This event is in the "Children" group Jan 2 - 18 2026 Where in the Library is Orwell the Owl All Day 1/2–1/18 Children This event is in the "Children" group Jan 2 - 18 2026 Where in the Library is Orwell the Owl All Day 1/2–1/18 Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Age Group: Children Event Details: Orwell the Owl is hiding in the children’s section of the library! Can you find him? Find him and bring him to the staff at the children’s desk to collect a special sticker.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Jan 5 - 16 2026 Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am–01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Teen & Tween This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Jan 5 - 16 2026 Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am–01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main 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 customized subscription crate and explore new genres and formats. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies!
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Jan 5 - 16 2026 Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am–01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Teen & Tween This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Jan 5 - 16 2026 Electric Reads February Sign-Up 01/05/2026 @ 9:00am–01/16/2026 @ 5:00pm Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch 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 customized subscription crate and explore new genres and formats. Each crate contains 2-3 library books, plus snacks and goodies!
This event is in the "Children" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Rhyme Time with Ms. Lisa 10:30am–11:30am Children Woodlawn Children's Area Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Rhyme Time with Ms. Lisa 10:30am–11:30am Woodlawn Children's Area Closed Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Children's Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Ms. Lisa's Music program is back, with "Rhyme Time", an engaging music & movement theme focused on the rhythm and rhyme of Nursery Rhymes. Appropriate for lap-sitters, toddlers, and preschoolers with their caregivers.
This event is in the "Children" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Toddler Time 10:30am–11:30am Children KBJ Slater Room This event is in the "Children" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Toddler Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Toddler Time! We read two books, sing and dance, and play with scarves for a half hour and then have playtime for half hour!
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Book A Librarian 12:00pm–1:00pm Adult Niskayuna Meeting Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Book A Librarian 12:00pm–1:00pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Open Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required Event Details: Book A Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian. Call the Niskayuna branch library 518-386-2249 for a thirty-minute session.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Granny Hexagon Cardigans with Jody 5:00pm–6:00pm Teen & Tween, Adult Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Granny Hexagon Cardigans with Jody 5:00pm–6:00pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Event Details: In four sessions, learn how to make a cardigan out of granny hexagons! For tweens, teens and adults. This is the third session. Attendance for this class requires attendance of the first class held on 12/8.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Pen To Paper 2025 Launch Party 5:00pm–6:00pm Teen & Tween, Families KBJ Slater Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Pen To Paper 2025 Launch Party 5:00pm–6:00pm KBJ Slater Room Open Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Families Program Type: Writing Registration Required Event Details: It's your time to shine! All contributors to 2025's Pen To Paper Magazine are invited to celebrate this achievement and admire their names in print. Print copies of Pen To Paper, including past editions, will be available to take home.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga w/ Inner Bliss 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Glenville Meeting Room Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga w/ Inner Bliss 5:30pm–6:30pm Glenville Meeting Room Waitlist Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Soak up a little sweetness in this relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Investing Basics: the 5W's of Investing 6:00pm–6:45pm Adult Niskayuna Meeting Room Cancelled Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Cancelled Investing Basics: the 5W's of Investing 6:00pm–6:45pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Closed Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Registration Required Event Details: Judson Graham will lead a discussion on why to invest, who holds the investments, investment types, and descriptions. The presentation will include investment planning and stories. Learn how to invest in the new year.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Poetry Circle 6:15pm–7:45pm Adult KBJ Program Room 1 This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 12 2026 Mon Poetry Circle 6:15pm–7:45pm KBJ Program Room 1 Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Program Room 1 Age Group: Adult Program Type: Writing Event Details: The group meets to read poetry written by those that attend.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue Book-A-Librarian 10:00am–10:45am Adult KBJ Mazzone Study Room Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue Book-A-Librarian 10:00am–10:45am KBJ Mazzone Study Room Full 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 "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue Baby Café 11:00am–1:00pm Families, Adult Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue Baby Café 11:00am–1:00pm Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 Age Group: Families, Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Event Details: Baby Café is a free drop-in service offering in-person breastfeeding/chestfeeding support for pregnant and/or new parents in the community. Siblings and partners welcome! Grab and go snacks provided.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questions: If you want to know a p
Jan 13 2026 Tue Winter Warm Up 2:00pm–4:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Jan 13 2026 Tue Winter Warm Up 2:00pm–4:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Event Details: This winter don't let the cold be a barrier to help. The Schenectady County Public Library invites you to their Winter Warm-Up Program.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue Yoga - Relax & Energize 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Woodlawn Children's Area Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 13 2026 Tue Yoga - Relax & Energize 5:30pm–6:30pm Woodlawn Children's Area Open Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Children's Area Age Group: Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: One hour yoga class: gentle with options for more intensity.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Baby Lap Time 10:30am–11:30am Children, Families KBJ Slater Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Baby Lap Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Open 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 "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed REELS 12:00pm–3:00pm Adult KBJ McChesney Room This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed REELS 12:00pm–3:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Movie Event Details: Title: Patch Adams Actors: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Tom Shadyac Rating: PG-13
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Cozy Crafters 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Quaker Street Meeting Area This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Cozy Crafters 1:00pm–2:00pm Quaker Street Meeting Area 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 "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed The Crafting Nest 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Woodlawn Children's Area This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed The Crafting Nest 1:00pm–2:00pm Woodlawn Children's Area Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Children's Area Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Event Details: Bring your fiber arts projects to the Crafting Nest at the Woodlawn branch library. Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other to begin and complete crafts.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Create Valentine's Day Cards with Evelyn 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Woodlawn Meeting Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Create Valentine's Day Cards with Evelyn 2:00pm–3:00pm Woodlawn Meeting Room Open Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Create Valentine Day cards using lovely papers, embellishments, and prints.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Book-A-Librarian 3:00pm–4:00pm Adult KBJ Program Room 1 Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Book-A-Librarian 3:00pm–4:00pm KBJ Program Room 1 Open Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Program Room 1 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 "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Financial Literacy Boot Camp: Wealthy Mindset 6:00pm–7:00pm Adult KBJ McChesney Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 14 2026 Wed Financial Literacy Boot Camp: Wealthy Mindset 6:00pm–7:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Open Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Adult Registration Required Event Details: Kick off the financial empowerment bootcamp with this workshop focused on building a wealthy mindset.
This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 15 2026 Thu Meet the Historian 10:00am–12:30pm Adult Rotterdam Study Room A This event is in the "Adult" group Jan 15 2026 Thu Meet the Historian 10:00am–12:30pm Rotterdam Study Room A 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.