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. 

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
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.

Book A Librarian

11:00am–1:00pm
Adult
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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.

REELS

12:00pm–2:00pm
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: 11/12/2025 

Title: Dead Poets Society 

Actors: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen 

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures 

Director: Peter Weir 

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.

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
Event Details:

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.
Event Details:

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.

Snacks around the World with Beta Community Programs

3:45pm–4:45pm
Children
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whip up a delicious adventure and experience a new culture as we create and explore flavors and dishes from around the world.  Budding chefs will get to create scrumptious snacks while picking up some nifty kitchen skills and learning about n

Build Zone

3:45pm–5:15pm
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.
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.

Junior Writing Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
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: Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Practice your creative writing skills and use your imagination! Meet us for snacks, fun writing prompts, and sharing if you'd like. For kids in grades 3-5.

Registration required.

Fall Diamond Art Bookmarks

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adult
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us as we celebrate Fall with some Diamond Art Bookmarks that you can use in your own books or library books! 

Sleepy Time Story Time

6:00pm–6:30pm
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:

Read some stories before bed! Join us twice a month for an evening edition of Family Story Time, with songs and stories suitable for ages 0 months-6 years (older siblings welcome).