Upcoming Events

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

Join us for a hands-on experience where you'll master the art of crafting beautiful soy candles, learning the secrets of scent and wick selection to create personalized luminous wonders for your space.

CrAFTERwork is an “after work” craft club intended to bring together patrons who enjoy trying new forms of art! Each month we will tackle a new craft. All materials will be provided.

"Stories are a communal currency of humanity." - Tahir Shah

Date: 04/09/2025 

Title: The Lost World: Jurassic Park 

Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlewaite, Arliss Howard, Sam Neill 

Studio: Universal Pictures 

Director: Steven Spielberg 

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.

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

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.

Reduce, reuse, recycle... parade? Join The Schoharie River Center for an informational session and crafting jam all about the Trash Parade! 2025's First Annual Trash Parade, themed around "water," will take place in Schenectady on May 16.

NYS Department of Taxation and Finance will be providing assistance to taxpayers in filing their 2024 taxes.

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

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.

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:

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

Enjoy fiber arts projects and learn knitting and crocheting skills

Join us for our 4th Craft in our crafting series. We will be making herbal heating pads.

My Man Godfrey 
Actors: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick   
Studio: Universal Pictures  
Director:  Gregory La Cava  

Learn to fold two or three origami models. Discover the joy of turning a piece of paper into something else!

Get Your Tax Return Prepared For Free! 

What do you want to be when you grow up? For high schoolers, the questions of college and careers can be big ones. For adults seeking a career change, the methods for doing so may feel daunting.

Topic for this week:

AI and American National Security

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

Welcome to a new REELS Spotlight Cinema Series at Scotia, where each series of films highlights a particular actor, director, or theme. This series spotlight shines on movies that are based on musicals!.