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Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:30pm - 4:45pm
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2) at Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for a fun building activities using a variety of materials, including Legos and more.  We supply the building materials, but projects stay at the library, so bring you...

Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Join us for a fun building activities using a variety of materials, including Legos and more.  We supply the building materials, but projects stay at the library, so bring your camera.

Sachet-Making Workshop with Embroider with Chloe

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:45pm - 6:45pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Come join Chloe Whittaker of Embroider with Chloe for a Sachet-Making Workshop, where you’ll learn the art of creating a beautiful, fragrant lavender sachet.  All materials wi...

Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come join Chloe Whittaker of Embroider with Chloe for a Sachet-Making Workshop, where you’ll learn the art of creating a beautiful, fragrant lavender sachet.  All materials will be provided.  For Adults 18+. Registration is required.

Writers Group

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 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.

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SCPL Sensory Sessions

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
KBJ McChesney Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us in celebrating Neurodiversity Awareness Month with the launch of our new program: SCPL Sensory Sessions! We recognize that public spaces can sometimes be overwhelming ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Join us in celebrating Neurodiversity Awareness Month with the launch of our new program: SCPL Sensory Sessions! 

Meet the Historian

Thursday, April 24, 2025 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.

Glenville Book Club

Thursday, April 24, 2025 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 Women by Kristin Hannah.Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. R...

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 Women by Kristin Hannah.

Book A Librarian

Thursday, April 24, 2025 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: 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:

Everything Fiber Arts

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Enjoy fiber arts projects and learn knitting and crocheting skills

Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Enjoy fiber arts projects and learn knitting and crocheting skills

STEAM Time: Seed Bombs with Cornell Cooperative Extension

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for a hands on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) activity! For kids in grades K-5.  An educator from Cornell Cooperative Extension will be joinin...

Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for a hands on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) activity! For kids in grades K-5.

Teens Unplugged: Scrabble

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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! In April, we'll play Scrab...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
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! In April, we'll play Scrabble.

Tiny Book Workshop

Crafting Series

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2) at Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for our last craft in our crafting series to celebrate World Book Day with a Tiny Book Workshop

Required
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for our last craft in our crafting series to celebrate World Book Day with a Tiny Book Workshop

Elementary Spanish with Ivonne

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Event Details:

Know Ivonne from the after school program at Duanesburg Elementary? Come learn some simple Spanish in fun and engaging ways with her after school at the library! For kids and their...

Required
Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Know Ivonne from the after school program at Duanesburg Elementary? Come learn some simple Spanish in fun and engaging ways with her after school at the library! For kids and their families. 

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
KBJ Swanker Board Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Event Details:

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Swanker Board Room
Event Details:

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Mindful Watercolor Workshop: Embracing the Flow of Creativity w/ C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a rejuvenating journey into the world of watercolor as we explore the intersection of art and mindfulness. In this workshop, participants will engage in a variety of wa...

Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for a rejuvenating journey into the world of watercolor as we explore the intersection of art and mindfulness.

REELS: Classic Film Club

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Pride & Prejudice Actors: Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford Studio: Warner Bros. Director:  Robert Z. Leon...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Pride & Prejudice 
Actors: Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford 
Studio: Warner Bros. 
Director:  Robert Z. Leonard  

Family Story Time

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. 

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

Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. 

Stay & Play

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
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: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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 required.

Paws for Reading

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime

Family Storytime

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime
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
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.

No registration required.

Toddler Time

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime

Slime Lab

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M., Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Get inspired by slime! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a different slimy masterpiece each week. For children in K to grade 5. Refreshments are provided.

Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Storytime
Event Details:

Get inspired by slime! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a different slimy masterpiece each week. For children in K to grade 5. Refreshments are provided.

Making Recycled Paper with Cornell Cooperative Extension

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

A classic workshop where we make paper with Cornell Cooperative Extension! Participants learn about the importance of recycling while making art. You'll have access to seeds and fl...

Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

A classic workshop where we make paper with Cornell Cooperative Extension! Participants learn about the importance of recycling while making art.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:45pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learning English as a second languageopens many doors for people and providesthem with a variety of options they mightnot otherwise have. This course is designedfor adult learners ...

Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Learning English as a second language

opens many doors for people and provides

them with a variety of options they might

not otherwise have. This course is designed

for adult learners and helps individuals

Intuitive Painting w/ Electric City Barn

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join this intuitive painting exercise. With the guidance of the instructor and music as inspiration, come away with new creative artistry and an original piece of art. Led by Ubu f...

Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join this intuitive painting exercise. With the guidance of the instructor and music as inspiration, come away with new creative artistry and an original piece of art. Led by Ubu from Electric City Barn. All materials provided.