The Committee welcomes new ideas and members to expand upon the original goal of a “life-long institute to share knowledge and promote learning” run by volunteers to “increase civic engagement” in our community. This effort blossomed into the ELIK Committee, now know as Live & Learn, which has been providing … Read more
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Executive Director of MHLS announcement. – “We are very proud to share that our organization is the first public library system to complete the Sustainable Library Certification Program. We have been involved in this process for just over 5-years and it has been such an interesting journey. … Read more
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul is now on our shelves. It is part of our current display in the back. We were able to purchase this book, and others of all reading levels thanks to the Fund for Columbia County of … Read more
What a beautiful day for an outdoor activity. Leanna O’Grady from Mud Creek, the outreach program of our Columbia County Soil & Water District, led us in an exploration of birds and migratory reasons and patterns. She had an exciting game after the introductory discussion which involved about 13 stations. … Read more
Tomorrow our Quilt winner will be picked!! This is at 1:30pm. Tickets are on sale till then. This vibrantly patterned quilt is called “Spin Around the Block”. Spin on over to the North Chatham Library to get your tickets for the Quilt Raffle! Tickets are $3 each or 4 for … Read more
Your Library — Your Vote. What’s that about? It’s about the North Chatham Free Library’s future. If you want to get the full scoop— click on: “Answers to Your Referendum questions“.
Thanks to Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center to teach us about who lives in and around the Valatie Kill. We explored the creek at the old Ring’s Park, now part of Ann Formel’s property. Leanna let us hold an intact painted turtle shell, then provided nets to catch some of … Read more
Chef Linda Romeo prepared some delicious, local, in-season edibles for all (and take away) who attended Eco Cooking on August 17th. Linda challenged us to think sustainably while enjoying great food: it’s not that hard just takes more thought to change our habits. ‘A little planning can reduce not only … Read more
It was a hot day, but on a bike there was a good breeze. This year (the second annual) Bike Between the NC and Valatie Libraries was a success with no rain and lots of fun. Here are some pictures of the valiant folks who participated. The winner of the … Read more
