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2021 Storywalk™ Web Page Info Document StoryWalk™ Location Information All StoryWalksTM are outside and available during most daylight hours, regardless of whether the library is open. Please check here before planning an indoor library visit. Albany Public Library- Bach Branch StoryWalk™ location: Buckingham Pond, 39 Berkshire Blvd, Albany, NY 12203. StoryWalk™ starts near the playground and proceeds along the walking path. Library website: Albany Public Library StoryWalk™hours: 8am to 8pm Library unique features: Our "secret" garden. We're a popular geocaching spot! We have a Jewish book nook in our picture book collection. Local food: Ragonese Italian Deli is just two blocks away Albany Public Library- Delaware Branch StoryWalk™ location: Hoffman Park, 7 Hoffman Ave. Park near the Foley Field Sign on Hoffman Ave. The Storywalk™ follows the sidewalk into the playground area. Library website: Albany Public Library StoryWalk™hours: 8am to 8pm Library unique features: The Delaware Trolley Tree Sculpture! Our Spanish language collections, youth and adult. Three quiet study rooms. Our building was formerly a funeral home! It was designed in the Frank Lloyd Wright-style by Albany architect Harris Sanders, who brought Nipper to the Albany skyline. Local food: Delaware Ave. is known for great eats -- Cardona's Italian Deli, La Empanada Llama Peruvian cuisine, and Emack & Bolio's ice cream parlor, to name just a few! Albany Public Library-Arbor Hill/West Hill Branch StoryWalk™ location: Black Lives Matter Parl, 484 Livingston Avenue. StoryWalk™hours: 8am to 8pm Library website: Albany Public Library Library unique features: Come see our award winning silver LEED-certified building! It’s energy efficient and sustainably constructed with cost effective “green” systems. The branch also features a soaring front atrium with floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the neighborhood. Local food: Allie B's Cozy Kitchen and Roy's Caribbean Restaurant, just down the street on Henry Johnson Blvd. Altamont Free Library Library StoryWalk™ location: Schilling Park on Maple Avenue, Altamont StoryWalk™hours (all): Dawn till dusk Library website: Altamont Free Library Library unique features: We're housed in the renovated 1897 Altamont Train Station. Many features of the train station remain, including the original ticket window, etched with the "D&H" logo of the Delaware and Hudson Rail Line. Through the summer and early fall, we host a farmers market several days of the week. While you're in town, check out the Altamont Museum in the Streets, a self-guided walking tour of some of the notable features of this unique and historic village. Brochures to guide you can be picked up at the library. Local food: Paizano's and Village Pizza for a quick slice, Hungerford Market for bagels and sandwiches, and Curry Patta for excellent Pakistani food. Bethlehem Public Library StoryWalk™ locations: 1. Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave, Delmar NY 12054. Starts by the Delaware Avenue entrance. 2. Pine Hollow Arboretum, Slingerlands NY, Magnolia Trail 3. Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy- Normans Kill West Preserve—on Delaware Ave across the street from the Delaware Ave Plaza. The preserve is also accessible by CDTA Route 18! StoryWalk™hours (all): Dawn till dusk Library website: Bethlehem Public Library Library unique features: We have an outside chess table and beautiful gardens in season. Our Library of Things includes fun items. Anyone with a library card from a UHLS library can borrow these. Local food: We are near the "Four Corners" in Delmar, where there are options including several pizza places and a couple great coffee shops - even wine bars and a brewery! Castleton Public Library StoryWalk™ location: Schodack Island State Park, 1 Schodack Island Way Schodack Landing, NY 12156 StoryWalk™ website: Schodack Island State Park, StoryWalk™hours: Dawn to Dusk Library website: Castleton Public Library Library unique features: Our building was originally built as a school in 1866 and once had a bell tower on top! Classes were held here through the mid-1920s. We're just a half-mile away from Schodack Island State Park. Local food: Find drinks and snacks at The Store, a convenience store located at 1 S. Main Street. For a sit-down meal, Cherrybrook Cafe (30 S. Main Street) offers burgers, sandwiches, and pizza. The Hill (133 Scott Avenue) offers pasta and entrees. If you're here on Fridays from 4:30-7:30 p.m. (June through September), check out the Castleton Farmers and Artisan Market, located at the intersection of Main Street and Scott Avenue. Colonie Town Library StoryWalk™ location: Wm. K. Sanford (Colonie) Town Library, 629 Albany Shaker Road StoryWalk™hours: Dawn till dusk, April - October Library website: www.colonielibrary.org Library unique features: Adjacent to the Tale on the Trail is an enclosed playspace for families to enjoy, and around the bend we have a pond with a fountain that sometimes hosts ducks and geese. Out front, you will find our peaceful Reading Garden where you can sit and rest under a pergola, or watch butterflies in our Pollinator Garden! Inside the library, our children's room has an additional playspace with a puppet theater, Lego and train tables, dollhouse, and more! We are located near the beautiful Crossings Park as well. Local food: While Wolf Road is full of food choices, our local favorites are Scoups Homemade Ice Cream and Vintage Pizza. East Greenbush Community Library StoryWalk™ location: 10 Community Way, East Greenbush NY 12061. It begins near the flagpole at the library's front entrance. StoryWalk™ hours: Always open. Library website: East Greenbush Community Library Local Food: We recommend Srisiam Thai Restaurant, Salsa Latina, and Zachary's Pastry Shoppe. Grafton Community Library StoryWalk™ location: Grafton State Park, Beaver LodgeTrail. Park in the main parking lot at Grafton State Park and go to the boat docks, located on the right/southern side of the beach. The beginning of the story will be located on the grassy hill right after the small walking bridge. StoryWalk™ hours: 8 am to 8:30 pm Library website: Grafton Community Library Library unique features: The serenity of Grafton's beautiful mountain location makes us unique. To add to the serenity, several hundred feet behind the library is the Grafton Center Cemetery! Visitors can explore Grafton's history, especially colorful during the Anti-Rent War, through our local history collection. We're on the way to the pretty Grafton Lakes State Park, which is only a half mile from our door. Also, the Peace Pagoda is a lovely local attraction. Local food: Grafton General Store is just a stone's throw from our Library with great grill food, pizza and frozen goodies. Guilderland Public Library StoryWalk™ location: Keenholts Park, 6363 Frenchs Mill Rd, Altamont, NY 12009. StoryWalk™ hours: 8am till dusk Library website: Guilderland Public Library Library unique features: We have a life-sized cow! Greufus the Cow, once a local store-top cultural icon, is now a resident of our lobby. Our Library of Things offers everything from GoPro cameras, WiFi Hotspots, Power Banks, and Amazon "Alexa" Echo Dots, to the more practical: items that let you explore "cutting the cord" with your cable company, folding tables, cake pans, EZ-Pass, even fishing licenses! We have a marvelous outdoor garden, ideal for three-season outdoor reading and a great backdrop for winter-time scenes. Local food: Just nearby there are several great eateries: Marisa's Place for pizza, Sage Bistro for quiet, classy dining, and -- a staff favorite -- Nirvana Indian Restaurant. And don't forget Starbucks! Menands Public Library StoryWalk™ location: Sage Estate Trails. Trail entrance is located between two houses on Park Drive, across from Mountain View Rd. StoryWalk is located on the purple trail. StoryWalk™ hours: Dawn to Dusk Library website: Menands Public Library Library unique features: Our building is about 125 years old, and was first a carriage house (a fancy name for horse barn), then a church and finally a library. This odd history has left its mark on the building architecture, making it a favorite of the village. We are just down the street from Ganser-Smith Memorial Park, if you fancy having a picnic before coming to the library! Local Food: We love The Tuscan Oven for pizza or Il Faro for great Italian food. You can also check out the Capital District Regional Market for some fresh produce and local New York goodies! North Greenbush Public Library StoryWalk™ location: North Greenbush Town Hall near the library entrance,141 Main Ave Wynantskill, NY 12198 StoryWalk™ hours: Dawn till dusk Library website: North Greenbush Public Library Library unique features: Our library started in a former bus barn! Today we're in a building that was once a school. We have a wonderful dvd collection. Local food: Jack's - best hamburgers in the Capital District The Poestenkill Library StoryWalk™ location: Poestenkill Community Forest, 200 Legenbauer Road, Averill Park NY 12018 StoryWalk™ website (if applicable): https://www.rensselaerplateau.org/poestenkillcommunityforest StoryWalk™ hours: Daily 6am-6pm on Dorothy's Trail, a fully accessible, recently updated trail for everyone. Library website: Poestenkill Library Library unique features: Our comfortable, inviting spaces in our relaxing little library! In the winter of 1855-56, future President James Garfield preached at the Church of Christ Disciples, a quaint little building located on what is now the library parking lot. We have a photo of that building and you can see the library in the background. When the parking lot was being built, the foundation of that building was unearthed. The bricks from the foundation now border our gardens and some were sent to Garfield's museum in Ohio. We loan cake pans! Local food: There is a small market across the street from the library. They make wonderful subs, and have great salads and cookies.
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