Events at the Albany Public Library: April 30-May 6, 2007

Monday, April 30
Bookmobile - Atria Shaker (Bookmobile)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Bookmobile - Atria Crossgates (Bookmobile)
Bookmobile - Harriman Campus (Bookmobile)
Friends of Albany Public Library Board (Main Library)

Tuesday, May 1
Seniors Connect (Main Library)
Toddler Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
Book Review: Emma Lazarus (Main Library)
Read to me Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)
Wednesday, May 2
Pre-School Storytime (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Crestwood Plaza (Bookmobile)
Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (New Scotland Branch)
Numismatists (Pine Hills Branch)
Thursday, May 3
Writers Group (Main Library)
Lapsit Storytime (Main Library)
Intro. to Internet (Main Library)
Friday, May 4
Intro. to Computers (Pine Hills Branch)
Connecting with America (Pine Hills Branch)
Saturday, May 5
Bookmobile - Kipp Tech Valley Charter School (Bookmobile)
Home Buyer Fair (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Helderberg /Woodlawn (Bookmobile)
Anime and Manga Program (Delaware Branch)

Events at the Albany Public Library: April 23-29, 2007

Monday, April 23
Bookmobile - Westview Senior Center (Bookmobile)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Bookmobile - Avila Retirement Community (Bookmobile)
Bookmobile - Daughters of Sarah (Bookmobile)
Bookmobile - Arbor Hill Elementary School (Bookmobile)
Library Board Called Meeting (Main Library)
Tuesday, April 24
Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)
Seniors Connect (Main Library)
Toddler Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Toddler Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
Book Review (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Arbor Hill Community Center, Inc. (Bookmobile)
Read to me Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Wednesday, April 25
Pre-School Storytime (Main Library)
Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Toddler Storytime (New Scotland Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (North Albany Branch)
Open Computer Lab (North Albany Branch)
Open Lab (Main Library)
Dance Dance Revolution (Pine Hills Branch)
Book Tasting: Film Feastival (Main Library)
Thursday, April 26
Bookmobile - Center for Disability Services (Bookmobile)
Lapsit Storytime (Main Library)
Intro. to eBay (Main Library)
Friday, April 27
Intro. to E-mail (Delaware Branch)
Read to Tess the Dog (Main Library)
After School Craft (New Scotland Branch)
Connecting with America (Pine Hills Branch)
Saturday, April 28
Garage Sale (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Kipp Tech Valley Charter School (Bookmobile)
Riverway Storytelling Festival (Main Library)
Sunday, April 29
Sunday Cinema (Main Library)

Events at the Albany Public Library: April 16-22, 2007

Monday, April 16
Bookmobile - Atria Shaker (Bookmobile)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Bookmobile - Atria Crossgates (Bookmobile)
Bookmobile - Harriman Campus (Bookmobile)
Tuesday, April 17
Seniors Connect (Main Library)
Toddler Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
Author: Lynn Miller (Main Library)
Read to me Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)
Wednesday, April 18
Pre-School Storytime (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Crestwood Plaza (Bookmobile)
Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Toddler Storytime (New Scotland Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (North Albany Branch)
Intro. to E-mail (North Albany Branch)
Bookmobile - Albany Community Charter School (Bookmobile)
Intro. to PowerPoint (Main Library)
Thursday, April 19
Writers Group (0)
Lapsit Storytime (Main Library)
Albany Sympnony Preview (Main Library)
Authors Ringwald and Biancolli. (Main Library)
Friday, April 20
Bookmobile - Ida Yarborough (Bookmobile)
Bookmobile - South Mall Towers (Bookmobile)
Read to Tess the Dog (Main Library)
After School Craft (New Scotland Branch)
Connecting with America (Pine Hills Branch)
Saturday, April 21
Information to Renters, homeowners (Main Library)
Sunday, April 22
Victims: the link between animal cruelty and human abuse (Main Library)

Four Trustee Seats Open for Election

Any Albany resident who is a registered voter is eligible to run for the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees. There are 4 seats available, and the election takes place on May 15. Candidates must collect a minimum of 99 valid signatures, file their petitions with the school district clerk by 4:30 p.m. April 17, and provide a copy of their nominating petitions to Interim Library Director Tim Burke. Nominating Petitions may be picked up from Tim Burke at the Main Library, or call him at 427-4378. Additional information is available on the library's website at http://www.albanypubliclibrary.org

Events at the Albany Public Library: April 9-15, 2007

Monday, April 9
Get Caught Reading! (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Westview Senior Center (Bookmobile)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Spring Walk-In Craft (North Albany Branch)
Bookmobile - Avila Retirement Community (Bookmobile)
Bookmobile - Daughters of Sarah (Bookmobile)
Bookmobile - Arbor Hill Elementary School (Bookmobile)
Movies at the Library (Delaware Branch)
Tuesday, April 10
Get Caught Reading! (Main Library)
Seniors Connect (Main Library)
Toddler Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
Topic: The Future of Health Care Financing (Main Library)
Kite-Making (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Arbor Hill Community Center, Inc. (Bookmobile)
Read to me Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
Dance Dance Revolution (Delaware Branch)
Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)
Library Board of Trustees Meeting (Main Library)
Wednesday, April 11
Get Caught Reading! (Main Library)
Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
Toddler Storytime (New Scotland Branch)
Pre-School Storytime (North Albany Branch)
Intro. to Publisher (North Albany Branch)
Dance Dance Revolution (Pine Hills Branch)
Thursday, April 12
Get Caught Reading! (Main Library)
Spring Stories & Folktales (Pine Hills Branch)
Movies at the Library (Delaware Branch)
Friday, April 13
Spring Walk-In Craft (North Albany Branch)
Open Computer Lab (Pine Hills Branch)
Intro. to E-mail (Delaware Branch)
Get Caught Reading! (Main Library)
Bookmobile - Leadership Tech Valley (Bookmobile)
Read to Tess the Dog (Main Library)
April Make and Take Craft (Pine Hills Branch)
After School Craft (New Scotland Branch)
Connecting with America (Pine Hills Branch)

Proud Husband

"If I may brag, Amy just won a first place award in COMMENT AND CRITICISM for 2007 from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors association. (This is for her movie reviews for the Houston Chronicle. You can find her stuff easily on Web, notably the site Rotten Tomatoes, which compiles reviews. She writes as Amy Biancolli.)

Christopher D. Ringwald"
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See Chris and Amy at the National Library week event, Thursday, April 19, at 7 pm at the main branch of the APL.

Bus Trip to Harlem as Part of The Big Read

On May 12, 2007, UHLS is sponsoring a trip to Harlem as part of the Big Read.
Go for a walking tour of the "Harlem Renaissance."
The day will begin at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. From there there will be a walking tour of Harlem Renaissance sights such as the Dark Tower (Madam C.J. Walker); Pod's & Jerry's (speakeasy where Billie Holiday got her start); the home of Langston Hughes; Sugar Hill, home of Duke Ellington; Smalls Paradise; the Apollo Theater; the Savoy Ballroom; the home of Wallace Thurman; and much more.
The group will then dine on delicious soul food at Sylvia's, one of the community's finest restaurants and a favorite of Bill Clinton. Eat fried chicken, fish, candied yams and other dishes while listening to Harlem Renaissance tunes by the likes of Lena Horne, Alberta Hunter, Roland Hayes and Duke Ellington.
The tour will be conducted by the Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center. Visit their website at www.harlemheritage.com.
The trip, which includes transportation, tour, and lunch, costs $90 per person and is limited to 45 people. Please get your reservations in early! Mail a check made out to UHLS to Eileen Williams, Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY, 12084. For additional information about the trip, contact Eileen at 456-2400 x7 or williame@uhls.lib.ny.us. Registration confirmation with received payment.
The bus will leave from William K. Sanford Library (Colonie) at 6:30 a.m. (parking in rear of building) and return around 7 p.m.

Beginning Your Genealogy research at the National archives

CAPITAL AREA LIBRARY ASSISTANTS (CALA)

SPRING 2007 "LUNCH AND LEARN" WORKSHOP

BEGINNING YOUR GENEALOGY RESEARCH
AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Presented by Jean Nudd, Archivist
National Archives & Records Administration, Northeast Region

They ask you to please join them for an informative, fun lunch and learn workshop that will show you how to get started with genealogical research at the National Archives! The presenter, Jean Nudd, is an archivist with the National Archives and Records Administration in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where she manages the microfilm reading room as well as the volunteer and outreach programs. Ms. Nudd lectures frequently throughout the region, writes quarterly columns for Archival Anecdotes (the publication of the Friends of the National Archives) and also appears on WAMC radio's VoxPop program, where she discusses genealogy methods and gives callers advice on finding their ancestors.
Registration fee is payable at the door. Bring your lunch; CDLC will provide coffee, tea and cookies.
DATE: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
TIME: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
PLACE: Capital District Library Council (CDLC)
28 Essex St., Albany, NY
COST: $5.00; registration fee payable in advance or at
the door. Cash or check accepted. Please make check payable to: CDLC
ADVANCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 11, 2007
QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT: Kathy Corbett, Capital District Library Council
Phone: 518-438-2500
Fax: 518-438-2872
Email: kcorbett@cdlc.org