Adult

Many American wildflowers make excellent garden plants. This presentation includes includes annuals, biennials & perennials for sun and shade as well as plant care and resources for seeds and plants.

Our presenter is Jane Brook Barba. She studied landscape design at the New York Botanical Garden, and garden restoration and preservation at La Napoule Art Foundation in France. Ms. Barba now designs sustainable gardens for American Cottage Gardens and lectures widely on gardening.

Come to the Library to pick up a tree seedling provided by the Dept. of Environmental Conservation's State Tree Nursery in Saratoga Springs.  Plant it in your yard and watch it grow through the years.

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."   - Nelson Henderson

Music Socials are offered for people with living with Dementia with their caregivers. Certified Music Therapist Melinda Burgard leads the interactive groups, in which participants may explore music history as well as their own individual musical histories.  Groups may play instruments, sing along or move to the music.  Refreshments will also be served.

A reading and discussion of Jerry's new novel, CONVERGENCE will take us thirty-two years in to the near future.  This dystopian/sci-fi warning will provoke, entertain and energize us to consider what kind of world we want to inhabit.

An author signing will follow the discussion with copies of the book available for purchase. 

Jerry Sander is the author of the novels PERMISSION SLIPS and UNLIMITED CALLING (CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS APPLY).

Join Audubon's Pam Golben for a  multi-medium program begins with an illustrated slide show. Become familiar with the frog and toad species of New York State and learn to identify them by sight and sound. We will also discuss frog conservation issues and Citizen Science opportunities.  Following the presentation, take a walk to the wetlands behind the library where we will practice identifying frogs by their vocalizations.