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Masks Required

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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.

Tails and Tales Story Time

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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:

drawing of male Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird with two VERY long tail feathers
This is the Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird. It only has 4 tail feathers, but the males have two tail feathers that are longer than their whole body!
Drawing by Jen Finkle, CC-BY-NC-SA 2021
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Pollinator Week Storytime

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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!

The Honeybee written by Kristen Hall illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Learn more about bees and other pollinators by searching for books about them in our catalog, or by checking out these links:

Honey Bee drawing by Jen Finkle, CC-BY-NC-SA 2021
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Pride Month Book talk

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Children books featuring the LGBTQIA+ Community

Adventures with my daddies

All boys aren’t blue (teen)

And tango makes three

Born ready: the true story of a boy named Penelope

Daddy and dada

Daddy, papa and me

The family book

Fred gets dressed

From archie to zach

Granddads camp harriet gets carried away

In our mothers’ house

It feels good to be yourself: a book about gender identity

Jacobs school play starring he, she and they

Julian at the wedding

Julian is a mermaid

The list of things that will not change

The lottery plus one

Mommy mama and me

Out rainbow

Pride colors

Pride puppy

Pride: the celebration and the struggle

Pulp (teen)

Rainbow a first book of pride

Rainbow boy

Rainbow revolutionaries

Rick

Riley cant stop crying

share your rainbow

Stella brings the family

The stonewall riots (teens

To night owl from dogfish

To bright to see

When aidan become a brother

Worm loves worm

You and me both

Ancestry at Home

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Ancestry Library Edition is accessible now through September 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.

Screen capture of Ancestry sign in page with red arrow pointing to hyperlinked "Ancestry: Library edition"
After submitting your card number, hit that little tiny “Ancestry: Library edition” text link.

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.

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Current Services and Restrictions

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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:

  • All individuals over age 2 must wear masks inside the library, regardless of vaccination status.
  • Please practice social distancing when possible.
  • We are back to regular hours: 10am-8pm Monday thru Friday, 10am-3pm Saturday (except holidays)
  • Curbside Pickup still available
  • Services such as printing, copy, fax, and notarization are available
  • A limited number of public computers are available
  • Seating for small groups and Malta meeting room available
  • In-person programs offered outdoors over the summer
  • Take-home craft kits available
  • No donations are being accepted
  • Returned items are no longer being quarantined
  • Late fees are not being charged

See our Reopening Plan and Cluster Action Initiative chart for more info.

Lego Robotics Kits

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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.

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Place a Hold for Pickup

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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.

Curbside Procedures

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  • Hours of Curbside Service: Monday–Friday 10am-8pm
  • Curbside pickup is for pick up of held items and weekly kids’ craft kits (as available)
  • Please wait for a notification from the library that your items are ready before coming.

Pick-Up Procedure

Patrons must wear proper face coverings during pickup.

Items will be placed in paper bags, carried to car or left on a designated table.

Curbside Service to your Car- Once at the library, please call the library and staff will bring items to your car. Please have your ID ready to show staff through window and open trunk for staff to place items in.

Walking Patrons Clark House only – For those patrons walking to the Round Lake Library, call the library when you arrive, show your ID to staff through porch windows, and your bag will be set on the steps.

Malta curbside may move into the vestibule of the Community Center during inclement weather. Please call the library when you arrive – place proper ID on table in vestibule and then step outside under the awning. Staff will then come out to the vestibule, check ID and place bag on table. Once staff go back inside the library the you may re-enter the vestibule to get ID and items.

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