William K. Sanford Town Library At the Library March/April 2018 629 Albany Shaker Rd. Loudonville, NY 12211 Tech Fair Frankenstein Join us on Saturday, March 10, from 1:00- Bicentennial HOURS: 4:00 PM, for a fun afternoon of devices, Siena is celebrating the Monday - Thursday gadgets, displays, and demos for all ages. Learn 200th anniversary of the 9 AM - 8 PM how you and your family can use technology publication of Mary Shelley’s Friday innovations to Frankenstein with a variety of 9 AM - 6 PM improve your life with events. Siena Philosophy Saturday a diverse array of local Professor Ray Boisvert will talk 9 AM - 5 PM innovators and our in- about the book here on Monday, March 19, Sunday house library techies. starting at 12:15 PM. Frankenstein is probably 1 PM - 5 PM Visit our Facebook the most famous book on the unforeseen Page and online library calendar at consequences of technological/scientific colonielibrary.libcal.com for a full presenter advances. (continued on page seven) Call 518-458-9274 listing and more information. Free admission, for information. no registration required. e-mail us at: Homework Help [email protected] Homework Helpers are here every week to Coming in April: provide free tutoring! If your child struggles Web Page Address: with homework, is confused by the Common www.colonielibrary.org Friends of the Library Core methods, or just needs a little guidance, Book Sale volunteers are here to help. They are honor students from Shaker High and are available Evelyn Neale, Thursday, April 26, Monday evenings, 5:30-7:30 PM, and Tuesday Director 5:30-7:00 PM afternoons, 3:30-5:30 PM, through April 17. Board of Trustees Friday, April 27, You may call ahead for Florence Abrams specific help, or drop in Craig Blair 10:00 AM-5:30 PM when you can. Whether Donna Cramer-Sharer Kimberly Fanniff Saturday, April 28, it’s math, science, a Janet Kiffney 9:00 AM-4:30 PM second language, or any Matthew D. Sissman other school subject, Keith Volsky Sunday, April 29, they have it covered! Offered at no charge to 1:00-3:00 PM students in 1st – 12th grades. Questions? Call Youth Services at 518- 810-0315. Library Board Meetings All paperbacks, children’s books, March 28, April 25 and trade books: 50 cents. @ 6:00 PM Hard covers, single CDs and DVDs, $1; CD sets, DVD sets, and audio books, $2. Holiday Schedule Friends of the Library Meetings Some special books Easter: March 13, April 10 Sunday, April 1: CLOSED @ 6:30 PM are priced slightly higher. In order to prepare for the sale we are Town of Colonie looking for donations of gently used Paula A. Mahan, books, DVD's, and CD's. Please, no text- Search “Colonie Library” on: Supervisor books or materials with dates like Alma- nacs or Encyclopedias. Town Board Christopher Carey Inside... David Green Melissa Jeffers Von Dollen Adult Programs..........................................p. 2, 3 & 7 Linda Murphy Youth Services Programs & News.....................p. 4 & 5 Paul Rosano Teen Programs & News..........................................p. 6 Jennifer Whalen Computer Technology Class Schedule......................p. 8 Sunday, March 18 @ 2:00 PM Adult Programs Town of Colonie Historical Society: "Dredging Up the Past: For programs requiring reservations, register online Researching Clifton Park's History-" John Scherer, Historian of or call the Information Desk at 518-810-0314. Clifton Park, will tell about some of the more interesting See online Calendar of Events for extended program descriptions. experiences he has had in researching the town's history and some of the remarkable stories he has uncovered. Programs by the Library Monday, March 19 @ 12:15 PM Saturday, March 10, from 1:00-4:00 PM Noon Book Talk/Discussion: Frankenstein- A talk and discussion Tech Fair- Interested in how tech innovations can improve your with Siena Philosophy Professor Ray Boisvert. (see story page one) life? Stop by our tech fair to interact with local experts and library techies. Visit with the Northeast Association for the Blind and the Tuesdays, March 20 & April 17 @ 7:00 PM Hearing Loss Association to learn how new adaptive technologies Nonfiction Book Group- Titles to be announced. For more are expanding horizons. Experience the magic and energy savings information contact Joe Nash at [email protected] (Alcove) potential of "smart home" gadgets first hand at our interactive booth. Chat with local computer experts from Staples. Join these Monday, March 26 @ 2:00 PM presenters and many more for a look at the diverse tech world Free Movie Monday: The Mountain Be- simmering away in our community! Plus, bring your children and tween Us- Catch "The Mountain Between teens for activities with the MiSci museum, hands on robotics Us" on the big screen. Stranded after a tragic activities, 3D printing fun, and more! Free admission, no registra- plane crash, two strangers must forge a con- tion required. nection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they Sunday, March 11, from 1:30-4:30 PM realize help is not coming, they embark on a Public Forum with Assemblymember Phil Steck- A public forum perilous journey across the wilderness. Star- on New York State Budget negotiations. ring Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, and Beau Bridges. Rated: PG-13. Runtime: 1hr 52min. Registration is required. Monday, March 12 and Friday, April 13 @ 1:30 PM Mystery/Suspense Book Discussion Group- March's discussion Monday, March 26 @ 6:30 PM will be on Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante. April's title to be Social Media Sampler- Come take a guided tour of the Internet's announced. Copies of the books are available ahead of time at the most popular Social Media sites and apps and dig into the weird Circulation Desk. world of Internet culture. From SnapChat to Instagram, Facebook to Pinterest, learn each app's claim to fame, and why you might (or Tuesday, March 13 @ 2:00 PM might not!) want to use it. Registration is required. Crafternoons: Easy Woven Butterflies- Get an early taste of spring with an easy- Tuesdays, March 27 & April 24 @ 7:00 PM going, colorful craft. Make a butterfly (or Fiction Book Discussion Group- The group meets on the last two, or three!). We’ll have magnets and Tuesday of the month, September-June in the Youth Services clips on hand to attach to our butterflies Activity Room. To join or for information, contact: Paul Drezelo, to make it easy to display them at home. [email protected] (YS Activity Room) All supplies provided at this free craft for adults ages 16+. Bring a sharp pair of scissors, and a hot glue gun Tuesday, April 10 @ 2:00 PM if you have one (no worries if you don’t – we have some at the Crafternoons: Paint n' Plant- Enjoy an library). This craft is not messy. Registration is required. afternoon of easy-going painting. You’ll create a beautiful, mandala-inspired Thursday, March 15 @ 6:00 PM planter pot with step-by-step guidance Film Series With Lenny Zapala- Film expert and Menands Public from our instructor. All supplies provided Library Director Lenny Zapala continues with his year-long “Film at this free craft for adults ages 16+ – but Noir” series – which includes many of the defining films of the feel free to bring your favorite paint brush genre. And don’t forget Lenny’s introduction if you have one. This craft is messy – and comments after the films too! This month: please dress accordingly. Registration is The Third Man (1950), written by Graham required. Greene and starring Joseph Cotton, Trevor Howard, and Orson Wells. Directed by Fritz Lang. Next month, The Big Heat (1953). Art Exhibits March 2-29: Photography by Michael Joyce No Reception Fiber Club April 2-29: Mondays, March 12 & April 9, Karen J. F. Cooper 6:00-8:00 PM and Cynthia Romano Tuesdays, March 27 & April 24, Reception: Sunday, April 8, 2:00-5:00 PM 2:00-4:00 PM Certain services and programs are adaptable to people with disabilities, upon request. Please contact our Outreach Librarian at 518-458-9274 to discuss your accessibility needs. More Adult Programs Sunday, April 15 @ 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 24 @ 6:30 PM Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music- Local Author Talk: Ram L. Chugh- Colonie resident and retired Enjoy a celebration of poetry and song in economics professor Ram Chugh will talk about his life and new honor of National Poetry book Living To Learn and Learning To Live: My Journey Across the Month. Soprano Bienvenida Baez and Continents and Glimpses into My Ancestry. From the publisher: “From accompanist Michael Clement will the caste-like constraints of air force life and other hardships in introduce and perform a series of India to professorial excellence and acclaimed public service in compositions that meld poetry with America, Living to Learn takes readers on a journey that illuminates music. Registration is required. the nature of being human and the noblest aspirations of spirit. It is an inspiring story of overcoming adversity and striving for Monday, April 16 @ 6:30 PM excellence, but also of humility, friendship, service, and ultimately, Mindful Eating- Most of us eat mindlessly, or out of stress or love.” You may remember Professor Chugh from a few years ago boredom, when we are not really hungry. Surprisingly, people find when he spoke about his days in the Indian Air Force in the 1950s they enjoy food more and actually eat better when they pay more and his book Against All Odds: How An Indian Airman’s Extraordinary attention to the experience of eating.