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Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

You had me at Rom Com: Trivia Night at Common Roots

APL is hosting Trivia Night at Common Roots to test your knowledge of rom-coms movies, we will be celebrating the diversity of love through rom-coms represented on the big screen. 

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

In preparation for a landmark exhibition on the African American Experience in the Adirondacks, Albany Public Library and the Adirondack Experience will host speaker Adam Stewart at the Albany Public Library, also offered as a live-stream Zoom.

In preparation for a landmark exhibition on the African American Experience in the Adirondacks, Albany Public Library and the Adirondack Experience will host speaker Adam Stewart at the Albany Public Library, also offered as a live-stream Zoom.

[For Adults] Join us for “Albany Amour”, a romantic storytelling experience where we share tales of the sweet, the scandalous, and the downright notorious partnerships throughout Albany’s history.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

After leaving her marriage, local author Wendy Marech moved to a dilapidated house in the Catskill Mountains.  Built in 1893 and listed on the National Historic Register, the house was halfway to disaster.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the NYS Library’s Manuscripts and Special Collections Unit and the NYS Archives will explore records that capture women’s voices and everyday lives across New York’s history, from personal papers and publis

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

Let's Talk Albany: Jill Knapp of the Greenbush Historical Society and Cheryle Webber of the Dutch Settlers Society will present.

How might we account for the creative outpouring that marked Georgia O’Keeffe’s years at Lake George, an interval that stands among the most prolific of her seven-decade career?

Join the Albany Public Library for The Curious Mind, recurring monthly talks with local experts.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

When we think of the Revolutionary War, we often think of soldiers. Yet did you know that chaplains played a pivotal role in the war?

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

Teddy Roosevelt biographer Paul Grondahl will discuss the dramatic hours when Roosevelt climbed Mount Marcy, learned that President William McKinley had died of an assassin's wounds, a daring midnight wagon ride to the North Creek train station, a