This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab 4:30pm–7:30pm All Ages Washington Avenue This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab 4:30pm–7:30pm Washington Avenue 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!
This event is in the "Children" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Go Bananas! Make Your Own Fruit Ice Cream! 5:00pm–5:45pm Children Delaware Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Go Bananas! Make Your Own Fruit Ice Cream! 5:00pm–5:45pm Delaware Closed Library Branch: Delaware Room: Delaware: Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Other Registration Required Event Details: [Ages 5-11] Kids, come choose your favorite frozen fruits and make your own dairy-free ice cream in seconds! Or learn about new fruits you've never tried!
This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Bach Live: Swallowtail Vagabonds 6:00pm–7:00pm All Ages Bach This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Bach Live: Swallowtail Vagabonds 6:00pm–7:00pm Bach Library Branch: Bach Room: Bach: Garden Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Music Event Details: Swallowtail Vagabounds features leader Blue Carreker and her acoustic trio, with guitars, mandolin, stand up bass, will perform songs influenced by folk, bluegrass and Americana with some original songs.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Minecraft Mayhem at the Washington Ave. Branch 6:00pm–7:30pm Children, Tween/Teen Washington Avenue This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Minecraft Mayhem at the Washington Ave. Branch 6:00pm–7:30pm Washington Avenue 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.
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Page Turners: "Wildful" by Kengo Kurimoto 6:30pm–7:30pm Tween/Teen Virtual/ Online Closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 17 2025 Thu Page Turners: "Wildful" by Kengo Kurimoto 6:30pm–7:30pm Virtual/ Online Closed Library Branch: Virtual/ Online Age Group: Tween/Teen Program Type: Book Club, Virtual/Online Registration Required Event Details: [For youth, ages 9-14.] Read this month's book before our meeting and join us (virtually) for a fun discussion!July's book selection is Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 10:00am–10:30am Adults, Older Adults Washington Avenue Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 10:00am–10:30am Washington Avenue Waitlist Library Branch: Washington Avenue Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Adult Literacy, Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction Registration Required Event Details: Located at the Washington Avenue Library Branch.
This event is in the "Children" group Jul 18 2025 Fri AIA Tours 10:30am–11:00am Children Arbor Hill/ West Hill This event is in the "Children" group Jul 18 2025 Fri AIA Tours 10:30am–11:00am Arbor Hill/ West Hill Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Main Floor Age Group: Children Program Type: Outreach, Storytime
This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Children" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Storytime in the Park (at Washington Park) 10:30am–11:00am Preschool, Children Outreach/ Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Children" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Storytime in the Park (at Washington Park) 10:30am–11:00am Outreach/ Offsite Library Branch: Outreach/ Offsite Age Group: Preschool, Children Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime, Summer Reading Event Details: [For ages 0-8 and their caregivers.] Bring your blankets or chairs, and join us in Washington Park for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes!
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 11:00am–11:30am Adults, Older Adults Washington Avenue Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 11:00am–11:30am Washington Avenue Open Library Branch: Washington Avenue Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Adult Literacy, Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction Registration Required Event Details: Located at the Washington Avenue Library Branch.
This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Albany Public Library @ Playstreets 11:00am–2:00pm All Ages Outreach/ Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Albany Public Library @ Playstreets 11:00am–2:00pm Outreach/ Offsite Library Branch: Outreach/ Offsite Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Community Event, Outreach, Summer Reading Event Details: [For All Ages] Playstreets are safe spaces for families and kids to gather in the comfort of their own neighborhoods during the summer.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 12:00pm–12:30pm Adults, Older Adults Washington Avenue Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 12:00pm–12:30pm Washington Avenue Waitlist Library Branch: Washington Avenue Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Adult Literacy, Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction Registration Required Event Details: Located at the Washington Avenue Library Branch.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Everyday English for Newcomer Adults 12:30pm–2:00pm Adults Arbor Hill/ West Hill This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Everyday English for Newcomer Adults 12:30pm–2:00pm Arbor Hill/ West Hill Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Adult Literacy, English as a New Language Event Details: [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.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Stitch Angels 12:30pm–2:30pm Adults, Older Adults Delaware This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Stitch Angels 12:30pm–2:30pm Delaware Library Branch: Delaware Room: Delaware: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: [For ages 18+] 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?
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 1:00pm–1:30pm Adults, Older Adults Washington Avenue Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Digital Navigator One-on-One Tech Help 1:00pm–1:30pm Washington Avenue Open Library Branch: Washington Avenue Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Adult Literacy, Computer Help, One-on-One Instruction Registration Required Event Details: Located at the Washington Avenue Library Branch.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Jennifer Weiner on "Dreams We Chase" (Recorded Virtual Author Talk at the Pine Hills Branch) 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults, Older Adults Pine Hills This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Older Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Jennifer Weiner on "Dreams We Chase" (Recorded Virtual Author Talk at the Pine Hills Branch) 1:00pm–2:00pm Pine Hills Library Branch: Pine Hills Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Book/Author Talk Event Details: [For Adults] Watch a recording of this past author talk with us at the Pine Hills Branch with fellow attendees.
This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 18 2025 Fri A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Recorded Author Talk) 2:00pm–3:30pm All Ages Washington Avenue This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 18 2025 Fri A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Recorded Author Talk) 2:00pm–3:30pm Washington Avenue Library Branch: Washington Avenue Room: Washington: Large Auditorium Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Book/Author Talk, STEM/STEAM Event Details: Watch a recording of an author talk with scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute at the Washington Avenue Branch with fellow attendees. This virtual author talk is provided by APL through the Library Speakers Consortium.
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Teen Fridays 3:30pm–5:00pm Tween/Teen North Albany This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Teen Fridays 3:30pm–5:00pm North Albany Library Branch: North Albany Room: North Albany: Meeting Room Age Group: Tween/Teen Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming Event Details: We have video games, anime, and potential make crafts! A place to hang with friends after school.
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Super Smash Fridays 4:00pm–5:00pm Tween/Teen Arbor Hill/ West Hill This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Super Smash Fridays 4:00pm–5:00pm Arbor Hill/ West Hill Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Tween/Teen Program Type: Gaming Event Details: [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!
This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Fidget Friday 4:15pm–5:15pm All Ages Delaware This event is in the "All Ages" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Fidget Friday 4:15pm–5:15pm Delaware Library Branch: Delaware Room: Delaware: Community Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Health & Wellness, Sensory Friendly Event Details: [Ages 4+] Come try out some of our favorite fidget toys, search through our discovery bins & explore our sensory items!
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 18 2025 Fri The Gaming Zone 4:30pm–5:45pm Tween/Teen Howe Open Registration Required This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group Jul 18 2025 Fri The Gaming Zone 4:30pm–5:45pm Howe Open Library Branch: Howe Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room Age Group: Tween/Teen Program Type: Gaming, Summer Reading Registration Required Event Details: [For ages 9-17] Play various video games including Smash Brothers, Tekken, Mariokart, NBA 2K22 on the Nintendo Switch, XBox or PS4 with your friends!
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Let Me Be Perfectly Queer: LGBT+ Book Club 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Virtual/ Online Open Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 18 2025 Fri Let Me Be Perfectly Queer: LGBT+ Book Club 6:00pm–7:00pm Virtual/ Online Open Library Branch: Virtual/ Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book Club, Virtual/Online Registration Required Event Details: [Adults] Let me be perfectly queer, this is an all-inclusive, LGBT+ book club. This book club reads fiction and non-fiction books that center around queer ideas, stories, and experiences.
This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Children" group Jul 19 2025 Sat Growing Readers Stories and Play at the Pine Hills Branch 10:30am–11:30am Preschool, Children Pine Hills This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Children" group Jul 19 2025 Sat Growing Readers Stories and Play at the Pine Hills Branch 10:30am–11:30am Pine Hills Library Branch: Pine Hills Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room Age Group: Preschool, Children Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime Event Details: [For Ages 0-5] Join us for stories, songs, and movement activities. Bring the whole family and enjoy Saturday at the library!
This event is in the "Preschool" group Jul 19 2025 Sat Growing Readers Stories and Play at the Washington Ave Branch 10:30am–11:30am Preschool Washington Avenue This event is in the "Preschool" group Jul 19 2025 Sat Growing Readers Stories and Play at the Washington Ave Branch 10:30am–11:30am Washington Avenue Library Branch: Washington Avenue Room: Washington: Youth Programming Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime Event Details: [For Ages 0-5] Join us for stories, songs, and movement activities. Bring the whole family and enjoy Saturday at the library, where we're Growing Readers. Disclaimer(s) Caregivers This program is designed for children and their caregivers. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
This event is in the "Preschool" group Jul 19 2025 Sat Growing Readers Stories and Play at the Howe Branch 11:30am–12:00pm Preschool Howe This event is in the "Preschool" group Jul 19 2025 Sat Growing Readers Stories and Play at the Howe Branch 11:30am–12:00pm Howe Library Branch: Howe Room: Howe: Children's Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Growing Readers, Storytime Event Details: [For Ages 0-5] Join us for stories, songs, and movement activities. Bring the whole family and enjoy Saturday at the library!