[Ages 0-24 months] Join us for fun songs and short books to introduce your baby to storytime! We will meet in the community room, and babies and their caregivers are welcome to stay and play after storytime.

[Ages 0-5] Join us for a sensory friendly storytime with dimmer lights, fidget toys, and fun songs, followed by unstructured play time.

[Ages 0-5] Join us for stories, songs & fun for preschoolers and their caregivers every week at the Delaware Branch. After Storytime-- stay & play! Let your little ones tap into their imaginations during this unstructured play time.

Contact Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County for more information and to sign up.  
https://www.lvorc.org/contact/  or  call 518-434-0540

[Adults] Caregivers, stop in with your group for various activities for all abilities. Crafts, Legos, quiet time, coloring, movies... there's no limit to the fun we'll have! Call 518-427-4300 ext.

[Adults 18+] We welcome any kind of knitting, crocheting, quilting or needlework. Is it a hobby that you enjoyed in the past and would like to get back to? You can bring a project that you’re working on, or one that you want to start.

[For Adults] Join us for a free movie screening with coffee and the chance to talk to community services providers! Housing Services, mental health providers, and others will be available to answer questions and provide information. 

[Adults 18+] Experience the benefits of yoga from the comfort of a chair!

Join Albany’s Housing Services Advocates for information and assistance on housing services for the homeless and tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. For more info, call the library at (518) 427-4300 (ext. 1)

The City of Albany's Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Bach Branch to meet Lisa Rodriguez, the Neighborhood Specialist for the Helderberg neighborhood.

Bach is having Fun@4! Have you ever had the snack, "Ants on a Log"?  Come make fun and healthy variations of them using fresh fruits, vegetable and your choice of "spreadable".  

Bug Bites are fun and delicious!

[For Ages 10 to 17] A space welcoming all gamers age 10 to 17. Come play our Nintendo Switch on a big screen. Compete with others in multi-player chaos with up to 8 players at once!

[Ages 4+] Have you ever been Bean Boozled? Come to the library to try uniquely flavored jelly beans. Registration is necessary. Please call the library at 518-427-4300 ext. 4, or register online. One spot per registration. 

[Adults] Come watch some classic, new, and influential martial arts films at the Arbor Hill/West Hill branch.

This is a meeting of the Personnel Committee of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees. 

Trustee Andrea West, Chair

Trustee Paige Allen

Trustee Jennifer Marlow

1. Meeting Opening

   1.1 Call to Order

Join the Radix Center and Soul Fire Farm for a hands-on workshop covering all the gardening basics you’ll need to know to get growing!

 One Time Only! 2 Anime Club dates! One at the beginning of the month (A make up one) and one at its normal date! Hey You! Yes You! Do you like Anime? How about Manga? How about geeking out with others who are like you?

Wellness Series: Meditation Workshop with Elissa Kane - How to uncover moments of peace in these uncertain times