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Jonathan Kruk in a festive red costume, posing alongside his accompanist, Tom McCoy

A Christmas Carol, with Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol is performed like never before by Jonathan Kruk, the Master Storyteller featured on CBS Sunday Morning. Providing a myriad of voices, Mr....

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Folklife Center, Performance
Event Details:

Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol is performed like never before by Jonathan Kruk, the Master Storyteller featured on CBS Sunday Morning. Providing a myriad of voices, Mr.

In the middle there is line sketch portrait of Jane Austen. On the left the Crandall Public Library logo for 250 Years of Jane Austen. To the right of the logo there is a feature pen with an ink line that connects to the portrait.

The Drawing Board: Jane Austen

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Age Group:

Adults

Jane Austen:

Part of the Jane Austen: 250 Years of a Literary Icon series, this program celebrates the cultural impact of Jane Austen’s work. 

Event Details:

This workshop is designed to introduce fun and simple exercises that will ignite participants' interest in drawing—specifically in the process and act of drawing itself. Each works...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

This workshop is designed to introduce fun and simple exercises that will ignite participants' interest in drawing—specifically in the process and act of drawing itself. Each workshop will have a different theme.

paper star ornaments in evergreen tree

Froebel Star Hands-on Workshop

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Learn to make this woven paper holiday ornament with Christine Ferris-Hubbard.Free, but pre-registration is required. Call 518-792-6508 x2393 sessions: 10 to 11:30 am; 12:30 to 2 p...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Folklife Research Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn to make this woven paper holiday ornament with Christine Ferris-Hubbard.

Free, but pre-registration is required. Call 518-792-6508 x239

3 sessions: 10 to 11:30 am; 12:30 to 2 pm; 2:30 to 4 pm

Teal poster of event details in white and a silhouette of Jane Austen.

A Grand Fete: Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Birthday

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Age Group:

Adults, Teens

Jane Austen:

Part of the Jane Austen: 250 Years of a Literary Icon series, this program celebrates the cultural impact of Jane Austen’s work. 

Event Details:

Happy Birthday Jane Austen! In celebration of this novel author's birthday, which is December 16th, enjoy cake and a special screening of the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice! T...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Happy Birthday Jane Austen!

Writing workshop details, with blue back ground and snowflakes. January 8th 5:30-7:30pm.

Creative Writing Workshop

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Have a lot of creative ideas but limited on time or feedback? Are you looking to dedicate a time each month to write? Join this writing group to work on your writing projects among...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have a lot of creative ideas but limited on time or feedback? Are you looking to dedicate a time each month to write? Join this writing group to work on your writing projects among peers.

Co-ed group of college students in front of stone building

Colgate Resolutions!

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Colgate Resolutions return for a live performance. Established in 1992, this is Colgate University's first gender inclusive a cappella group returning for a 8th performance at Cran...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Folklife Center, Performance
Event Details:

Colgate Resolutions return for a live performance. Established in 1992, this is Colgate University's first gender inclusive a cappella group returning for a 8th performance at Crandall, a regular stop on their January tour.

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Spotlight Series: Crandall's Digital Resources

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Learn how to access The New York Times for free with your Crandall Public Library card! This session will walk you through using New York Times All Access, including news articles,...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to access The New York Times for free with your Crandall Public Library card! This session will walk you through using New York Times All Access, including news articles, interactive features, games, The Athletic, and more.

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A sketch of a bird behind a teal window frame

Introduction to Nature Journaling: Documenting Nature from Indoors

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Nature journaling is the practice of observing and recording the natural world using a combination of words, drawings, and numbers— or what we call "The Three Languages" of nature journaling.

Big Read:

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our phy...

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Holden Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Nature journaling is the practice of observing and recording the natural world using a combination of words, drawings, and numbers— or what we call "The Three Languages" of nature journaling.

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our physical environment can lead us to seek hope, courage, and connection. 

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. 

Background image includes two Zebra finches on a wooded dowel. Between them is a circle with the image of the presenter holding a red morph Eastern screech owl on a gloved hand..

The Invisible World of Birdsong: Too Fast for Humans to See or Hear

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Take a journey into the hidden world of bird communication, as Dr.

Big Read:

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our phy...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Take a journey into the hidden world of bird communication, as Dr.

Join us in reading The Big Read selection, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, and then participate in programs that revolve around the theme of Our Nature: How our physical environment can lead us to seek hope, courage, and connection. 

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.