What's New at the Ballston Spa Library

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AUGUST EVENTS

CALENDAR

Wonderful Wednesdays in August

Crafting with Tang

Wed. Aug. 6th.

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Make a Buggy Diarama

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Weave a Colorful Spider Web

Registration Required. All Ages. ( One session per child, please.

Summer Reading Program Participants

PIZZA PARTY!

Wed. Aug.13th

Celebrate your reading accomplishments with a PIZZA PARTY!

2:00 p.m. Limit 50. Registration required.

Summer Reading for Teens T-SRC

August 1st at 2:00 p.m. Wii Olympics

Get in the spirit for the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics! Limit 10.

August 8th at 2:00 p.m. Writer's Workshop

Do you love to write? Perfect your craft with a creative writer's workshop. Limit 15.

August 15th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Library Lock-In

Celebrate the end of the T-SRC with pizza and watch the movie, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"! Note: Participants are not required to read the novel to attend the program. Limit 25. read review from

Forget to pick up a CALENDAR? Print one HERE!

Due to the Wonderful Wednesday Programs, the afternoon Storytime on Wed. will resume in September.

Thursdays from 10:00 - 10:45 Ages 3-5 yrs.

Fridays from 10:00 - 10:45 Ages 18 mo.-3 yrs.

Aug. 1st craft: Calendar

Aug. 7 & 8th craft: Spiders

Aug. 14 & 15th craft: Trains

Aug. 21 & 22nd craft: Watermelon Man

Aug. 28 & 29th craft: Back to School

Listen to a story and make a craft! A short playtime follows. Programs last about 45 min. No registration is necessary!

FAMILY FILM NIGHT

Cool Runnings

Fri. Aug. 22nd at 6:00 p.m.

Bobsledding in Jamaica? This madcap comedy is based on the true story of the First Jamaican bobsled team trying to make it to the Winter Olympics. To be able to compete in the Olympics, they took up bobsledding.

Age: 8+; Rated: PG; Comedy; 98 minutes; 1993, Color.

Friends News

Ballston Rocks! The Adirondack Chair was purchased by the Friends of the Library and painted beautifully by one of our patrons, local artist Stacie Livingston. The detail is amazing. Each of the slats are spines of classic books!

ADULT BOOK CLUB

The Book Group will meet in August.

Wednesday, Aug 27th at 6:00 p.m.

Book selection: White Ghost Girls

by, Alice Greenway

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* This is a novel about memory and loss and, most of all, yearning. Two sisters, bold Frankie and watchful Kate, come of age in Hong Kong during the summer of 1967. Their father is a war photographer who is away working for long stretches in Vietnam. Their emotionally distant mother spends her time waiting for her husband's visits. The girls are cared for by a sharp-tongued amah who calls them gwaimui, or "white ghost girls."

Copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING

No board meeting this month.

Construction of the elevator has started!

We ask that you temporarily use the south side ramp or the Milton Ave. entrances. All story time programs will be held as scheduled. Thank you for your patience!

Library Receives Construction Grant

from N.Y.S. Library: The New York State Legislature provided an appropriation of $14 million in capital funds for public library construction in the 2006-2007 State Budget. (These funds are separate from the annual $800,000 allocation for public library construction.) Libraries could apply for a construction grant that could fund up to 50 percent of a project. The minimum grant award was $2,500 (for a total project cost of $5,000 with matching funds from the library). The New York State Library awarded 201 Public Library Construction Grants to public libraries and public library systems.

A new elevator and entryway will be constructed on the northwest side of the building. The building will then be completely handicapped accessible. The project will be an addition on the current building and will include an elevator shaft, mechanical room and a vestibule surrounding the outside entrance. Hopefully the project will be completed by the beginning of the busy summer season.

SALS 2006 Statistical Summary

Downloadable Audio Books are here!

The service is free to anyone with a public library card and a speedy Internet connection.

Major funding for this service is provided by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. Additional funds are provided by Crandall Public Library and the Southern Adirondack Library System.

Computers

Ballston Spa Public Library now offers a Wireless Connection to your own laptop which was funded through the Friends of the Library. Although printers are not available to connect to your laptop, they may be in the future.

There are 4 Public Computers available. Road Runner Internet access is provided courtesy of Time Warner Cable. All have Windows XP including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. We have Black & White Laser Printers. Prints are .10 per page. A Library Web Catalog computer for patrons to use is also available. Computer users must sign up at the desk first! We do not reserve time on the computers unless you are taking a test. First come, first serve basis. Children age 17 and under, must have parental permission to use the internet. Because we have only 4 computers, users have a limit of 1 hour on the computer per day. Please have your SALS or MVLS Library card or a valid ID with you.

Disks are available to buy at the circulation desk for $1.00. Bringing in your own personal disk, CD, or flash drive is not permitted. Email is allowed on your own personal account; EG: Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, Gmail, AOL, etc.

NEW DVD's