Day Calendar

[For ages 0-18 months] Bring your baby and bounce along to fun stories, songs, and rhymes. Baby Storytime is a 15-minute program, followed by a relaxed playtime where you and baby will meet new friends.

Albany Sustainability Commission and Zero Waste Capital District are tabling at the branches throughout the summer to educate people about household composting and the City of Albany composting program.

[Adults] Do you have question about your device? One-on-One Computer Skills Group is designed for individuals who want some extra help with their device or computer!

[For adults] The City of Albany's Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Pine Hills Branch to meet with Ken Louzier, the Neighborhood Specialist for Pine Hills. 

[Ages 18+] Would you like to update or create a résumé? Have formatting nightmares? Need help tweaking or writing a cover letter? The Delaware Branch offers one-on-one sessions every Thursday between 1-2pm. 

[Adults 18+]  Looking for help so you can confidently use a computer?  Sign up for a 30-minute session for help with:

[For ages 5-11.] Birds are everywhere! The Albany Pine Bush is home to many different kinds of birds. Where do they live? How do they survive? Come and learn about birds, through sight, sounds, and exploration.

You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains (forthcoming June 10, 2025).

[For Teens] Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed to provide youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices.

[Adults 18+] The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you!

[Ages 5-17] Join us at the Delaware Branch to play with color and ice to make unique art works to take home! We will be painting with ice dyed with food coloring for our summer reading theme of Art.  No registration needed.

[Adults 18+]  Looking for help so you can confidently use a computer?  Sign up for a 30-minute session for help with:

[Ages 9-17] Hang out at the library and play Switch games with your friends!

[For All Ages] Calling all Artists, Musicians, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something!

RK Jazz and Blues - Features female vocalist Terri Roben and female jazz guitarist Maryann Kosek and their trio will perform familiar jazz standards with swing and Latin tunes.

[For ages 6-14] Minecraft beginners and experts: come build your world and characters in a weekly Minecraft competition with your friends at the APL Washington Ave. Branch.