Upcoming Events

Join us for this 5-week series for children ages 1-3 with their caregivers. This program encourages playing with your child and talking with child experts. Attend 5 weeks of the series to receive a completion prize. Registration required.

Meet Sully, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5.

Registration appreciated, drop-ins also welcome.

Waterloo Bridge 
Actors: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Maria Ouspenskaya, C. Aubrey Smith 
Studio: Warner Bros. 
Director:  Mervyn LeRoy 
Rating: PG   

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

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

Drop-in, no registration required. 

Soak up a little sweetness in this relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class.

Great Decision 2026:

Each week we will be discussing the topic assigned in the book and on the DVD.

Physical study-guide books are available for purchase, but are not required.

List of topics TBA.

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:

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

Drop-in, no registration required. 

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 highlight the locations in which they are set.

Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers. 

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.

In this class you will perform postures and breathing exercises with the aid of a chair. Students can experience the many benefits of yoga without having to get up or down from the floor.

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.

Join us for this 5-week series for children ages 1-3 with their caregivers. This program encourages playing with your child and talking with child experts. Attend 5 weeks of the series to receive a completion prize. Registration required.

Participants will learn about various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) concepts while engaging in hands-on building activities. Snapology’s STEAM programs teach through building.

Schedule for 2026 Beat the Snow Concert Series:

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

Drop-in, no registration required. 

Great Decision 2026:

Each week we will be discussing the topic assigned in the book and on the DVD.

Physical study-guide books are available for purchase, but are not required.

List of topics TBA.

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

Drop-in, no registration required. 

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

Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers. 

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.