Upcoming Events

Join us for a Recorded Virtual Author Talk at the Howe Branch with Jodi Picoult. 

[Adults] Read this month's book before our meeting and join us (virtually) for a lively discussion.

**This program will be held via Zoom. A link and password to access the Zoom program will be sent upon Registration**

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. 

[Ages 4-8] Visit the Pine Hill Branch library and explore our extensive picture book collection! Each week our "Book Buddies" will read pre-selected books featuring award winning authors.

Join the North Albany’s book club! We will meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Our choices of titles are based on the recommendation listings.

Title for March 11th: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

[For adults] *****NEW LOCATION***** Silent Book Clubs are popping up nationally and APL has started our own chapter!

[For Adults] 

Join us on the second Tuesday evening of each month for a group novel discussion. 

April 8: In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar

The League of Women Voters of Albany, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties, and the Albany Public Library invite you to participate in a four-session online group reading and discussion series.

[Ages 7-12] Welcome  Bookmark Bunch!  

[For youth, ages 9-14.] Read this month's book before our meeting and join us (virtually) for a fun discussion!

In celebration of Earth Day this month, April's book selection is Hoot by Carl Hiaasen.

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

[Ages 4-8] Visit the Pine Hill Branch library and explore our extensive picture book collection! Each week our "Book Buddies" will read pre-selected books featuring award winning authors.

[For adults] Silent Book Clubs are popping up nationally and APL has started our own chapter! Bring a book to the Bach Garden. Enjoy the peace of reading with fellow book lovers! No assigned readings or pressured discussion.

[Ages 4-8] Join us for My First Book Club!

This book club is focused on building confidence in new readers as they begin reading on their own. 

Join us for an evening of relaxed conversation with other local parents and caretakers as we discuss these two thought-provoking books on raising children in the modern world:

March 20th: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

[For Adults] Watch a 1-hour, pre-recorded bestselling author talk in the Pine Hills Branch meeting room with fellow attendees. These videos are offered through APL's partnership with Library Speakers Consortium. 

[Adults] Let me be perfectly queer, this is an all-inclusive, LGBT+ book club. This book club reads fiction and non-fiction books that center around queer ideas, stories, and experiences. 

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.

[Ages 4-8] Visit the Pine Hill Branch library and explore our extensive picture book collection! Each week our "Book Buddies" will read pre-selected books featuring award winning authors.

The League of Women Voters of Albany, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties, and the Albany Public Library invite you to participate in a four-session online group reading and discussion series.

Join me for a fun evening hour of discussing "Abandoned Albany" by Jay Farrell. 

Watch a recording of this past author talk with us at the Howe Branch with fellow attendees.