Ballston Reader
What's Happening at the Town of Ballston Community Library
Friday, February 9th, 2018
Registration for Spring Session Programs will be Monday, February 12th!
Egg Drop Challenge
Egg Drop Challenge
The first step to building a better world is to hone the skills of cooperation and creativity. Children will show their cooperative and creative skills by rising to the egg drop challenge. Working in teams of three they will build an egg drop device that will protect an egg from a fall of over 8 feet to the hard floor. They will name their device and explain how it works before it is dropped.
*Registration required, for grades 3-7.
Tuesday, February 20th - 10:30-11:30am
The first step to building a better world is to hone the skills of cooperation and creativity. Children will show their cooperative and creative skills by rising to the egg drop challenge. Working in teams of three they will build an egg drop device that will protect an egg from a fall of over 8 feet to the hard floor. They will name their device and explain how it works before it is dropped.
*Registration required, for grades 3-7.
Tuesday, February 20th - 10:30-11:30am
Building Bridges
Building Bridges
The Wonder Room presents Building Bridges - calling all junior bridge engineers! Join us to listen to stories about bridges and then practice designing your own bridges with a variety of materials. We'll test out our bridges for strength. How much weight can they bear?
The Wonder Room presents Building Bridges - calling all junior bridge engineers! Join us to listen to stories about bridges and then practice designing your own bridges with a variety of materials. We'll test out our bridges for strength. How much weight can they bear?
*Registration required, for grades K- 3
Wednesday, February 21st - 1:30-2:30pm
Drop In Technology /Computer Help
Bring your device, or use ours, and bring your questions! Sarah McFadden from the Rensselaer Cornell Cooperative Extension will help you!
Take a Look at These Books
Daphne by Will Boast
"In the ancient tale of unrequited love between Daphne and Apollo, the nymph Daphne turns into a laurel tree to keep her Cupid-struck lover, Apollo, at bay. In Daphne, Will Boast’s suggestive twist on the Greek myth, Apollo is played by Ollie, a patient, affable and justice-seeking hottie for whom Daphne can’t help but fall. But is he worth the risk of letting go and allowing herself to love? Is preserving her health worth the work of keeping her distance?" - Excerpt from Book Page Book Review article
Eternal Life by Dara Horn
"A good portion of Eternal Life by Dara Horn takes place in the present day, as the approximately 2,000-year-old Rachel wishes for some way to break the cycle of marriage, motherhood and faking her death to ensure that no one discovers her immortality. When she gave up her death in order to save her young son’s life, she didn’t truly believe she would live forever. It wasn’t until the biblical Temple of Jerusalem burned down with the elderly Rachel inside and she woke up outside the city, young once more, that she realized what she had done." - Excerpt from Book Page Book Review article
The Line Becomes a River by Fransisco Cantu
"Francisco Cantú’s quietly heartbreaking memoir The Line Becomes a River explores the reckless contours of the U.S.-Mexico border, a place Cantú first knew through memory (as the grandson of a migrant), then through higher learning (as he studied international relations in college), then through his profession (as a border patrol agent) and finally, through poetic recounting (as a witness to and chronicler of the border). The Line Becomes a River, comprised of journalistic dispatches and lyrical descriptions of troubling dreams and landscapes, is both intimate and unforgettable." - Excerpt from Book Page Book Review article
Community Display Spaces
Calling all artists & collectors!
Got a unique or cool collection hanging around your home? We have a great display case to show off your collection. All collections are displayed for one month. We currently have some openings. Please email dfiedler@sals.edu to reserve one of the available months!
Tax Forms
It's That Time of Year Again...
Tax forms will be available at the Library as soon as they are received. They are expected NO EARLIER than Thursday, February 8th. We will update the website and Facebook as forms and booklets become available. Feel free to call the Library to check what forms are available before stopping in.
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