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Family Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Scotia Meeting Room
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an active storytime that teaches early literacy concepts through stories, songs, movement and rhymes. We finish with free playtime and an optional craft! 

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

Unearth a Story: The Roanoke Colony

5:00pm–6:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween
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
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unearth stories about lost colonies in history: Easter Island, The Roanoke Colony and Atlantis. Learn through interactive activities, about the different conspiracy theories throughout their history and judge what could be fact or fiction.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga w/ Inner Bliss

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adult
Glenville Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an active storytime that teaches early literacy concepts through stories, songs, movement and rhymes. We finish with free playtime and an optional craft! 

This event is in the "Children" group

Imagination Stations

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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

Time Travelers with the Saratoga Children's Museum

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
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 all about archaeology, the study of people who lived in the past, as well as the artifacts they find. Excavate hidden objects and repair broken artifacts at hands-on stations!

This event is in the "Children" group

Imagination Stations

10:30am–11:30am
Children
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

REELS

12:00pm–3:00pm
Adult
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Title: National Treasure

Actors: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Rating: PG

Runtime: 131 Minutes

Year: 2004

This event is in the "Adult" group

Cozy Crafters

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult
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

Chair Yoga w/ Inner Bliss

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adult
Scotia Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
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

Dance, Read & Rhyme with Baker School of Dance

3:00pm–3:30pm
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
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 in the 4-week series.

This event is in the "Children" group

Excavation Shadow Boxes

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you were an archeologist, what would you find underground? Unearth a story and make a shadowbox that showcases your "findings". For children in grades K - 5.

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

Shark Catapults!

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the Niskayuna’s Town Hall lawn for a crazy shark adventure.  Kids will build a popsicle stick catapult, then use them to shoot shark chum (goldfish & animal crackers) into the waiting sharks’ mouths!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Schenectady at War: The Battles of the Revolution

5:45pm–6:45pm
All Ages
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library
Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Please join historian and educator Michael Diana of the Schenectady County Historical Society for a presentation commemorating America 250.

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

Photo Rock Holders with CREATE

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween
Scotia Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join an instructor from CREATE to make a fun photo holder to take home! Photo rock holders involve sculpting with flexible wire. We will also draw/paint on the rocks, and create art to place in the photo holder. 

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

Unearth a Story: Atlantis

5:00pm–6:00pm
Children, Teen & Tween
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library
Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unearth stories about lost colonies in history: Easter Island, The Roanoke Colony and Atlantis. Learn through interactive activities, about the different conspiracy theories throughout their history and judge what could be fact or fiction.

This event is in the "Adult" group

REELS: Classic Film Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adult
KBJ McChesney Room
Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room: KBJ McChesney Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

High Society 
Actors: Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Celeste Holm, John Lund 
Studio: Warner Bros. 
Director:  Charles Walters 
Rating:   PG 

This event is in the "Children" group

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Scotia Meeting Room
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an active storytime that teaches early literacy concepts through stories, songs, movement and rhymes. We finish with free playtime and an optional craft! 

This event is in the "Children" group

Art with the Tang Museum

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Scotia Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Scotia Branch Library
Room: Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join an instructor from the Tang Museum to learn about an artwork from their collection and complete a fun, hands-on craft to take home!

This event is in the "Adult" group

Book A Librarian

10:00am–10:45am
Adult
KBJ Mazzone Study Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
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 "Children" group

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an active storytime that teaches early literacy concepts through stories, songs, movement and rhymes. We finish with free playtime and an optional craft! 

This event is in the "Children" group

Imagination Stations

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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 "Teen & Tween" group

Create a Cranky Dino with Kathy Ceceri

11:00am–12:30pm
Teen & Tween
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library
Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen & Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle! In this workshop you will make a model Jurassic-era creature looking for a meal.

This event is in the "Children" group

Art with the Tang Museum

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library
Room: Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join an instructor from the Tang Museum to learn about an artwork from their collection and complete a fun, hands-on craft to take home!