Event List

Filters
Age Group

Pen To Paper 2024

All Day 10/1 - 12/1
All Locations
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teen & Tween
Event Details:

Calling teen writers and artists! Pen To Paper, the magazine of SCPL's Teen Writing Club, seeks submissions for the 2024 edition. Whether you're a poet, budding novelist, cartoonis...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: All Locations
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Writing
Event Details:

Calling teen writers and artists! Pen To Paper, the magazine of SCPL's Teen Writing Club, seeks submissions for the 2024 edition.

The Great Give Back

11/01/2024 @ 9:00am to 12/01/2024 @ 5:00pm
All Locations
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

For The Great Give Back this year we will be collecting warm coats, hats, mittens and socks for The City Mission of Schenectady. . We will accept gently used or new. Lets help our ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: All Locations
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

For The Great Give Back this year we will be collecting warm coats, hats, mittens and socks for The City Mission of Schenectady. . We will accept gently used or new. Lets help our community stay warm this winter season. 

Teen Grab-and-Go: Fall Leaves Bookmark

11/17/2024 @ 9:00am to 11/23/2024 @ 5:00pm
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Teen & Tween
Event Details:

It's grab-and-go time again! Pick up supplies for felt fall leaf bookmarks and try your hand at a simple sewing project. Kits will be available at the Children's Desks November 17 ...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

It's grab-and-go time again! Pick up supplies for felt fall leaf bookmarks and try your hand at a simple sewing project. Kits will be available at the Children's Desks November 17 through November 23, while supplies last.

Community Puzzle

All Day 11/18 - 11/23
Quaker Street Branch Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Quaker Street Branch. Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Drop-in...

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Quaker Street Branch. Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Drop-in for a few minutes or a few hours; place 3 pieces or 300! 

Meet the Historian (canceled)

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Rotterdam Study Room A at Rotterdam Branch Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The 11/21/24 session with John Woodward is canceled. We apologize for any inconvience.Schenectady County Historian John Woodward will be available to answer questions and...

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

The 11/21/24 session with John Woodward is canceled. We apologize for any inconvience.

Book A Librarian

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Niskayuna Tabling (Interior) at Niskayuna 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...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Tabling (Interior)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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:

Book A Librarian

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam 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...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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:

Glenville Book Club

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Glenville Book Club Corner at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Perfect Horse by Elizbeth Letts.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable true story of the valian...

Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Book Club Corner
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Perfect Horse by Elizbeth Letts.

Book A Librarian

Thursday, November 21, 2024 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...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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:

Meet Your Historian

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Schenectady County Historian Bill Buell will be available to answer questions and meet with any patrons looking for help with local history research during this time...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Writing
Event Details:

Schenectady County Historian Bill Buell will be available to answer questions and meet with any patrons looking for help with local history research during this time. No registration required

Book A Librarian

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Niskayuna Tabling (Interior) at Niskayuna 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...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Tabling (Interior)
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:

Epoch Trivia Battle

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Who was part of your zeitgeist? Muhammad Ali? Kurt Cobain? The Kardashians? Khaby Lame? Whether your impressionable years occurred  in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s or 00s, bring you...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Who was part of your zeitgeist? Muhammad Ali? Kurt Cobain? The Kardashians? Khaby Lame?

Crafternoon

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Woodlawn Children's Area at Woodlawn Branch Library
Event Details:

Join us after school for a Crafternoon!  We will be crafting Leaf Creatures.  Dress for mess! For children ages 5-11 and their caregivers.  

Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library
Room: Woodlawn Children's Area
Event Details:

Join us after school for a Crafternoon!  We will be crafting Leaf Creatures.  Dress for mess! 

For children ages 5-11 and their caregivers. 

 

Schenectady County Free Naloxone Training

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Schenectady County Free Naloxone Trainings. Schenectady County Public Health Services is hosting free Naloxone trainings and information sessions for community members at sele...

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

Schenectady County Free Naloxone Trainings. Schenectady County Public Health Services is hosting free Naloxone trainings and information sessions for community members at select Schenectady County Public Libraries.

Friday Family Grab & Go Kit: Making Memories

All Day
Niskayuna Tabling (Interior) at Niskayuna Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Families
Event Details:

Visit the library and pick up a Family Grab & Go Kit!  November's theme is Making Memories.  Kits include supplies for photo book and journal crafts and activities th...

Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Tabling (Interior)
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Visit the library and pick up a Family Grab & Go Kit!  November's theme is Making Memories.  Kits include supplies for photo book and journal crafts and activities that the whole family can enjoy.

Friday Family Grab & Go Kit: Making Memories

All Day
Woodlawn Tabling (Interior) at Woodlawn Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Families
Event Details:

Visit the library and pick up a Family Grab & Go Kit!  November's theme is Making Memories.  Kits include supplies for photo book and journal crafts and activities th...

Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library
Room: Woodlawn Tabling (Interior)
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Visit the library and pick up a Family Grab & Go Kit!  November's theme is Making Memories.  Kits include supplies for photo book and journal crafts and activities that the whole family can enjoy.

Paws for Reading

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Meet Genny, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5 with an adult.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Meet Genny, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5 with an adult.

Stay & Play

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
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 se...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
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 is required.

Paws for Reading

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Open
Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 14

Tabletop Mysteries

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

There’s murder most foul at the Quaker Street Branch! Once a month on a Saturday we’ll be putting on our detective hats as we play a murder mystery board game. Bring some friends o...

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

There’s murder most foul at the Quaker Street Branch! Once a month on a Saturday we’ll be putting on our detective hats as we play a murder mystery board game. Bring some friends or come solo!

Community Puzzle

All Day 11/25 - 11/27
Quaker Street Branch Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Quaker Street Branch. Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Drop-in...

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Quaker Street Branch. Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Drop-in for a few minutes or a few hours; place 3 pieces or 300! 

Family Storytime

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.NO registration required.

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

NO registration required.

Music & Movement with Miss Lisa

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Woodlawn Children's Area at Woodlawn Branch Library
Program Type:
Performance, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Miss Lisa leads babies, toddlers and preschoolers in this interactive music class. Kids will listen to songs, engage in creative movement, and use instruments to have fun with musi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library
Room: Woodlawn Children's Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Miss Lisa leads babies, toddlers and preschoolers in this interactive music class. Kids will listen to songs, engage in creative movement, and use instruments to have fun with music.  Ages 0-5 with caregiver. 

Local History Fall Series

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Oct. 21 – Retired sportswriters Tim Wilkin (Albany Times-Union), Schenectady Gazette’s Jeff Wilkin, Albany Times Union’s Buzz Gray, and Mike Kane (Schenectady Gazette) reflect on t...

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

Oct. 21 – Retired sportswriters Tim Wilkin (Albany Times-Union), Schenectady Gazette’s Jeff Wilkin, Albany Times Union’s Buzz Gray, and Mike Kane (Schenectady Gazette) reflect on their long careers in journalism.