Dinovember Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Children, Families
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: All Locations
Age Group: Children, Families
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Stomp through the children’s room to see how many dinosaurs you can find hiding among the books.

Baby Lap Time

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Families
KBJ Slater Room
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

For babies 0-15 months and their caregivers. 

Imagination Stations

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Quaker Street Meeting Area
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Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
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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.

Family Story Time

11:30am–12:15pm
Children, Families
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
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Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Storytime
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Join Ms. Kaela for an ocean themed story time in celebration of National Children's Book Week. Stories, movement, snack and a craft are offered to attendees. For ages 3 - 8. 

REELS

12:00pm–2:15pm
Adult
KBJ McChesney Room
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Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Date: 11/05/2025 

Title: Finding Forrester 

Actors: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes 

Studio: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. 

Director: Gus Van Sant 

Cozy Crafters

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult
Quaker Street Meeting Area
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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.

The Crafting Nest

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult
Woodlawn Children's Area
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Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library
Room: Woodlawn Children's Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
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Bring your fiber arts projects to the Crafting Nest at the Woodlawn branch library. Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other to begin and complete projects.

Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adult
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
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You’re invited to learn from journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats online with us about his stirring memoir, Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity.

Dance, Read & Rhyme with Baker School of Dance

3:00pm–3:30pm
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytime
Registration Required
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An active storytime combining movement and dance with books and stories! Led by an instructor from Baker School of Dance in Glenville. 

For children ages 3-5.  Registration required.

Build Zone

3:30pm–4:15pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
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Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
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Do you like to build and create? Join us weekly for build zone where we build with Legos, Duplos, and other materials suitable for small hands. For ages 6-12. Refreshments are provided.

Build Zone

3:45pm–4:45pm
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
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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.

Crocheted Scrubbies Workshop

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
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Enjoy crocheting a scrubby in lovely colors. All materials supplied. Michelle suggests experienced crocheters will enjoy this fun craft. Relax and enjoy!

Murder by Women: The Golden Age Book Club

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adult
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
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Please join us for a discussion of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.