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Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 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.

Classic Film Club

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

It Happened One NightActors: Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Walter Connolly, Jason Thomas, Roscoe Karns Studio: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. Director:  Frank C...

Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

It Happened One Night
Actors: Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Walter Connolly, Jason Thomas, Roscoe Karns 
Studio: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. 
Director:  Frank Capra 
Rating: G 

Build Zone

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children
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 ...

Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: 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. 

Book A Librarian

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Glenville Book Club Corner at 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
Room: Glenville Book Club Corner
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:

Beginners Yoga with Rock & Soul Wellness

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This body positive yoga class will help you build strength, increase balance and flexibility, and decrease stress.  This one hour class will include yoga postures, balance, br...

Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

This body positive yoga class will help you build strength, increase balance and flexibility, and decrease stress.

Schenectady County Free Naloxone Training

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
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: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1
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.

Writers Group

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 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, December 5, 2024 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, December 5, 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...

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:

Book A Librarian

Thursday, December 5, 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...

Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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, December 5, 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

Coffee & Coloring

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of coffee, coloring, and conversation. Unwind, catch up with your neighbors, meet new friends, and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea! For adults only, no registratio...

Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of coffee, coloring, and conversation. Unwind, catch up with your neighbors, meet new friends, and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea! For adults only, no registration is required.  All supplies will be provided. 

Epoch Trivia Battle

Thursday, December 5, 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...

Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

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

Teens Unplugged: Reading Party

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Teen & Tween
Event Details:

Chill out and de-stress from school at the library! Join us each month for relaxing activities that don’t feature a screen. Snacks and supplies provided! During December, we're hos...

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

Chill out and de-stress from school at the library! Join us each month for relaxing activities that don’t feature a screen. Snacks and supplies provided! During December, we're hosting a reading party!

Story Time To Go: Corduroy

All Day 12/6 - 12/20
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Enjoy a library story time from the comfort of your own home! Pick up your story time to go craft from the library and follow along with the Youtube video of Corduroy by Don F...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy a library story time from the comfort of your own home! Pick up your story time to go craft from the library and follow along with the Youtube video of Corduroy by Don Freeman read by Librarian Laura. 

Music Makers

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Performance, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join Ms. Steph this morning to sing songs, dance and play games that will introduce children to the basics of music making. Hands-on play with instruments will happen at the end of...

Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance, Storytime
Event Details:

Join Ms. Steph this morning to sing songs, dance and play games that will introduce children to the basics of music making. Hands-on play with instruments will happen at the end of the program. For kids ages 0 – 7. 

Stay & Play

Saturday, December 7, 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...

Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
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.

In the Stacks . . . w/ the Musicians of Ma'alwyck

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adult, All Ages
Event Details:

Enjoy the soothing melodies of the Musicians of Ma'alwyck, a chamber ensemble featured on National Public Radio, in the cozy confines of the historic Glen House. Mellifluous strand...

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Age Group: Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Enjoy the soothing melodies of the Musicians of Ma'alwyck, a chamber ensemble featured on National Public Radio, in the cozy confines of the historic Glen House.

Paws for Reading

Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Baby Disco Grab & Go!

All Day 12/9 - 12/14
Rotterdam Tabling (Foyer) at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Parents of babies 0 - 2 years old are welcome to pick up a grab and go bag to make your child a "baby disco"! Tons of shiny reflection fun for your baby to enjoy for hours on end (...

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

Parents of babies 0 - 2 years old are welcome to pick up a grab and go bag to make your child a "baby disco"!

Community Puzzle

All Day 12/9 - 12/14
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, December 9, 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.

Toddler Time

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for a story time the whole family can enjoy! While the books, songs, and rhymes will be targeted at ages 12 - 18 months, siblings are welcome.

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

Join us for a story time the whole family can enjoy! While the books, songs, and rhymes will be targeted at ages 12 - 18 months, siblings are welcome.

Bullet Journals and Mind Maps with Electric City Barn

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Bullet journaling is a mindfulness practice and an organizational system that is part calendar, part to-do list, and part diary. It is a tool to help us organize day-to-day tasks, ...

Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Bullet journaling is a mindfulness practice and an organizational system that is part calendar, part to-do list, and part diary. It is a tool to help us organize day-to-day tasks, as well as goals for the future.