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Balloon Magic Show

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families, Adult
KBJ McChesney Room
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families, Adult
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Barb filled presents a balloon magic show full of wonder and will teach participants to use their own creative ideas to design unique balloon sculptures.

2026 Beat the Snow Concert Series

2:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:
All concerts start at 2pm.
Admission to this wonderful Concert Series is FREE.

Jan 4:   As Iz–One-Man Band

Jan 11:   Musicats Duo–Jazz/Latin

Open Mic Poetry Afternoon with Schenectady Poet Laureate Adonis Richards

1:30pm–3:00pm
All Ages
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Writing, Performance
Event Details:

Join us in a welcoming and relaxed environment for the reading of original or favorite poetry, short stories, spoken word, etc. with special guest, Schenectady Poet Laureate, Adonis Richards.

2026 Beat the Snow Concert Series

2:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:
All concerts start at 2pm.
Admission to this wonderful Concert Series is FREE.

Jan 4:   As Iz–One-Man Band

Jan 11:   Musicats Duo–Jazz/Latin

In the Stacks . . . Glenville! featuring the Arch Stanton Quartet

2:00pm–3:00pm
All Ages
Glenville Meeting Room
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Come join us as we welcome back the Arch Stanton Quartet for a musical performance inspired by the music and writing of Paul Bowles,particularly his book Exploring the Sheltering Sky, at In the Stacks . . . Glenvillle!

2026 Beat the Snow Concert Series

2:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Schedule for 2026 Beat the Snow Concert Series:

Bingo

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, All Ages
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come out to Bingo night for a night of fun and games. Librarian Ali will lead you through multiple rounds of the classic game with plenty of chances to win big.

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
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

Bingo

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, All Ages
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come out to Bingo night for a night of fun and games. Librarian Ali will lead you through multiple rounds of the classic game with plenty of chances to win big.

Library Closed - Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
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

Ice Cream Social

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, All Ages
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Come out of the heat and Indulge in some sweet treats!

SRP Kickoff: Via Aquarium

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kick off the Summer Reading Program at the library with VIA Aquarium! They will be here to show us some of their aquatic vertebrates that live at the aquarium. For kids, tweens and teens of all ages, with their caregiver or parent.

Zoomobile with the Utica Zoo

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Scotia Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Zoomobile is an interactive presentation program where Utica Zoo educators bring a variety of live animals to the library!

Zoomobile with the Utica Zoo

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Glenville Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Zoomobile is an interactive presentation program where Utica Zoo educators bring a variety of live animals to the library!

Library Closed - Independence Day

All Day 7/3–7/4
Closing
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

Bingo

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, All Ages
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come out to Bingo night for a night of fun and games. Librarian Ali will lead you through multiple rounds of the classic game with plenty of chances to win big.

Americana Concert

2:00pm–3:30pm
All Ages
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

From the team that brings you "BEAT THE SNOW CONCERT SERIES", this special concert is an AMERICANA celebration of our nation's 250th birthday!
More information to come.

Ice Cream Social

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, All Ages
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Come out of the heat and Indulge in some sweet treats!

ELECTRIC CITY COMIC CON 2026

10:00am–4:00pm
All Ages
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance

At War's End: Schenectady at the Close of the Revolution

10:00am–11:30am
Adult
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required

Bingo

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, All Ages
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1)
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come out to Bingo night for a night of fun and games. Librarian Ali will lead you through multiple rounds of the classic game with plenty of chances to win big.

Ice Cream Social

5:30pm–6:30pm
Families, All Ages
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Come out of the heat and Indulge in some sweet treats!

Bubble Party! with Jani Poppins

1:45pm–2:45pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Scotia Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a bubble party! A Jani Poppins Bubble Party is unique and interactive entertaining outdoor experience.

Library Closed - Labor Day

All Day
Closing
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