Event List

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.

You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?

Come and join the Niskayuna Book Club March 17th for a discussion of Daughters of Shandong by Eve Chung. 

Please join us for a discussion of Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah.

Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

The Woodlawn Book Club will be discussing The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict.. Enjoy tea and light refreshments.

Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.

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.

Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series. 

Please join us for a discussion of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb.

Did you watch Stranger Things season 5 and wonder, “who is Mr. Whatsit?”

Come and join the Niskayuna Book Club April 21 for a discussion of A Marriage at Sea: a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck by Sophie Elmhurst.

Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows.

The Woodlawn Book Club will be discussing Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Enjoy tea and light refreshments.

Did you watch Stranger Things season 5 and wonder, “who is Mr. Whatsit?”

Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series.

Join us for an exciting conversation with internationally acclaimed author Marjan Kamali as we delve into the timeless wonder of her New York Times bestselling novel, The Lion Women of Tehran. 

Join us for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next steps towards building a better future with self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Dr.

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.

What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief? This is the question posed by bestselling author Nir Eyal in his new work, Beyond Belief. 

Come and join the Niskayuna Book Club May 19 for a discussion of Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah.

Come join the KBJ Classic Book Club for a fun-filled discussion of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.