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)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

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:

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.

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

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

Cancelled

Speak with a Housing Services Advocate

2:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Howe
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Library Branch: Howe
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. 5)

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

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.

Speak with a Housing Services Advocate

3:00pm–5:00pm
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)

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

Fun@4! Book Golf

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Bach
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Sensory Friendly, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bach is having Fun@4! We will use old books to make obstacles for a miniture golf experience in the library! We will provide the putters and ping pong "golf ball", you help us design the obstacles. 

 

 

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.

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!

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, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Clog Dancing with the Hill Country Cloggers

4:30pm–5:30pm
All Ages
Delaware
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
This hour-long program will include a brief talk about the history of clogging, several dances and an interactive segment with the audience. Reserve your spot today online, or by calling 518-427-4300 ext. 4.

Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee - Albany Public Library Board of Trustees

6:00pm–7:00pm
All Ages
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
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Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Library Trustee Meetings
Event Details:

This is a meeting of the Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees.

President Sarah Macinski, Chair

Trustee Paige Barnum

  1. Meeting Opening

    1.1 Call to Order

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

Build a Cat Castle!

6:00pm–7:00pm
All Ages
North Albany
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: North Albany
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get creative with cardboard, markers, and colorful duct tape to turn a regular cardboard box into a castle for your cat! All ages are welcome.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

Intro to ChatGPT

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Pine Hills
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Help, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you want to learn how to use Artificial Intelligence?

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

Cancelled

Yarn Over and Yap @ Pine Hills

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Pine Hills
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Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you love creating fiber artwork but struggle to find the time to practice your hobby? Would you like to connect with other creative and crafty folks who share your passion? Join us at the Pine Hills Branch for a fun crafting get-together!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.