DEC Forest Ranger Jay Scott will be presenting another beginner’s compass and map class, Tuesday September 18th from 5pm to 7pm. Jay will go over basics of  map reading, the anatomy of a compass, and how to use a compass to navigate. After the classroom portion, Jay will take us down Pelon Road to try our skills in the woods!

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED TO 16 PARTICIPANTS! PLEASE REGISTER AT THE CIRCULATION DESK, OR CALL THE LIBRARY (518)648-5444.

Please dress for success: appropriate, sturdy footwear (no sandles, flip-flops, etc), comfortable clothing, with the weather in mind because we’ll go out rain or shine. If weather forecast is for severe weather, we will attempt to reschedule.

Additional handy items to bring: A compass if you own one, a headlamp, bug protection, water.  For your own protection, please be fit enough to navigate uneven, wooded terrain.

If the class fills up, the library will start a waiting list in case someone is unable to attend.  When you register, please provide your email and best phone contact so we can confirm your attendance closer to the date and send reminders.

With thanks to Daisy and Elsa, our library has become a mini Monarch hatchery of late. We’ve had 9 caterpillars raised so far, and 3 of them have hatched out of their chrysalids. There’s one still in its “J” position about to form a chysalis. We will be releasing more as they emerge, so stop by if you’d like to have a look-see, or would like to help us let one fly free.  The transformation from milkweed devouring caterpillar to graceful butterfly has been captivating to all of us here, and we’d love to share the joy.

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Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts is offering a free seminar on applying for decentralization grants. This seminar is for artists, community groups, cultural organizations, teaching artists, and public school teachers who are interested in sponsoring arts-related activities (performing, literary, visual artists, etc) in the Quad-County region of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties. Preregistration is required, please contact Chelsea Provost at Chelsea@adirondackarts.org, or call her 518-352-7715.  In order to apply for a decentralization grant through the Adirondack Lake Center for the Arts, applicants need to attend one of these seminars.

The seminar takes place at the Indian Lake Library, Saturday August 11, 10am to 11am.

Join us Monday nights through August for LEGO night at the library.  It’s a great opportunity for cooperative play, and for families to visit before this long, hot summer ends.

For those of you who’ve signed up for the Summer Reading Program, we need to do a reschedule due to a rainy forecast.  This week’s “libraries Rock” them was Rock & Roll. We were to read about the most famous rock concert ever, and then do some tie-dyed t-shirts.  We will change the date for these activities to Wednesday August 8th.  This Wednesday instead we will exlplore “Fossils: Rocks that Tell Stories”.  Sorry for the switch, but the tie-dying must be done outside, hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate with us in a couple weeks.  Thanks for understanding and being flexible summer readers!

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