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Electric Reads May Sign-Up

04/01/2025 @ 9:00am to 04/11/2025 @ 5:00pm
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teen & Tween
Event Details:

Electrify your to-reads list in the new year with the freshest titles, hand-picked by SCPL librarians! Sign up for a themed subscription crate and explore new genres. Each crate co...

Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central 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 themed subscription crate and explore new genres. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi Picoult

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Step into Spring with us as we chat with the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel, By Any Other Name. In 1581, Emilia Bassano...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Step into Spring with us as we chat with the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel, By Any Other Name

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Glenville Book Club

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room at Glenville Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge.“Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. B...

Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housi...

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

Join us for a discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

This event is in the "Adult" group.

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees as is revealed in the beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees as is revealed in the beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant world—The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg. The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg is a heartwarming and poignant story ...

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg.

 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Niskayuna Book Club

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The book for April is Carson the Magnificent by Bill ZehmeTwenty years in the making, Zemhe and Thomas's book examines "one of the most inscrutable figures in entertainment history...

Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The book for April is Carson the Magnificent by Bill Zehme

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Please join us for a discussion of Educated by Tara Westover.Educated is an enthralling memoir that tracks Tara's journey from a secluded childhood in rural Idaho to obtaining a Ph...

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 Educated by Tara Westover.

Library Closed - Easter Sunday

All Day
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Closing
Branches:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
This event is in the "Adult" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Woodlawn Meeting Room at Woodlawn Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd.I have three confessions to make:1. I've got the scar of a gunshot on my forehead.2. I don't remember an entire year...

Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library
Room: Woodlawn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd.

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

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
KBJ Slater Room at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teen & Tween
Event Details:

Join Librarian Laura in a book discussion of Cold War Correspondent by Nathan Hale and a related craft. Snacks and drinks will also be provided! For kids aged 9-12.

Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join Librarian Laura in a book discussion of Cold War Correspondent by Nathan Hale and a related craft. Snacks and drinks will also be provided! For kids aged 9-12.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Seasoned Readers Book Club

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 at Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for the first meeting of Seasoned Readers, a Book club where food brings us together. At the first meeting we will discuss what book we would like to read for the month of ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for the first meeting of Seasoned Readers, a Book club where food brings us together. At the first meeting we will discuss what book we would like to read for the month of May. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tra...

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick.

 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Glenville Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 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 a new book author and title TBA.New book club members are always welcome. Request a copy of the books online or at any SCPL location.

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 a new book author and title TBA.

New book club members are always welcome. Request a copy of the books online or at any SCPL location.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Consequence of Anna by Kate Birkin. Set against the sprawling backdrop of 1930s Australia, Anna May Shahan is a wild child raised on a lush far...

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

Join us for a discussion of The Consequence of Anna by Kate Birkin

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Books On Tap

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.Ages 21+

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Great food, great drink, even better company. Join an awesome group of people in this book club discussing The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

Ages 21+

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Rotterdam Study Room AB at Rotterdam Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Please join us for a discussion of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown.The Boys in the Boat: Nine A...

Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam Study Room AB
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Please join us for a discussion of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown.

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central 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 Central 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.

Glenville Book Club

Tuesday, June 10, 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 Loves of Theodore Roosevelt by Edward O'Keefe.A spirited and poignant family love story, revealing how an icon of rugged American masculinity was pr...

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 Loves of Theodore Roosevelt by Edward O'Keefe.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KBJ Program Room 1 at Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah. From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate ...

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

Join us for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Quaker Street Meeting Area at Quaker Street Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Secret of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar. The Secret of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar is a poignant and beautifully wri...

Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Secret of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar.

 

Library Closed - Juneteenth

All Day
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central 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 Central 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

Library Closed - Independence Day

All Day
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central 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 Central 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