Week Calendar

Toddler Time, we shake our sillies out, play with scarves, two books to read and play time.

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.

Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers. 

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.

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.

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.

Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. 

Join us for the third meeting of Seasoned Readers, a Book club where food brings us together. At this  meeting we will discuss The Love Goddess' Cooking School. Each person will bring food and the recipe that they picked out of the book.

Join the library at the Schenectady Greenmarket to enjoy an activity for kids and families. Jordan Taylor Hill presents "Rhythms of the Diaspora: Drumming & Movement for Kids". Bring your shakers and get ready to clap, jam and wiggle.

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.

Book a Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian that is uninterrupted.

Did you know that . . .

Nutty Scientists of the Hudson Valley visit Mont Pleasant to present the Ice Age Show. Attendees will help our scientist overcome incredible challenges within the secret forest of Merlin the Wizard by performing experiments.

Date: 06/25/2025 

Title: Innerspace 

Actors: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis 

Studio: Warner Bros. 

Director: Joe Dante 

Rating: PG 

Come learn about the power of the sun and the importance of turning to nature for inspiration. We'll make beautiful cyanotype prints using nothing but natural materials and the sun.

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:

Bring your fiber arts work to the Crafting Nest at the Woodlawn branch library. Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other begin and complete projects.

DUE TO THE SCOTIA MEETING ROOM BEING UNAVAILABLE, THE JUNE CHAIR YOGA CLASS WILL BE AT THE GLENVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY. 

The Lion Women of Tehran by Maryan Kamali is the June book selection.

Participants will learn to decorate four different types of flowers on cupcakes using piping techniques.

Kick off the Summer Reading Program at the library with BIRDS! Participants will first hear the story, A Sky that Sings by local author Anita Sanchez.

Welcome to a new REELS Spotlight Cinema Series at Scotia, where each series of films highlights a particular actor, director, or theme. This series spotlight shines on movies that are based on musicals!.

Join us on a tour of the Fehr Urban Farm. Learn all about composting, check on the plants growing and learn more about how to get involved in the 4-H Club and the Sycamore Collaborative Urban Farms.

Enjoy fiber arts projects with friends.

Come celebrate schools out with us with a movie at 3:30.

Join Mr. Twisty who is a comedian and balloon twister as he entertains us with zany and fun storytelling full of colorful twists and turns.

Book a Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian that is uninterrupted.

Learning English as a second language

opens many doors for people and provides

them with a variety of options they might

not otherwise have. This course is designed

for adult learners and helps individuals

Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder. 

Learning English as a second language

opens many doors for people and provides

them with a variety of options they might

not otherwise have. This course is designed

for adult learners and helps individuals

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!

Join us for a delightful Paint & Sip experience where creativity meets relaxation in our Impressionist Landscape workshop! Unwind while you paint a stunning landscape inspired by classic Impressionist artists.

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club: Special Summer Edition! 

Join us to make Glow in the dark Chalk Paint! 

Celebrate Pride Month with an evening of fun, facts, and fierce competition! Join us for a Jeopardy-style trivia night featuring LGBTQ+ history, icons, culture, and more.

Whether you’ve been doing it forever or just starting out, bring your written words to this volunteer run community group and receive feedback from fellow wordsmiths as time permits.

Join local artist, Tracy Loring, to create a fun abstract painting with acrylic paint and tape. No previous painting experience required! Registration is required. For Adults 18+.