Ballston Reader
What's Happening at the Town of Ballston Community Library
Monday, April 5th, 2020
Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, March 6th at 9:00am on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013349129?pwd=eDVycTVoUENTWDJKdTR6KzZzQmxVdz09
Spring Break Week!
April showers bring May flowers and Rainbows! The Town of Ballston Community Library is proud to present a Spring Break Take and Make, an activity kit for the school holiday break! This is a do it yourself kit, which includes materials and instructions using beads and pipe cleaners to make a rainbow. Recommended for ages 3-6.
The kits are available during library hours the week of April 5th-10th, and are located in a bin outside of the library on a first come first serve basis.
Have you ever made a rainbow out of Skittles?
The Town of Ballston Community Library is proud to present a Spring Break Take and Make, an activity kit for the school holiday break! This is a do it yourself kit, which includes materials and instructions for a science experiment using Skittles to create a beautiful rainbow. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Feelings in Story, Art, and Games
We all have feelings! What makes us feel happy, or sad, or proud, or frustrated, or disappointed? We’ll explore how the artists create characters in picture books and in artwork that represent those feelings. We’ll play some games that will help you identify and talk through some feelings with your preschooler far beyond the class!
For ages 3-5 on Zoom. *Registration required. A link will be emailed before the program.
Programming
Little Ones Story Time
*Registration required. Siblings are welcome.
Return of Storytime in the Park!
Please join us for Story Time in Jenkins Park! We will gather under the pavilion on Thursdays at 10:30 AM (weather permitting) for stories, rhymes and songs. We will follow all CDC and NYS health guidelines. Please bring chairs or blankets to sit on and we will socially distance. Masks will be required when social distancing cannot be maintained.
This is a drop-in program intended for kids ages 2-5 accompanied by a caregiver, siblings are always welcome.
Bedtime Stories with Seamus
Monday, April 12th at 7:00pm *Registration Required
Preschool Storytime
Share early literacy skills with your child as we read, sing and rhyme through story time! This virtual program is for children ages 3, 4 & 5 with siblings and caregivers encouraged to join in.
*Registration required for each week.
A Zoom link will be emailed before each session.
Tax Forms
Federal and New York State tax forms are available. Forms are available inside the building during hours of operation, in the former location of magazines. If you need additional forms not available there, staff can print them for you. There will be a charge for multiple copies of special request forms and and special request instructions.
Show & Tell!
Have you done any of our Grab'n'Go kits? Have crafts you want to show off from a virtual Book Club? Borrowed a Board Game to have a Game Night, or made a cake with one of our pans? Participated in a virtual program? Send us your pictures! Email jrichard@sals.edu, or post them to the the Library's facebook page! We love seeing your projects, and everyone having fun with Library materials!
Reminders
Library Trustees Monthly Meeting
Join us on Zoom for a Special Library Board of Trustee meeting at 6:00pm on Wednesday, April 7th.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87657165013?pwd=aG1RMFhQYVlPSk9vNWdLZVZtSmRXZz09
Check out BookPage for reviews and more!
Hoopla
Do you have a Hoopla account? It is free. Sign up at https://www.hoopladigital.com/
Hoopla offers movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics & TV shows!
OverDrive & Libby
Don't forget! Libby is an app that accesses the same content as OverDrive! Download Libby the same way you download other apps on your device of choice!
Town of Ballston Community Library
Email: web.toblibrary@gmail.com
Website: toblibrary.sals.edu
Location: 2 Lawmar Lane, Burnt Hills, NY, United States
Phone: 518-399-8174
Facebook: facebook.com/toblibrary