Week Calendar

Join our monthly book group for a welcoming discussion of great reads. Each month we explore a new title and share our thoughts in a relaxed, engaging setting.

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

Do you have questions about your smartphone, tablet, or other device? We can help! Drop-in with your device for answers and advice from a Crandall librarian. Everyone is welcome.  

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Go beyond sending and receiving with this class about Gmail features! This session will cover important features like spellcheck, formatting emails, searching your inbox, adding a signature, and attaching files. 

Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Take a Break and Draw! This hour-long, drop-in session offers a chance to relax and get creative in a welcoming, unstructured environment. Unlike a traditional drawing class, there is no instruction.

Cat and Hannah, two British women in their twenties, take on the grueling 3000 km drive along Central Asia's Pamir Highway - the second highest international road on Earth.

20 Somethings is group that meets once a month and is for people in their twenties to come and try different activities at the library.

This month, we will play music bingo. Try to figure out the song and artist and score a BINGO.

Karaoke in a welcoming, low pressure setting.

Tim O’Shea brings his songs and tunes from the stunning southwest of Ireland, famed area, steeped in the Irish Folk Tradition. A native of Killarney, Co. Kerry, southwest Ireland.

This is a second performance by the group thanks to the support of our partner site, the Historic Salem Courthouse, Salem, NY in nearby Washington County.