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This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
08/01/2025 @ 9:00am–08/20/2025 @ 5:00pm
Teen & Tween
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
Electric Reads September Sign-Up
08/01/2025 @ 9:00am–08/20/2025 @ 5:00pm
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Age Group:
Teen & Tween
Program Type:
Book Club
Event Details:
Electrify your to-reads list in the new year with the freshest titles, hand-picked by SCPL librarians! Sign up for a themed subscription crate and explore new genres. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies!
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
KBJ Children's Desk
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Jul-Aug
2025
Michael the Bear Scavenger Hunt
All Day
7/14–8/22
KBJ Children's Desk
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Children's Desk
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Event Details:
Michael the bear is hiding in the children’s section! Can you find him? Look for Michael and bring him to the children’s desk to collect your special coloring page. Then find a NEW hiding place to put Michael!
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Monster Art
All Day
8/14–8/31
Niskayuna Art Display
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Room:
Niskayuna Art Display
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This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Quaker Street Branch Library
Event Details:
Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Quaker Street Branch. Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Drop-in for a few minutes or a few hours; place 3 pieces or 300!
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
Children,
Families,
All Ages
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
Jul-Aug
2025
Storywalk - Rotterdam Branch Library
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Rotterdam Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Families,
All Ages
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
The Schenectady County Public Library welcomes visitors to the Rotterdam Branch Library to experience a StoryWalk featuring the children’s book Petra by Marianna Coppo.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Rotterdam Art Display
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Artventures Art Show
All Day
8/18–8/23
Rotterdam Art Display
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Rotterdam Branch Library
Room:
Rotterdam Art Display
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Come to the program room and check out our submissions to the Artventures Art Show!
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
Children,
Families,
All Ages
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
Jul-Aug
2025
Storywalk - Collins Park Scotia
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Scotia Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Families,
All Ages
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
The Schenectady County Public Library welcomes visitors to Collins Park in Scotia to experience a StoryWalk featuring the children’s book The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read-By Curtis Manley, June-September 2025.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
Family Storytime
10:30am–11:30am
Glenville Meeting Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Glenville Branch Library
Room:
Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family. Drop-in, no registration required.
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
Imagination Stations
10:30am–11:30am
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Rotterdam Branch Library
Room:
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Come check out our early literacy stations in the programming room, including a story time! We will have books previously selected for check out and a craft station every week! Activities and play stations will be different each week.
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
SCAT: The Amazing Science of Wildlife Poop by author and educator Anita Sanchez
11:00am–12:00pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Room:
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Event Details:
Discover how poop can actually help protect our planet in this fun nonfiction book on the nutrient cycle and scientific problem solving.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
Adult
KBJ Mazzone Study Room
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
Book-A-Librarian
1:00pm–2:00pm
KBJ Mazzone Study Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Mazzone Study Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Technology Class
Event Details:
Register with a librarian for personalized reference assistance that is uninterrupted. Book a forty-five-minute one-on-one session to get assistance in one of the following areas:
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
Goodnight Moon Painting with WMHT
2:00pm–3:30pm
Glenville Meeting Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Glenville Branch Library
Room:
Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Celebrate the classic story Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Children and adults will enjoy a retelling of the classic tale, followed by a painting activity based on the story! Dress for a mess.
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This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
Teen & Tween
KBJ Slater Room
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
1-Page Game Jam
3:00pm–4:00pm
KBJ Slater Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Slater Room
Age Group:
Teen & Tween
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker,
Writing
Event Details:
Do you love TTRPGs (tabletop role-playing games)? Have you always wanted to try designing a game of your own? Join this game jam and create a one-page TTRPG!
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
Tang Museum: Ghostly Adventures
3:00pm–4:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Rotterdam Branch Library
Room:
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
This project is inspired by Ghost River, a painting by artist Tyson Reeder. For the program, participants will create their own ghostly scenes, out of air-dry clay, and card stock.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
Adult
Scotia Meeting Room
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
REELS at Scotia Spotlight Cinema Series
3:00pm–6:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Scotia Branch Library
Room:
Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Movie
Event Details:
Welcome to a new REELS Spotlight Cinema Series at Scotia, where each series of films highlights a particular actor, director, or theme. This series spotlight shines on movies that are based on books that have been banned or challenged!.
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
This event is in the "Children" group
Aug
19
2025
Tue
Utica Zoo
5:30pm–6:30pm
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room:
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Performance
Event Details:
Meet some animals from the Utica Zoo! For families with kids and teens.
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