What do you want to be called?

Librarians are looking at how people that use the library should be referred to. In the old days, we served library patrons. In the 90s, we were encouraged to think of you as customers – kind of a business model that many librarians felt emphasized financial transactions. Clients and users have also been considered. Now, a [...]

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Meet author James D. Houston

Albany people have been reading the 2008 Albany Reads book, Snow Mountain Passage. Several gathered last week for a lively discussion of the book with facilitator Rosalie Gonzales. Many of the questions were about the history of the fictionalized story. Wednesday night at 7, the Library will show the PBS documentary about the Donner Party that will fill [...]

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free2vote….Voter information at the Library

The Albany Library has a bookshelf devoted to current voter information. We have voter registration forms in English, Spanish and Chinese – last day to register for the November 4 election is October 20. The League of Women Voters drops off Easy Voter Guides in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean as well as specialized booklets covering [...]

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Teens Get the Vote

Teen Read Week is under way, and now is your chance to vote for the best teen books of last year. The list of nominees, compiled by teen groups all over the country, ranges from the graphic novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid to Stephenie Meyer’s Eclipse. Many macabre and fantasy titles made the list, making them a [...]

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Write Poetry!

Join the Second Wednesdays: Drop-in poetry writing workshop. This class is open to beginning and experienced poets of all ages. The focus is on the places poems come from – memory, imagination and the inspiration found in daily life. These monthly workshops are usually led by Albany poet and teacher, Alison Seevak.  On October 8, the [...]

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