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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an Author Talk: Roselee Blooston, author of four other books, both memoir & stories, discusses & reads from her book of personal essays, Including the Periphery. 

 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for an Author Talk: Roselee Blooston, author of four other books, both memoir & stories, discusses & reads from her book of personal essays, Including the Periphery. 

 

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NOTE: TIME CHANGE - FFAPL Holiday Concert

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Friends and Foundation of APL, Music
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a Holiday Concert with the Albany High School Choir, directed by Brendan Hoffman.  THIS PROGRAM WILL START AT 12:30 PM, unlike our other programs. 

 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends and Foundation of APL, Music
Event Details:

Join us for a Holiday Concert with the Albany High School Choir, directed by Brendan Hoffman.  THIS PROGRAM WILL START AT 12:30 PM, unlike our other programs. 

 

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

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a Book Review: The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence.  Reviewer:  Jonathan Skinner, PhD, retired statistician & amateur c

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for a Book Review: The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence.  Reviewer:  Jonathan Skinner, PhD, retired statistician & amateur c

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

Christmas Holiday

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
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
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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

[UPDATED PRESENTER] Join us for a Book Review: Nadja by André Breton.  Reviewer:  Dan Wilcox, peace activist & noted local poet.

 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

[UPDATED PRESENTER] Join us for a Book Review: Nadja by André Breton.  Reviewer:  Dan Wilcox, peace activist & noted local poet.

 

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Closed Early for New Year's Eve

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
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Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

 Join us for an Author Talk with author James Preller, writer of many children’s books, as he discusses and reads from his book, Shaken. 

 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

 Join us for an Author Talk with author James Preller, writer of many children’s books, as he discusses and reads from his book, Shaken. 

 

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Accommodations

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

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

 Join us for an Author Talk with author Michael Neagle, professor of history at Nichols College, as he discusses and reads from his book, Chasing Bandits:  America’s Long War on Terror. 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

 Join us for an Author Talk with author Michael Neagle, professor of history at Nichols College, as he discusses and reads from his book, Chasing Bandits:  America’s Long War on Terror. 

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a Book Review:  Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI by John Cassidy.  Reviewer: Eugene Damm, former journalist and past president of FAPL

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for a Book Review:  Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI by John Cassidy.  Reviewer: Eugene Damm, former journalist and past president of FAPL

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a Book Review: These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore.  Reviewer: James Collins, PhD, professor emeritus, University at Albany Anthropology Department Program in Ling

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for a Book Review: These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore.  Reviewer: James Collins, PhD, professor emeritus, University at Albany Anthropology Department Program in Ling

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Accommodations

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

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a Book Review: The Trial, the 1925 German novel by Franz Kafka.  Reviewer:  Joshua Bovee, copy editor and local author. 

 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for a Book Review: The Trial, the 1925 German novel by Franz Kafka.  Reviewer:  Joshua Bovee, copy editor and local author. 

 

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a Book Review: An Afternoon with the ‘Slow Horses,’ Mick Herron's Spy Thriller Series in Books and TV. Reviewer:  John Rowen, former president, Friends of APL. 

 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for a Book Review: An Afternoon with the ‘Slow Horses,’ Mick Herron's Spy Thriller Series in Books and TV. Reviewer:  John Rowen, former president, Friends of APL. 

 

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an Illustrator Talk with Marcus Kwame Anderson, Deputy Director of the Underground Railroad Education Center, as he discusses his most recent graphic novel, written with David Walker, Big Jim and t

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for an Illustrator Talk with Marcus Kwame Anderson, Deputy Director of the Underground Railroad Education Center, as he discusses his most recent graphic novel, written with David Walker, Big Jim and t

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FFAPL Book Talk

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Washington: Large Auditorium at Washington Avenue
Program Type:
Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an Author Talk with author Avery Irons, prize-winning author—now a local, but born and raised in central Illinois—as she discusses and reads from her recent novel, Belonging to the Air. 

Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book/Author Talk, Friends and Foundation of APL
Event Details:

Join us for an Author Talk with author Avery Irons, prize-winning author—now a local, but born and raised in central Illinois—as she discusses and reads from her recent novel, Belonging to the Air. 

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