Virtual Preschool Storytime - Winter Animals

.What do animals do in the winter? Do they go sledding? Do they make snowballs? Let's find out! Enjoy a theme-based, multi-age virtual storytime with an emphasis on early literacy. Mrs. Brown and Miss Lisa will video record a short storytime with an accompanying art...More

.What do animals do in the winter? Do they go sledding? Do they make snowballs? Let's find out! Enjoy a theme-based, multi-age virtual storytime with an emphasis on early literacy. Mrs. Brown and Miss Lisa will video record a short storytime with an accompanying art activity. The video link will be posted on the library's website, all of the library's social media platforms, and on the library's YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/LPyxnPo1BOIFamilies of preschoolers can pick up a TAKE & MAKE BAG at the library each week. The bag will include the storytime thematic art activity of the week. Each week's bags will be at the library from Tuesday-Saturday of that week.No registration required.Contact: Gail Brown : 518-765-2791 : gail.brown@voorpl.org [VPL Family]

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Books & Beyond

Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad.Inspired by fascinating, true, yet little-known events during World War II,The Long Flight Home is a testament to the power of courage in our darkest hours—a moving, masterfully written story of love and sacrifice.It is September 1940—a...More

Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad.Inspired by fascinating, true, yet little-known events during World War II,The Long Flight Home is a testament to the power of courage in our darkest hours—a moving, masterfully written story of love and sacrifice.It is September 1940—a year into the war—and as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. Enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. After losing her parents to influenza as a child, Susan found comfort in raising homing pigeons with Bertie. All her birds are extraordinary to Susan—loyal, intelligent, beautiful—but none more so than Duchess. Hatched from an egg that Susan incubated in a bowl under her grandfather’s desk lamp, Duchess shares a special bond with Susan and an unusual curiosity about the human world. Thousands of miles away in Buxton, Maine, young crop-duster pilot Ollie Evans decides to join Britain’s Royal Air Force. His quest brings him to Epping and the National Pigeon Service, where Susan is involved in a new, covert mission to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France. Many will not survive. Those that do will bring home crucial information. Soon a friendship between Ollie and Susan deepens, but when his plane is downed behind enemy lines, both know how remote the chances of reunion must be. Yet Duchess will become an unexpected lifeline, relaying messages between Susan and Ollie as war rages on—and proving, at last, that hope is never truly lost.This program is funded by the Friends of the Library. Copies will be available in print and digital formats including Hoopla. Virtual program. Contact: Tracey Pause : 518-765-2791 : tracey.pause@voorpl.org [VPL Adults]

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Graphic Novel Book Discussion: The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television

.Join VPL'sGraphic Novel Book Discussion, Wednesday January 20 at 6:30pm. This month's title is The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television by Koren Shadmi. Available to read instantly with your library card on HooplaDigital.com or borrow a paper copy...More

.Join VPL'sGraphic Novel Book Discussion, Wednesday January 20 at 6:30pm. This month's title is The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television by Koren Shadmi. Available to read instantly with your library card on HooplaDigital.com or borrow a paper copy from the library. Please register to receive Zoom link. Contact: Colleen Ellithorpe : 5187652791 : colleen.ellithorpe@voorpl.org [VPL Adults]

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Grow Your Business with YouTube

.Get best practices for creating a YouTube Channel and compelling video content that promotes your products and services and drives engagement with your brand.This session will be held online via GoToMeeting. Click here for setup instructions. Skill Level:...More

.Get best practices for creating a YouTube Channel and compelling video content that promotes your products and services and drives engagement with your brand.This session will be held online via GoToMeeting. Click here for setup instructions. Skill Level: IntermediateProvided through UHLS. Nate Heyer will be the trainer.Register here:https://forms.gle/pqqgPqTniEgr2nDR9 [Community]

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Teens Care: Sewing Hand Warmers

.Teens with sewing experience can earn Community Service time bysewing up fleece hand warmers to fill with the included rice. Senior citizens can heat these in the microwave to warm cold hands, or use to soothe sore muscles. This project can be handsewn, but works...More

.Teens with sewing experience can earn Community Service time bysewing up fleece hand warmers to fill with the included rice. Senior citizens can heat these in the microwave to warm cold hands, or use to soothe sore muscles. This project can be handsewn, but works best with a sewing machine. Ask about borrowing one from our Library of Things. Return completed projects to the library for delivery to local seniors. Grades 7 and up, please register.Contact: Debbie Sternklar : 5187652791 : teens@voorpl.org [Tween and Teen]

How do Animals Survive Winter? Migration, Adaptation and Hibernation

.How do animals survive the harsh winters in the Northeast? Learn about how fish adapt to the unique properties of water to survive the cold weather, how some birds migrate while others brave the winter, and how some animals prepare their bodies to hibernate.How Do...More

.How do animals survive the harsh winters in the Northeast? Learn about how fish adapt to the unique properties of water to survive the cold weather, how some birds migrate while others brave the winter, and how some animals prepare their bodies to hibernate.How Do Animals Survive Winter? is a three-part, science, nature and animal program that helps children develop an understanding of how animals migrate, adapt and/or hibernate to survive the freezing winter environment.The sessions will be conducted in partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County and taught by a science and animal educator. Children who register should commit to attending all 3 sessions, because the learning builds each week. For ages 8-12. Registration required. Register on January 24 for ALL 3 Sessions (1/24, 31 and 2/7). Educational activity kits will be given to each child that registers, which will include the science lessons and activities for each week. The kits can be picked up at the library curbside before the 1/24/21 class. An email will be sent to registrants when the kits will be available for pick up. This class will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to registrants prior to the class.Contact: Gail Brown : 518-765-2791 : gail.brown@voorpl.org [Youth]

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Maker Monday for Grown Ups

.Join the Maker Club for grown-ups and pick up one project kit each month. Take home your project and enjoy some unplugged creativity time. Common household supplies not included. Please register.Contact: Tracey Pause : 518-765-2791 : tracey.pause@voorpl.org [VPL...More

.Join the Maker Club for grown-ups and pick up one project kit each month. Take home your project and enjoy some unplugged creativity time. Common household supplies not included. Please register.Contact: Tracey Pause : 518-765-2791 : tracey.pause@voorpl.org [VPL Adults]

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Virtual Preschool Storytime - Hooray for Hats!

.It is hat weather! An important part of bundling up againt the cold is to wear a nice cozy hat. Enjoy a theme-based, multi-age virtual storytime with an emphasis on early literacy. Mrs. Brown and Miss Lisa will video record a short storytime with an accompanying art...More

.It is hat weather! An important part of bundling up againt the cold is to wear a nice cozy hat. Enjoy a theme-based, multi-age virtual storytime with an emphasis on early literacy. Mrs. Brown and Miss Lisa will video record a short storytime with an accompanying art activity. The video link will be posted on the library's website, all of the library's social media platforms, and on the library's YouTube channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3rKEVkE6dou89ZVT6GTOtAFamilies of preschoolers can pick up a TAKE & MAKE BAG at the library each week. The bag will include the storytime thematic art activity of the week. Each week's bags will be at the library from Tuesday-Saturday of that week.No registration required.Contact: Gail Brown : 518-765-2791 : gail.brown@voorpl.org [VPL Family]

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Reach Customers Online with Google

.Learn how your business can be found online with Google. This workshop explains how Google Search works and how you can improve a website's visibility with Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The session also introduces products like Google My Business, Google Trends,...More

.Learn how your business can be found online with Google. This workshop explains how Google Search works and how you can improve a website's visibility with Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The session also introduces products like Google My Business, Google Trends, Search Console, Google Analytics, Google Ads, and more.Click here for setup instructions. Skill Level: IntermediateProvided through UHLS. Nate Heyer will be the trainer.Register here:https://forms.gle/pqqgPqTniEgr2nDR9 [Community]

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Craft & Chat

.Grab your latest craft project, and join fellow crafters as we gather for casual conversation about what we are working on and anything else that strikes our fancy. Contact: Tracey Pause : 518-765-2791 : tracey.pause@voorheesvillelibrary.org [VPL Adults]

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Bead Creative: Snowflake Suncatchers

.The Beading Workshop is back, but with a grab-n-go format. Pick up a kit and instructions to make two snowflake suncatchers. For adults and teens in grades 8 and up, please register.Contact: Debbie Sternklar : 518 765-2791 : debbie.sternklar@voorpl.org [VPL Adults]