AIA Tours

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
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Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Main Floor
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Outreach, Storytime

Storytime in the Park (at Washington Park)

10:30am–11:00am
Preschool, Children
Outreach/ Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Outreach/ Offsite
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime, Summer Reading
Event Details:

[For ages 0-8 and their caregivers.] Bring your blankets or chairs, and join us in Washington Park for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes!

Albany Public Library @ Playstreets

11:00am–2:00pm
All Ages
Outreach/ Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Outreach/ Offsite
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Event, Outreach, Summer Reading
Event Details:

[For All Ages] Playstreets are safe spaces for families and kids to gather in the comfort of their own neighborhoods during the summer.

Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help

12:00pm–12:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Washington Avenue
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction
Registration Required
Event Details:

Located at the Washington Avenue Library Branch.

Everyday English for Newcomer Adults

12:30pm–2:00pm
Adults
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
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Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, English as a New Language
Event Details:

[For Adults] This class is designed for adult newcomers to Albany who have some basic English language skills and are looking to improve their fluency and communication abilities.

Stitch Angels

12:30pm–2:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Delaware
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Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

[For ages 18+] Are you a fiber crafter? Does your family have all the hand knitted or crocheted hats, scarves, mittens, or shawls that they could possibly use in this lifetime?

Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help

1:00pm–1:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Washington Avenue
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction
Registration Required
Event Details:

Located at the Washington Avenue Library Branch.

Jennifer Weiner on "Dreams We Chase" (Recorded Virtual Author Talk at the Pine Hills Branch)

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults, Older Adults
Pine Hills
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Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk
Event Details:

[For Adults] Watch a recording of this past author talk with us at the Pine Hills Branch with fellow attendees.

A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Recorded Author Talk)

2:00pm–3:30pm
All Ages
Washington Avenue
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Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Watch a recording of an author talk with scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute at the Washington Avenue Branch with fellow attendees. This virtual author talk is provided by APL through the Library Speakers Consortium.

Teen Fridays

3:30pm–5:00pm
Tween/Teen
North Albany
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Library Branch: North Albany
Room: North Albany: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Event Details:

We have video games, anime, and potential make crafts! A place to hang with friends after school.

Super Smash Fridays

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
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Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

[For Ages 13-17] Clash your favorite gaming icons in the ultimate showdown. Tweens and Teens are invited to bring their friends and play Super Smash. Come see if you are good enough to beat our library gamers!

Fidget Friday

4:15pm–5:15pm
All Ages
Delaware
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Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Sensory Friendly
Event Details:

[Ages 4+] Come try out some of our favorite fidget toys, search through our discovery bins & explore our sensory items!

The Gaming Zone

4:30pm–5:45pm
Tween/Teen
Howe
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

[For ages 9-17] Play various video games including Smash Brothers, Tekken, Mariokart, NBA 2K22 on the Nintendo Switch, XBox or PS4 with your friends! 

Let Me Be Perfectly Queer: LGBT+ Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Virtual/ Online
Closed
Registration Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book Club, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Let me be perfectly queer, this is an all-inclusive, LGBT+ book club. This book club reads fiction and non-fiction books that center around queer ideas, stories, and experiences.