This event is in the "Children" group

Stay & Play

10:15am–11:15am
Children
KBJ McChesney Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for this 5-week series for children ages 1-3 with their caregivers. This program encourages playing with your child and talking with child experts. Attend 5 weeks of the series to receive a completion prize. Registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Baby Lap Time

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Families
KBJ Slater Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
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. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Imagination Stations

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Quaker Street Meeting Area
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.

This event is in the "Adult" group

REELS

12:00pm–3:00pm
Adult
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Title: Sarah’s Oil

Actors: Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Garret Dillahunt, Bridget Regan

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh

Rating: PG

Runtime: 103 Minutes

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

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

This event is in the "Adult" group

The Crafting Nest

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult
Woodlawn Children's Area
Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library
Room: Woodlawn Children's Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

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 crafts.

This event is in the "Adult" group
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in them. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Dance, Read & Rhyme with Baker School of Dance

3:00pm–3:30pm
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: 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.  Separate registration required for EACH class.

This event is in the "Children" group

Build Zone

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Do you like to build and create? Join us weekly on Wednesdays for Build Zone where we build with Legos, Duplos, and other materials suitable for brains at various developmental stages. For ages 6-12. Younger siblings are welcome.

This event is in the "Children" group

Build Zone

3:45pm–4:45pm
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
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.

This event is in the "Children" group

Junior Writing Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
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.

This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

D&D Goes to the Carnival

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teen & Tween
KBJ Slater Room
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Registration Required
Event Details:

Experience your first tabletop roleplaying game campaign in a supportive, welcoming environment! Join Gamemasters Maddy and Bett to play Welcome to the Carnival (using Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, 2014).