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Cyanotyping art class with Cornell Cooperative Ext (Rain date 5/21)

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

We’ll create art with nothing but nature! Gather up some natural items like leaves, acorns, and sticks to create your own design, then have the sun help you develop your print into...

Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

We’ll create art with nothing but nature! Gather up some natural items like leaves, acorns, and sticks to create your own design, then have the sun help you develop your print into a gorgeous blue art piece to take home.  For Adults 18+.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:45pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learning English as a second languageopens many doors for people and providesthem with a variety of options they mightnot otherwise have. This course is designedfor adult learners ...

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

Writers Group

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 5:45pm - 7:30pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Adult
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 permit...

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.

Spoken Word Salon

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Storytime
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Did you know that . . .Reading aloud helps memory retentionReading aloud engenders feelings of joyReading aloud builds community               &n...

Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytime
Event Details:

Did you know that . . .

Spring Floral Collage Workshop

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join Artist Tracy Loring for a mixed media adventure creating a Spring themed floral painting with paint and collage. For Adults 18+. Registration is required. 

Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join Artist Tracy Loring for a mixed media adventure creating a Spring themed floral painting with paint and collage. For Adults 18+. Registration is required. 

Gather and Game: Chess Edition

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Age Group:
Children, Teen & Tween, Adult
Event Details:

Come by and enjoy a game of chess at Gather and Game: Chess Edition! Whether you're a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced player looking for a challenge, this is...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Adult
Event Details:

Come by and enjoy a game of chess at Gather and Game: Chess Edition! Whether you're a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced player looking for a challenge, this is the perfect spot for a casual, fun game.

Baby Café

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2) at Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Families, Adult
Event Details:

A 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 an...

Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2)
Age Group: Families, Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

A 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.

REELS at Glenville Spotlight Cinema Series

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Welcome to the REELS at Glenville film series, Spotlight Cinema, where each series of films we highlight a particular actor, director, or theme. The current spotlight shines on mov...

Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Welcome to the REELS at Glenville film series, Spotlight Cinema, where each series of films we highlight a particular actor, director, or theme. The current spotlight shines on movies helmed by women directors!

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:45pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learning English as a second languageopens many doors for people and providesthem with a variety of options they mightnot otherwise have. This course is designedfor adult learners ...

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

Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga w/ Inner Bliss Yoga

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Soak up a little sweetness in this relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class. This class will focus on building strength and flexibility, improving balance and range of motion, dissolvi...

Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Soak up a little sweetness in this relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class.

Single Breath Story Writing Workshop

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

"Stories are a communal currency of humanity." - Tahir ShahCome to a welcome and supportive environment, get inspired by prompts, and create vivid tales in 1,000 words or less. Whe...

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

Books On Tap

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.Ages 21+

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

Ages 21+

REELS

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:45pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Date: 05/21/2025 Title: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Actors: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc...

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

Date: 05/21/2025 

Title: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 

Actors: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman 

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
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...

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.

Cyanotyping art class with Cornell Cooperative Ext-RAIN DATE

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

We’ll create art with nothing but nature! Gather up some natural items like leaves, acorns, and sticks to create your own design, then have the sun help you develop your print into...

Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

We’ll create art with nothing but nature! Gather up some natural items like leaves, acorns, and sticks to create your own design, then have the sun help you develop your print into a gorgeous blue art piece to take home.  For Adults 18+.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:45pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learning English as a second languageopens many doors for people and providesthem with a variety of options they mightnot otherwise have. This course is designedfor adult learners ...

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

Book Club

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Rotterdam Study Room AB at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Please join us for a discussion of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown.The Boys in the Boat: Nine A...

Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam Study Room AB
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Please join us for a discussion of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown.

Writers Group

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 5:45pm - 7:30pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Adult
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 permit...

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.

Meet the Historian

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Rotterdam Study Room A at Rotterdam Branch Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Schenectady County Historian John Woodward will be available to answer questions and meet with any patrons looking for help with local history research from 10a...

Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam Study Room A
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Schenectady County Historian John Woodward will be available to answer questions and meet with any patrons looking for help with local history research from 10am-12:30pm. No registration required.

Book A Librarian

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Register with a librarian for personalized reference assistance that is uninterrupted.Book a forty-five-minute one-on-one session to get assistance in one of the following areas:Br...

Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Register with a librarian for personalized reference assistance that is uninterrupted.
Book a forty-five-minute one-on-one session to get assistance in one of the following areas:

REELS: Classic Film Club

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The Lady Vanishes  Actors:  Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty, Cecil Parker  Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc  Director...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

The Lady Vanishes  
Actors:  Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty, Cecil Parker  
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc  

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, Glenville Branch Library, Mont Pleasant Branch Library, Niskayuna Branch Library, Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center, Quaker Street Branch Library, Rotterdam Branch Library, Scotia Branch Library, Woodlawn Branch Library, Off Site

Baby Café

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Families, Adult
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 ...

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.

REELS at Scotia Spotlight Cinema Series

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Welcome to a new REELS Spotlight Cinema Series at Scotia, where each series of films highlights a particular actor, director, or theme. This series spotlight shines on movies that ...

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Welcome to a new REELS Spotlight Cinema Series at Scotia, where each series of films highlights a particular actor, director, or theme. This series spotlight shines on movies that are based on musicals!.