Upcoming Events

[For Ages 10 to 17] A space welcoming all gamers age 10 to 17. Come play our Nintendo Switch on a big screen. Compete with others in multi-player chaos with up to 8 players at once!

[Teens] Come celebrate and share your love of anime and manga with other teens while snacking on Pocky.

Hey You! Yes You! Do you like Anime? How about Manga? How about geeking out with others who are like you?

[Ages 9-17] Hang out at the library and choose from our selection of board games or video game to play with your friends!

[Ages 10-17] Interested in tabletop roleplaying games but don't know where to start? Mainstream games seem too complicated or uninteresting?

[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 us for a delightful and refreshing end to the school year by visiting any of our seven branches for cookies and lemonade! 

Join us for a delightful and refreshing end to the school year by visiting any of our seven branches for cookies and lemonade! 

Join us for a delightful and refreshing end to the school year by visiting any of our seven branches for cookies and lemonade! 

Join us for a delightful and refreshing end to the school year by visiting any of our seven branches for cookies and lemonade! 

Join us for a delightful and refreshing end to the school year by visiting any of our seven branches for cookies and lemonade! 

Join us for a delightful and refreshing end to the school year by visiting any of our seven branches for cookies and lemonade! 

Join us for a delightful and refreshing end to the school year by visiting any of our seven branches for cookies and lemonade! 

[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.

[Ages 4-18] Come celebrate the end of school by building with large foam blocks! Try your hand at engineering a masterpiece of architecture. This will be an outdoor event, weather permitting. No registration required.

[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!

[Ages 4-18] Come celebrate the end of school by building with large foam blocks! Try your hand at engineering a masterpiece of architecture. This will be an outdoor event, weather permitting. No registration required.

[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.

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

[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.

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

We have video games, anime, and potential make crafts! A place to hang with friends after school.

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