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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. 

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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?

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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.

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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

Cover of the book John Brown in New York The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape By Sandra Weber showing a brown clapboard farmhouse sitting amoung green grass and trees next to a body of water.

John Brown in the Adirondacks with Author Sandra Weber

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us for a compelling lecture with historian and author Sandra Weber, featuring her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape. ...

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

Join us for a compelling lecture with historian and author Sandra Weber, featuring her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape.

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Shutter Squad Photography Club

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Children's Activity Room A at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Children

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

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Creative Writing Workshop-Novel Writing

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

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. 

Waitlist
Registration Required
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. 

Teen Group: Paper Airplane Pageant

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Children's Activity Room A/B at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Teens

Ready, set, soar! We're folding paper airplanes and putting them to the test. Which design will glide farthest, which will stay aloft longest, which can hit a target, and which just looks the best?  

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

Ready, set, soar! We're folding paper airplanes and putting them to the test. Which design will glide farthest, which will stay aloft longest, which can hit a target, and which just looks the best?  

Beginner Ukulele Class

Friday, March 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

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

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

Intermediate & Advanced Ukulele Class

Friday, March 13, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

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

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

Black and white photo of two women standing, one man standing and a sailor seated. Text reads Family History One-To-One. Third Wednesday of the month 2026. 10:00 am to noon. Folklife Center Research Room at Crandall Public Library.

Family History One-to-One

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Folklife Research Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Folklife Research Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Local Interest, Workshop
Event Details:

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

Chicken Fajitas for Teens with Chef Steve

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Children's Activity Room A/B at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Teens

By popular demand! Tonight we're teaming up with Chef Steve, who is going to demonstrate how to make easy chicken fajitas!

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

By popular demand! Tonight we're teaming up with Chef Steve, who is going to demonstrate how to make easy chicken fajitas!

Shutter Squad Photography Club

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Children's Activity Room A at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Children

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Beginner Ukulele Class

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

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

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

Intermediate & Advanced Ukulele Class

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

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

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

Memoir Writing Group

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

This memoir writing group is open to authors of all experience levels.

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

This memoir writing group is open to authors of all experience levels.

Repair Cafe

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Repair Cafe's provide community members with a free alternative to throwing away their broken household and treasured items.

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Christine L. McDonald Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest, Workshop
Event Details:

Repair Cafe's provide community members with a free alternative to throwing away their broken household and treasured items.

Shutter Squad Photography Club

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Children's Activity Room A at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Children

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Text "The Drawing Board Composition" - with Composition in orange and underlined in black. Below that there are 5 different circles in 5 types of grayscale value. Below the text is a sketch of the "Golden spiral." This logarithmic spiral growth factor is known as the "Golden Ratio."

The Drawing Board: Composition

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Upcoming
Registration Required
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.

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Creative Writing Workshop

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Open
Registration Required
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.

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. 

Beginner Ukulele Class

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

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

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

Intermediate & Advanced Ukulele Class

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

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

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

Black and white photo of two women standing, one man standing and a sailor seated. Text reads Family History One-To-One. Third Wednesday of the month 2026. 10:00 am to noon. Folklife Center Research Room at Crandall Public Library.

Family History One-to-One

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Folklife Research Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Folklife Research Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Folklife Center, Local Interest, Workshop
Event Details:

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

Shutter Squad Photography Club

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Children's Activity Room A at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Children

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Library Branch: Crandall Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Folklife Center, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

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. 

Beginner Ukulele Class

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

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

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

Intermediate & Advanced Ukulele Class

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Christine L. McDonald Community Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

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

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

Memoir Writing Group

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Holden Room at Crandall Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

This memoir writing group is open to authors of all experience levels.

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

This memoir writing group is open to authors of all experience levels.