This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 31 2026 Tue Single Breath Story Writing Workshop 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Scotia Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 31 2026 Tue Single Breath Story Writing Workshop 5:30pm–6:30pm Scotia Meeting Room Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library Room: Scotia Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Writing Event Details: "Stories are a communal currency of humanity." - Tahir Shah
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 - 4 2026 Community Puzzle All Day 4/1–4/4 Adult This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 - 4 2026 Community Puzzle All Day 4/1–4/4 Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library Age Group: Adult Event Details: Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Quaker Street Branch. Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Drop-in for a few minutes or a few hours; place 3 pieces or 300!
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Stay & Play 10:15am–11:15am Children KBJ McChesney Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Stay & Play 10:15am–11:15am KBJ McChesney Room Upcoming Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Baby Lap Time 10:30am–11:30am Children, Families KBJ Slater Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Baby Lap Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Upcoming Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Imagination Stations 10:30am–11:30am Children Quaker Street Meeting Area This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Imagination Stations 10:30am–11:30am Quaker Street Meeting Area Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Come check out our early literacy stations in the programming room, including a story time! We will have books previously selected for check out and a craft station every week! Activities and play stations will be different each week.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 2026 Wed REELS 12:00pm–3:00pm Adult KBJ McChesney Room This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 2026 Wed REELS 12:00pm–3:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Movie Event Details: Title: AdamActors: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie R. FaisonStudio: Twentieth Century FoxDirector: Max MayerRating: PG-13Runtime: 99 MinutesYear: 2009
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Cozy Crafters 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Quaker Street Meeting Area This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Cozy Crafters 1:00pm–2:00pm Quaker Street Meeting Area Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 2026 Wed The Crafting Nest 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Woodlawn Children's Area This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 1 2026 Wed The Crafting Nest 1:00pm–2:00pm Woodlawn Children's Area Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Children's Area Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Event Details: Bring your fiber arts projects to the Crafting Nest at the Woodlawn branch library. Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other to begin and complete crafts.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Dance, Read & Rhyme with Baker School of Dance 3:00pm–3:30pm Children Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Dance, Read & Rhyme with Baker School of Dance 3:00pm–3:30pm Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: An active storytime combining movement and dance with books and stories! Led by an instructor from Baker School of Dance in Glenville. For children ages 3-5. Separate registration required for EACH class.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Build Zone 3:30pm–4:30pm Children Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2) This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Build Zone 3:30pm–4:30pm 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: Children Program Type: S.T.E.A.M. Event Details: Do you like to build and create? Join us weekly on Wednesdays for Build Zone where we build with Legos, Duplos, and other materials suitable for brains at various developmental stages. For ages 6-12. Younger siblings are welcome.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Build Zone 3:45pm–4:45pm Children Niskayuna Meeting Room This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Build Zone 3:45pm–4:45pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M. Event Details: Join us for a fun building challenge using a variety of materials, including Legos, Magnetiles, Strawbees, and more. We supply the building materials, but projects will stay at the library, so bring your camera.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Junior Writing Club 4:00pm–5:00pm Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Apr 1 2026 Wed Junior Writing Club 4:00pm–5:00pm Upcoming Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Age Group: Children Program Type: Writing Registration Required Event Details: Practice your creative writing skills and use your imagination! Meet us for snacks, fun writing prompts, and sharing if you'd like. For kids in grades 3-5. Registration required.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 2 2026 Thu NYS Taxpayer Assistance Program 9:30am–4:30pm Adult KBJ McChesney Room This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 2 2026 Thu NYS Taxpayer Assistance Program 9:30am–4:30pm KBJ McChesney Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Adult Event Details: NYS Department of Taxation and Finance will be providing assistance to taxpayers in filing their 2025 taxes for free.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Family Story Time 10:15am–11:15am Children, Families Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Family Story Time 10:15am–11:15am Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Getting out of the house with littles is hard. To make it a little easier, this relaxed early literacy session doesn't have a firm start time. Come in anytime between 10:15 and 11:15 and we'll have toys set out.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 2 2026 Thu On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 2 2026 Thu On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Build Zone 3:30pm–4:30pm Children Woodlawn Children's Area This event is in the "Children" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Build Zone 3:30pm–4:30pm Woodlawn Children's Area Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Children's Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M. Event Details: Join us for a fun building challenge using a variety of materials, including Legos, Magnetiles, Strawbees, and more. We supply the building materials, but projects will stay at the library, so bring your camera.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Behind Mr. Whatsit: A Wrinkle In Time Book Discussion 4:00pm–5:00pm Children Quaker Street Meeting Area Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Behind Mr. Whatsit: A Wrinkle In Time Book Discussion 4:00pm–5:00pm Quaker Street Meeting Area Upcoming Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Did you watch Stranger Things season 5 and wonder, “who is Mr. Whatsit?”
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 3 2026 Fri REELS: Classic Film Club 1:00pm–3:00pm Adult KBJ McChesney Room This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 3 2026 Fri REELS: Classic Film Club 1:00pm–3:00pm KBJ McChesney Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Movie Event Details: The Picture of Dorian Gray Actors: Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Donna Reed, Lowell Gilmore Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Albert Lewin Rating: G
Apr 4 2026 Sat Family Story Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Apr 4 2026 Sat Family Story Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Event Details: Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old.
Apr 5 2026 Sun Library Closed - Easter All Day Closing Apr 5 2026 Sun Closing Library Closed - Easter All Day 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 "Adult" group Apr 6 - 30 2026 Community Puzzle All Day 4/6–4/30 Adult This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 6 - 30 2026 Community Puzzle All Day 4/6–4/30 Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library Age Group: Adult Event Details: Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Quaker Street Branch. Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Drop-in for a few minutes or a few hours; place 3 pieces or 300!
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Music & Movement with Miss Lisa 10:30am–11:30am Children Scotia Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Music & Movement with Miss Lisa 10:30am–11:30am Scotia Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library Room: Scotia 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 Apr 6 2026 Mon Toddler Time 10:30am–11:30am Children KBJ Slater Room This event is in the "Children" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Toddler Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Toddler Time, we read two books and sing and dance to music, for half hour and then have half hour play time.
This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Baby Café 11:00am–1:00pm Families, Adult Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2) This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Baby Café 11:00am–1:00pm 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, Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Event Details: 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.