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Paws for Reading

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children
Rotterdam Branch Library
Registration
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby Lap Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Registration
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

Imagination Stations

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Quaker Street Branch Library
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 "Children" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Story Times To Go: Change Sings

All Day 4/11 - 4/18
Children, Families
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy a library story time from the comfort of your own home! Pick up your story time to go craft from the library and follow along with the Youtube video of Change Sings by Amanda Gorman read by Librarian Laura. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

WMHT Presents: 10 For Dinner

10:30am - 12:00pm
Children
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Registration
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join WMHT Public Television for a program of family activities. Enjoy a story about ecology. Craft activities, and carry home the storybook shared.  

This event is in the "Children" group.

Stay & Play

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children
Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Registration
Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
This event is in the "Children" group.

Imagination Stations

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Rotterdam Branch Library
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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 "Children" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Story Art Lab Special Edition: Natural Playdough with CCE

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Families
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Registration
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Get inspired by books! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a new masterpiece based on our book of the day.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby Lap Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Registration
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

Imagination Stations

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Quaker Street Branch Library
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.

Spoken Word Salon

11:00am - 11:45am
Adult
Glenville Branch Library
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytime
Event Details:

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

Plant-Based Color Magic

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Registration
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M., Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Make a difference in the world... and make some magic, too! Join local author Ruth Ann Smalley for a reading from her book From Mean to Meaningful and learn about creating natural dyes from plants in our backyards.

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

Family Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Families
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central 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 "Children" group.

Stay & Play

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children
Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Registration
Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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 "Families" group.

Paws for Reading

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Families
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime

Library Closed - Easter Sunday

All Day
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Closing
Branches:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Families
Scotia Branch Library
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia 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.

No registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library
Room: KBJ Slater Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
This event is in the "Children" group.

Slime Lab

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Children
Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 1
Age Group: Children
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Storytime
Event Details:

Get inspired by slime! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a different slimy masterpiece each week. For children in K to grade 5. Refreshments are provided.

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

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Families
Glenville Branch Library
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
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.

No registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Imagination Stations

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Rotterdam Branch Library
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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 "Children" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Pre-School Full STEAM Ahead

10:45am - 11:45am
Children, Families
Niskayuna Branch Library
Registration
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M., Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

For children ages 3-6 and their caregivers.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Paws for Reading

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children
Rotterdam Branch Library
Registration
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

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