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Pen to Pandemic: A Short Story Competition in the Time of COVID-19 The East Greenbush Community Library, in partnership with the Town of East Greenbush and the Hart Cluett Museum, is hosting a short story competition. - Stories must be works of fiction set in Rensselaer County during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Any genre.
- Word count 1,500 to 2,000 words.
- Submissions due by March 15, 2021.
- All stories must be previously unpublished, original stories.
- Judging will be done by a joint committee.
- Entrants must be at least 18 years of age.
We will host a public reading for the winners to read their stories, and winning stories will be published by the library. Registration for the contest begins online January 15th. To express your interest and register for the competition, use the registration form on our Pen to Pandemic web page (form will become available on the page on January 15th). You will need a name for the story to register.
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Now Available: Book Bundles for Adults Book Bundles for adults, themed groupings of 3-5 books bundled together for quick and easy checkout, are here. Pop in and grab one today! Book bundle themes/genres include: - Fantasy
- First in a Series
- Heartwarming & Upbeat
- Historical Fiction
- Humorous Memoir
- Just for Laughs
- LGBTQIA+ Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Mystery Must Reads
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- Spy Games
- Steamy Romance
- Tech Talk
- Thrills & Chills
- True Crime
- Well-Researched & Issue Oriented
- Woman’s Fiction
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Adult Winter Reading Challenge The theme for the 2021 Adult Winter Reading Challenge is FUN & GAMES, or, "Just Roll with It!" We hope to keep you entertained this winter with great books, programs, games, and prizes! Register today on our website to participate online through Beanstack, which allows you to track your reading, complete challenge activities, and enter raffle drawings, all in one place. Earn a raffle ticket for each activity you complete. Raffle prizes include $25 gift cards to Applebee's, Best Buy, HomeGoods/Marshall's, and Ulta Beauty. Complete 20 of the 24 activities to earn your completion badge and be automatically entered into the grand prize drawing for a fun & games prize basket. If you prefer our traditional printed reading challenge game card, copies are available in the library or at the drive-thru window during library hours. Please note you can participate either online or on paper, not both. The Winter Reading Challenge is open to adults 18+ who live in Albany or Rensselaer Counties. While most of the challenge activities can be done without a library card, some do require one. If you live in Albany or Rensselaer County, click here to sign up for a library card. See our website for more winter reading details.
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Monday Night Book Chat Weekly. Monday evenings, 7:00-9:00 pm Facebook What have you been reading lately? Join our Monday night Facebook book chat to tell us about it and gather recommendations from librarians and other readers. |
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Grab-and-Go Craft: Fresh Start Artsy Journal Register to reserve this month's craft kit, "Fresh Start Artsy Journal." Kits include a blank notebook, decorative tape, adhesive picture corners, felt-tip pens and directions to create a "bullet" journal & other types of creative journals. Registration opens to East Greenbush and Schodack card holders on January 9th, and to others on January 16th. Registrants will be notified when kits are ready for pick-up at the drive-thru window. Be sure to register before picking up your kit. |
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Monday Morning Book Discussion Monday, January 18, 10:00-11:00 am This month we will discuss Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library drive-thru window, or digitally through Overdrive. Please register in advance by 1/15 to ensure that you receive an emailed link participate in this Zoom discussion. (Ongoing participants do not need to register.) |
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Monday Evening Book Discussion Monday, November 16, 7:00-8:00 pm Join the Monday Evening Book Group/Good Buy Book Club to discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. Copies are available for checkout at the library drive-thru window, or digitally through Overdrive or Hoopla. This discussion will take place online as a Zoom meeting. Register with your email by 1/15 to ensure you receive a link to the meeting. |
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A Night of Music TriviaWednesday, January 20, 7:00-8:30 pm Join us for a Virtual Trivia Night on Zoom. Teams are encouraged! Chose a captain and a fun and unique team name and register your team. (Only one person should register for each team.)
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Adult Bingo: Great Reads of 2020
Wednesday, January 27, 7:00-8:00 pm Celebrate Great Reads of 2020 with Virtual Bingo for Adults! You must register for this program to reserve your bingo card, which can be picked up at the drive-thru window starting January 20th. We will use the same card throughout the program. Gather pennies, candy, or just pieces of paper to mark off your squares. In the spirit of fun, we will hold a raffle for one event winner. Registration is limited to East Greenbush and Schodack patrons until January 15th. |
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Let's Get to Work Workshop Series
Multiple dates, Winter and Spring 2021 OnlineThe Upper Hudson Library System has teamed up with librarian and technology trainer Nate Heyer to offer a series of career and technology class. Visit our Education & Employment page to see the full class list with descriptions, and register here. All sessions are offered free of charge and online through GoToMeeting. Classes include: - Grow Your Business with YouTube
- Power Your Job Search with Google Tools
- Introduction to Excel
- Introduction to Windows 10
- Digital Organization Sampler
- And more!
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Recommended by Marianne | Available on Overdrive |
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Recommended by Lauren | Available on Overdrive |
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Days without end : a novel by Sebastian BarryEntering the U.S. army after fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland, 17-year-old Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, experience the harrowing realities of the Indian wars and the American Civil War between the Wyoming plains and Tennessee. |
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Bridie Devine, female detective extraordinaire, is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this age of discovery. Winding her way through the labyrinthine, sooty streets of Victorian London, Bridie won’t rest until she finds the young girl, even if it means unearthing a past that she’d rather keep buried.
Recommended by Elizabeth | Available on Overdrive |
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Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times by Katherine MayAn intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down, which, for author May, happened when her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. Recommended by Catherine |
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AARP Driver Safety AARP Smart Driver Course is available online. No in-person courses are currently scheduled. Get a 25% discount by using discount code: DRIVINGSKILLS |
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AARP TaxAideWe are sorry to announce that TaxAide services will not be offered in our area this year. As an alternative, you may try AARP's online tax assistance help resource, available here.
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 NoveList PlusBook database and reading recommendations*Requires an East Greenbush/Schodack card |
 Overdrive & LibbyEbooks, audiobooks, magazines* |
Hoopla
Ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music, comics *Requires an East Greenbush/Schodack card |
 Tech-TalkLearn technology skills!User & PW: eglibrary |
Webucator Self-paced tech classes. Call the library for access code. |
 Research DatabasesSearch for journal, magazine, encyclopedia, and newspaper articles |
Call (518) 477-7476 Our phones are answered: Tu, Th, Fri 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11 am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm Other times, leave a message and we'll return your call. |
Email eglibraryinfo@eglibrary.org Email us anytime. We will reply on weekdays within 24 hours. |
Online Visit our website, or find us on social media: Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest |
Grab-and-Go 15-Minute Library Browsing Tu, Th, Fri 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11 am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm |
Item Returns Items may be returned to the bin in the library entryway during the following hours. (Drive-thru returns unavailable) Mon-Fri, 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11 am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm |
Drive-Thru Holds Pick-Up Tu, Th, Fri, 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm |
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East Greenbush Community Library
10 Community Way
East Greenbush, New York 12061
518-477-7476 eglibrary.org
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