[for ages 0-18] Check out a challenged book on display in our Youth Services room and receive a Stewart's Ice Cream coupon. All month long!
[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
[Ages 0-5] Join us for a sensory friendly storytime with dimmer lights, fidget toys, and fun songs, followed by unstructured play time.
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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.
[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.
Calling all parents, care-givers, and day-care providers! Bring your babies and toddlers for a fun half hour of stories, rhymes, and songs!
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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.
Contact Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County for more information and to sign up.
https://www.lvorc.org/contact/ or call 518-434-0540
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Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.
[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.
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Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.
[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.
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Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.
Staff from the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society provide free pet food and supplies. No registration required.
The City of Albany's Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Delaware Branch to meet with Shneecka Alexander, the Neighborhood Specialist for the Delaware neighborhood.
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Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.
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.
Consent and Boundaries for Tweens with Planned Parenthood
[For ages 11 - 13] Join us for our gender-inclusive discussion about consent and boundaries!
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Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.
Bach is having Fun@4! We will use leaves found in nature to make make beautiful leaf rubbings to capture the Fall season.
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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.
It's tie-dye time again for kids & teens at Delaware! We have a limited supply of t-shirts, but you're welcome to bring your own. Registration is required. Call the library at 518-427-4300 ext. 4 or register online.
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Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.
[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!
Students’ grades K-12 can meet with a student tutor from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and University at Albany for a half an hour tutoring session. Tutors can offer homework help, worksheets, and test prep.
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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.
Come watch some classic, new, and influential martial arts films at the Arbor Hill/West Hill branch.
rehearsal
Students’ grades K-12 can meet with a student tutor from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and University at Albany for a half an hour tutoring session. Tutors can offer homework help, worksheets, and test prep.
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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.
Wednesday Wonders of Science - The Scientific Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)

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