Thursday April 25, 2024 
Nassau Free Library May Programs
Please call (518)766-2715 or email director@nullnassaufreelibrary.org to register or to inquire about our programs.
Storytime- Wednesdays 10:30am
Bring Your Own Device Event- Tue. 5/9 1-2pm
Master Gardeners: Lawn Care Program Thu. 5/4 6pm- David Chinery, Horticulture Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension, will share strategies to help improve & solve specific lawn problems. You may bring a 1/2 cup soil sample from your lawn for a free pH test.
Teen Glow in the Dark Yoga-Tue. 5/9 6:30pm-Mellow ambiance with glow-in-the-dark balloons and accessories to make it extra fun! Limited to 10 tweens & teens, ages 11 & up. Call to register.
Beginner Yoga-Thursdays, 5/11, 5/18, & 5/25 6pm registration required.
Dungeons & Dragons Club-Saturday 5/13 11am Come to learn how to play the game or share your game skills! For ages 10-adult. Space is limited please register.
Craft Night: Collage Art- Tue. 5/16 6pm Join us for an evening of crafting to create a one-of-a-kind collage! Bring a frame or personal photos if
you’d like to incorporate them into your art. Materials will be provided. All ages are welcome.
Open Mic Night-Fri. 5/19 6pm-Come be part of the fun. Share your talents or be part of the audience. Refreshments provided.
Birding Walk-Mon.-5/22 9am Meeting at Ooms Conservation Area in the main parking area. Call the library to register.
Book Club-Tue. 5/23 6pm Reading: The Other Side of the Coin by Angela Kelly.
Lego Club-Tue. 5/30 6pm
Knitting Night-Tue. 5/30 6pm
Friends Book & Puzzle Sale Sat. 6/10, 9am-3pm (During Village-Wide Yard Sale)- Stop by the library and find puzzles, gently used fiction, nonfiction, paperbacks, children’s books, and DVDs! All funds from the sale will benefit the library. Book donations for the sale will be collected at the library during business hours beginning Monday, May 22- Saturday, June 3.
Visit Us On Facebook & the web at www.nassaufreelibrary.org. Library phone: (518)766-2715
Poestenkill Library/Clement Scholarship
The Poestenkill Library/Clement Scholarship of $1000 is available again this year for a 2023 high school graduate who is attending a two or four-year college in the Fall.
The student is asked to write a 500-word essay expressing their love of reading and mail it to the library at 9 Plank Rd Poestenkill, NY 12140, email it to info@nullpoestenkilllibrary.org or bring it directly to the library.
The deadline is 6/16/23. The candidate must be a Poestenkill resident but can attend any high school or be home schooled. Please put all pertinent information – name, address, phone #, and name of college on a separate sheet of paper so the winner can be picked solely on the content of the essay.
Sand Lake Town Library Events
LEGO Tuesdays, 3:30 – 6pm. Drop in, bring a friend, build! We have lots of LEGOs to design with.
Social Security Presentation on Tuesday, May 9, 6 – 7pm. Discover the importance of maximizing your Social Security benefits and get the answers to frequently asked questions about Social Security.
Storytime, Wednesdays, at 11am. Stories, rhymes and a simple craft.
SLTL Board of Trustees meets Thursday, May 18 at 6:45pm.
Author Visit with Karen DeBonis to discuss her book “Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived” On Wednesday, May 24 at 6pm.
Museum passes available for The Clark, MASS MoCA, Hancock Shaker Village, Norman Rockwell Museum, & the Albany Institute of History and Art.
Located at 8428 Miller Hill Road, Averill Park. Hours: M-TH 11 – 8; F 11 – 4; Sat 10 – 2. Call 518-674-5050 with questions.
North Greenbush Public Library Update
Even Princess Lea and Luke Skywalker wouldn’t want to miss our “May the 4th be with You!” celebration today, Thursday, May 4, with a Star Wars scavenger hunt and a Star Wars themed Crafternoon project. Join us anytime from 3-5 PM in the library’s Children’s Room.
Storytime on Tuesday mornings at 11 AM will be held in the Town Hall Annex.
Prepare yourself for Mother’s Day with a hand-made card. Come to our Mother’s Day card-making station set up in the Children’s Room, on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13. Drop in and let your children make a card for that “someone special” in their lives.
The May book selection of our Virtual Adult Book Club is “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks. Sacks delves into patient cases, some who have lost their memories, others who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, May 30 at 6:30 PM. Books are available at the Circulation Desk.
Library hours are Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 7 PM, and Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM. Call 518-283-0303 for more information.
Natural Bug Away
Make your own Natural Bug Repellent. Saturday, June 3, 1:30-3:00.
Presented by Karen DuJack of Promised Land Farm. Materials fee $10. Preregistration required – class size limited. Materials Fee payable at registration.
email: director@nullgraftoncommunitylibrary.org
or call 518-279-0580.
Events at Castleton Public Library, 5/7 – 5/13
CPL is located at 85 S. Main St., Castleton, NY. All events are free. Questions? Call 518-732-0879.
Events & Take-Home Kit:
Take & Make Craft: Dinosaur Crafts – Pick up anytime now through Saturday, 5/27 – Are you a dinosaur fan? Make awesome dinosaur crafts at home with this kit!
Library Funding Proposition Community Information Sessions – Mon., 5/8 – The library will offer two information sessions (one at 1:00 p.m. and one at 6:00 p.m.) regarding the library funding proposition that will appear on the Schodack Central School District ballot on May 16
Pajama Storytime – Tues., 5/9, 6:00pm – Feel free to wear your pajamas or bring a stuffed animal friend to this evening storytime! For ages birth to 8 years.
Learn & Play Storytime – Thurs., 5/11, 10:30am – Children from birth to age 5 are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement while building
their early literacy and motor skills!
Mother’s Day Crafts – Thurs., 5/11, 2:00 – 6:00pm – Stop in to make a special craft for Mom, Grandma, or another special “Mom” in your life!
Bridge Club – Fri., 5/12, 10:30am – Come play bridge with us! Geared toward beginners and players who need a refresher.
Spring Market Day at Poestenkill Library
The Friends of Poestenkill Library will be holding our Spring Market Day on the library lawn on Saturday, May 6, from 9am to 12pm, with a rain date of Sunday, May 7.
Offerings include our book sale, bake sale, puzzles, games, themed gift baskets, hot food, and more. Hope to see you there!
Organize Your Way to Sanity! with Declutter Coach Jes Marcy
Join us on Wednesday, May 10th at 6:30 pm at the East Greenbush Community Library to “Organize Your Way to Sanity!” with decluttering coach Jes Marcy (aka The Clutter Boss) takes an entirely new approach to tackling all the clutter in your life. It starts by recognizing that all clutter is connected, and decluttering can be fraught with emotional landmines, insightful ah-ha moments, tears, laughter, and lots of personal reckoning.
Jes’s signature method of decluttering, Prioritize Your Sanity, offers all the pillars you need to be successful in decluttering your life. She will present practical strategies that will help and challenge you.
Jes Marcy is the Founder of Clutter Boss Academy, a Professional Organizer, and Home & Garden Guru. Check out her website https://jesmarcy.com/.
Registration is required for this event at https://events.eglibrary.org or call 518-477-7476. Event location: EG Community Library at 10 Community Way, E. Greenbush NY 12061.
Easy Soap Making
Saturday, May 6, 1:30-3:00. Presented by Karen DuJack of Promised Land Farm. Materials fee $10. Preregistration required – class size limited. Materials Fee payable at registration. email: director@nullgraftoncommunitylibrary.org. or call 518-279-0580.
Writing Workshop with Award-Winning Author Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Join us at the East Greenbush Community Library on Sunday, May 7th at 2 pm for a creative writing workshop, entitled “Fueling Creativity,” with award-winning, local author Coleen Murtagh Paratore. In this light-hearted, interactive workshop, prolific author Coleen Murtagh Paratore will lead participants through several write-and-share rounds sure to inspire and jump-start that “something” you’ve always wanted to write. Coleen is the best-selling, award-winning author of 22 books across multiple genres, including picture books, novels, series, historical fiction, and an inspirational memoir, with mega-publishers Simon & Schuster, Scholastic Press, Sourcebooks and more. Her latest book, Dear Writer: Inspiration and Advice on Writing, is her “love letter” to writers and artists, into which she poured what she’s learned to be “true and encouraging” about writing and the creative life from her nearly two decades as a published author, writing teacher, and book coach. Registration is required. Reserve your spot today at https://events.eglibrary.org or by phone at 518-477-7476. EGCL is located at 10 Community Way, E. Greenbush NY 12061.