Event List

Featured Events

Bicentennial quilt of Corinth, NY featuring embroidered, appliqued and painted quilt blocks representing organizations.

Women's History Month- Commemorative Quilts: Then & Now

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Public Historian and Librarian, Tisha Dolton, discusses local and national commemorative quilt projects from the Centennial to the Bicentennial and into the present day with the ho...

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

Public Historian and Librarian, Tisha Dolton, discusses local and national commemorative quilt projects from the Centennial to the Bicentennial and into the present day with the hopes of inspiring new community quilt projects for the upcoming Amer

Creative writing group novel writing workshop green background with notebook

Creative Writing Workshop-Novel Writing

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

This is a special session of the reoccurring Creative Writing Workshop, that will focus again on Novel Writing. Back by popular demand, instructor Elaine Handley, will teach partic...

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

This is a special session of the reoccurring Creative Writing Workshop, that will focus again on Novel Writing. Back by popular demand, instructor Elaine Handley, will teach participants the art of Novel Writing. 

Woman with long brown hair wearing teal shirt against a purple background

Virtual: Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

Adults

Library Speakers Consortium:

Registration is required and a high speed internet connection is recommended. Register for this author talk and check out other online author talks here: https://libraryc.org/crand...

Event Details:

You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual
Event Details:

You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?

4 musicians

Folklife Live & Local: Hudson River Ceili

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Hudson River Ceili performs traditional Irish and Celtic style music and dance. The group especially enjoys high energy dance tunes from Irish, Quebecois and New England traditions...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Folklife Center, Performance
Event Details:

Hudson River Ceili performs traditional Irish and Celtic style music and dance. The group especially enjoys high energy dance tunes from Irish, Quebecois and New England traditions.

Beyond the Panels Logo in Red and yellow paired with the cover of Watchmen

Beyond the Panels: Graphic Novel Club

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Each month, Beyond the Panels picks a graphic novel to read and discuss.March's PickWatchmen by Alan MooreIt’s the 1980s—The United States has emerged victorious in the Vietnam War...

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Crandall Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Each month, Beyond the Panels picks a graphic novel to read and discuss.

March's Pick

Watchmen by Alan Moore

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A white shorebird window decal made out of paint

Saturday Crafting: Community Bird Window Decals

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

This Saturday's Crafting continues to celebrate the Big Read. In this session participants will learn how to make window decals from puffy paint. Decals are an excellent way to assist birds in their flight and avoid crashing into clear windows.

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...

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

This Saturday's Crafting continues to celebrate the Big Read. In this session participants will learn how to make window decals from puffy paint. Decals are an excellent way to assist birds in their flight and avoid crashing into clear windows.

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. 

A nine-spotted ladybug, a Crow, and a fern leaf circle the text "Introduction to Nature Journaling"

Introduction to Nature Journaling

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite 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...

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Local Interest, 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. 

teacup that is a bird feeder with chickadee

Saturday Crafting: Teacup Bird Feeders

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

In this Saturday Crafting session, participants will learn how to make a teacup bird feeder. Materials will be provided.

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...

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

In this Saturday Crafting session, participants will learn how to make a teacup bird feeder. Materials will be provided.

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. 

A photograph of a mountain lion in a tree paired with the bio image of the guest speaker, Renee Seacor.

Catamount Conversations: Reimagining a Wild Future for the Northeast

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Catamounts—also known as cougars, pumas, or mountain lions—once played a vital ecological role in the forests of the Northeast.

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
Program Type: Lecture, Local Interest
Event Details:

Catamounts—also known as cougars, pumas, or mountain lions—once played a vital ecological role in the forests of the Northeast.

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. 

A nine-spotted ladybug, a Crow, and a fern leaf circle the text "Introduction to Nature Journaling"

Introduction to Nature Journaling

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

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...

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest, 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. 

A nine-spotted ladybug, a Crow, and a fern leaf circle the text "Introduction to Nature Journaling"

Introduction to Nature Journaling

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite at Crandall Public Library

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...

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Offsite
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.