Make a card for a nursing home resident, and we’ll deliver it!
Help brighten someone’s day by writing a note, drawing a picture, or making them a colorful bookmark.
Materials available at our Clark House branch Saturday, October 9th through Saturday October 16th.
This program is part of our Great Giveback community programming.
Malta Town Historian Paul Perreault will present a program on the Malta Rocket Test Station, which was located in Luther Forest from 1945 thru the mid-1960’s.
Please pre-register for this event to allow adequate seating and spacing.
If there is a waitlist, we will try to move the event to a larger room in the Community Center to accommodate everyone!
At this time we are requiring that ALL individuals over the age of 2 wear a mask when entering the library.
Effective August 2, 2021 masks are once again required of all people in all public and shared areas inside the library building, regardless of vaccination status, as recommended by the CDC.
This change is due to the increased transmission throughout our community of COVID-19, and to protect the safety of all who use our library buildings. On July 27, 2021, the CDC issued new recommendations everyone, even those fully vaccinated, wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission. Saratoga county reached the threshold of substantial transmission on July 29, 2021.
We thank you for respecting our safety procedures and your continued support of our library.
Join Miss Laura for a book all about animal tails!
Story Times are happening in-person again!
Which animal tails can you recognize?
Animal Tails by Ken Kawata illustrated by Masayuki Yabuuchi
Bonus Tail:
This week is Pollinator Week, so we’re learning all about pollinators!
Bees, bats, birds, butterflies, moths, and lots of other animals that help plants by moving pollen so they can make seeds.
Join Miss Laura for a virtual story time about one of the most important pollinators for our food supply- the HONEYBEE!
Learn more about bees and other pollinators by searching for books about them in our catalog, or by checking out these links:
Ancestry Library Edition is now accessible through the end of the year from your home computer or device!
Patrons with Round Lake Library or Round Lake-Malta Branch issued cards can use their card number (starts with 10014, no spaces) at https://roundlake.sals.edu/ancestry to search Ancestry’s database for historic and genealogical records.
Please note that the Library Edition does not include full access to all features available thru Ancestry.
For patrons registered at other libraries, please access this service through your home library’s website.
Most services are back to normal; see full list below.
We will continue to offer curbside pick-up for those patrons who wish to use this service.
We ask that everyone continue to follow safety measures when visiting the library:
See our Reopening Plan and Cluster Action Initiative chart for more info.
The deadline for Federal Tax Returns has been extended to May 17.
View printable Federal Forms, order by phone at 1-800-829-3676 or see online IRS Free File Options
View printable NY State Forms, order by phone 518-457-5431 or see online NYS Free File Options
Don’t have a printer but want to file a paper return? We can print federal and state forms for free, just give us a call and let us know which forms you need.
We have a limited number of complete instruction booklets available.
Return of the ROBOTS!
The library’s four LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robotics kits can now be taken out on a 14 day loan from the Malta Branch for home use.
With a kit, you can build one of many different kinds of robots, following plans from LEGO or other sources, and then program your robot from a PC or tablet.
You can download the free programming software from LEGO onto your own device or borrow a Library PC with the software already installed.
LEGO’s software is drag-and-drop graphic programming suitable for the recommended 10+ age group. Other more advanced programming languages such as Python and RobotC can also be used.
EV3 extension kits are also available for building even more elaborate robots.
Pickups and returns must be scheduled in advance, and are only available at the Malta Branch.
For questions or to schedule a pickup, email Paul at plavin@sals.edu.
If you would like to limit your time in the library, you can place a hold on an item and we have it available for you to pick up at the desk or via curbside pickup.
You can search and place holds through the online catalog. To log in, your user name is the number from your library card (no space), and your password is the last 4 digits of your phone number.
Please be advised that items coming from other libraries may anywhere from a few days to over a week, depending on distance and delivery schedules. Wait time can also be longer for items that are very popular or in limited supply.
To search Clark House’s items go to https://pac.sals.edu/polaris/default.aspx?ctx=88.1033.0.0.3
To search the Malta Branch’s items go to https://pac.sals.edu/polaris/default.aspx?ctx=111.1033.0.0.3
You can also email us at roundlake@sals.edu or call to have items placed on hold (Clark House 518-899-2285 or Malta 518-682-2495).
Once you receive the notification that items are ready for pickup, please follow our Curbside Pickup Procedures or come in to the front desk to pick up your items.