Week Calendar

[For ages 0-4] Please join us in the Large Meeting Room for stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, and their caregivers.

[Ages 2-8] Come on down to the historic Howe Branch of the Albany Public library for a read-along, sing-along Storytime.

[Ages 2-5] Join us for stories, songs & fun for preschoolers and their caregivers every week at the Delaware Branch. No registration required.

[Ages 0-24 months] Join Ms Melissa for fun songs and short books to introduce your baby to storytime! We will meet in the community room, and babies and their caregivers are welcome to stay and play after storytime.

[For ages 0-2] Please join Youth Services staff for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes for the youngest children, from birth to eighteen months. 

[For Adults] Monday 10:30 - 11:00am Washington Avenue Session

[For Adults of all ages and abilities] Learn simple, gentle Tai chi movements to improve coordination and balance. Enjoy these mindful, safe movements and the deeper breathing and flexibility they can enable.

[For adults] The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Pine Hills Branch to meet with Alex Word, the Neighborhood Specialist for Pine Hills. 

[For ages 1-4] Please join us for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregiver.

[For ages 0-5] NEW Storytime! Join us for some weekend storytime fun. We'll be sharing stories, singing songs, learning new rhymes, and shaking our sillies out.

[Ages 0-5] Every week after preschool storytime-- stay & play! 

Let your little ones tap into their imaginations during this unstructured play time. Kids can play with our toy kitchen, blocks, dolls, train sets & more!

[For ages 0-2] Join us for unstructured play-time with sensory blocks, cars, balls, and much more!

[For Adults] Monday 11:30-12:00 Washington Avenue Session

[For ages 1-4] Join us for unstructured playtime with sensory blocks, cars, balls, and much more!

[Ages 18+] Would you like to update or create a résumé? Need help tweaking or writing a cover letter? The Delaware Branch offers one-on-one sessions every Thursday between 12-1pm. Registration for your appointment is required.

[For ages 18+] Are you a fiber crafter? Does your family have all the hand knitted or crocheted hats, scarves, mittens, or shawls that they could possibly use in this lifetime?

[For adults] Schedule a 1 hour, one-on-one appointment with the Librarian for assistance with your technology questions. We can help from how to use your phone to computers. Please have your questions ready before the appointment.

[For Adults] Join us for a free movie screening with coffee and snacks, and the chance to talk to community services providers!

[For Adults] Monday 11:30-12:00 Washington Avenue Session

[For adults] Visit our Pine Hills Branch entrance and explore our cart of this week's newest books! We will also provide coffee to fuel the search for your next read!

[For All Ages] Join us for some Saturday afternoon jazz with the Art D'echo Trio! Weather permitting, the event will be outside on our front patio (rain location is our large meeting room).

[For Ages 8 - 14] Do your kids love tech? Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs. parallel and short-circuits, while ‘snapping’ together cool experiments that buzz, whistle, flash, fly, and more!

[Adults] The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you!

[Ages 5-17] Kids love reading to Rocket, certified therapy dog. Why? Because he's soft, cuddly and a good listener.

[Adults 18+]  Looking for help so you can confidently use a computer?  Sign up for a 30-minute session for help with:

[Adults 18+]  Looking for help so you can confidently use a computer?  Sign up for a 30-minute session for help with:

[Adults] The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you!

[Ages 4+] Use your imagination and free play with our Legos or build a complete set. This is a drop-in program. No registration required. This program recurs on the first Thursday of each month.

[For Ages 7-17] Come enjoy this new spin on lego building! we are buying brand new kits from the Lego City collection and making new buildings to put on display in children's room. This collaborative build will also include refreshments! 

[For Teens] Do you feel alone in this world? Like no one understands your interest of anime? Well join the Anime Club! We, as an accepting and welcoming club, understand your passion for anime. We also have video games available, too!

[For Ages 5 -0 17] This event is designed for families who have children with autism that would like to experience seeing a movie in a sensory friendly environment.

Lively produce only market offers a variety of fresh farm products affordably.  Located in the back parking lot of Albany Public Library's Delaware Branch. WIC coupons and EBT cards are welcome. 

[For Ages 13-17] Clash your favorite gaming icons in the ultimate showdown. Tweens and Teens are invited to bring their friends and play Super Smash. Come see if you are good enough to beat our library gamers! 

Meeting of the Facilities Committee of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees.

[For ages 5 - 11] Get together to make your own musical instruments! We'll learn how to make hand drums, rainsticks, maracas, kazoos, guitars, harmonicas, castanets, banjos, and more -- it's up to you!

[All Ages] Come be part of this fun-filled musical celebration of hope, love, peace, and justice in the world featuring Ruth Pelham of the Music Mobile.

[For Adults]

Grown-ups can also go back to school in September!

[For adults] Silent Book Clubs are popping up nationally and we are introducing our own. Bring a book, settle into our cozy chairs, and enjoy the peace of reading with fellow book lovers!

Meeting of the Personnel Committee of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees.

[All ages] The popular Garage Bands concert returns for a special one-night engagement as part of our Centennial Celebrations.