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Pop Up Story Time

Sunday, February 15, 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.

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, February 15, 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 Band

Jan 11:   Musicats Duo–Jazz/Latin

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 Band

Jan 11:   Musicats Duo–Jazz/Latin

Library Closed - President's 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 "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Power Rangers Megazord Paper Craft

All Day 2/17 - 2/21
Rotterdam Tabling (Interior) at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Teen & Tween

Kids, tweens and teens can come to the library during Winter break and make a paper Power Rangers Megazord! 

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

Kids, tweens and teens can come to the library during Winter break and make a paper Power Rangers Megazord! 

This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Teen Kits: Beat the Winter Blues

02/17/2026 @ 9:00am to 02/21/2026 @ 5:00pm
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Writing, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teen & Tween

School getting you down? Do you miss the sun? Beat the winter blues with hands-on wellness activities! Stop by the Children's Desk during February's school break week to pick up your care package.

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Writing, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

School getting you down? Do you miss the sun? Beat the winter blues with hands-on wellness activities! Stop by the Children's Desk during February's school break week to pick up your care package.

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

Family Storytime

Tuesday, February 17, 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. 

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

WMHT Presents Clifford's Birthday!

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Join WMHT Public Television for a program of family activities. Enjoy a story about Clifford, the Big Red Dog and his owner Emily Elizabeth, make some crafts and receive a Clifford picture book to take home.

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

Join WMHT Public Television for a program of family activities. Enjoy a story about Clifford, the Big Red Dog and his owner Emily Elizabeth, make some crafts and receive a Clifford picture book to take home.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Book-A-Librarian

Tuesday, February 17, 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:

Upcoming
Registration Required
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 "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Lunar New Year Crafts

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Teen & Tween, Families

Families can drop in and learn about Lunar New Year! 2026 is the year of the Horse. Join us to learn about the holiday through fun craft activities. 

No registration required.
Recommended for families with kids ages 3+

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

Families can drop in and learn about Lunar New Year! 2026 is the year of the Horse. Join us to learn about the holiday through fun craft activities. 

No registration required.
Recommended for families with kids ages 3+

This event is in the "Children" group

Make a Jellyfish Plush

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children

Make a cool jellyfish plush with felt and ribbon. For school aged children. 

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

Make a cool jellyfish plush with felt and ribbon. For school aged children. 

This event is in the "Adult" group

VITA Annual Tax Prep Program

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Age Group:
Adult
 
Get Your Tax Return Prepared For Free!
 
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is a national IRS volunteer program where IRS-certified volunteers prepare federal and state tax retu
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:
 
Get Your Tax Return Prepared For Free!
 
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is a national IRS volunteer program where IRS-certified volunteers prepare federal and state tax retu
This event is in the "Adult" group

Single Breath Story Writing Workshop

Tuesday, February 17, 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

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

KBJ Classic Book Club

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

Come join the KBJ Classic Book Club for our kickoff event! We will be discussing Emma by Jane Austen. 

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Come join the KBJ Classic Book Club for our kickoff event! We will be discussing Emma by Jane Austen. 

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

Baby Lap Time

Wednesday, February 18, 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. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
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

Watercolors for Littles with ArtTEAsta

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children

Come explore the basics of Watercolor painting with ArtTEAsta Art Studio! Open to children ages 3 - 8. 

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

Come explore the basics of Watercolor painting with ArtTEAsta Art Studio! Open to children ages 3 - 8. 

This event is in the "Adult" group

REELS

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult

Title: The Meteor Man

Actors: Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Director: Robert Townsend

Rating: PG

Runtime: 99 Minutes

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

Title: The Meteor Man

Actors: Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Director: Robert Townsend

Rating: PG

Runtime: 99 Minutes

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

Wednesday, February 18, 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

Kids Who Code with Saratoga Children's Museum

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children

This unique program uses hands-on activities to teach the fundamentals of coding! Students will learn about binary code, computational thinking, algorithms, and processing.

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

This unique program uses hands-on activities to teach the fundamentals of coding! Students will learn about binary code, computational thinking, algorithms, and processing.

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

Craft & Game

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Teen & Tween, Families

Drop in during Winter Break to play a game, make a cool craft and check out a book! If you don't have a library card yet, now might be the perfect time to get one!

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

Drop in during Winter Break to play a game, make a cool craft and check out a book! If you don't have a library card yet, now might be the perfect time to get one!

This event is in the "Children" group

Build Zone

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2) at Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children

Do you like to build and create? Join us weekly on Wednesdays for Build Zone where we build with Legos, Duplos, and other materials suitable for brains at various developmental stages. For ages 6-12. Younger siblings are welcome.

Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Do you like to build and create? Join us weekly on Wednesdays for Build Zone where we build with Legos, Duplos, and other materials suitable for brains at various developmental stages. For ages 6-12. Younger siblings are welcome.

This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Teen Service Project: DIY Pet Toys

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Teen & Tween

Join us to make DIY cat and dog toys to donate to the APF of Glenville! Tweens and teens in grades 6–12 are invited to help create toys that will be donated to animals in need.

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

Join us to make DIY cat and dog toys to donate to the APF of Glenville! Tweens and teens in grades 6–12 are invited to help create toys that will be donated to animals in need.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Book Club

Wednesday, February 18, 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 The Splendid and the Vile : A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance during the Blitz by Erik Larson.

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 The Splendid and the Vile : A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance during the Blitz by Erik Larson.

This event is in the "Adult" group

NYS Taxpayer Assistance Program

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 9:30am - 4:30pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Age Group:
Adult

NYS Department of Taxation and Finance will be providing assistance to taxpayers in filing their 2025 taxes for free.

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

NYS Department of Taxation and Finance will be providing assistance to taxpayers in filing their 2025 taxes for free.

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

Family Story Time

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:15am
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Families

Getting out of the house with littles is hard. To make it a little easier, this relaxed early literacy session doesn't have a firm start time. Come in anytime between 10:15 and 11:15 and we'll have toys set out.

Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Getting out of the house with littles is hard. To make it a little easier, this relaxed early literacy session doesn't have a firm start time. Come in anytime between 10:15 and 11:15 and we'll have toys set out.