Week Calendar

In partnership with the Town of Rotterdam, visit our town parks this summer and enjoy an outdoor story time with fruit or muffins for breakfast! Food will be nut-free.

Join us for a story time the whole family can enjoy! While the books, songs, and rhymes will be for 1 and 2 year olds, siblings are welcome.

For 1 and 2 year olds and their caregivers.

Schenectady County Historian Bill Buell will be available to answer questions and meet with any patrons looking for help with local history research during this time. No registration required.

Enjoy a FREE virtual visit to the San Diego Zoo with one of their world-famous animal ambassadors and a San Diego Zoo wildlife expert while you visit the library.

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.

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

Join WMHT and the Glenville Branch Library for family activities. Watch an underwater science video, make your own coral reef, and carry home a National Geographic book.
 

For families with children prek-2nd grade.

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:

Schenectady County Historian Bill Buell will be available to answer questions and meet with any patrons looking for help with local history research during this time. No registration required

Title: Isle of Dogs 
Actors: Koyu Rankin, Kunichi Nomura, Akira Takayama, Frances McDormand, Akira Ito 
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox 
Director: Wes Anderson 
Rating: PG-13 

Schenectady County Historian Bill Buell will be available to answer questions and meet with any patrons looking for help with local history research during this time. No registration required

Join instructor Janet Jaster to learn the basics of crochet. Fun for the whole family! All materials will be provided.

This event is a 4-class series 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, and 7/29. Participants should be able to attend all 4 classes.

Brighten your living space with a fun wall hanging made from household materials! Learn with Lynn and create something beautiful. Join us for this fun adult crafts program. 

Open to anyone aged 13 and up.

Could you have survived the sinking of the Titanic? Join other Titanic fans and test your theories.

Drop in and play a board game! We have Operation, Scrabble, Perfection, Jenga, Guess Who, Yeti in My Spaghetti, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Connect 4, Checkers, Chess and various card games! For families with kids and teens.

Join us for a discussion of The Bad Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer.

Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday by making a custom House superhero cape. For children in grades K-5. Registration required. 

Calling all dragon lovers!  Artist Melody Often will lead children in a painting activity to create their very own dragon-scape. 

For children ages 10-12.  Registration required. 

Join Kim from Cornell Cooperative Extension as we cook up a parfait with homemade granola.

Science fiction writers imagine the reality of their current technology into future possibilities. In our workshop with Chef Margaret, we'll do just that!

If you love the Loch Ness Monster and wonder if Bigfoot is real, there will be something crafty you can make at the library today! There will be a few different projects you can craft to celebrate the adventurous, strange and mysterious.

Calling all trivia buffs! Test your knowledge of LEGO, Star Wars, superheroes, and more geektastic topics. Play solo or in teams of up to 5 people.

Qi Gong is an ancient Chinese system of movement that promotes stress free health, longevity, and vitality. The clothing requirement is informal, mats are not needed and no advance registration is required. 

Bring your own coloring books and supplies or use our fun collection of books, pens, markers, and colored pencils. Ages 14+

No refreshments, just open time for coloring.

Join Deb Czech from Planted Platter for a free, hands-on, plant-based cooking class about cancer fighting foods.

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.

Stories, music and learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. Older children and pajamas are welcome.

Get to know and love your Android smartphone! Learn the basics about navigation, apps, settings, and general use. Whether you use your phone for calls, text messages, email or searching on the internet, there is something here for everyone.