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.

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

For babies 0-14 months and their caregivers.

Join WMHT Public Television for a program of family activities. Watch the animated version of Bill Martin Jr.'s classic alphabet adventure, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom on the big screen, enjoy craft activities, and carry home a storybook.

Adventures begin in the garden! Join SCPL at the Children’s Learning Garden in Central Park for stories and hands-on activities all about growing.

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. 
 

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

A 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.

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: The Creature from the Black Lagoon 
Actors: Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva 
Studio: Universal Pictures 
Director: Jack Arnold 

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

Book A Librarian July/ August 2024

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:

We are having a playdoh party and you're invited.  We will have different colors of Play-Doh, tools, molds, and toys to work with.  
 

For children ages 3 - 8 and their caregivers.

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.

Book A Librarian July/ August 2024

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 for a fun LEGO building challenge.  Build your favorite imaginary creature!  Build a unicorn, kraken, bigfoot, or imagine a new creature.  We supply the materials, but projects will stay at the library, so bring your camera!

Family Adventures at the library bring children and their caregivers together for fun crafts, activities, and games.  Themed books will also be available for checkout.

Join in the fun as we earn points for prizes by completing games ranging from day-to-day routine tasks to hilarious challenges. For children in grades K-5 and their caregivers. Registration preferred; Walk-ins accepted

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of Defending Jacob by William Landay.

Book A Librarian July/ August 2024

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:

Would you survive a zombie apocalypse?  This grab and go kit could save your life.  Make a Zombie Stay Away Spray, test your zombie trivia, and create zombie art.  
 

Have you seen houses before that look spooky scary and thought to yourself, "I want to see what's inside!" Maybe you follow a favorite paranormal investigator on YouTube and have thought about trying it out.

Book A Librarian July/ August 2024

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:

The Oregon Trail might be a popular video game, but before that it was a large-wheeled wagon trail in the 1800s that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory.

Teens seeking service hours are invited to join SCPL’s TAG Team! Teen Advisory Groups offer input on teen programs and collections, and participate in mini-service projects.

Come to the library to see birds of prey up close! Meet and learn about these amazing animals.

Teens seeking service hours are invited to join SCPL’s TAG Team! Teen Advisory Groups offer input on teen programs and collections, and participate in mini-service projects.

Join TWC this summer to create a collaborative writing project! We’ll use a short-term tabletop game, "Colossal," to explore character development, worldbuilding, and narrative as a community of writers.

Come and bring your current project! Knit, crochet, weave, tat, embroider, spin, dye, felt, patchwork or whatever. Come to share, teach, learn, mentor, and just spend pleasurable time. No registration required!

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.