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Monday Gentle Movement Group

12:15pm–1:15pm
Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come Join us at the Howe Branch or on Zoom to get some light movement in to start your week off right! Please Make sure to bring a water bottle, walking shoes and to wear comfortable clothing for movement i.e. Leggings and a tee shirt.

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Deal Me A Story!

5:30pm–6:15pm
Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults
Virtual/ Online
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Virtual/Online, Workshop, Other
Event Details:

(5+) Hey you! Yes you. Do you have a story that you want to tell, but you don't know how to start it? Or are you stumped on how your cast of characters might play out in certain situations? Well, this might be the program for you.

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Monday Gentle Movement Group

12:15pm–1:15pm
Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come Join us at the Howe Branch or on Zoom to get some light movement in to start your week off right! Please Make sure to bring a water bottle, walking shoes and to wear comfortable clothing for movement i.e. Leggings and a tee shirt.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Monday Gentle Movement Group

12:15pm–1:15pm
Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come Join us at the Howe Branch or on Zoom to get some light movement in to start your week off right! Please Make sure to bring a water bottle, walking shoes and to wear comfortable clothing for movement i.e. Leggings and a tee shirt.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Booked by Romance: A Romance Novel Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Pine Hills
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book Club, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Our romance book club selection for February is A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams.

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mystery Book Club: February

6:30pm–7:45pm
Adults
Virtual/ Online
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book Club, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Read this month's book before our meeting and join us (virtually) for a lively discussion. The book for February is The Long Fall by Walter Mosley.

 

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Monday Gentle Movement Group

12:15pm–1:15pm
Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come Join us at the Howe Branch or on Zoom to get some light movement in to start your week off right! Please Make sure to bring a water bottle, walking shoes and to wear comfortable clothing for movement i.e. Leggings and a tee shirt.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Page Turners: "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

6:30pm–7:30pm
Tween/Teen
Virtual/ Online
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
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!

In honor of Black History Month, February's book selection is Fast Pitch by Nic Stone.

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Monday Gentle Movement Group

12:15pm–1:15pm
Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come Join us at the Howe Branch or on Zoom to get some light movement in to start your week off right! Please Make sure to bring a water bottle, walking shoes and to wear comfortable clothing for movement i.e. Leggings and a tee shirt.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Adirondack Moments—Edventures and Brother Yusuf

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Large Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Local History, Virtual/Online
Event Details:

In preparation for a landmark exhibition on the African American Experience in the Adirondacks, Albany Public Library and the Adirondack Experience will host speaker Adam Stewart at the Albany Public Library, also offered as a live-stream Zoom.

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Adirondack Moments—Edventures with Brother Yusuf

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Virtual/ Online
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Local History, Virtual/Online
Event Details:

In preparation for a landmark exhibition on the African American Experience in the Adirondacks, Albany Public Library and the Adirondack Experience will host speaker Adam Stewart at the Albany Public Library, also offered as a live-stream Zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Media Literacy in an AI World, for Teens

5:30pm–6:30pm
Tween/Teen
Pine Hills
Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Virtual/Online
Event Details:

[Ages 11-18] No, that "footage" of Stephen Hawking on a half-pipe is not real. Unfortunately, neither is a lot of stuff online these days. So how do you tell the difference?

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group

LGBTQ+ Book Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Virtual/ Online
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book Club, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Welcome to APL's LGBT+ book club. This is an all-inclusive book club where we read fiction and non-fiction books that center around queer ideas, stories, and experiences. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Monday Gentle Movement Group

12:15pm–1:15pm
Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come Join us at the Howe Branch or on Zoom to get some light movement in to start your week off right! Please Make sure to bring a water bottle, walking shoes and to wear comfortable clothing for movement i.e. Leggings and a tee shirt.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Local History, Virtual/Online
Event Details:

How might we account for the creative outpouring that marked Georgia O’Keeffe’s years at Lake George, an interval that stands among the most prolific of her seven-decade career?

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Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group

LGBTQ+ Book Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Virtual/ Online
Upcoming
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book Club, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Welcome to APL's LGBT+ book club. This is an all-inclusive book club where we read fiction and non-fiction books that center around queer ideas, stories, and experiences. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

Library Closed

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Description:

The Library is Closed for the Easter Holiday.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Local History, Virtual/Online
Event Details:

Teddy Roosevelt biographer Paul Grondahl will discuss the dramatic hours when Roosevelt climbed Mount Marcy, learned that President William McKinley had died of an assassin's wounds, a daring midnight wagon ride to the North Creek train station, a

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

This event is in the "Adults" group

LGBTQ+ Book Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Virtual/ Online
Upcoming
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual/ Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Book Club, Virtual/Online
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Welcome to APL's LGBT+ book club. This is an all-inclusive book club where we read fiction and non-fiction books that center around queer ideas, stories, and experiences. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the branch directly.

Library Closed for Staff Development Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Description:

The Library is closed on Thursday, APril 23rd so our staff can participate in Staff Development Day.

Library Closed

All Day 5/23–5/25
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Description:

The Library is Closed for Memorial Day Weekend.

Library Closed

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Description:

The Library is Closed for the Juneteenth Holiday.

Library Closed

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Description:

The Library is Closed for the Independence Day Holiday.

Library Closed

All Day 9/5–9/7
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
Description:

The Library is Closed for Labor Day Weekend.