Upcoming Events

Join us for a talk about the novels by Phil Bayly, including the books in his series of Murder on Skis mysteries.

Join us for an Author Talk with C. M. Waggoner, who as a youngster ‘spent a lot of time reading fantasy novels in a swamp,’ discusses & reads from her mystery, The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society. 

Join us for a Book Review of Piranesi, a novel by Susanna Clarke.  Reviewer:  Sarah Reiter, prolific local fiction writer & artist.   

Join us for a Book Review of Tracing Homelands:  Israel, Palestine, and the Claims of Belonging by Linda Dittmar. Reviewer:  Jim Collins, PhD, professor emeritus, Linguistic Anthropology, U at Albany, SUNY.

Join us for a Book Review of Killed by a Traffic Engineer:  Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System by Wes Marshall.

Join us for a book review: Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages by Gaston Dorren.  Reviewer:  David Brickman, longtime writer & editor, language lover, and FFAPL treasurer. 

Join us for a Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson.  Reviewer: Frank S. Robinson, JD, philosopher, author, & blogger. 

Join us for a Book Review: Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make — and Keep — Friends by Marisa G. Franco, PhD.  Reviewer: Hailey Hamias, FFAPL volunteer & community development professional. 

Join us for a Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Join us for a Book Review: 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s by Rob Harvilla.  Reviewer: Roger Green, retired business librarian from the NY Small Business Development Center.

“Observing Place” June 6- Nov. 8, 2025

Join us for a Book Review: Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me about Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz. Reviewer:  Gene Damm, former president, Friends of APL. 

Join us for a Book Review: He, Leo: The Life and Poetry of Lew Welch by Ewan Clark.  Reviewer: Dan Wilcox noted local poet & peace activist. 

[Age 17+] Join us for a block printing workshop with Opal Hexen, an artist and printmaker from Troy, NY. 

Their art features natural motifs and the macabre, lots of mushrooms, fruits, veggies, critters, bones and teeth. 

Join us for a Book Review: Germinal by Émile Zola.  Reviewer: Carl Strock, author & award-winning journalist.