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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
KBJ Slater Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Baby Lap Time
10:30am–11:30am
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:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers.
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Quaker Street Meeting Area
This event is in the "Children" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Imagination Stations
10:30am–11:30am
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Quaker Street Branch Library
Room:
Quaker Street Meeting Area
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 "Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Scotia Branch Library
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Technology Class
Event Details:
Book a Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian that is uninterrupted.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
REELS
12:00pm–2:00pm
KBJ McChesney Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Movie
Event Details:
Date: 08/20/2025 Title: 12 Angry Men Actors: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Director: Sidney Lumet
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This event is in the "Adult" group
Adult
Quaker Street Meeting Area
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Cozy Crafters
1:00pm–2:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Quaker Street Branch Library
Room:
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Bring your current craft project to this social group to work on, meet new people and learn new skills. From knitting to quilting, and everything in between, we can help each other begin and complete craft projects.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
Adult
Woodlawn Children's Area
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
The Crafting Nest
1:00pm–2:00pm
Woodlawn Children's Area
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Woodlawn Branch Library
Room:
Woodlawn Children's Area
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Bring your fiber arts project to the Crafting Nest at the Woodlawn branch library. Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other begin and complete projects.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Book-A-Librarian
2:00pm–3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Program Room 1
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
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Styrofoam Block Printing with George Steele
2:00pm–3:00pm
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
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Join local nature educator George Steele for a fun art activity. Children will etch designs on to recycled styrofoam sheets and use washable marker to print the designs on paper!
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Quaker Street Meeting Area
This event is in the "Children" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Natural Play Doh with Cornell Cooperative Extension
3:00pm–4:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Quaker Street Branch Library
Room:
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Celebrate the end of Summer by making your own play dough to take home! Reduce plastic packaging by using natural ingredients. For school aged kids.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
Adult
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Book Club
5:30pm–6:30pm
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:
Adult
Program Type:
Book Club
Event Details:
Please join us for a discussion of The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Writers Group
5:45pm–7:30pm
KBJ Program Room 1
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Writing
Event Details:
Whether you’ve been doing it forever or just starting out, bring your written words to this volunteer run community group and receive feedback from fellow wordsmiths as time permits.
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This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Aug
20
2025
Wed
Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction with Casey McQuiston
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Book Club
Event Details:
Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing.
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