Jan-Mar 2026 Scotia building repairs All Day 1/27–3/31 Closing Jan-Mar 2026 Closing Scotia building repairs All Day 1/27–3/31 Branches: Scotia Branch Library Description: Scotia Branch Library's meeting room is unavailable until further notice due to building repairs after damage caused by burst heating pipes.
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 12 2026 Thu Glenville Modern Lit Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Glenville Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 12 2026 Thu Glenville Modern Lit Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Glenville Meeting Room Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for a discussion of a new book author and title TBA.New book club members are always welcome. Request a copy of the books online or at any SCPL location.
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 12 2026 Thu Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn 7:00pm–8:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 12 2026 Thu Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn 7:00pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 17 2026 Tue Niskayuna Book Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Adult Niskayuna Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 17 2026 Tue Niskayuna Book Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Come and join the Niskayuna Book Club March 17th for a discussion of Daughters of Shandong by Eve Chung.
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 18 2026 Wed Book Club 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 18 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 Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah.
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 24 2026 Tue America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter With Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 24 2026 Tue America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter With Special Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 31 2026 Tue Woodlawn Book Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Woodlawn Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 31 2026 Tue Woodlawn Book Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Woodlawn Meeting Room Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: The Woodlawn Book Club will be discussing The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict.. Enjoy tea and light refreshments.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 2 2026 Thu On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 2 2026 Thu On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.
Apr 5 2026 Sun Library Closed - Easter All Day Closing Apr 5 2026 Sun Closing Library Closed - Easter 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 Apr 9 2026 Thu Glenville Modern Lit Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Glenville Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 9 2026 Thu Glenville Modern Lit Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Glenville Meeting Room Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for a discussion of a new book author and title TBA.New book club members are always welcome. Request a copy of the books online or at any SCPL location.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 14 2026 Tue On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor 7:00pm–8:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 14 2026 Tue On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor 7:00pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 15 2026 Wed Book Club 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 15 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 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 20 2026 Mon Behind Mr. Whatsit: A Wrinkle In Time Book Discussion 4:00pm–5:00pm Children Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Apr 20 2026 Mon Behind Mr. Whatsit: A Wrinkle In Time Book Discussion 4:00pm–5:00pm Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Open Library Branch: Rotterdam Branch Library Room: Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Did you watch Stranger Things season 5 and wonder, “who is Mr. Whatsit?”
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Niskayuna Book Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Adult Niskayuna Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Niskayuna Book Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Come and join the Niskayuna Book Club April 21 for a discussion of A Marriage at Sea: a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck by Sophie Elmhurst.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 22 2026 Wed Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 22 2026 Wed Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 28 2026 Tue Woodlawn Book Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Woodlawn Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 28 2026 Tue Woodlawn Book Club 2:00pm–3:00pm Woodlawn Meeting Room Library Branch: Woodlawn Branch Library Room: Woodlawn Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: The Woodlawn Book Club will be discussing Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Enjoy tea and light refreshments.
This event is in the "Children" group Apr 30 2026 Thu Behind Mr. Whatsit: A Wrinkle In Time Book Discussion 4:00pm–5:00pm Children Quaker Street Meeting Area Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Apr 30 2026 Thu Behind Mr. Whatsit: A Wrinkle In Time Book Discussion 4:00pm–5:00pm Quaker Street Meeting Area Upcoming Library Branch: Quaker Street Branch Library Room: Quaker Street Meeting Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Did you watch Stranger Things season 5 and wonder, “who is Mr. Whatsit?”
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 30 2026 Thu On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience with Jason Reynolds 7:00pm–8:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 30 2026 Thu On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience with Jason Reynolds 7:00pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series.
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 "Adult" group May 12 2026 Tue How to Robot-Proof Your Kids (and Yourself) with Dr. Vivienne Ming 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group May 12 2026 Tue How to Robot-Proof Your Kids (and Yourself) with Dr. Vivienne Ming 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next steps towards building a better future with self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Dr.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 14 2026 Thu Glenville Modern Lit Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Glenville Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group May 14 2026 Thu Glenville Modern Lit Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Glenville Meeting Room Library Branch: Glenville Branch Library Room: Glenville Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us for a discussion of a new book author and title TBA.New book club members are always welcome. Request a copy of the books online or at any SCPL location.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 19 2026 Tue Reshape Your Beliefs and Unlock Your True Potential with Nir Eyal 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group May 19 2026 Tue Reshape Your Beliefs and Unlock Your True Potential with Nir Eyal 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief? This is the question posed by bestselling author Nir Eyal in his new work, Beyond Belief.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 19 2026 Tue Niskayuna Book Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Adult Niskayuna Meeting Room This event is in the "Adult" group May 19 2026 Tue Niskayuna Book Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Niskayuna Meeting Room Library Branch: Niskayuna Branch Library Room: Niskayuna Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Come and join the Niskayuna Book Club May 19 for a discussion of Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 19 2026 Tue KBJ Classic Book Club 6:30pm–8:00pm Adult KBJ Program Room 1 Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group May 19 2026 Tue KBJ Classic Book Club 6:30pm–8:00pm KBJ Program Room 1 Upcoming Library Branch: Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library Room: KBJ Program Room 1 Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Come join the KBJ Classic Book Club for a fun-filled discussion of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.