Southern Adirondack Audubon Society: How to Keep Our Backyard Birds Safe from Windows
| Date | Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
| Time | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm |
| Description | Southern Adirondack Audubon Society comes to Bancroft to explore ways to help keep our backyard birds safe from window collisions. It is estimated that nearly one billion birds are injured or die from colliding with windows each year. What can we do to help our feathered-friends? |
| Location | Proudfit Hall |
| Registration | Registration Required! |
| Contact | 518-854-7463 or slm-director@sals.edu for questions and to register |
Intergenerational Senior Luncheon and Music (from Caffe Lena)
| Date | Thursday, April 3 |
| Time | noon – 2:00pm |
| Description | The Historic Salem Courthouse and Caffe Lena present a FREE Caffe Lena On the Road Event. The Friends of Bancroft Library will provide pizza (but please bring a salad and dessert too!) for the food portion of the program, and then, starting at 1:00 pm Singer/Songwriter Abby Posner (from L.A.) will perform. For the latter part of the program, some students from Salem Central School will attend as well. Come to this multi-generational program! |
| Location | Proudfit Hall |
| Registration | Registration is helpful so we can plan for the amount of pizza. |
| Contact | 518-854-7463 or slm-director@sals.edu for questions and to register |
Game Night For All Ages
| Date | Third Friday of the Month – February 21, 2025 |
| Time | 6:00 – 8:00 pm |
| Description | Are you ready to get out of the house, meet up with some friends, or just come and play a game? The library is hosting a series of three game nights this winter, which are open to anyone who likes to play games. You can bring one of your own, or choose from the library’s game cabinet. We even have a Wii. Stop in anytime between 6 and 8 pm. |
| Location | Library/ Proudfit Hall |
| Registration | No registration needed |
| Contact | 518-854-7463 or slm-director@sals.edu for questions and to register |
Herbal Study Circle
| Date | 2nd Wednesdays April – October |
| Time | 6:00 – 7:30 pm |
| Description | Back for another season, the Herbal Study Circle will meet monthly and discuss various topics related to herbs. Anyone is welcome to come! |
| Location | Reading Room |
| Registration | No registration needed |
| Contact | 518-854-7463 or slm-director@sals.edu for questions |
NARCAN Training: Learn to Signs of Opioid Overdose and What to Do the Stop It
| Date | Tuesday, April 8 |
| Time | 4:00 – 4:30 pm |
| Description | Join us for a quick training on using NARCAN here at the library. Participants in this class will learn to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose, and the steps to take to administer nasal NARCAN. |
| Location | Proudfit Hall |
| Registration | Class is free. Please register, as the Sheriff’s office will give out NARCAN kits to attendees. |
| Contact | 518-854-7463 or slm-director@sals.edu for questions |
Choice Connections: Long Term Care Costs and Options
| Date | Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
| Time | 6:00 – 7:30 pm |
| Description | Join Renee Birnbaum from Choice Connections NY to learn more about adult housing options. This class is great for adult children who are taking care of their elders, and who want to explore various steps and levels to senior care. |
| Location | Proudfit Hall |
| Registration | Registration is Required |
| Contact | 518-854-7463 or slm-director@sals.edu for questions |