This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Book A Librarian 3:00pm–4:00pm Adult KBJ Program Room 1 Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Book A Librarian 3:00pm–4:00pm KBJ Program Room 1 Upcoming Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Program Room 1 Age Group: Adult Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required Event Details: 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:
This event is in the "Children" group May 20 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 May 20 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 May 20 2026 Wed Build Zone 3:45pm–4:45pm Children Niskayuna Meeting Room This event is in the "Children" group May 20 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 "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Book Bedazzling 5:15pm–6:30pm Adult Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Book Bedazzling 5:15pm–6:30pm Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 Upcoming Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Using small sparkly beads, patrons will bedazzle ONE part of their OWN books, such as the title and author or the picture on the cover. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BOOKS!
This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Book Club 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Book Club 5:30pm–6:30pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Please join us for a discussion of The Radium Girls by Kate Moore.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Saving Energy and Money with the Clean Energy Hub 5:30pm–6:45pm Adult Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Saving Energy and Money with the Clean Energy Hub 5:30pm–6:45pm Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: In this workshop, Energy Advisors with the Capital Region Clean Energy hub will work with you to identify opportunities for energy savings in your home.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Introduction to Clowning 6:00pm–7:30pm Teen & Tween, Adult KBJ McChesney Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 20 2026 Wed Introduction to Clowning 6:00pm–7:30pm KBJ McChesney Room Upcoming Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ McChesney Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Ever think about being a clown?Electric City Clown Alley is offering an interactive workshop where alley members will demonstrate different aspects of clowning including:
This event is in the "Adult" group May 21 2026 Thu Meet the Historian 10:00am–12:30pm Adult Rotterdam Study Room A This event is in the "Adult" group May 21 2026 Thu Meet the Historian 10:00am–12:30pm Rotterdam Study Room A Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam Study Room A Age Group: Adult Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Children" group May 21 2026 Thu Build Zone 3:30pm–4:30pm Children Woodlawn Children's Area This event is in the "Children" group May 21 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 May 21 2026 Thu S.T.E.A.M. Time with Snapology 4:00pm–5:30pm Children Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group May 21 2026 Thu S.T.E.A.M. Time with Snapology 4:00pm–5:30pm Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: S.T.E.A.M. Registration Required Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Children" group May 22 2026 Fri Story Times To Go: Punky Aloha All Day Children KBJ Children's Desk This event is in the "Children" group May 22 2026 Fri Story Times To Go: Punky Aloha All Day KBJ Children's Desk Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Children's Desk Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Storytime Event Details: Enjoy a library story time from the comfort of your own home! Pick up your Story Times To Go craft from the Central Library and follow along with the Youtube video.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 23 2026 Sat Family Story Time 10:30am–11:30am Children, Families KBJ Slater Room This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 23 2026 Sat Family Story Time 10:30am–11:30am KBJ Slater Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 23 2026 Sat Let's Speak Spanish! 1:00pm–2:00pm Teen & Tween, Adult Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 23 2026 Sat Let's Speak Spanish! 1:00pm–2:00pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Adult Registration Required Event Details: Please join our four-week Spanish series designed to build confidence in speaking and listening through engaging conversations and hands-on activities.For ages 16+. Registration is required.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 24 2026 Sun Pop Up Story Time 2:00pm–2:30pm Children, Families KBJ Slater Room This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 24 2026 Sun Pop Up Story Time 2:00pm–2:30pm KBJ Slater Room Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Slater Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us for stories, songs, flannel board stories and more on days when we don't have a therapy dog.For families with children up to age 5.
May 25 2026 Mon Library Closed - Memorial Day All Day Closing May 25 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed - Memorial Day 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 May 26 - 30 2026 Community Puzzle All Day 5/26–5/30 Adult This event is in the "Adult" group May 26 - 30 2026 Community Puzzle All Day 5/26–5/30 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 This event is in the "Families" group May 26 2026 Tue Family Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Children, Families Glenville Meeting Room This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 26 2026 Tue Family Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Glenville Meeting Room Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: Storytime Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 26 2026 Tue Pre-School Full STEAM Ahead 10:45am–11:45am Children, Families Niskayuna Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 26 2026 Tue Pre-School Full STEAM Ahead 10:45am–11:45am Niskayuna Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Families Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Fun and hands-on, this interactive STEAM storytime will encourage preschoolers’ curiosity about the world around them through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math themed activities.
This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 26 2026 Tue Baby Café 11:00am–1:00pm Families, Adult Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 26 2026 Tue Baby Café 11:00am–1:00pm Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1 Age Group: Families, Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 26 2026 Tue Book A Librarian 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult KBJ Mazzone Study Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 26 2026 Tue Book A Librarian 1:00pm–2:00pm KBJ Mazzone Study Room Upcoming Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Mazzone Study Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required Event Details: 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:
This event is in the "Adult" group May 27 2026 Wed Cozy Crafters 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Quaker Street Meeting Area This event is in the "Adult" group May 27 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 May 27 2026 Wed The Crafting Nest 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Woodlawn Children's Area This event is in the "Adult" group May 27 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 "Adult" group May 27 2026 Wed Chair Yoga w/ Inner Bliss 1:30pm–2:30pm Adult Scotia Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 27 2026 Wed Chair Yoga w/ Inner Bliss 1:30pm–2:30pm Scotia Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library Room: Scotia Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Children" group May 27 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 May 27 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.