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.

Miss Lisa leads babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in this interactive music class.  Kids will listen to songs, engage in creative movement, and use instruments to have fun with music.

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.

Miss Lisa leads babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in this interactive music class.  Kids will listen to songs, engage in creative movement, and use instruments to have fun with music.

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 books! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a new masterpiece based on our book of the day. Today we'll read River of Mariposas by Mirelle Ortega and make our own coffee filter butterflies.

Join the library at the Schenectady Greenmarket to enjoy an activity for kids and families. Heard World Music presents "World Music & Dance". Event takes place at J Square.

Meet some animals from the Utica Zoo!

For families with kids and teens.

How do magicians use our perceptions about how the world works to entertain us?  Discover how to make objects disappear and reappear using optical illusions, polymers, mirrors, and sleight-of-hand.

Imagine yourself back in time, in the age of the ancient cave painters. We’ll examine many geological specimens, look for fossils, and compare the shapes and colors of different varieties of rocks and minerals.

Love stickers?  Love doodling?  Then, Sticker Doodle is the program for you.

Nebula are clouds of gas and dust that can either be leftover from a supernova or the birthplace of stars. Astronomers study these beautiful objects by looking at the light produced by different elements. Join educator Dr.

Join us for Summer movies at 3:15pm.

Light isn’t always something we can see. Sometimes light is invisible, and astronomers need special equipment to see it. Students will explore how seeing this invisible light can reveal hidden patterns.

Explore the scientific relationships between light and color with the Science Chef! Where do you see all of these colors in your daily lives, and have you ever wondered how colors are made? Find out today at our session.

Color Your World with Bingo! Families are invited to come and play Bingo at the library! Bingo cards are art themed.