Book Club is back.
No, not in person, but virtually. We have chosen a book for May/June that we can all read online. E..M. Forster's classic, "A Room with a View" is not available through regular library channels but can be obtained from a number of sites including Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org), Google Books (books.google.com) and Spark Notes (www.sparknotes.com which also includes background information and analysis of the text.) We will also have a few paperback copies we can make available. We will read a few chapters each week. Comments can be shared on our Face Book page. For 5/27, we are reading chapters 1-4.
It is a story of two young British ladies on vacation in Florence, and it opens with a dinner scene in which they decry the fact that the rooms they have been given don’t have a view of the Arno. Enter the melancholy hero and his father, who offer up their rooms with a view, thus offending the sensibilities of the two Edwardian cousins. Published in 1908, the novel is a delightful romance with a blatant critique of English society and a window into its changing times. Links will be posted on our Sharon Springs Face Book page and blog site (http://shslib.blogspot.com). Send an email to HThomas1@mvls.info if you need assistance accessing the book.

STORY TIME EVERY DAY!…Check out

daybydayny.org for professionally-produced story time every day. Past books have ranged from “Animally” to “Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door.” May is Animals month, so each book will have something to do with animals. The site also has a person singing and acting out a song and the printed words to go along, as well as “Explore More” tips and a link to Tumblebooks Read Online book of the day. There are also tabs for Arts & Crafts, Be Healthy, Fun Museums in NY and Read with Me.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie and Otsego Counties is giving free hand sanitizer and face masks to farmers and agribusinesses next Wednesday and Thursday (5/20 and 5/21) 9am-noon, at the South Entrance Gate at the Cobleskill Fairgrounds. This is part of a partnership with State Ag & Markets. Farmers are asked to register in advance if possible at CCESchoharie-Otsego.org with their contact information and the estimated amount they need to make sure there’s enough supplies available. Farmers need to wear their own face covering and bring their own pen. For more information, email CCE at Schoharie@Cornell.edu.

The library remains closed according to New York State Guidelines. We look forward to the time when we can open, and we will let you know when that will be as soon as we know. Stay home. Stay safe.