Upcoming Events

NYS Department of Taxation and Finance will be providing assistance to taxpayers in filing their 2024 taxes.

Join us in celebrating Neurodiversity Awareness Month with the launch of our new program: SCPL Sensory Sessions! 

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.

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:

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg.

Enjoy fiber arts projects and learn knitting and crocheting skills

Come to the library and make a little mushroom plush! You could use it as a pin cushion or just have it as a cute buddy to keep in your room. No needles required. For kids and teens ages 5+

Chill out and de-stress from school at the library! Join us each month for relaxing activities that don’t feature a screen. Snacks and supplies provided! In April, we'll make fast-drying watercolors to celebrate spring.

Join us for our 4th Craft in our crafting series. We will be making herbal heating pads.

Know Ivonne from the after school program at Duanesburg Elementary? Come learn some simple Spanish in fun and engaging ways with her after school at the library! For kids and their families. 

My Man Godfrey 
Actors: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick   
Studio: Universal Pictures  
Director:  Gregory La Cava  

Learn to fold two or three origami models. Discover the joy of turning a piece of paper into something else!

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

Get Your Tax Return Prepared For Free! 

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.

In the Stacks . . . is excited to bring The Arch Stanton Quartet to the Scotia branch library.

The Venus Flytrap plant is independent in nature, being the only plant of its carnivorous kind that exhibits motion to actively trap its prey.

This week's performance...

Performer(s):  Eileen Mack plus "Jazzy Ladies: Women of Jazz-Composers, Lyricists, and Singers"

Category:  Jazz

What do you want to be when you grow up? For high schoolers, the questions of college and careers can be big ones. For adults seeking a career change, the methods for doing so may feel daunting.

**Please create a separate registration for each ADULT and CHILD that will be attending. Thank you!**

Relax during Spring Break and make a hat for yourself! Jody will teach you the basics of finger knitting hat making. For tweens & teens ages 12-18.