Ballston Reader
What's Happening at the Town of Ballston Community Library
Friday, March 9th, 2018
Baby Bookworms
Please note you are registering for the entire session, attendance each week is appreciated but not required.
Tuesdays or Fridays at 9:30am
Preschool Story Time
Wednesdays -Join the Waitlist, or Thursdays at 9:30am
Table Top Game Night
Friday, March 16th at 5:00pm
Check Out These Books!
The Woman's Hour by Elaine Weiss
"We tend to forget how near a thing it was, how outlandish an idea it seemed to some at the time, this concept of women gaining access to the ballot box. In one of history's great thrillers, the battle to ratify the 19th Amendment, almost a hundred years ago, came down to single vote, a single male legislator and — crucially — a single dear, darling, determined mother." - Excerpt from NPR Book Review article
Green Sun by Kent Anderson
"Some crime novelists are famously prolific, publishing a novel every year to the delight of fans who can't get enough of their favorite crime-fighting heroes. And then there's Kent Anderson. The New Mexico author burst onto the literary scene in 1987 with Sympathy for the Devil, a Vietnam War novel that drew praise and controversy for its unflinching depiction of savage violence. A decade later, Anderson followed up with Night Dogs, which found Hanson, the antihero of his first book, working as a police officer in Portland, Ore.
Anderson admirers have had to wait more than 20 years for his third novel. It's a long time, of course, but they have cause to celebrate: Green Sun is a stunning book, and it's more than worth the wait." - Excerpt from NPR Book Review article
Time Pieces by John Banville
"John Banville, the notoriously self-critical Irish writer known for his elegant precision and icicle-sharp wit, has reached the age of nostalgia and redress. In Time Pieces, a lovely quasi-memoir and multi-leveled portrait of Dublin, Banville makes up for the short shrift he feels he's given his adopted city in his novels, which include The Sea, Ancient Light, and Mrs. Osmond, his recent sequel to Henry James' Portrait of a Lady.
"How many strata of time am I spanning here, how many imbricated layers of the past am I standing on?" Banville asks, as he excavates Dublin's evolving place in both history and his own life. The word imbricated, by the way — meaning overlapping like roof tiles — is typical of Banville's verbal felicity." - Excerpt from NPR Book Review article
Board of Trustees Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 28th at 7:00pm
Community Display Spaces
Calling all artists & collectors!
Tax Forms
It's That Time of Year Again...
The Library has received State tax forms, and will have State instruction books to CHECK OUT. Due to the limited number of booklets sent by the State, they will be available for check out with a library card. Federal 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms and booklets are here. Below are links to both Federal and State tax websites where you can look up and print your own forms and booklets.
https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions
https://www.tax.ny.gov/forms/
Town of Ballston Community Library
Email: web.toblibrary@gmail.com
Website: toblibrary.sals.edu
Location: 2 Lawmar Lane, Burnt Hills, NY, United States
Phone: 5183998174
Facebook: facebook.com/toblibrary