Open Trustee Position

Submission deadline is 2/3/21

Make a difference in your community, become a Library Trustee! We have an unanticipated opening to serve a 1-year term. Submit letter of interest and statement of qualifications to director@eglibrary.org by 2/3/2021.

Ancestry.com from Home

Devices connected to the Wi-Fi network can access Ancestry Library Edition. Portions of Ancestry content are available from home with a free Ancestry.com New York account. For a limited time, remote access is available to East Greenbush/Schodack residents.

Nominate Us! for Best Library 

Deadline to submit nomination is 2/5

Nominate us in the Best of the Rest: Best Library category and share when you're done. If we're in the top 5, voting will begin 2/22-3/6. Thank you!

Friends Raffle Fundraiser

Tickets on sale now until 2/12

$1 per ticket on sale at Circulation, drive-thru or by mail. Drawing is Friday, February 12th.

• Cash (exact change at drive-thru) or Check (payable to the Friends of the EG Library)
• By mail: Friends, c/o the East Greenbush Library at 10 Community Way, East Greenbush, NY 12061

Winter Reading Challenge (WRC)

There's still time to participate!

Need a game to complete an activity? Borrow one from our Library of Things collection.

Virtual Clothes Storytime!

Tuesday, February 2nd | 10 am

Join us via Zoom for songs, stories, rhymes and of course, Mouse House! Pick up your February Storytime Activity Pack in the Children's room that includes simple crafts and early literacy activities to supplement each weekly theme.

Rick Riordan Presents

Explore multicultural tales written by authors from the cultures in their stories. If you’ve always wanted to journey inside a volcano or meet American legends like John Henry, there’ll be a book from Rick Riordan Presents for you! 

Take & Make Craft

Celebrate Chinese New Year on February 12th by making a Chinese Dragon. Pick up at the drive-thru or in the Children's Room.

Foster a love of reading and learning in your child through the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. Kids earn free books along the way!

Pen to Pandemic Short Story Contest

*Register* | Submissions due 3/15

In support of our home-grown talent, we invite submissions of unpublished, original short stories. This will be a work of fiction set in Rensselaer County during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quilting for Project Linus

Pick up kit Saturday 2/6 | Return completed kit 3/7

Join us at home for quilting for Project Linus. We will be making a pattern Rail Fence Blocks that will be sewed together for a scrappy community quilt. You can machine or hand sew your blocks. Fabric and pattern will be provided. 

Our quilt will be donated to a child who needs comfort, is seriously ill or traumatized. 

Kits are available at our drive-thru window.  One per household and you can pick up a kit for a friend. Please register before you pick up your kit.  Please return your completed kit by March 7, 2021 to the Returns Cart in the entrance to East Greenbush Community Library.

Grab & Go Crafts for Adults

Register starting 2/6 | Pick up starting 2/13

Fox in Sox kits will have patterns for 4 types of cute animals, felt, glue, pin backs and instructions. Registration will begin 2/6 and pick up will start 2/13.

Let's Get to Work

The Upper Hudson Library System is offering a series of free skills workshops to all of its member libraries. Registration is required for each workshop.

Coming up next:

Power Your Job Search with Google Tools | 2/4 at 7 pm

Sharing and Saving Your Files with the Cloud | 2/6 at 1 pm

Grow Your Business with YouTube | 2/13 at 1 pm

Monday Night Book Chat

February 1st, 7 pm Facebook

Join us to chat about what books you've been reading lately.

Virtual Hands-On Cooking Class

Thursday, February 11th at 6:30 pm *Register*

Make heart-healthy dishes with Felisha Chandler from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County. Appropriate for all ages. Join us via Zoom from your own kitchen. You'll need a computer, laptop, or tablet to see and participate in this class. Participants will be entered into a raffle to win a cookbook!

Virtual Trivia Night —TV Shows

Wednesday, February 17th, 7 pm *Register*

Join us for a night of Trivia via Zoom. Teams are encouraged! See details on the registration page. 

Craft & Conversation

Monday, February 22nd, 11 am *Register*

Join us for a gentle hour of "Craft and Conversation". Pop in any time from 11:00-12:00. Feel free to bring any crafty things that you have been working on. Get a sneak preview of the next craft!

Monday, February 15th at 10 am *Register*

We will be discussing (via Zoom) Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf. Ebook and audiobook copies of the book may be downloaded using Hoopla. Register with your email by Friday, 2/12 to receive a Zoom link for the meeting.

Monday, February 15th at 7 pm *Register*

We will be discussing (via Zoom) Beartown by Frederik Backman. Ebook and audiobook copies of the book may be downloaded using OverDrive/Libby. Register with your email by Friday, 2/12 to receive a Zoom link for the meeting.

Let Us Find Your Next Book!

We match adult readers with new titles and authors. Fill out the form, we'll select books and place items on hold for you! It's free and confidential. Designed for adult East Greenbush and Schodack cardholders.

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