Great Decisions 2025

9:30am - 11:00am
Adult
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Topic for this week:

The Future of NATO and European Security

Book-A-Librarian

10:00am - 11:00am
Adult
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Swanker Board Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class

SCPL Sensory Sessions

10:00am - 11:30am
Adult
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Open
Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:

Join us in celebrating Neurodiversity Awareness Month with the launch of our new program: SCPL Sensory Sessions! 

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Families
Glenville Branch Library
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
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.

No registration required.

Imagination Stations

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Rotterdam Branch Library
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.

Pre-School Full STEAM Ahead

10:45am - 11:45am
Children, Families
Niskayuna Branch Library
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Storytime
Event Details:

Fun and hands-on, this interactive STEAM storytime will encourage preschoolers’ curiosity about the world around them through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math themed activities.

For children ages 3-6 and their caregivers.

Baby Café

11:00am - 1:00pm
Families, Adult
Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1
Age Group: Families, Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Baby Café is a free drop-in service offering in-person breastfeeding/chestfeeding support for pregnant and/or new parents in the community. Siblings and partners welcome! Grab and go snacks provided.

Reservation

Naloxone Training

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Purpose of Meeting

County Naloxone Training

Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult
Scotia Branch Library
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah

from goodreads.com:

Glenville Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult
Glenville Branch Library
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge.

Book Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. 

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Online
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees as is revealed in the beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant world—The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees

Planning Committee Meeting

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Swanker Board Room
Event Details:

A meeting of the Schenectady County Public Library Board of Trustees Planning Committee.

Paws for Reading

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children
Rotterdam Branch Library
Open
Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Meet Genny, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5 with an adult.

GLOW & BEHOLD: DIY CANDLE MAKING

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adult
Scotia Branch Library
Closed
Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on experience where you'll master the art of crafting beautiful soy candles, learning the secrets of scent and wick selection to create personalized luminous wonders for your space.

Build Zone

3:45pm - 5:00pm
Children, Families
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Join us for a fun building challenge using a variety of materials, including Legos, Magnetiles, Strawbees, and more. We supply the building materials, but projects will stay at the library, so bring your camera.

 

 

CrAFTERwork with Electric City Barn

5:15pm - 6:15pm
Adult
Quaker Street Branch Library
Open
Required
Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
CrAFTERwork is an “after work” craft club intended to bring together patrons who enjoy trying new forms of art! Each month we will tackle a new craft. All materials will be provided. Whether you are a novice or a dedicated crafter, all are welcome. Pauline Saunders of Electric City Barn will be here to show us how to creatively use scrap fabric and ribbons in a framed collage art piece.

Single Breath Story Writing Workshop

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adult
Scotia Branch Library
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Writing
Event Details:

"Stories are a communal currency of humanity." - Tahir Shah