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One Stitch at a Time

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Older Adults

[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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Neighborhood Specialist Office Hours

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Bach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

NNORC 1 on 1 Computer Help

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

[Adults] Do you have question about your device? One-on-One Computer Skills Group is designed for individuals who want some extra help with their device or computer!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Do you have question about your device? One-on-One Computer Skills Group is designed for individuals who want some extra help with their device or computer!

This event is in the "Adults" group

NNORC Nurse

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

[Adults] Susan Riback, Community Health Nurse Educator for the NNORC, is available for blood pressure checks, education on health topics, Therapeutic Touch. other health concerns.

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

[Adults] Susan Riback, Community Health Nurse Educator for the NNORC, is available for blood pressure checks, education on health topics, Therapeutic Touch. other health concerns.

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Off Book: An APL Drama Club

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION! 

Join us once a month as we work together to put on a show designed by you. 

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION! 

Join us once a month as we work together to put on a show designed by you. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Community Art

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Adult Literacy, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

[Adults] Do you like to paint in a group setting?  Here is your chance!  Each session will provide a still life for inspiration.  Canvas and paints will be provided.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Do you like to paint in a group setting?  Here is your chance!  Each session will provide a still life for inspiration.  Canvas and paints will be provided.

This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Aging in Place Workshop with LifePath

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Older Adults

Join us for a practical and empowering workshop to help older adults and caregivers understand options and services that support safe, independent living, including information on LifePath’s programs. 

Topics Covered: 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a practical and empowering workshop to help older adults and caregivers understand options and services that support safe, independent living, including information on LifePath’s programs. 

Topics Covered: 

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Silent Book Club in the Bach Garden

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Bach: Garden at Bach
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

[For adults] Silent Book Clubs are popping up nationally and APL has started our own chapter! Bring a book to the Bach Garden. Enjoy the peace of reading with fellow book lovers! No assigned readings or pressured discussion.

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Garden
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

[For adults] Silent Book Clubs are popping up nationally and APL has started our own chapter! Bring a book to the Bach Garden. Enjoy the peace of reading with fellow book lovers! No assigned readings or pressured discussion.

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Pajama Storytime

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Growing Readers, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime!  We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime
Event Details:

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime!  We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Baby Bounce Storytime

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

[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.

 

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.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Neighborhood Specialist Office Hours

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Bach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Mapped

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

Ever want to make a map but aren't a cartographer?  Come to Bach and use beans to lay the ground work for your very own fantasy world or even treasure map!

 

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Ever want to make a map but aren't a cartographer?  Come to Bach and use beans to lay the ground work for your very own fantasy world or even treasure map!

 

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Pajama Storytime

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Growing Readers, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime!  We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime
Event Details:

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime!  We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Baby Bounce Storytime

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

[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.

 

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.

 

This event is in the "Older Adults" group

One Stitch at a Time

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Older Adults

[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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Neighborhood Specialist Office Hours

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Bach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

NNORC Nurse

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

[Adults] Susan Riback, Community Health Nurse Educator for the NNORC, is available for blood pressure checks, education on health topics, Therapeutic Touch. other health concerns.

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

[Adults] Susan Riback, Community Health Nurse Educator for the NNORC, is available for blood pressure checks, education on health topics, Therapeutic Touch. other health concerns.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Multiplayer!

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Gaming, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Tween/Teen

Come play with or against your friends at Bach! Video games and traditional games, we have them both!

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Come play with or against your friends at Bach! Video games and traditional games, we have them both!

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Pajama Storytime

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Growing Readers, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime!  We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime
Event Details:

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime!  We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Baby Bounce Storytime

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

[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.

 

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.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Neighborhood Specialist Office Hours

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Bach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Let's Talk Albany: Finding Utopia

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bach: Community Room at Bach
Program Type:
Adult Literacy, Book/Author Talk, Community Event, Local History
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

Finding Utopia: Learn about how the local Watervliet Shakers and other nearby upstate groups sought new ways of defining Community, from the late 1700s into the mid 1800s.  In the early years of the New Republic, there was a vibrant movement

Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book/Author Talk, Community Event, Local History
Event Details:

Finding Utopia: Learn about how the local Watervliet Shakers and other nearby upstate groups sought new ways of defining Community, from the late 1700s into the mid 1800s.  In the early years of the New Republic, there was a vibrant movement

Early Closing for Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27 - 11/28
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online