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Book Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonIn this Goodreads Choice Awards Winner, Jacqueline Woodson tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizi...

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

Join us for a discussion of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 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 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Story by James McBride.In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development...

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

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

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 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 Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the s...

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 Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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 Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking...

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

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room at Niskayuna Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join the Niskayuna book club for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah.An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.Women ca...

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

Join the Niskayuna book club for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah.

Library Closed - Christmas Eve

All Day
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:
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 - Christmas Day

All Day
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:
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 "Teen & Tween" group.

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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 Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui and a related craft. Snacks and drinks will also be provided! For kids aged 9-12. Registration is req...

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 Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui and a related craft. Snacks and drinks will also be provided! For kids aged 9-12. Registration is required. 

Library Closed - New Year's 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.

Book Club

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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 Go As A River by Shelley Read.A sweeping, heart-stopping epic of a young woman's journey to becoming, set against the har...

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

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of Go As A River by Shelley Read.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesIn a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most inti...

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

Join us for a discussion of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, January 14, 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 Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. Set on the Korean island of Jeju, The Island of Sea Women follows Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls from very di...

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 Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

Library Closed - Martin Luther King 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 "Teen & Tween" group.

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club

Tuesday, January 28, 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 the graphic novel Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy and a related craft (glitter dragon scale slime). Snacks and drinks will also be...

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 the graphic novel Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy and a related craft (glitter dragon scale slime). Snacks and drinks will also be provided! For kids aged 9-12. Registration is required. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Glenville Book Club

Thursday, January 30, 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 Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander.A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the littlest library...

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 Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of West With Giraffes by Lynda RutledgeAn emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hea...

Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia 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, February 11, 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 Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol. Nikolai Gogol founded realism in Russian literature. His works include The Overcoat (1842) and Dead Souls (1842). Hi...

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 Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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 Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shelley Read.A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the ...

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

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shelley Read.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Books On Tap

Tuesday, February 18, 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 Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.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 Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.

Ages 21+

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

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club

Tuesday, February 25, 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 Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama 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 Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama and a related craft. Snacks and drinks will also be provided! For kids aged 9-12.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Book Club

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Scotia Meeting Room at Scotia Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo MbueJende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for hims...

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

Join us for a discussion of Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Glenville Book Club

Thursday, March 27, 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 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and f...

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 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.