Week Calendar

Join us for a crisp and creative morning celebrating all things apples! We’ll explore the science behind this favorite fall fruit through hands-on experiments, then dive into apple-inspired art projects to spark imagination.

Hark! Homeschoolers ages 13-19 are invited to stop by the Teen Center to make a wooden medieval meme ornament.

Hast thou got an eye for medieval art?

Hast thou got a saucy wit? 

This month's title is Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad.

Copies are available by request through the library system. Please read the books and join us for discussion. All are welcome!

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

Using old hard cover books, patrons will create a standing vase from curved book pages to hold dried or fake floral and fauna. This whimsical craft is perfect for vintage and recycled crafting.

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 Your Smartphone

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

Curious about using Canva to create a new design project? This lecture will walk you through the sign-up process and the basic functions of this popular design platform.

3rd Quarter Report Out

So, you can't make perfect art? That's okay, make "ish" art! We will read Ish by Peter H. Reynolds, then make our own art based on the book. This program is for preschool artists, ages 3-5.

Registration required. 

(USA, 2024, 120 mins, color, R) 

Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a HUGE Great Dane 

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.

You’re invited to learn from journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats online with us about his stirring memoir, Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity.

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

Kids ages 3 and up can drop in with their families for a Play-Doh party! Have fun squishing, rolling, and creating with a wide variety of tools and play doh colors. No registration required

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.  

Committee meeting

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.

Meet in the Teen Center to play (or learn) dueling card games like Magic the Gathering and tabletop games like Blood on the Clocktower, Dread, or Clue.

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

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

Teens ages 13-19 are invited to meet in the Teen Center for LGBTQI+ conversation and a colorful craft. This month we're making autumn forest friend tea cozies out of colorful felt.

Monthly meeting

Join us for our weekly after school group for kids in grades 4-6, featuring various activities, games, and/or crafts chosen by the group. To be held in the Children's Activity Rooms or outside in the park if weather permits.

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

Here is your opportunity to learn a new language! This monthly series, for kids in grades K-6, will introduce them to American Sign Language. This month will feature emotions and sense signs. Then a game of sign language bingo will be played.

Come learn a popular game Jane Austen played during the regency era, this is a precursor to the game Bridge.

(USA, 2024, 120 mins, color, R) 

Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a HUGE Great Dane 

Karaoke for teens in a welcoming, low-pressure setting. 

The ever-popular, free Bluegrass Music Jam hosted by Denise Radtke & Frank Orsini meets monthly on the 1st Thursday of the month, September through April, that is Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5 (2024), Jan 2, Feb 6, March 6, April 3 (2025), 6:30