This event is in the "Adult" group May 7 2026 Thu Book A Librarian 12:30pm–1:30pm Adult Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2) Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 7 2026 Thu Book A Librarian 12:30pm–1:30pm Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2) Upcoming Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room B (aka Program Room 2) 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 "All Ages" group May 7 2026 Thu Shade Gardening 2:00pm–3:00pm All Ages Niskayuna Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "All Ages" group May 7 2026 Thu Shade Gardening 2:00pm–3:00pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: All Ages Registration Required Event Details: You can turn the shady part of your yard into a cool, tranquil and beautiful spot. This class will cover the design, planning and maintenance of a shade garden.
This event is in the "Children" group May 7 2026 Thu Build Zone 3:30pm–4:30pm Children Woodlawn Children's Area This event is in the "Children" group May 7 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 7 2026 Thu PAWS for Reading @ Scotia 4:00pm–5:00pm Children Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group May 7 2026 Thu PAWS for Reading @ Scotia 4:00pm–5:00pm Glenville Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Children Registration Required Event Details: Meet Sully, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5.Registration appreciated, drop-ins also welcome.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 7 2026 Thu Crafting Series-Planter decorating 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1) Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 7 2026 Thu Crafting Series-Planter decorating 5:30pm–6:30pm Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1) Upcoming Library Branch: Mont Pleasant Branch Library Room: Mont Pleasant Meeting Room A (aka Program Room 1) Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a 5 week crafting series on Thursdays at 5:30pm. Decorating planters with tissue paper involves decoupaging torn or cut tissue/napkins onto pots using Mod Podge or diluted glue for a vibrant, custom look.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 7 2026 Thu On Courage, Turmoil, and the Transformative Power of Love with Marjan Kamali 7:00pm–8:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group May 7 2026 Thu On Courage, Turmoil, and the Transformative Power of Love with Marjan Kamali 7:00pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for an exciting conversation with internationally acclaimed author Marjan Kamali as we delve into the timeless wonder of her New York Times bestselling novel, The Lion Women of Tehran.
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group May 8 2026 Fri Craft Your Own Book Bloom Vase 3:30pm–4:30pm Teen & Tween Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group May 8 2026 Fri Craft Your Own Book Bloom Vase 3:30pm–4:30pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Upcoming Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Teen & Tween Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Give Books a Brand New Life!
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 9 2026 Sat ArtTEAsta Mother's Day Paint & Sip 1:00pm–3:00pm Teen & Tween, Families, Adult Quaker Street Meeting Area Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group May 9 2026 Sat ArtTEAsta Mother's Day Paint & Sip 1:00pm–3:00pm Quaker Street Meeting Area Upcoming Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area Age Group: Teen & Tween, Families, Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Mother's Day is a great time to spend an afternoon with your mom, or someone who you consider a maternal figure in your life. Come to the library to learn about watercolor painting and create something fun with your mom!
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group May 9 2026 Sat Trash Parade 2026 Maker Hour 2:30pm–3:30pm Children, Teen & Tween, Families, Adult, All Ages Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "All Ages" group May 9 2026 Sat Trash Parade 2026 Maker Hour 2:30pm–3:30pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Families, Adult, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Event Details: Want to work on your Trash Parade costumes but don't have the space or supplies at home?Come to the library and work on yours with fellow participants. We will also have some supplies available to make things.
This event is in the "All Ages" group May 9 2026 Sat Last Words: a piano concert for two and four hands 3:00pm–4:00pm All Ages Niskayuna Meeting Room This event is in the "All Ages" group May 9 2026 Sat Last Words: a piano concert for two and four hands 3:00pm–4:00pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Event Details: Iida Nyman and Rebecca Schmid perform a free piano concert, Last Words. With two and four hands, they will perform the works published in the final five years of Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, and Schubert.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 9 2026 Sat Hook & Zen Adult Crochet Club 3:00pm–4:30pm Adult Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 9 2026 Sat Hook & Zen Adult Crochet Club 3:00pm–4:30pm Upcoming Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker Registration Required Event Details: Unwind your mind and escape the hustle: Join our Hook and Zen Adult Crochet Club! Our first project is a Custom-Fit Top Down Sweater. You choose the yarn, the length, the sleeves, and the fit.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 10 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 10 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.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 11 2026 Mon Family Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Children, Families Scotia Meeting Room This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 11 2026 Mon Family Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Scotia Meeting Room 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.Drop-in, no registration required.
This event is in the "Children" group May 11 2026 Mon Toddler Time 10:30am–11:30am Children KBJ Slater Room This event is in the "Children" group May 11 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 "Adult" group May 11 2026 Mon REELS at Glenville Spotlight Cinema Series 3:00pm–6:00pm Adult Glenville Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group May 11 2026 Mon REELS at Glenville Spotlight Cinema Series 3:00pm–6:00pm Glenville Meeting Room Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Movie Event Details: Welcome to another season of REELS Spotlight Cinema at the Glenville branch library, where each series of films highlights a particular actor, director, or theme. This series spotlight shines on retrospectives, first of movies that Taraji P.
This event is in the "All Ages" group May 11 2026 Mon Book A Librarian 3:30pm–4:15pm All Ages Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "All Ages" group May 11 2026 Mon Book A Librarian 3:30pm–4:15pm Upcoming Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Age Group: All Ages Registration Required Event Details: Book a Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian that is uninterrupted.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group May 11 2026 Mon Slime Lab 4:00pm–4:45pm Children, Teen & Tween Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group May 11 2026 Mon Slime Lab 4:00pm–4:45pm Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 Library Branch: Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center Room: Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2 Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, S.T.E.A.M. Event Details: Get inspired by slime science! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a different slimy masterpiece each week. For slimers ages 6 - 12. Refreshments are provided.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group May 12 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 12 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 May 12 2026 Tue Imagination Stations 10:30am–11:30am Children Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room This event is in the "Children" group May 12 2026 Tue Imagination Stations 10:30am–11:30am 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 This event is in the "Families" group May 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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: