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Albany Public Library @ Playstreets

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Outreach/ Offsite
Program Type:
Community Event, Outreach, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen, All Ages

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach/ Offsite
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen, 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.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Teen Fridays

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
North Albany: Meeting Room at North Albany
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

We have video games, anime, and potential make crafts! A place to hang with friends at the library

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 at the library

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Super Smash Fridays

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arbor Hill/West Hill: Small Meeting Room at Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[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!

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!

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

The Gaming Zone

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Howe: Large Meeting Room at Howe
Program Type:
Gaming, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[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! 

Open
Registration Required
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! 

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Game on Saturday

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Howe: Large Meeting Room at Howe
Program Type:
Gaming, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[For ages 9-17] Did you miss out on Game zone on Friday? Well come Play various video games including Smash Brothers, Tekken, Mariokart, NBA 2K22 on the Nintendo Switch, XBox or PS4 with your friends on Game on Saturday!


 

Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming, Summer Reading
Event Details:

[For ages 9-17] Did you miss out on Game zone on Friday? Well come Play various video games including Smash Brothers, Tekken, Mariokart, NBA 2K22 on the Nintendo Switch, XBox or PS4 with your friends on Game on Saturday!


 

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

In My Skin: Healing at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Economy

Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room at Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Howe's Craft Camp!

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Howe: Children's Room at Howe
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

[6-17] Come join us at Howe for fun Summertime Crafts! 

July 14: Cardboard Tapestry Weaving                                

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

[6-17] Come join us at Howe for fun Summertime Crafts! 

July 14: Cardboard Tapestry Weaving                                

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Imagination Playground

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Delaware: Community Room at Delaware
Program Type:
Summer Reading, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

[Ages 5-11] Join us to build with large foam blocks! This is an outdoor event (weather-permitting). No registration necessary.

 

Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Summer Reading, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

[Ages 5-11] Join us to build with large foam blocks! This is an outdoor event (weather-permitting). No registration necessary.

 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Reading with Rocket!

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Delaware: Children's Room at Delaware
Program Type:
Growing Readers
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

[Ages 5-17] Kids love reading to Rocket, certified therapy dog.  Why?  Because he's soft, cuddly and a good listener.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Growing Readers
Event Details:

[Ages 5-17] Kids love reading to Rocket, certified therapy dog.  Why?  Because he's soft, cuddly and a good listener.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Crafter School Party!

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room at Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

Join us every Tuesday all summer for crafts and fun at Arbor Hill West Hill!

Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday all summer for crafts and fun at Arbor Hill West Hill!

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Table Top RPG Time

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Washington: Youth Programming Room at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[Ages 10-17] Interested in tabletop roleplaying games but don't know where to start? Mainstream games seem too complicated or uninteresting?

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Youth Programming Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

[Ages 10-17] Interested in tabletop roleplaying games but don't know where to start? Mainstream games seem too complicated or uninteresting?

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Gamers Unite!

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Washington: Youth Programming Room at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[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!

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!

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

In My Skin: Healing at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Economy

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room at Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Let's Make Sensory Bottles!

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Washington: Community Room at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

[Ages 5 - 17] Learn how to make a sensory bottle with a few easy to get ingredients, and take it home with you once you've made it!

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

[Ages 5 - 17] Learn how to make a sensory bottle with a few easy to get ingredients, and take it home with you once you've made it!

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Not a # Group

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room at Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Workshop
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[For Teens] Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed to provide youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices.

Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Workshop
Event Details:

[For Teens] Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed to provide youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Build a Dinosaur!

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Delaware: Community Room at Delaware
Program Type:
Summer Reading, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

[Ages 5-17] Join us at the Delaware Branch as we build dinosaurs out of blocks borrowed from the Upper Hudson Library System! No registration necessary.  Attendees will take home their very own dinosaur egg to hatch in water!

Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Summer Reading, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

[Ages 5-17] Join us at the Delaware Branch as we build dinosaurs out of blocks borrowed from the Upper Hudson Library System! No registration necessary.  Attendees will take home their very own dinosaur egg to hatch in water!

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Discerning the Truth with Marie Lu (9th-12th Grade) (Livestream Virtual Author Talk Online)

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Virtual/ Online
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Summer Reading, Virtual/Online
Age Group:
Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults

Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Summer Reading, Virtual/Online
Event Details:

Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Summer Gaming

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room at Pine Hills
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

[Ages 9-17] Hang out at the library and play Switch games with your friends!

Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

[Ages 9-17] Hang out at the library and play Switch games with your friends!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Minecraft Mayhem at the Washington Ave. Branch

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Washington: Youth Programming Room at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Gaming, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen

[For ages 6-14] Minecraft beginners and experts: come build your world and characters in a weekly Minecraft competition with your friends at the APL Washington Ave. Branch.

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Youth Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

[For ages 6-14] Minecraft beginners and experts: come build your world and characters in a weekly Minecraft competition with your friends at the APL Washington Ave. Branch.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Page Turners: "Wildful" by Kengo Kurimoto

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual/ Online
Program Type:
Book Club, Virtual/Online
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[For youth, ages 9-14.] Read this month's book before our meeting and join us (virtually) for a fun discussion!

July's book selection is Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto.

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Book Club, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

[For youth, ages 9-14.] Read this month's book before our meeting and join us (virtually) for a fun discussion!

July's book selection is Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Albany Public Library @ Playstreets

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Outreach/ Offsite
Program Type:
Community Event, Outreach, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tween/Teen, All Ages

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach/ Offsite
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen, 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.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Teen Fridays

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
North Albany: Meeting Room at North Albany
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

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

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.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Super Smash Fridays

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arbor Hill/West Hill: Small Meeting Room at Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[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!

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!

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

The Gaming Zone

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Howe: Large Meeting Room at Howe
Program Type:
Gaming, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

[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! 

Open
Registration Required
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!