Baby Lap Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers. 

Imagination Stations

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Quaker Street Branch Library
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.

REELS

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Date: 04/23/2025 

Title: We Bought a Zoo 

Actors: Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Elle Fanning, Patrick Fugit, John Michael Higgins 

Studio: Twentieth Century Fox 

Director: Cameron Crowe 

Cozy Crafters

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult
Quaker Street Branch Library
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.

Chair Yoga w/ Inner Bliss Yoga

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adult
Scotia Branch Library
Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

In this class you will perform postures and breathing exercises with the aid of a chair. Students can experience the many benefits of yoga without having to get up or down from the floor.

Cornell Cooperative Extension presents Play Dough

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Children
Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Make your own play dough and reduce plastic packaging by buying natural ingredients. 

Participants will learn about the importance of reducing single-use plastics while making their own play dough to bring home.

Bright Minds Gaming and Learning

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Quaker Street Branch Library
Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

A group where homeschool and public school students meet to play educational games, do crafts or projects that challenges the brain. Meet new families from different backgrounds and learn from each other! For families with kids & teens.

4-H Club at the Central Library

3:45pm - 5:00pm
Children, Families
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Open
Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Explore gardening, crafting and public speaking and volunteering and other opportunities by joining the library's 4-H Club. There is no registration fee. Sign up to participate in upcoming events:

March 12: Clay Shamrock ornaments

Build Zone

3:45pm - 5:00pm
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.
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.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

4:00pm - 6:45pm
Adult
Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Learning English as a second language

opens many doors for people and provides

them with a variety of options they might

not otherwise have. This course is designed

for adult learners and helps individuals

Build Zone

4:30pm - 4:45pm
Children
Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

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

Sachet-Making Workshop with Embroider with Chloe

4:45pm - 6:45pm
Adult
Rotterdam Branch Library
Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Come join Chloe Whittaker of Embroider with Chloe for a Sachet-Making Workshop, where you’ll learn the art of creating a beautiful, fragrant lavender sachet. All materials will be provided. For Adults 18+. Registration is required.

Writers Group

5:45pm - 7:30pm
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: 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.