Events Calendar for June 25-July1, 2007

Monday, June 25

• Bookmobile - Atria Shaker (Bookmobile)
• Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
• Bookmobile - Atria Crossgates (Bookmobile)
• Bookmobile - Harriman Campus (Bookmobile)
• Dance, Dance, Revolution (Howe Branch)
• Skateboarding Program (Pine Hills Branch)

Tuesday, June 26

• Bookmobile - Doane Stuart Summer Camp (Bookmobile)
• Bookmobile - New Scotland Neighborhood (Bookmobile)
• Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
• Book Review: Mom, Are You Listening (Main Library)
• Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)

Wednesday, June 27

• Pre-School Storytime (North Albany Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Main Library)
• Bookmobile - Crestwood Plaza (Bookmobile)
• Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
• Open Computer Lab (North Albany Branch)
• Dance, Dance, Revolution (Pine Hills Branch)

Thursday, June 28

• Lapsit Storytime (Main Library)
• Muggle Movie Marathon (Main Library)

Friday, June 29

• Bookmobile - Ida Yarborough (Bookmobile)
• Bookmobile - South Mall Towers (Bookmobile)
• Bookmobile - New Scotland Neighborhood (Bookmobile)
• Reading Dog (Main Library)

The Embedded Librarian

We often think of libraries as the primary task of an entity. Often, however, there are librarians embedded within larger organizations. Actually, that's true of my library colleagues and me within the New York State Small Business Development Center.

David Shumaker, Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, submitted a paper about embedded librarians to the Special Libraries Association. It is now available on its website here.

Events Calendar for June 18-24, 2007

Monday, June 18

• 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)

Tuesday, June 19

• Bookmobile - Doane Stuart Summer Camp (Bookmobile)
• Open Computer Lab (Delaware Branch)
• Toddler Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
• Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
• Book Review: Good Poems (Main Library)
• Bookmobile - Arbor Hill Community Center, Inc. (Bookmobile)
• Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)
• Being Green 101 (Main Library)

Wednesday, June 20

• Pre-School Storytime (North Albany Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Main Library)
• Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
• Intro. to Word (North Albany Branch)
• Intro. to Computers - Part II (Main Library)

Thursday, June 21

• Bookmobile - Center for Disability Services (Bookmobile)
• Writers Group (0)
• Lapsit Storytime (Main Library)
• Muggle Movie Marathon (Main Library)

Friday, June 22

• Reading Dog (Main Library)
• Tehuti Films Presents : Love Jones (Howe Branch)

Saturday, June 23

• Summer Reading Program Registration (Delaware Branch)
• Summer Reading Program Registration (Howe Branch)
• Summer Reading Program Registration (North Albany Branch)
• Summer Reading Program Registration (Pine Hills Branch)
• Summer Reading Program Registration (Main Library)

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Being Green

Albany Public Library series: "Being Green" cosponsored by Committee on the Environment, AIA ENY, Honest Weight Coop, NYSERDA, and Friends of Albany Public Library.

June 19th, 7-9 pm, Main Library, Washington Ave. Jodi Smits Anderson of Collins + Scoville Architects and a LEED Certified Architect presents "Being Green 101" - the first of several public education forums on living and building green. In this basic introduction to sustainable design, Jodi will explore the whys and hows of designing
and building green.

Other sessions in June-July.

Bigger library will replace New Scotland branch, but not its memories

The story Closing the book is bittersweet by Paul Nelson from the June 13, 2007 Times Union is linked here.

Social Justice Festival, July 4th

The Social Justice Center Festival
July 4th 11am-midnight
33 Central Ave Albany, NY

Schedule of Events

11am-12pm Yoga Class
12-3pm Complimentary Massages With Chris Minehan, Voted Best Massage Therapist in Metroland
12-1pm Imprisonment and Resistance in the Age of Torture: A global perspective on prisoners, political prisoners, and the prison justice movement. Facilitated by local activist Naomi Jaffe
1-2pm Lunch. Provided by Food Not Bombs
12-5pm Children’s Art Activities ages 2-10. Check out a workshop while your kids make art.
2-3pm Urban Sustainability Workshop. Facilitated by Scott Kellogg.
3-4pm The Making of the Harriet Tubman Free School. A discussion with school staff.
4-5pm Poetry and Feminism. Facilitated by Taína Asili.
5-6pm Dinner. Provided by Food Not Bombs.
6-8pm Politics and Film. Screenings and Discussion with local activist (and Friends of the APL board member) Dennis Mosley and local film makers Bhawin Suchak and Jeff Root.
8-8:30pm Dessert and Art Auction
8:30-11pm Performances by: Broadcast Live, Oddy Gato, Taína Asili and more!
11pm-midnight Old School Hip Hop Dance Party

For more info, call 518-434-4037, www.albanysocialjusticecenter.org.

Events Calendar for June 11-17, 2007

Monday, June 11

• Bookmobile - Atria Shaker (Bookmobile)
• Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
• Bookmobile - Atria Crossgates (Bookmobile)
• Bookmobile - Harriman Campus (Bookmobile)
• Dance, Dance, Revolution (Howe Branch)

Tuesday, June 12

• Bookmobile - Doane Stuart Summer Camp (Bookmobile)
• Toddler Storytime (Pine Hills Branch)
• Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
• Book Review: The Defining Moment (Main Library)
• After School Craft (North Albany Branch)
• Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)
• Albany Public Library Board of Trustees (Main Library)

Wednesday, June 13

• Pre-School Storytime (North Albany Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Main Library)
• Bookmobile - Crestwood Plaza (Bookmobile)
• Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)
• Intro. to Computers - Part I (Main Library)
• After School Craft (North Albany Branch)

Thursday, June 14

• Lapsit Storytime (Main Library)
• After School Craft (North Albany Branch)

Friday, June 15

• Bookmobile - Ida Yarborough (Bookmobile)
• Bookmobile - South Mall Towers (Bookmobile)
• Reading Dog (Main Library)
• After School Craft (North Albany Branch)

Saturday, June 16

• Father's Day Craft (Main Library)
• Sunday Cinema on Saturday (Main Library)

Sunday, June 17

• Father's Day Craft (Main Library)
• Sunday Cinema (Main Library)

Citizens for Public Transportation meeting

Citizens for Public Transportation will meet on Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00PM at the Albany Public Library, Washington Avenue, Albany. The speaker will be William Batt, of the Central Research Group. Central Research Group is a non-profit research organization exploring impacts of environmental taxes and fees and especially applications of ecological and Geovist economics in Tompkins County, N.Y. Mr. Batt will speak on the topic of Value Capture Finance for Transit.

Events Calendar for June 4-10, 2007

Monday, June 4

• 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)

Tuesday, June 5

• Open Computer Lab (Delaware Branch)
• Open Computer Lab (Delaware Branch)
• Open Computer Lab (Howe Branch)
• Book Review: Polarizing First Lady (Main Library)
• Bookmobile - Arbor Hill Community Center, Inc. (Bookmobile)
• Delaware Dogs Program (Delaware Branch)

Wednesday, June 6

• Pre-School Storytime (North Albany Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Main Library)
• Pre-School Storytime (Delaware Branch)
• Pre-School Storytime (Howe Branch)

Thursday, June 7

• Writers Group (Main Library)
• Friends Annual Membership Meeting (Main Library)

Friday, June 8

• Bookmobile - Pine Hills Elementary School (Bookmobile)

Sunday, June 10

• James Baldwin and Richard Wright (Main Library)