Week Calendar

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.

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 Book of Life 
Actors: Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube 
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox 
Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez 
Rating: PG 

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 Pauline Saunders to create your own bedazzled tote bag to take home!  All materials will be provided.
Adults 18+
Registration required

Join us for a discussion of My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira.

Join us for a discussion of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Bring your current craft project to this social group to work on, meet new people and learn new skills. From knitting to quilting, and everything in between, we can help each other begin and complete craft projects.

Casablanca 
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Conrad Veidt 
Studio: Warner Bros. 
Director:  Michael Curtiz 
Rating: PG 

Peggy teaches the basics of knitting, stitches and tension. All materials are provided. For grades 3 and up. Registration encouraged, but not required.

Join us for a story class for children in grades K-5 with an adult. Meet therapy dogs Ivy, Luna and Shadow this month at the Central library. They would love to listen to you read a story.

Join us for a discussion of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki. 

Join us at the Quaker Street book club for a discussion of The Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon.

Join us for a story class for children in grades K-5 with an adult. Meet therapy dogs Luna and Shadow this month at the Central library. They would love to listen to you read a story. 

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!

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 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. 

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

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 after school every second Thursday of the month for Crafternoons!  Projects will vary.  Dress for mess! 

For children ages 5-11 and their caregivers. 

Learn about detection, causes, risk factors, stages and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. This program is presented by Marlene McCreary of the Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York. No registration is required for this event.

Join us for an hour of coffee, coloring, and conversation. Unwind, catch up with your neighbors, meet new friends, and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea! For adults only, no registration is required.  All supplies will be provided.

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 instructor Pauline Saunders to create your own bedazzled tote bag to take home!  All materials will be provided.
Adults 18+
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.

There has been a lot of misinformation circulating about the security of our elections.  Join us for a presentation by the Schenectady County Board of Elections Commissioners, Laura Fronk and Darlene Harris, to address these concerns.

Develop a new skill by learning how to compost in your own backyard! We’ll talk about why composting is important for ourselves and our community, then we’ll walk through the various methods of composting that you can use.