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All Day
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
This event is in the "Adult" group

Everything Fiber Arts

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

Enjoy fiber arts projects with friends.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cupcake Decorating Workshop

5:00pm–6:30pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Participants will learn how to decorate four different types of flowers on cupcakes using piping techniques.

This event is in the "Children" group

Music & Movement with Miss Lisa

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Miss Lisa leads babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in this interactive music class.  Kids will listen to songs, engage in creative movement, and use instruments to have fun with music.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Bubble Party!: 2025 Summer Reading Kickoff

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Event will be located on the Town Hall lawn, across from the Niskayuna Branch Library. 

Branches:
All Locations, Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main 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 "Children" group

Creative Movement Story Hour presented by the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a lively program led by members of the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company.  The dancers will read stories and lead us in creative movements based on elements from the stories.

For kids ages 5 - 8 and their caregivers.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

The Shark Riddle: Family Movie & Activities

2:30pm–3:45pm
Children, Families
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M., Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Shark Riddle is a half-hour shark film for the whole family, featuring HD footage of over 20 shark species.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Feed the Shark: DIY Catapults

2:30pm–3:45pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Event will be located on the Town Hall lawn, across from the Niskayuna Branch Library. 

This event is in the "Adult" group

Everything Fiber Arts

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

Enjoy fiber arts projects with friends.

This event is in the "Children" group

Picture This: Shark vs. Train

10:30am–11:45am
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create an art project based on our book of the day. Today we'll read Shark vs. Train and make shark and train bookmarks and door hangers.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Cartoons & Coloring: Finding Dory

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Families
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beat the heat and enjoy a fun movie at the library.  We will be watching one of Miss Amy's favorites: Finding Dory.  Coloring sheets will be available as well. Goldfish crackers will be provided.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Tunisian Crochet Workshop

5:30pm–6:45pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tunisian crochet is an easy technique a little bit like knitting that makes a thicker material suitable for wash or dish cloths, potholders, and with fine yarn, scarves.

This event is in the "Children" group

WMHT presents Frogs: A Family Literacy Program

10:30am–12:00pm
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join WMHT Public Television for a program of family activities.  Watch a short Frog Science video, have fun with frog crafts, and choose a Frog book to take home.

For kids entering PreK - 2nd grade in the Fall.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Niskayuna Book Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Framed: Astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions by John Grisham is the book selection for July.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join local artist and educator, Megan Viscio as we explore the complex beauty of color while designing a custom, miniature house!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Picture This: Harold & the Purple Crayon

10:30am–11:45am
Children, Families
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create an art project based on our book of the day. Today we'll read Harold and the Purple Crayon and participate in a group art project.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Draw-a-thon!

2:30pm–4:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love doodling or drawing or making art with friends?  Then you should come to the Draw-a-thon!

Draw-a-thon Deconstruction

12:00pm–1:00pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Event Details:

Be part of the Deconstruction Team!  We need your help.  We will be pulling up the group art project from the floor to get ready for a new program.  Tossing the tape and recycling the paper.

This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Tween & Teen DIY Dollhead Planters

2:30pm–4:00pm
Teen & Tween
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love caring for plants?  Do you love dolls (or secretly despise them)? Either way you can get creative to decorate your very own Doll Head Planters!  All supplies will be provided-even the plants.  Dress for mess.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Everything Fiber Arts

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

Enjoy fiber arts projects with friends.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Qigong

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adult
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Enjoy Qigong practices for energy and healthy living with Maxine Becker.

This event is in the "Children" group

Music & Movement with Miss Lisa

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Miss Lisa leads babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in this interactive music class.  Kids will listen to songs, engage in creative movement, and use instruments to have fun with music.

This event is in the "Children" group

Monster Match: A Shared Art Project-Part One

2:15pm–3:30pm
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Monster Match: Shared Art

After listening and discussing the book How I Met My Monster, written by Amanda Noll and illustrated by Howard McWilliam, our kids will create their own pencil drawings of an imaginary monster.