purpose
by
John Boyne

Life After Life  
by
Kate Atkinson

Audio book  How to Listen to and Understand Great Music
by  
Great Courses Teaching Company

We have 2 Nooks available for lending.

Try out our e-book reader.

New books are always being added.
 





Down-loadable
Audio books are available through the Library web site - "Overdrive"
Use your pin and barcode to order and bring onto your computer, then the audio book may be transferred to your portable devise.
It's getting easier to use all the time!







 

Happy


Earth 


Day








 
North Chatham Free Library 
APRIL 2013

Sunday April 28th 
 at 3:00 pm



hydroelectric
 John Feldman

 Discussion of the plant and the film process. 
Our communities are full of opportunities for the revitalization of neglected resources. This five to ten minute film portrait of the Stuyvesant Falls hydroelectric plant shows the intersection of an historic electric power plant, a natural resource, and a community.  


This event  is made possible  with public funds from the Decentralization Program  of  the  NYS Council on the Arts, administered in Columbia County by  the Columbia County Council on the Arts through the Community Arts Grants Fund.

Friday April 26 - 10:00

Interior Design
Decoration Workshop 
 
  
Peter Bowden table  

Submit a photo of a room  - Andy might use it is as an example
Pre-registration Required
These events are made possible by the  Fund for Columbia County
( Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation).
We are grateful for all the support that makes our programs possible.

Thursday May 2
10:00 am


Peter Bowden
Gardening Workshop   
with

Micro climates in our gardens create special places for shrubs, flowers & vegetables.



Thursday May 9
10:00 am


jewelry
Re-purposing Jewelry  
with

Give unused jewelry new life as you combine it with other elements to make a unique pin.


These events are made possible by the  Fund for Columbia County
( Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation).
We are grateful for all the support that makes our programs possible.
   
Ongoing Events                                                         

  • The Hedgehog Book Club meets every other month on the 3rd Thursday at 2:30 pm.    
  • Drop one, Add two - our knitting and crochet friends meets. All are welcome!
  • 4-H meets the first Monday at 2:00 pm.
  • Memoir group on Saturday is accepting new members.
  • Computer assistance on the public Library computers, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm on Monday.
  • Home Schooling group  
  • Story Time Saturday 10:30 preschoolers

    
 SERVICES

WIFI

COPIER

FAX

Public Computers with Internet Access

Audio Books

STORY TIME

ASSISTANCE using Public Computers

766-3211

We have an area downstairs available for your nonprofit organization or group to meet. 

Please contact the Library if you would like to use it. 

The Library is available on an equitable basis.
  • Drop off glasses & hearing aids for the Lion's club

 

  • Drop off for Valatie & New Lebanon food pantry