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Fidget Fridays!

4:30pm - 5:30pm
All Ages
Delaware
Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Sensory Friendly
Event Details:

[All Ages] Come try out some of our favorite fidget toys & sensory items every Friday! Walk-ins welcome. Leave with a small fidget giveaway. While supplies last.

Tiny Bottle Sand Art

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Tween/Teen, All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

[Ages 5+] Come make colorful sand art in cute, tiny bottles! *STEM/STEAM programs involve programming that covers Science, Technology, Engineering, (Arts) and Math.

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.

Celebrate Women's History Month with Music

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Bach
Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Rotunda
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

[For All Ages] Join us for a Flute and Cello Duo - Duo Envol - to celebrate Women's History Month!  Come and enjoy music written by women composers.

Lego Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm
All Ages
North Albany
Library Branch: North Albany
Room: North Albany: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Other
Event Details:

Use your imagination and free-play with our Legos! This is a drop-in program for kids and adults of all ages. No registration required. This program recurs on the last Monday of each month. 

Family Movie Night: The Wild Robot

6:00pm - 7:30pm
All Ages
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

[For All Ages] Enjoy a family film and some light refreshments!

 Rating: PG. Runtime: 101 minutes.

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.

Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

3:00pm - 6:00pm
All Ages
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!

Poetry and AI

4:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Is AI-generated poetry indistinguishable from poetry written by people? Decide for yourself in this workshop in which we will compare and contrast human and AI-composed poems. Registration is required.

Nominating Committee Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Local History Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Library Trustee Meetings
Event Details:

Meeting of the Nominating Committee of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees.

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.

Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

4:30pm - 7:30pm
All Ages
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!

Bach Live!: Musicats Duo

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Bach
Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Rotunda
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

[For Adults 18 +] With the assistance of the Music Performance Trust Fund visit Bach to listen to the Musicats Duo (Azzaam Hameed on Piano & Vocals, and Bill Hoeprich on Upright Bass, Trombone, Flute, & Vocals) who plays music of the

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.

Spring Student Art Show

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Main Floor
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Albany Public Library Spring Student Art Shows - in partnership with the City School District of Albany Elementary Art Dept. 

Spring Student Art Show

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Bach
Library Branch: Bach
Room: Bach: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Albany Public Library Spring Student Art Shows - in partnership with the City School District of Albany Elementary Art Dept. 

Spring Student Art Show

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Delaware
Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Children's Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Albany Public Library Spring Student Art Shows - in partnership with the City School District of Albany Elementary Art Dept. 

Fidget Fridays!

4:30pm - 5:30pm
All Ages
Delaware
Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Sensory Friendly
Event Details:

[All Ages] Come try out some of our favorite fidget toys & sensory items every Friday! Walk-ins welcome. Leave with a small fidget giveaway. While supplies last.

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.

Makers @ the Albany Made Creative Lab

3:00pm - 6:00pm
All Ages
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!

Board of Trustees Meeting

6:00pm - 8:00pm
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Library Trustee Meetings
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees.

Poetry in Print

All Day
All Ages
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Adult Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a unique and immersive poetry-writing session at the library, where participants can unleash their creativity on a classic typewriter.