Event List

Would you like to update or create a résumé? Have formatting nightmares? Need help tweaking or writing a cover letter? The Delaware Branch offers one-on-one sessions every Thursday between 1-2pm. 

[Adults 18+]  Looking for help so you can confidently use a computer?  Sign up for a 30-minute session for help with:

[Adults 18+]  Looking for help so you can confidently use a computer?  Sign up for a 30-minute session for help with:

The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you!

Bored? No, board!

Pick a board game from our extensive collection to play with your friends! Play a classic like Connect-4, Uno, or Sorry, or learn something new like Ticket to Ride or Dixit!

Who will win? Play to find out!

[For Ages 4-8] Make Your Own Pride Flag! Did you know that it's not just a rainbow and that every color on it has its own meaning?

Join us for a fun program for kids and their caretakers that uses images from library books and creates moves inspired by dance from around the world. There will be movement, acting and vocalization to create playful stories together.

[For Adults and Children Ages 6+] Calling all Artists, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something!

With severe weather events becoming more frequent and more extreme, it is more important than ever that New Yorkers are prepared for disasters.

[For ages 6-14] Minecraft beginners and experts: come build your world and characters in a weekly Minecraft competition with your friends! 

Do you need assistance with your resume? Our staff is pleased to offer a 1-on-1 resume assistance program. This program is designed to help you reach any career/employment goals.

[For ages 1-4] Please join us for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregiver. After storytime, enjoy unstructured playtime with sensory blocks, cars, balls, and much more!

Managing finances can be challenging, so Albany Public Library and Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County are bringing you a four-part series on taking control of your finances.

Book Clubs are popping up nationally, and APL has started our own chapter! Bring a book to Albany Center Gallery, settle in, immerse yourself in art, and enjoy the peace of reading with fellow book lovers.

Come to Howe to make a lovely Father's Day card to tell your father or other caregiver in your life how much you care. Ask for the card base at the desk!

[For Adults] This class is designed for adult newcomers to Albany who have some basic English language skills and are looking to improve their fluency and communication abilities.

Are you a fiber crafter? Does your family have all the hand knitted or crocheted hats, scarves, mittens, or shawls that they could possibly use in this lifetime? Do you have a passion and skill for making hand-knitted or crocheted garments?

Level Up Your Job Search with this FREE 1-Hour interviewing skills workshop.

Come hang out after school with video games, crafts, and more!

Come and create! We'll offer various building kits for children to explore and use to design whatever comes to their imagination.

[For ages 9-17] Play various video games including Smash Brothers, Tekken, NBA 2K22 on the Nintendo Switch or PS4 with your friends! 

[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!

[For Ages 0-5] Join us for stories, songs, and movement activities. Bring the whole family and enjoy Saturday at the library!

[For ages 0-5] Join us for storytime, songs, and movement activities. Bring the whole family and enjoy Saturday at the library, where we're Growing Readers.