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Jan-Mar
2026
Closing
Scotia Branch Library OPEN • Meeting Room CLOSED
Branches:
Scotia Branch Library
Description:
Scotia Branch Library's meeting room is unavailable until further notice due to building repairs after damage caused by burst heating pipes.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
23
2026
Mon
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
24
2026
Tue
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
26
2026
Thu
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
27
2026
Fri
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR DISGUISED GINGERBREAD KID TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VOTING!
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
23
2026
Mon
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Woodlawn Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
24
2026
Tue
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Woodlawn Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Woodlawn Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
26
2026
Thu
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Woodlawn Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Help the Gingerbread Kids escape by disguising them as your favorite book character! Gingerbread Kids are to be picked up at and returned to the Niskayuna Branch and/or the Woodlawn Branch Libraries.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
27
2026
Fri
Disguise a Gingerbread Kid!
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Woodlawn Branch Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR DISGUISED GINGERBREAD KID TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VOTING!
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb-Mar
2026
Pokémon Day Scavenger Hunt
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Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Event Details:
Celebrate Pokémon Day at the library all weekend long with our Pokémon scavenger hunt. Pictures of Squirtle, Snorlax, Psyduck, Gyarados, Sylveon and Butterfree are all hiding in the children's section of the library.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Cancelled
Children,
Families
Scotia Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
23
2026
Mon
Cancelled
Family Storytime
10:30am–11:30am
Scotia Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Scotia Branch Library
Room:
Scotia Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
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.
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
23
2026
Mon
Toddler Time
10:30am–11:30am
KBJ Slater Room
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Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Slater Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Toddler Time, we read two books and sing and dance to music, for half hour and then have half hour play time.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
24
2026
Tue
Family Storytime
10:30am–11:30am
Glenville Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Glenville Branch Library
Room:
Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
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.
This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
24
2026
Tue
Imagination Stations
10:30am–11:30am
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Rotterdam Branch Library
Room:
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
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.
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
Niskayuna Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
24
2026
Tue
Pre-School Full STEAM Ahead
10:45am–11:45am
Niskayuna Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Room:
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.,
Storytime
Event Details:
Fun and hands-on, this interactive STEAM storytime will encourage preschoolers’ curiosity about the world around them through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math themed activities.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
KBJ Slater Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
Baby Lap Time
10:30am–11:30am
KBJ Slater Room
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Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Slater Room
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers.
This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Quaker Street Meeting Area
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
Imagination Stations
10:30am–11:30am
Quaker Street Meeting Area
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Library Branch:
Quaker Street Branch Library
Room:
Quaker Street Meeting Area
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
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.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
26
2026
Thu
Family Story Time
10:15am–11:15am
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
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Library Branch:
Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room:
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Getting out of the house with littles is hard. To make it a little easier, this relaxed early literacy session doesn't have a firm start time. Come in anytime between 10:15 and 11:15 and we'll have toys set out.
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Cancelled
Children,
Families
KBJ Slater Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
26
2026
Thu
Cancelled
Hola! Hello! Bilingual Story Time
10:30am–11:30am
KBJ Slater Room
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Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Slater Room
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Join Ms. Rojas for a story time presented in Spanish & English for children ages 0 - 8. Story time includes puppets, books, songs, a craft activity and a sensory station. Ven y disfruta con Sra. Rojas cuentos bilingües en Español y Ingles.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Families
KBJ Children's Desk
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
22
2026
Sun
Pop Up Story Time
2:00pm–2:30pm
KBJ Children's Desk
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Library Branch:
Hon. Karen B. Johnson Main Library
Room:
KBJ Children's Desk
Age Group:
Children,
Families
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for stories, songs, flannel board stories and more on days when we don't have a therapy dog. For families with children up to age 5.
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
24
2026
Tue
Paws for Reading
3:30pm–4:30pm
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Rotterdam Branch Library
Room:
Rotterdam James W. Wingate Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Meet Genny, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5 with an adult.
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
Dance, Read & Rhyme with Baker School of Dance
3:00pm–3:30pm
Glenville Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Glenville Branch Library
Room:
Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
An active storytime combining movement and dance with books and stories! Led by an instructor from Baker School of Dance in Glenville. For children ages 3-5. Separate registration required for EACH class.
This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
Build Zone
3:30pm–4:30pm
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
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Library Branch:
Mont Pleasant Branch Library
Room:
Mont Pleasant Meeting Room AB (combined Program Rooms 1&2)
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:
Do you like to build and create? Join us weekly on Wednesdays for Build Zone where we build with Legos, Duplos, and other materials suitable for brains at various developmental stages. For ages 6-12. Younger siblings are welcome.
This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Niskayuna Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
Build Zone
3:45pm–4:45pm
Niskayuna Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Niskayuna Branch Library
Room:
Niskayuna Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker,
S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:
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.
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
Children,
Teen & Tween
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
Feb
23
2026
Mon
Slime Lab
4:00pm–4:45pm
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
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Library Branch:
Phyllis Bornt Branch Library & Literacy Center
Room:
Bornt Meeting/Program Room 2
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker,
S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:
Get inspired by slime science! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a different slimy masterpiece each week. For slimers ages 6 - 12. Refreshments are provided.
This event is in the "Children" group
Cancelled
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
23
2026
Mon
Cancelled
PAWS for Reading
4:00pm–5:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Glenville Branch Library
Room:
Glenville Meeting Room
Event Details:
Meet Jake, a therapy dog who would love to listen to you read a story. For children in grades K-5. Registration appreciated, drop-ins also welcome. This program is cancelled for Feb. 23
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This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group
This event is in the "Families" group
Feb
25
2026
Wed
LEGO Club
4:00pm–5:00pm
Glenville Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Glenville Branch Library
Room:
Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children,
Teen & Tween,
Families
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:
Do you like building with LEGOS? Join us for a fun LEGO challenge or create something of your own! LEGOS provided. Youth of all ages welcome. Registration encouraged, drop-ins also welcome.
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This event is in the "Children" group
Children
Glenville Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group
Feb
26
2026
Thu
S.T.E.A.M. Time with Snapology
4:00pm–5:30pm
Glenville Meeting Room
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Library Branch:
Glenville Branch Library
Room:
Glenville Meeting Room
Age Group:
Children
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:
Participants will learn about various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) concepts while engaging in hands-on building activities. Snapology’s STEAM programs teach through building.
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