Week Calendar

Families with children birth to age 3 are invited to join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, and more. We'll be outdoors in City Park, so please dress for the weather and bring a blanket or towel to sit on.  

Age appropriate toys and activities are grouped in play areas for your child's enjoyment. Meet other families with young children and learn about the library resources for families. 

Families with children ages 3-5 are invited to join us for stories, songs, movement, and more. We'll be outdoors in City Park, so please dress for the weather and bring a blanket or towel to sit on.  

Age appropriate toys and activities are grouped in play areas for your child's enjoyment. Meet other families with young children and learn about the library resources for families. 

Join us for stories, songs, movement activities and more. For families with young children, birth-5 years old. Siblings welcome. No sign up required.

Join us for open-ended art activities for kids ages 3-5.  Your little artist will be introduced to the materials, then work independently and at their own pace.   Please call 518-792-6508 x4 the morning of the program to reserve a s

Today's Bonus Topic: Get to Know Bean Stack 

Children in Kindergarten and up are invited to come practice reading skills with Colden, a certified therapy dog.  Kids will choose a book and read to the dog one-on-one during a 15 minute time slot.  Colden is a great listener!  Pl

Preschoolers can stretch, move, and relax in this fun and engaging Preschool Yoga session! Designed for ages 3-5, this class combines simple yoga poses, breathing exercises, and gentle music to encourage movement, mindfulness, and creativity.

Already done with your classes or looking to de stress during finals? Come join us in the teen center for some videogaming! We will have a Nintendo Switch set up in the teen center with Super Smash Bros Ultimate on.

Start an early love of reading with our baby story time!  Join us for stories, rhymes, songs, and play time.  Enjoy a special time with your baby and connect with other caregivers.

Staff Use

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and feel the magic of making music with others!

Tweens ages 8 through 12 can come celebrate the end of school with some videogaming! We will have a Nintendo Switch set up in the Children's Activity Room with Super Smash Bros Ultimate on.

Doyle Irish Stick Fighting, with Whisky Stick Faction Coaches John Borter and Trish Chiovari, is a two-handed martial art developed well over 200 years ago by the Doyle family in Ireland, and brought to Canada in the early 19th century.

Children in Kindergarten and up are invited to come practice reading skills with Chewy, a certified therapy dog.  Kids will choose a book and read to the dog one-on-one during a 15 minute time slot.  Chewy is a great listener!  Plea

Kids in grades K-6 are invited to join us for our weekly free art program.  Enjoy a different open-ended art project each week featuring a variety of art styles and materials.  No sign up required.  

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.

Back by popular demand: it's Trivia Night for teens! This program is for teens ages 13-19 and is part of our regular weekly gaming meetup.

Children in Kindergarten and up are invited to come practice reading skills with Chewy, a certified therapy dog.  Kids will choose a book and read to the dog one-on-one during a 15 minute time slot.  Chewy is a great listener!  Plea

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

Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder. 

Monthly meeting

Join us for our weekly after school group for kids ages 8-12, featuring various activities, games, and/or crafts chosen by the group. To be held in the Children's Activity Rooms.

Children in Kindergarten and up are invited to come practice reading skills with Aja, a certified therapy dog.  Kids will choose a book and read to the dog one-on-one during a 15 minute time slot.  Aja is a great listener!  Please c

Think fast, strategize smart, and piece it all together! Join us for a Jigsaw Puzzle Chess Competition, where your skills in both logic and problem-solving will be put to the test!

Monthly group for people in their twenties. This month, librarian and artist Emily will be coming in to do some drawing games to inspire your creativity. No skill required!

Join us for a discussion on a different graphic novel each month. In June we will discuss Parasocial.

The Library needs our help to spiff things up for the annual Summer Reading program. We'll be working together to plan out and create some colorful decorations for the Children's Department.