Name: Coding Robot Petting Zoo
Start: 2025-04-02T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-02T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Delaware: Community Room

Coding Robot Petting Zoo

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Delaware: Community Room at Delaware

Program Type:

Growing Readers, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

[Ages 4-12] Come play with our favorite Early Literacy Coding Robots! We'll have Sammy the Coding Robot, Botley the Coding Robot, KIBO 10, Bee-Bot, Cubetto, and Code & Go Robot...

Library Branch: Delaware

Room: Delaware: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Growing Readers, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[Ages 4-12] Come play with our favorite Early Literacy Coding Robots! We'll have Sammy the Coding Robot, Botley the Coding Robot, KIBO 10, Bee-Bot, Cubetto, and Code & Go Robot Mouse! Walk-ins welcome; no registration necessary.

Fun @4! Construction Zone

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bach: Community Room at Bach

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

[Ages 5-11] Join us for Fun@4! Come build with Legos and other construction games. You can use one of our challenge cards or free build. A great way to wind...

Library Branch: Bach

Room: Bach: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[Ages 5-11] Join us for Fun@4! Come build with Legos and other construction games. You can use one of our challenge cards or free build. A great way to wind down after school.

photo of kids working on engineering project

Library Scientists: Stepping on Eggshells

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room at Pine Hills

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

[Ages 5-11] Become a Library Scientist and together we will explore the world through STEM! This week, we will learn all about eggs and what makes up the seemingly fragile she...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Pine Hills

Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 6

Event Details:

[Ages 5-11] Become a Library Scientist and together we will explore the world through STEM!

Lego Club

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Delaware: Community Room at Delaware

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Other

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[Ages 4+] Come take our LEGO challenge and solve a simple engineering problem in the first half hour. Then, use your imagination and free play with our LEGO sets for the second hal...

Library Branch: Delaware

Room: Delaware: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Other

Event Details:

[Ages 4+] Come take our LEGO challenge and solve a simple engineering problem in the first half hour. Then, use your imagination and free play with our LEGO sets for the second half of the program. This is a drop-in program.

Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Washington: Albany Made Makerspace at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

[For All Ages] Calling all Artists, Musicians, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something! The Albany Made Creative Lab...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Albany Made Makerspace

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

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

Minecraft Mayhem at the Washington Ave. Branch

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Washington: Youth Programming Room at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Gaming, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children, Tween/Teen

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. Ca...

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.

Screen Free Fridays

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room at Pine Hills

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[Ages 7-12] Take a break from screens and come to the library and participate in a series of fun activities led by our library staff. Each week will feature a fun activity, art pro...

Library Branch: Pine Hills

Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[Ages 7-12] Take a break from screens and come to the library and participate in a series of fun activities led by our library staff.

Curiosity Club: Life Sized Self-Portraits

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bach: Community Room at Bach

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool, Children

Event Details:

[Ages 3-7] Curiosity Club: Hi 3-7 Year olds! Curious? We are making life size self-portraits. We will also do some "guesstimating" and measuring. &nb...

Library Branch: Bach

Room: Bach: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[Ages 3-7] Curiosity Club:

Hi 3-7 Year olds! Curious? We are making life size self-portraits. We will also do some "guesstimating" and measuring. Full STEAM ahead!

Mini Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Washington: Albany Made Makerspace at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[for ages 6-14] Calling all little Makers! Along with access to all of the Albany Made Lab equipment, Mini Makers will be able to use some of our favorite Youth Services gadgets an...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Albany Made Makerspace

Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[for ages 6-14] Calling all little Makers! Along with access to all of the Albany Made Lab equipment, Mini Makers will be able to use some of our favorite Youth Services gadgets and tools.

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming (Virtual Author Talk Livestream

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual/ Online

Program Type:

Book/Author Talk, STEM/STEAM, Virtual/Online

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

[For Adults] Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees as is revealed in the beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants ...

Virtual Event

Library Branch: Virtual/ Online

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Book/Author Talk, STEM/STEAM, Virtual/Online

Event Details:

Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Washington: Albany Made Makerspace at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

[For All Ages] Calling all Artists, Musicians, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something! The Albany Made Creative Lab...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Albany Made Makerspace

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

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

Amazing Jumping Beans!

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Washington: Community Room at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[ages 5-11] Have you ever seen beans that JUMP? Mexican jumping beans are found only in the remote mountains of Mexico, where they are known as a "brincador" or "hopper". At this p...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: STEM/STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

[ages 5-11] Have you ever seen beans that JUMP? Mexican jumping beans are found only in the remote mountains of Mexico, where they are known as a "brincador" or "hopper".

Bookmark Bunch: Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bach: Community Room at Bach

Program Type:

Book Club, Sensory Friendly, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

[Ages 7-12] Welcome Bookmark Bunch! Join us in reading the first chapter of this adventure. Mercy Watson is a pig who likes to do everything the Watson family doe...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Bach

Room: Bach: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Book Club, Sensory Friendly, STEM/STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 5

Event Details:

[Ages 7-12] Welcome Bookmark Bunch!

Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Washington: Albany Made Makerspace at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

[For All Ages] Calling all Artists, Musicians, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something! The Albany Made Creative Lab...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Albany Made Makerspace

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

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

Minecraft Mayhem at the Washington Ave. Branch

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Washington: Youth Programming Room at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Gaming, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children, Tween/Teen

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. Ca...

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.

Screen Free Fridays

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room at Pine Hills

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[Ages 7-12] Take a break from screens and come to the library and participate in a series of fun activities led by our library staff. Each week will feature a fun activity, art pro...

Library Branch: Pine Hills

Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[Ages 7-12] Take a break from screens and come to the library and participate in a series of fun activities led by our library staff.

Decorate Flower Pots

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Howe: Large Meeting Room at Howe

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

We will be decorating flowerpots with chalk. The terracotta flowerpots are already painted with chalkboard paint, so your design will stand out! We will also be planting sunfl...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Howe

Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Event Details:

We will be decorating flowerpots with chalk. The terracotta flowerpots are already painted with chalkboard paint, so your design will stand out!

Eggs & Chicks in the Library!

All Day 4/14 - 4/19

Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Growing Readers, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[For ages 4-14.] We’re hatching chicken eggs with science educator George Steele! Stop by the Youth Services Room on the 2nd floor during open hours/days to view our eggs (and chic...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: Growing Readers, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[For ages 4-14.] We’re hatching chicken eggs with science educator George Steele! Stop by the Youth Services Room on the 2nd floor during open hours/days to view our eggs (and chicks once they hatch!).

Meet a Hen & Rooster

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Washington: Youth Services Room at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Growing Readers, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[For ages 4-14.] Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the library! Meet a hen and a rooster, and learn how to take care of eggs as they grow chicks, with George Steele.&nb...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Youth Services Room

Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: Growing Readers, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[For ages 4-14.] Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the library! Meet a hen and a rooster, and learn how to take care of eggs as they grow chicks, with George Steele.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar with Barbara Lukas, WMHT

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bach: Community Room at Bach

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Sensory Friendly, Storytime, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool, Children

Event Details:

[Ages 3-7 and their Caregivers] Barbara Lukas is here to share crafts and activities about "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", a favorite book about growing and changing, (and lots of e...

Registration

Library Branch: Bach

Room: Bach: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Sensory Friendly, Storytime, STEM/STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 14

Event Details:

[Ages 3-7 and their Caregivers] Barbara Lukas is here to share crafts and activities about "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", a favorite book about growing and changing, (and lots of eating.) You will bring home a copy of the book to keep!

Mini Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Washington: Albany Made Makerspace at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Event Details:

[for ages 6-14] Calling all little Makers! Along with access to all of the Albany Made Lab equipment, Mini Makers will be able to use some of our favorite Youth Services gadgets an...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Albany Made Makerspace

Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

[for ages 6-14] Calling all little Makers! Along with access to all of the Albany Made Lab equipment, Mini Makers will be able to use some of our favorite Youth Services gadgets and tools.

Deep in the Swamp with WMHT

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

North Albany: Meeting Room at North Albany

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

[Ages 4-8] Join us with Barbara Lukas from WMHT to enjoy the story of Deep in the Swamp by Donna M. Bateman and make some crafts to take home! Plus, you can take the book!Registrat...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: North Albany

Room: North Albany: Meeting Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Event Details:

[Ages 4-8] Join us with Barbara Lukas from WMHT to enjoy the story of Deep in the Swamp by Donna M. Bateman and make some crafts to take home! Plus, you can take the book!

Registration is required as supplies and space are limited.

Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Washington: Albany Made Makerspace at Washington Avenue

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

[For All Ages] Calling all Artists, Musicians, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something! The Albany Made Creative Lab...

Library Branch: Washington Avenue

Room: Washington: Albany Made Makerspace

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Event Details:

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

3D Design 101

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

North Albany: Meeting Room at North Albany

Program Type:

STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Tween/Teen, Adults

Event Details:

Interested in learning how to create objects for 3D printing? Join us for an introduction to the basic concepts and the Tinkercad modeling program.

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: North Albany

Room: North Albany: Meeting Room

Age Group: Tween/Teen, Adults

Program Type: STEM/STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Event Details:

Interested in learning how to create objects for 3D printing? Join us for an introduction to the basic concepts and the Tinkercad modeling program.

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