Upcoming Events

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

[Ages 7-12] Trick your eyes and brain with optical illusions and discover how artists have used techniques to trick us for hundreds of years.

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

[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.

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

[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.

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. 

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

Come play with or against your friends at Bach! Video games and traditional games, we have them both!

Newly arrived immigrants learn to sew while practicing their English language skills. Hosted by Stitching Exchange

[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.

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

[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.

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

[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.

[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 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!

[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.

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

[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".

[Ages 7-12] Welcome  Bookmark Bunch!  

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