Category: <span>Library Rant</span>

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Selby Library So this library isn’t part of my system tour… think of it as a bonus.  Selby Library is a branch of the Sarasota County Library System in Sarasota,…

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Voorheesville Public Library Back in the fall, on an idyllic day that included apple picking at Indian Ladder Farm, I visited Altamont Library and Voorheesville Library.  I made a post…

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Brunswick Community Library I was in Brunswick on a Saturday for a Cub Scout event.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the Brunswick Library was open until 6 on Saturdays,…

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Cohoes Public Library I’ve been in Cohoes quite a few times, sometimes even intentionally (it’s where you end up when you keep going on 787 North instead of turning off…

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RCS Library

The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Library, which has very sensibly shortened its name to the RCS Library, has a checkered past which reminds me of swamp castle in Monty Python’sHoly Grail (and that fourth one stayed up!) That’s not something I’m explaining, just that things are looking up  for them- they are in a wonderful space and in the process of expanding.

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Menands Library

My first attempt to visit, on my way to the Watervliet Library, was a failure, because their hours are, in library jargon, “wackadoodle”.  I had glanced quickly at their schedule, saw they were open until 8, and just assumed they would be open at 3.  Nope.  They were open 5-8 that day.

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Watervliet Public Library

The Watervliet (pronounced “water-vill-eet”) library is in the same building as the city’s senior center.  It had a massive renovation in 2016.

 

There’s a large bell in the lobby.  I learned from my mistake from the Guilderland library (will anybody ever comment on why there’s a cow in their lobby??) and read the plaque.

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Altamont Library

I usually question the use of words like “charming” and “quaint” when talking about libraries, since those are often used like real estate euphemisms for “cramped” or “needs work”, but in the case of the Altamont Library, tucked into an old train station, the charm is real.  It could easily be on an episode of HGTV’s Tiny Houses.  Every corner and nook is utilized and surrounded by attractive touches, giving the illusion of a much larger space.  It was a delightful palate-cleanser after the last library I visited.

I love the area, near the beautiful Indian Ladder Trail, and my favorite apple orchard, Indian Ladder Farms.  So when we were in the area for apple picking on a hot day, I convinced the family to make a few detours (here and Voorheesville, which is my next blog).

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