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Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, July 29, 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.

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 "Children" group

Dinosaur Bash with Bash Parties

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children

Get ready to stomp, chomp, and roar your way through an unforgettable prehistoric adventure! Young paleontologists will gear up by decorating their very own safari hats before heading out on an exciting dinosaur egg hunt.

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

Get ready to stomp, chomp, and roar your way through an unforgettable prehistoric adventure! Young paleontologists will gear up by decorating their very own safari hats before heading out on an exciting dinosaur egg hunt.

This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Create a Cranky Dino with Kathy Ceceri

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:45pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Teen & Tween

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle! In this workshop you will make a model Jurassic-era creature looking for a meal.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle! In this workshop you will make a model Jurassic-era creature looking for a meal.

This event is in the "Children" group

Crafternoon

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children

Let's Unearth a story and create your own dinosaur skeleton!

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

Let's Unearth a story and create your own dinosaur skeleton!

This event is in the "Children" group

Dinosaur Bash with Bash Parties

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children

Get ready to stomp, chomp, and roar your way through an unforgettable prehistoric adventure! Young paleontologists will gear up by decorating their very own safari hats before heading out on an exciting dinosaur egg hunt.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to stomp, chomp, and roar your way through an unforgettable prehistoric adventure! Young paleontologists will gear up by decorating their very own safari hats before heading out on an exciting dinosaur egg hunt.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, August 5, 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.

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 "Children" group

Dinosaur Bash with Bash Parties

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children

Get ready to stomp, chomp, and roar your way through an unforgettable prehistoric adventure! Young paleontologists will gear up by decorating their very own safari hats before heading out on an exciting dinosaur egg hunt.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to stomp, chomp, and roar your way through an unforgettable prehistoric adventure! Young paleontologists will gear up by decorating their very own safari hats before heading out on an exciting dinosaur egg hunt.

This event is in the "Children" group

Story Time Lions Pavilion Scotia

Friday, August 7, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Outreach, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Summer is here! Time for some fresh air! Join us at the park for story time an a craft under the pavilion. Then stay and play with new and old friends on the playground. 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Outreach, Storytime
Event Details:

Summer is here! Time for some fresh air! Join us at the park for story time an a craft under the pavilion. Then stay and play with new and old friends on the playground. 

This event is in the "Adult" group

Hook & Zen Adult Crochet Club

Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult

Unwind your mind and escape the hustle: Join our  Hook and Zen Adult Crochet Club! Our first project is a Custom-Fit Top Down Sweater. You choose the yarn, the length, the sleeves, and the fit.

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

Unwind your mind and escape the hustle: Join our  Hook and Zen Adult Crochet Club! Our first project is a Custom-Fit Top Down Sweater. You choose the yarn, the length, the sleeves, and the fit.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Make Your Own Shell Mobile with CREATE

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Teen & Tween

Join an instructor from CREATE Community Studios and create a cool shell mobile to take home. Participants will paint and assemble their mobile using shells and other natural materials to create this fun summer project. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join an instructor from CREATE Community Studios and create a cool shell mobile to take home. Participants will paint and assemble their mobile using shells and other natural materials to create this fun summer project. 

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, August 12, 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.

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 "Children" group

Story Time Lions Pavilion Scotia

Friday, August 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Outreach, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Summer is here! Time for some fresh air! Join us at the park for story time an a craft under the pavilion. Then stay and play with new and old friends on the playground. 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Outreach, Storytime
Event Details:

Summer is here! Time for some fresh air! Join us at the park for story time an a craft under the pavilion. Then stay and play with new and old friends on the playground. 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Create a Cranky Dino with Kathy Ceceri

Friday, August 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Teen & Tween

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle! In this workshop you will make a model Jurassic-era creature looking for a meal.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle! In this workshop you will make a model Jurassic-era creature looking for a meal.

This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Create a Cranky Dino with Kathy Ceceri

Friday, August 14, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Teen & Tween

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle! In this workshop you will make a model Jurassic-era creature looking for a meal.

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

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle! In this workshop you will make a model Jurassic-era creature looking for a meal.

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

Dinosaur Picnic with WMHT

Monday, August 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Families

Join WMHT Public Television and the Scotia Branch Library for family activities. Watch a dinosaur picnic story, enjoy craft activities, and carry home the Dinosaur Picnic storybook!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join WMHT Public Television and the Scotia Branch Library for family activities. Watch a dinosaur picnic story, enjoy craft activities, and carry home the Dinosaur Picnic storybook!

This event is in the "Children" group

Outside Fun and Games

Monday, August 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children

Join us outside on the patio for fun, games and art! 

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

Join us outside on the patio for fun, games and art! 

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

We Don't Eat Our Classmates with WMHT

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Families

Join WMHT Public Television and the Glenville Branch Library for family activities. Watch the We Don't Eat Our Classmates story on screen, create a dinosaur hat, and take home the storybook!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join WMHT Public Television and the Glenville Branch Library for family activities. Watch the We Don't Eat Our Classmates story on screen, create a dinosaur hat, and take home the storybook!

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, August 19, 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.

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 "Teen & Tween" group

Teen Blockbusters: Letterpress Demo & Teen Writing Club

Monday, August 24, 2026 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M., Writing
Age Group:
Teen & Tween

Two great flavors that taste great together: it's back-to-back program time! Drop into a Blockbuster Day for one or both programs geared toward teens grades 6th-12th.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M., Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Two great flavors that taste great together: it's back-to-back program time! Drop into a Blockbuster Day for one or both programs geared toward teens grades 6th-12th.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, August 26, 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.

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

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, September 2, 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.

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.

Library Closed - Labor 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
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 "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, September 9, 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.

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

Hook & Zen Adult Crochet Club

Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult

Unwind your mind and escape the hustle: Join our  Hook and Zen Adult Crochet Club! Our first project is a Custom-Fit Top Down Sweater. You choose the yarn, the length, the sleeves, and the fit.

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

Unwind your mind and escape the hustle: Join our  Hook and Zen Adult Crochet Club! Our first project is a Custom-Fit Top Down Sweater. You choose the yarn, the length, the sleeves, and the fit.