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

Baby Bounce Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Children
Bach
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Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

[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.

 

Sensory Friendly Storytime & Play at the Washington Ave. Branch

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool
Washington Avenue
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Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Youth Programming Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Growing Readers, Sensory Friendly, Storytime
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers

This program is designed for children and their caregivers. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Storytime & Play

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool
Delaware
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Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime
Event Details:

[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.

Sunbeam Storytime

12:00pm–12:30pm
Preschool, Children
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
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Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Music, Sensory Friendly, Storytime
Event Details:

[For ages 0-5] Calling all parents, care-givers, and day-care providers! Bring your babies and toddlers for a fun half hour of stories, rhymes, and songs! 

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers

This program is designed for children and their caregivers. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Cancelled

Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
Delaware
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Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Other
Event Details:

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

One Stitch at a Time

1:00pm–2:00pm
Older Adults
Bach
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Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

[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.

Speak with a Housing Services Advocate

2:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Bach
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Library Branch: Bach
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Join Albany’s Housing Services Advocate for information and assistance on housing services and tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. For more info, call the library at (518) 427-4300 (ext. 3)

Neighborhood Specialist Office Hours

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adults, Older Adults
Bach
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Library Branch: Bach
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

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.

Gamers Unite!

4:00pm–5:30pm
Tween/Teen
Washington Avenue
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Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Youth Programming Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

[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!

Sensory-Friendly Family Movie: Snow White (2025)

4:00pm–5:45pm
All Ages
Delaware
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Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie, Sensory Friendly
Event Details:

[All Ages] The lights & volume will be low (not off) and adjusted upon request; the movie will be family-friendly. Fidget toys and sensory objects will be available.

Cancelled

Dungeons & Dragons 101

4:00pm–6:00pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Closed
Registration Required
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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, STEM/STEAM, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Teens] Welcome travelers! Do you want to play Dungeons & Dragons but unsure where to start? Join us and learn how to make your characters and worlds come alive.

Family Movie Night

5:00pm–7:30pm
All Ages
North Albany
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Library Branch: North Albany
Room: North Albany: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Enjoy a family movie night at the North Albany Branch! Movie will start around 5:15 pm. 

Wednesday, July 30th: Soul 

Teen and Adult Anime Club at Howe

6:00pm–7:00pm
Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Hey You! Yes You! Do you like Anime? How about Manga? How about geeking out with others who are like you?

Cancelled

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

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, Older Adults
Pine Hills
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Music Bingo

6:00pm–7:30pm
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: Music
Event Details:

[For Adults] Arbor Hill is getting in the Groove, with Music Bingo, hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, a bingo card, a dabber, and you...  See you there!

Watercolor Workshop

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Pine Hills
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults 18+] Explore different watercolor methods and how they can be applied to a wide variety of subjects. In the first portion of the program, your instructor will focus on a specific technique unique to watercolor.