Paws to Read

Volunteers from a local organization, Therapy Pets, are offering a program called “Paws to Read.” It should actually be called “Read to Paws” because it involves children reading to dogs. Apparently children who are less confident in their reading ability develop their skills and self-esteem reading to trained therapy dogs. One mother said that her daughter was ok with reading [...]

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Celebrating Poetry

April is National Poetry Month, an opportunity to create, recite and celebrate poems. Some fun ways to do so are suggested on poets.org, from creating ephemeral verses (see a collection on Flickr) to carrying a poem in your pocket on April 30.
At the Albany Library, we celebrate poetry every month with First Thursday readings and [...]

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Centennial Quilt on Display

The Albany Centennial Quilt, created by the East Bay Heritage Quilters and donated to the Albany Historical Society as part of the city’s centennial celebration, is currently on display in the Albany Community Center (across the lobby from the Albany Library).
The quilt features several photographic images from the Library’s historical collection, as well [...]

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What I Felt – Artist Books by Alisa Golden

The Albany Library’s display case currently features an exhibit of artist books and other small objects by Alisa Golden — all made of wool felt.
Golden, an Albany resident, is a well-known book artist who has been making handmade books and letterpress prints since 1983, under her own imprint, never mind the press.
The exhibit will be [...]

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