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Civil Service Workshop

1:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Delaware
Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

This workshop will help attendees navigate the hiring process, understand civil service exams, and receive hands-on job application support. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Resume Workshop

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Pine Hills
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: One-on-One Instruction, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Schedule a one-on-one 45-minute meeting to refine your resume or cover letter. Learn how to create or update a resume to show off your skills!

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

Skateboarding 101

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tween/Teen
Washington Avenue
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Youth Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Community Event, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

[for ages 5 and up] Want to know more about skateboarding? From fingerboards to longboards and everything in between, join Miss Lindsey to watch skate videos & learn about skateboarding history, culture, and local resources.

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

Preparación Para Desastres / Disaster Preparedness

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Delaware
Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
Event Details:

[For Adults] Únase a la Coalición de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional del Noreste de NY (NENYCOSH) para un taller sobre Cómo Responder a Emergencias Y Prepararse Para Desastres.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Dungeons & Dragons 101

4:00pm–6:00pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Gaming, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Teens] Welcome travelers! Do you want to play Dungeons & Dragons but unsure where to start? Join us and learn how to make your characters and worlds come alive.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

The Science Chef : The Inventor Who Wasn't

12:30pm–1:30pm
Tween/Teen
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: STEM/STEAM, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come learn with The Science Chef in this program The Inventor Who Wasn't:  Children will learn about the six simple      machines and the career of engineer and cartoonist Rube Goldberg.

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

Turntable Takeover 2.0!

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tween/Teen
Washington Avenue
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teen
Program Type: Community Event, Music, Workshop
Event Details:

[For ages 8 and up] Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a DJ? Happy Owl & Mix It Up will be here with JDUltrasick and DJ Smoke to give a workshop on turtableism!

This event is in the "Preschool" group
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This event is in the "Adults" group
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West African Drumming Workshop with Jordan Taylor Hill

6:00pm–7:30pm
Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Outdoor Park
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Music, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Local musician and artist Jordan Taylor Hill will lead an all ages West African drumming workshop. Jordan's  work brings communities together through the power of drumming, dance, and storytelling.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Resume Workshop

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Pine Hills
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: One-on-One Instruction, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Schedule a one-on-one 45-minute meeting to refine your resume or cover letter. Learn how to create or update a resume to show off your skills!

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

Block Printing Workshop with Opal Hexen

5:30pm–7:30pm
Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults
Washington Avenue
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Learning Lab A
Age Group: Tween/Teen, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Friends and Foundation of APL, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

[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. 

Juneteenth

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
This event is in the "Adults" group

Love Your Block: Screen Repair Workshop

10:30am–1:00pm
Adults
Washington Avenue
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Washington Avenue
Room: Washington: Learning Lab A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Warm weather and fresh breezes are here! If your windows are still closed due to tears and holes in your screens, the City of Albany's Love Your Block program can help. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Resume Workshop

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Pine Hills
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: One-on-One Instruction, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Schedule a one-on-one 45-minute meeting to refine your resume or cover letter. Learn how to create or update a resume to show off your skills!

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

Sewing Group

4:30pm–5:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Howe
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Howe
Room: Howe: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading, STEM/STEAM, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to sew! This class is hosted by Stitch Exchange. Newly arrived immigrants volunteer as sewing instructors and assist you with your sewing projects while practicing their English language skills.

Independence Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Arbor Hill/ West Hill, Bach, Delaware, Howe, North Albany, Pine Hills, Washington Avenue, Outreach/ Offsite, Virtual/ Online
This event is in the "Adults" group

Paint 'N Sip Plus: Pottery Making.

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Music, One-on-One Instruction, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults 18+] Join us for our relaxing monthly art workshop. No experience needed, just bring your creativity! Enjoy complimentary refreshments while you design and unwind.

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

Art After Dark: Introduction to Acrylic

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, Older Adults
Pine Hills
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pine Hills
Room: Pine Hills: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, STEM/STEAM, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults 18+] Using a 6”x6” canvas, that you will be able to take home by the end of the program, we will be covering basic principals of acrylic painting.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

In My Skin: Healing at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Economy

11:00am–1:00pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Event Details:

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Not a # Group

2:30pm–3:30pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Workshop
Event Details:

[For Teens] Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed to provide youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices.

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

Pickling-Palooza!

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults, Older Adults
Delaware
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Delaware
Room: Delaware: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

[Adults] Come learn about different pickling processes & the history of pickling, try some pickled items you may have never thought of before and leave with a small jar of pickled carrots. Registration is necessary, as supplies are limited.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

In My Skin: Healing at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Economy

2:30pm–4:30pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

In My Skin: Healing at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Economy

11:00am–1:00pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Event Details:

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

Not a # Group

2:30pm–3:30pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Workshop
Event Details:

[For Teens] Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed to provide youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices.

This event is in the "Tween/Teen" group

In My Skin: Healing at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Economy

2:30pm–4:30pm
Tween/Teen
Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Arbor Hill/ West Hill
Room: Arbor Hill/West Hill: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween/Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Healing circles offer Black women a supportive space to explore their economic narratives through storytelling and body mapping, visualizing how financial stress and resilience manifest physically.