Week Calendar

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

Drop-in, no regisration required.

In partnership with the Town of Rotterdam, SCPL will be visiting parks around Rotterdam this Summer! Enjoy an outdoor story time with a breakfast snack and craft.

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

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

Drop-in, no registration required. 

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.

Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create an art project based on our book of the day. Today we'll read Harold and the Purple Crayon and participate in a group art project.

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.

Get inspired by slime! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a slimy masterpiece to take home. For children in K to grade 5. Refreshments are provided. Please dress for mess.

Nature is filled with colors! In this hands-on program, participants will use the pigments and natural colors found in grasses, flowers, berries, rocks, mud, and other natural materials to create their own artworks.

Come make your own boardgame or play an existing game with a friend.  

Do you love doodling or drawing or making art with friends?  Then you should come to the Draw-a-thon!

Participants will work with an instructor from Art in Mind Studio to create a colorful Kaleidoscope Sun Catcher!  All materials provided.

For kids entering grades 1-5.  

Come and celebrate our colorful heroes - the Power Rangers! 

Meet Genny, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5 with an adult.

Come to the library today and make a reimagined version of the "world's most famous painting", Mona Lisa!

Have you ever wondered why animals look the way they do? Explore the fascinating world of the outdoors and where artists draw their inspiration from in this hands-on, interactive program.

For kids in grades K - 5.

A classic workshop where we make paper! Participants learn about the importance of recycling while making art. Participants will have access to seeds and flower petals to press into their paper to enhance its utility and beauty.

You’re invited to join us online with award-winning author Rex Ogle as he talks to viewers about his struggles to navigate sixth grade as written about in his book Free Lunch. 

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension, Schenectady County Public Library, and poet Ruth Ann Smalley for an evening of open-air poetry!

Join us for a fun building activities using a variety of materials, including Legos and more.  We supply the building materials, but projects stay at the library, so bring your camera.