Week Calendar

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.

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.

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 I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont.

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

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. Junkman Music presents "Junk Jam". Interactive music show & concert where kids make their own instruments and join the jam.

Celebrate the classic story Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Children and adults will enjoy a retelling of the classic tale, followed by a painting activity based on the story!  Dress for a mess.

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.

Discover how poop can actually help protect our planet in this fun nonfiction book on the nutrient cycle and scientific problem solving.

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

Drop in to play a round of 9-hole golf and enjoy a scoop of rainbow sherbet or vanilla ice cream. Today is the last day to complete BINGO cards to get your raffle ticket for a chance to win a raffle basket.

Date: 08/20/2025 

Title: 12 Angry Men 

Actors: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman 

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 

Director: Sidney Lumet 

Experience life in a space kitchen with this fun class about how and what astronauts eat in orbit.

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:

Bring your fiber arts project to the Crafting Nest at the Woodlawn branch library. Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other begin and complete projects.

Let's get creative and paint rocks!

Celebrate the classic story Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Children and adults will enjoy a retelling of the classic tale, followed by a painting activity based on the story!  Dress for a mess.

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 local nature educator George Steele for a fun art activity. Children will etch designs on to recycled styrofoam sheets and use washable marker to print the designs on paper!

We’ll create art with nothing but nature! Gather up some natural items like leaves, acorns, and sticks to create your own design, then have the sun help you develop your print into a gorgeous blue art piece to take home.

Join local nature educator George Steele for a fun art activity. Children will etch designs on to recycled styrofoam sheets and use washable marker to print the designs on paper!

Calling all fiber arts enthusiasts! Bring your supplies to this open crafting hour and work on your project in good company.

With themed sensory bins, motor skills activities, and an open ended art project, this exploratory play time is designed for ages 2-5. Playtime is for parents/caregivers and their littles. Dress for mess.

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

Do you love TTRPGs (tabletop role-playing games)? Have you always wanted to try designing a game of your own? Join this game jam and create a one-page TTRPG!

This project is inspired by Ghost River, a painting by artist Tyson Reeder. For the program, participants will create their own ghostly scenes, out of air-dry clay, and card stock.

Welcome to a new REELS Spotlight Cinema Series at Scotia, where each series of films highlights a particular actor, director, or theme. This series spotlight shines on movies that are based on books that have been banned or challenged!.

Celebrate the end of Summer by making your own play dough to take home! Reduce plastic packaging by using natural ingredients.

For school aged kids. 

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

Enjoy fiber arts projects with friends.

Join Jody as she teaches the fundamentals of crochet, such as how to hold the hook & yarn, the 4 basic stitches, how to read simple patterns, and deciphering the crochet language.

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

Come see what our writers were up to during their residency and learn about Teen Writing Club! During TWC's first Open Mic & Maker night, our zine contributors and members of the public will have the opportunity to share their work.

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

Meet some animals from the Utica Zoo!

For families with kids and teens.

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.

Upcycle some Cds with us to create some beautiful suncatchers!

Soak up a little sweetness in this relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class.

Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing.