Upcoming Events

A 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.

Welcome to the REELS at Glenville film series, Spotlight Cinema, where each series of films we highlight a particular actor, director, or theme. The current spotlight shines on movies helmed by women directors!

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

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: 05/07/2025  

Title: A Night at the Opera 

Actors: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Allan Jones, Margaret Dumont 

Studio: Warner Bros. 

Director: Sam Wood 

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.

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 In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick.

The Awful Truth  
Actors: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy, Cecil Cunningham, Molly Lamont  
Studio: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.  

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

Learn the basics of beaded jewelry making and come away with a necklace, earrings, or bracelet. Presented by Ingrid Johnson and Electric City Barn. Registration is required.

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.

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.

Join us for a discussion of The Wager by David Grann.

from davidgrann.com:

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

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!.

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:

Date: 05/14/2025 

Title: The Man Who Came to Dinner 

Actors: Monty Woolley, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Jimmy Durante, Richard Travis 

Studio: Warner Bros. 

Director: William Keighley 

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.