Jul 26 Friday
Join us in the Great Hall of the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library for Storytime!
We have the scarves and the egg shakers. We have the songs and the stories. We just need you and the kiddos!
Storytime promotes early literacy, and helps young learners become kindergarten ready by practicing sitting, listening, reading, sharing, following directions, movement, and song with other children and adults.
All with lots of fun mixed in!This is a weekly FREE programBest for pre-k age kids. Older kids are welcome, but might not get the most out of this program
Aug 02 Friday
Aug 07 Wednesday
Guided by scholar Dr. Elana Krischer, Shaker Heritage Society will host four book discussions this spring drawn from Humanities New York’s “Land, Liberty, and Loss” Reading and Discussion program. Through these texts we will explore the founding of New York and the United States through the lens of indigenous, and in particular Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) history, society, politics, and struggle for sovereignty.
The Shakers’ arrival in the New World in 1774 places them squarely at the center of the history and legacy of the American Revolution. While ardent pacifists and radically egalitarian, the early Shakers can also be understood as the beneficiaries of the dispossession of indigenous nations: as 18th century immigrants to the New World, tenant farmers, and colonists eager to expand their settlements. This series will explore this broader socio-political context that facilitated the arrival and expansion of the Shaker experiment in the United States.
We will be meeting Wednesdays @ 6pm:
March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, and June 5th!
Admission is FREE, but RSVP’s are required.
Books:
The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution
Why You Can’t Teach United States History Without American Indians
Conspiracy of Interests: Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State
Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War
Link to more info: https://humanitiesny.org/our-work/programs/reading-discussion/land-liberty-loss-readings/
Aug 09 Friday
Aug 16 Friday
Aug 21 Wednesday
Join us each month on the third Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. for Teen Book Club!
Each month we will pick a book to read and discuss. We also have art activities connected to the books we are reading.
New readers are always welcome! Didn't read or finish the book? That is ok, still come and hang out! Tasty snacks provided.
Books can be picked up at the Library front desk.
This is a FREE program and is open to teens. For questions please email canlib@mvls.info or call 518-673-2314 ext 106.
Aug 23 Friday
Aug 30 Friday
Sep 04 Wednesday
Sep 06 Friday