This event is in the "Children" group Where in the Library is Orwell the Owl All Day 1/2 - 1/18 Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Age Group: Children Orwell the Owl is hiding in the children’s section of the library! Can you find him? Find him and bring him to the staff at the children’s desk to collect a special sticker. View Details This event is in the "Children" group Jan 2 - 18 2026 Where in the Library is Orwell the Owl All Day 1/2–1/18 Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Age Group: Children Event Details: Orwell the Owl is hiding in the children’s section of the library! Can you find him? Find him and bring him to the staff at the children’s desk to collect a special sticker.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am to 01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Program Type: Book Club Age Group: Teen & Tween Electrify your to-reads list in the new year with the freshest titles, hand-picked by SCPL librarians! Sign up for a customized subscription crate and explore new genres and formats. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies! View Details This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Jan 5 - 16 2026 Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am–01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Electrify your to-reads list in the new year with the freshest titles, hand-picked by SCPL librarians! Sign up for a customized subscription crate and explore new genres and formats. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies!
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am to 01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Rotterdam Branch Library Program Type: Book Club Age Group: Teen & Tween Electrify your to-reads list in the new year with the freshest titles, hand-picked by SCPL librarians! Sign up for a customized subscription crate and explore new genres and formats. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies! View Details This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Jan 5 - 16 2026 Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am–01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Electrify your to-reads list in the new year with the freshest titles, hand-picked by SCPL librarians! Sign up for a customized subscription crate and explore new genres and formats. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies!
Family Story Time Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. View Details Jan 17 2026 Sat Family Story Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Event Details: Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old.
This event is in the "Adult" group How To Crochet Workshop Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 3:15pm - 4:45pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Age Group: Adult Join our beginner friendly workshop and discover the satisfying art of crochet. You will learn how to hold the hook and yarn, the 4 basic stitches, and simple pattern reading. All supplies provided. Registration required. Ages 18+ Closed View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 17 2026 Sat How To Crochet Workshop 3:15pm–4:45pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Closed Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Join our beginner friendly workshop and discover the satisfying art of crochet. You will learn how to hold the hook and yarn, the 4 basic stitches, and simple pattern reading. All supplies provided. Registration required. Ages 18+
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Pop Up Story Time Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Children, Families Join us for stories, songs, flannel board stories and more on days when we don't have a therapy dog.For families with children up to age 5. View Details This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 18 2026 Sun Pop Up Story Time 2:00pm–2:30pm KBJ Slater Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us for stories, songs, flannel board stories and more on days when we don't have a therapy dog.For families with children up to age 5.
This event is in the "All Ages" group 2026 Beat the Snow Concert Series Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Program Type: Performance Age Group: All Ages All concerts start at 2pm.Admission to this wonderful Concert Series is FREE.Jan 4: As Iz–One-Man BandJan 11: Musicats Duo–Jazz/Latin View Details This event is in the "All Ages" group Jan 18 2026 Sun 2026 Beat the Snow Concert Series 2:00pm–4:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Performance Event Details: All concerts start at 2pm.Admission to this wonderful Concert Series is FREE.Jan 4: As Iz–One-Man BandJan 11: Musicats Duo–Jazz/Latin
Library Closed - Martin Luther King Day All Day All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main 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 Jan 19 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed - Martin Luther King Day All Day Branches: All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main 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
This event is in the "Children" group Where in the Library is Orwell the Owl All Day 1/20 - 1/31 Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Age Group: Children Orwell the Owl is hiding in the children’s section of the library! Can you find him? Find him and bring him to the staff at the children’s desk to collect a special sticker. View Details This event is in the "Children" group Jan 20 - 31 2026 Where in the Library is Orwell the Owl All Day 1/20–1/31 Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Age Group: Children Event Details: Orwell the Owl is hiding in the children’s section of the library! Can you find him? Find him and bring him to the staff at the children’s desk to collect a special sticker.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Family Storytime Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Children, Families Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.Drop-in, no registration required. View Details This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 20 2026 Tue Family Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Glenville Meeting Room Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.Drop-in, no registration required.
This event is in the "Children" group Imagination Stations Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Children 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. View Details This event is in the "Children" group Jan 20 2026 Tue Imagination Stations 10:30am–11:30am Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room 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 "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Pre-School Full STEAM Ahead Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:45am Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Storytime Age Group: Children, Families Fun and hands-on, this interactive STEAM storytime will encourage preschoolers’ curiosity about the world around them through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math themed activities. Open Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 20 2026 Tue Pre-School Full STEAM Ahead 10:45am–11:45am Niskayuna Meeting Room Open Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Fun and hands-on, this interactive STEAM storytime will encourage preschoolers’ curiosity about the world around them through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math themed activities.
This event is in the "Adult" group Book-A-Librarian Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm KBJ Mazzone Study Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Program Type: Technology Class Age Group: Adult 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: Open Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 20 2026 Tue Book-A-Librarian 1:00pm–2:00pm KBJ Mazzone Study Room Open Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Mazzone Study Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required 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:
This event is in the "Adult" group Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm Online Program Type: Book Club Age Group: Adult Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging. View Details Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 20 2026 Tue Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.
This event is in the "Adult" group Single Breath Story Writing Workshop Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library Program Type: Writing Age Group: Adult "Stories are a communal currency of humanity." - Tahir Shah View Details This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 20 2026 Tue Single Breath Story Writing Workshop 5:30pm–6:30pm Scotia Meeting Room 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
This event is in the "Adult" group Yoga - Relax & Energize Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm Woodlawn Children's Area at Woodlawn Branch Library Program Type: Health & Wellness Age Group: Adult One hour yoga class: gentle with options for more intensity. Open Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 20 2026 Tue Yoga - Relax & Energize 5:30pm–6:30pm Woodlawn Children's Area Open Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Children's Area Age Group: Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: One hour yoga class: gentle with options for more intensity.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Baby Lap Time Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Children, Families Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers. Open Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 21 2026 Wed Baby Lap Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Open 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 Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library Program Type: Storytime Age Group: Children 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. View Details This event is in the "Children" group Jan 21 2026 Wed Imagination Stations 10:30am–11:30am 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 Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Program Type: Movie Age Group: Adult Title: The Blind Side Actors: Lamont Koonce, Phillip Fulmer, Lou Holtz, Tom Lemming, Houston NuttStudio: Warner Bros.Director: John Lee HancockRating: PG-13 View Details This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 21 2026 Wed REELS 12:00pm–3:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Movie Event Details: Title: The Blind Side Actors: Lamont Koonce, Phillip Fulmer, Lou Holtz, Tom Lemming, Houston NuttStudio: Warner Bros.Director: John Lee HancockRating: PG-13
This event is in the "Adult" group Cozy Crafters Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Age Group: Adult 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. View Details This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 21 2026 Wed Cozy Crafters 1:00pm–2:00pm 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 Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm Woodlawn Children's Area at Woodlawn Branch Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Age Group: Adult 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. View Details This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 21 2026 Wed The Crafting Nest 1:00pm–2:00pm 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 "Children" group Build Zone Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M. Age Group: Children 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. View Details This event is in the "Children" group Jan 21 2026 Wed Build Zone 3:45pm–4:45pm 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 "Adult" group Book Club Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library Program Type: Book Club Age Group: Adult Please join us for a discussion of Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupa Marya & Raj Patel. View Details This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 21 2026 Wed Book Club 5:30pm–6:30pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Please join us for a discussion of Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupa Marya & Raj Patel.
This event is in the "Adult" group Financial Literacy Boot Camp: Conscious Spending Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Age Group: Adult Discover the power that comes from truly knowing your numbers. Financial security begins with a simple truth: living below your means. In this workshop, you’ll learn practical tools to create and confidently live on a conscious spending plan. Open Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 21 2026 Wed Financial Literacy Boot Camp: Conscious Spending 6:00pm–7:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Open Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Adult Registration Required Event Details: Discover the power that comes from truly knowing your numbers. Financial security begins with a simple truth: living below your means. In this workshop, you’ll learn practical tools to create and confidently live on a conscious spending plan.