Help us help our neighboring public libraries recover from Hurricane Irene!

The Schoharie Free Library and the Middleburgh Library in Schoharie County need your help to rebuild their recently damaged book collections. Schoharie Library lost the bottom two plus shelves throughout and Middleburgh lost the bottom one plus shelves due to Hurricane Irene damage.
Three local independent bookstores have established funds to help them purchase replacement titles. Your donations in any dollar amount will be greatly appreciated. Please call the Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady at 518-346-2719; Market Block Books at 518-328-0045 or Book House in Colonie at 518-489-4761 with a credit card to donate. Or, stop by any of these stores in person to donate.
Sue Rokos
MVLS

TO CLARIFY THE BOOK DONATION SITUATION

At the moment, the Schoharie Library doesn't have enough space to store the books you would like to give to us. I stand corrected that the space I thought was available is not, so please do not ship any books to MVLS, either. We need to replace furnaces, carpeting and shelving before any books find their new homes. We are working on creating a list of the books that we know we need to replace and will post the list as soon as it is available. We would appreciate donations of replacements for the books we lost. The Library and I deeply appreciate your concern and best wishes.

Thank you, Cathy Caiazzo, Director

Shelving? Not yet, but it will be again! ->->->

CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!

Due to water damage from Irene, the Library is closed. The closest functioning library at this time is Community Library on Union Street in Cobleskill. We had the cellar entirely full of mud and water and 27" of the same on the first floor. Water was restored Thursday afternoon, but the power won't be hooked back up until after the building wiring is repaired and passes inspection. We are very grateful for all the patrons, friends, and passers-by who have all helped in so many ways. We will be back!
Cathy Caiazzo, Director

Fall Haiku

"All day long the sound
Of steady rifles, scoring
A requiem for deer."

from "Whisperings on the Porch: a collection of Haiku" by Anthony Navarra (0963204130)

Iona Troupe

Irish Dance returns to the Library, featuring our very own Rosie, on Saturday August 6 @ 11am. Kate Watson and her daughter Brigid teach Irish step and ceili dance to anyone enthusiastic enough to try at their studio in Sharon Springs. Iona Troupe performs at many area venues and has danced at Branson, MO. Next big trip will be to Virginia Beach!

Science@ the Library

Mhoawk Valley Library System and GE Volunteers present the program formerly known ad Science in the Summer on Friday July 22 from 2->3:30. This hands-on experimenting with different science stations is perfect for school aged children and their families. Don't be surprised if you get wet, though!

Tales 'n Tunes

Musical and storytelling duo Carol Connolly and Don Darmer, together as "Tales 'n Tunes," presented "World Passport," their program for this year's Summer Reading Program "One World, Many Stories." Kids clapped and sang and roared their way through songs and stories from other countries, then replenished the lost calories with cookies made from recipes of some of those countries.

Llamas on Parade!

You really shoulda been here - we had fun! John Conboy brough 2 of his 21 llamas Frankie and Camouflage, to the library for the morning. For the full set of photos, see our Flikr page.

Summer Reading Program

"One World, Many Stories" is the title of this year's summer reading program for kids pre-school to HS seniors. Sign up, keep track of the time you spend reading, come in for prizes and to enter drawing for more prizes, earn a free book, help give a llama to a needy family in another country, come to the live programs and performances, play the games and puzzles on the SRP website , explore the NYState SRP website- have fun and READ!

Summer 2011

Welcome back Rose Carballeira, Sage College student, for another round of working Circulation Desk for me. That means I can get out into the rest of the Library and WEED WEED WEED older, uncirculated books to make room for the newest publications. Shelf space, after all, is finite. I might even be able to clear out the cellar, organize the work room, file a bunch of papers - plans, I got!
Cathy