Upcoming Events

[For ages 0-5] Calling all parents, care-givers, and day-care providers! Bring your babies and toddlers for a fun half hour of stories, rhymes, and songs! 

[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.

Join Goldfish Swim School of Colonie for a 20-minute lesson focused on introducing the concept of water safety to children with mascot Bubbles and his Golden Buddy.

[For ages 2+ and their caregivers] Join us for stories and songs, nursery rhymes and folktales, as well as movement activities and finger plays.

[Ages 3-10] Do your kids love to count? Do they love to read books? Songs That Count: Add To The World! engages children with a fun, high-energy performance that includes exciting hands-on music, movement and counting activities.

[Ages 0-6 and their Caregivers]  Come to Bach for a fun and educational storytime full of silliness, singing and movement.  Then, stay to play!

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

[For ages 3-7] Join us for a sensory friendly storytime with interactive stories, songs, dance, and play! 

[Ages 5-17] Kids love reading to Rocket, certified therapy dog. Why? Because he's soft, cuddly and a good listener.

[For Ages 5-11] Refresh with a tasty after school snack then enjoy a variety of different toys, games, and activities!

[For ages 5-11] Mix and match a collage, collaborate, or tell a story using our abundant sticker collection and craft supplies. Anything is possible - it's up to you! Bring your imagination and anything you'd like to smother in stickers! 

[For ages 4-8] Join us for My First Book Club!

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime with Miss Melissa. We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

[Ages 0-24 months] Join Ms Melissa for fun songs and short books to introduce your baby to storytime! We will meet in the community room, and babies and their caregivers are welcome to stay and play after storytime.

Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County

Come join us in a special craft time where we make our own caterpillars and then read Eric Carl's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 

[Ages 5-12]Learn about biodiversity from Richard Daley from Sunray Sustainabilities. Everyone  will design a biodiverse collage garden.   Richard's  rabbit, Spots,  will be here for everyone to pet.

[For ages 0-5] Calling all parents, care-givers, and day-care providers! Bring your babies and toddlers for a fun half hour of stories, rhymes, and songs! 

[Ages 5-11] Join us after school between 4 & 5pm every third Thursday of the month for Crafternoons!  Supplies are sometimes limited: first-come first-served.

[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.

[For ages 2+ and their caregivers] This Saturday we will be celebrating AAPI month by partnering with Suji Kwon, a South Korean composer, singer-songwriter, bassist, pianist, and educator.

[Ages 0-6 and their Caregivers]  Come to Bach for a fun and educational storytime full of silliness, singing and movement.  Then, stay to play!

Join Goldfish Swim School - Colonie for a W.A.T.E.R Safety program focused on introducing the concept of water safety to children with the mascot Bubbles and his Goldfish Buddy.

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