Cobleskill Library News - Weekly Update

Adulting 101 Tuesdays at 5 during April. Geared for teens and young adults, Adulting 101 is your go-to program to learn the basics of becoming a responsible adult. April 26 the last program Cooking for one or two with CCE. These classes are absolutely free. Seats are limited though, so call The Community Library at (518) 234-7897 or sign up at bit.ly/CommunityLibraryEvents to reserve your seat now! 

Thursday, April 21 at 6pm The second session with award-winning poet and SUNY Cobleskill professor Matthew Burns will present this two-part poetry workshop sponsored by The Community Library, Poets & Writers Inc, and the New York State Council on the Arts. During this session Matthew will provide feedback on students' works-in-progress and discuss the process of revising, polishing, and submitting poems for publication. 

Tuesday, April 26 at 6:00 pm The Short Fiction Workshop: This writing group for teens and adults will proceed as a workshop featuring writing exercises, idea prompts, and supportive, constructive feedback. Our focus will be short (and very short) stories and over time we’ll try to discover and shape initial inspirations into polished, publishable stories. Writers with all levels of experience are welcome. 

Thursday, April 28 Crafts Around the World at 4pm. Each month features a different art of craft from a different corner of the globe. In April we explore the art of Molas. Register here https://bit.ly/CraftsAroundWorldMolas4-28. You can view this program from home or there will be a viewing party at The Community Library. 

Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 Trivia Night@ the Library! Gather your smartest, most fun friends and form a team for Trivia Night at The Community Library. Quizmaster Don LaPlant will be serving up trivia in a range of categories including books, movies, music, history, science, geography, and pretty much anything else you can learn about in the library. Bragging rights (and modest prizes) are at stake. Sign up online or call to reserve your table. 

Tuesdays join your neighbors and make new friends during the Tuesday Knitters group! You can find them downstairs in the Program Room at 1pm until 3pm. Bring your own supplies and learn something new while you chat, listen or just get in your zone. 

It is allergy season and some symptoms mimic those of a COVID-19 infection. Pick up a free COVID-19 at home test kit at the Library while supplies last. 

Starting May 3 The Friends of the Library will be selling raffle tickets for three Bluebird houses that have been painted by local artists. The drawing will be held in the Library on May 7th at noon. A perfect gift for Mother’s Day. 

The Library hours are Tuesday 10-8pm, Wednesday 10-5pm, Thursday 10-8pm, Friday 10-5pm and Saturday 10-1pm. 

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