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Current Services and Restrictions

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Beginning Wednesday, March 10, the Round Lake Library and Malta branch will be in Stage 4 of our reopening plan.

As the Saratoga County COVID-19 positivity rate continues to decline the library will be able to slowly reinstate some in-person services. Beginning Wednesday, March 10th, public computers will be available on a time-restricted basis. Patrons can come into the library to pick up holds or browse the shelves. We will continue 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:

Everyone must wear proper face coverings
Limited number of patrons inside at a time
Practice social distancing

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

We are open 10am-6pm Monday thru Friday (except holidays)
Library open for limited browsing and indoor pick up
Number of patrons allowed inside at one time is limited
Curbside Pickup available
Limited services such as copy, fax, notary
Public computers available for no more than one hour per person per day
No meeting rooms or seating
No in-person programs (take-home craft kits available)
No donations are being accepted
Returned items are quarantined for a minimum of 3 days
Late fees are not being charged

New Children Audiobooks

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Treasury of Greek Mythology, Treasury of Egyptian Mythology, The Story of Mankind, Guided Meditations for Children: Eeny, Meeny, Miney and MoHero, Tales Quiet, Power Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Books 1 and 2, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World, Great Adventurers, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry, Strong Voices, Relaxations for Children at Bedtime, Rainbow Revolutionaries, Marvel Storybook Collection, Exploring the White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home

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Tax Forms

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The deadline for Federal Tax Returns has been extended to May 17.

New York State Personal Income Tax Returns can be filed and paid through May 17, 2021 with no fines or penalties.

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.

Quarantining Returns

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At this time we are required to quarantine all returned materials for a minimum of 48 hours. This time is based off of ALA guidance resulting from OCLC studies of how long SARS-CoV-2 survives on the various surfaces of borrowable materials.

Please be aware that it may take up to a week before returned items no longer show as check out on your account.

If you receive a overdue notice about items you have returned in the past week, you can disregard it.

No late fees are being charged at this time.

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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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DIY Mask-Making

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Want to make a fabric face mask?

Check out a these video or photo tutorials, or see our basic sewing instructions below.

Help protect yourself and others when you have to go out in public.

How to Make a Mask

What you will need:

Cotton Fabric, any color or print
Rope elastic, beading cord elastic will work (you may also use 1/8” flat elastic)
Cut the elastic 7” long and tie a knot at each end (DO NOT knot the ends of the flat)

You can Make Two Sizes: Adult or Child

Put right side of cotton fabric together. Cut 2 9×6 inch (adult) or 7.5×5 inch (child) pieces.
Starting at the center of the bottom edge, sew to the first corner, stop. Sew the elastic with the edge out into the corner. A few stiches forward and back will hold this.
Sew to the next corner, stop, and bring the other end of the same elastic to the corner and sew few stiches forward and back.
Now sew across that top of the mask to the next corner. Again put an elastic with the edge out.
Sew to the next corner and sew in the other end of the same elastic.
Sew across the bottom leaving about 1.5” to 2” open. Stop, cut the thread. Turn inside out.
Pin 3 tucks on each side of the mask. Make sure the tucks are the same direction.
Sew around the edge of the mask twice.

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