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.

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:

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.

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

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.

Book a Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian that is uninterrupted.

Date: 07/30/2025 

Title: The Mummy 

Actors: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Patricia Velasquez 

Studio: Universal Pictures 

Director: Stephen Sommers 

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.

Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other to begin and complete fiber arts projects.

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.

Join local artist Tracy Loring for a relaxing experience using watercolor and markers to create a unique piece of abstract art.

Double Indemnity  
Actors: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather  
Studio: Universal Pictures  
Director: Billy Wilder  

Book A Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian that is uninterrupted. Book a thirty-minute session by calling the Woodlawn Branch Library at 518-386-2248.

Assistance with the following:

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.

You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains (forthcoming June 10, 2025).

Think you can tell the difference between a strawberry pop tart and a cherry one?  How about a lime Skittle from a green apple one?  Test your skills against your friends in this Rainbow Colored themed blind taste test.

If you can draw a line or a squiggle, you can draw patterns and mandalas.

We will learn a little about the background of mandalas, explore patterns and the benefits to drawing patterns and of course draw patterns and mandalas.

Welcome to the REELS at Glenville film series, Spotlight Cinema, where each series of films we highlight a particular actor, director, or theme. The current spotlight shines on movies helmed by women directors!

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.

Learn how to hem your own pants, patch a rip in your favorite sweater, fix a hole in your jeans! This introductory class will teach basic hand sewing skills such as threading a needle, basic stitches and more. All materials provided.

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.

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:

Take advantage of our air conditioning to chill out and de-stress at the library! Join us each month for relaxing activities that don’t feature a screen. Snacks and supplies provided!

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

Come write in! Poets, novelists, cartoonists, and more are invited to an hour of writing inspiration and sharing. Work on your existing projects or try a new prompt in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.

Enjoy Qigong practices for energy and healthy living with Maxine Becker.

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club: Special Summer Edition! 

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

"Stories are a communal currency of humanity." - Tahir Shah

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.