Week Calendar

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

[Ages 2-6 and their Caregivers]  Come on over to Bach for a fun and silly Storytime full of singing and movement. After the Storytime there will be time for free play. 

[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.

[For adults] English as a new language can be challenging and there is always room for improvement.

[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 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. 

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive. To make an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org.  Walk-ins are also welcome! For more information, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

[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.

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

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

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

[For ages 0-5] Join us for unstructured playtime with sensory blocks, cars, balls, and much more!

[For Adults] Digital Navigator - One-on-one Computer Help (Pine Hills Session)

[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 Adults] Digital Navigator - One-on-one Computer Help (Pine Hills Session)

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

[Ages 18+] The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Delaware Branch to meet with Tabora Marcus, the Delaware Neighborhood Specialist.

Participate in a group of memoir writers and get feedback on your work. This is a support group for aspiring writers who want to tell their story in creative and engaging ways.

[Ages 3-6 and their Caregivers]  Drop in to Bach for some inclusive process art!  We will use a variety of materials, including paint, scissors and natural objects.    Come on in for some fine motor, sensory fun.

[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.

[Adult] Do to overwhelming demand, we are offering our popular adult craft hour in the afternoon too.  We are working with the NNORC to offer the same craft as the evening craft program at Bach. 

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

[For Adults] Digital Navigator - One-on-one Computer Help (Pine Hills Session)

[For Adults] Digital Navigator - One-on-one Computer Help (Pine Hills Session)

[Adults] The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Howe Branch to meet with Tabora Marcus, the Neighborhood Specialist for the South End

[For Adults] Join us as we explore one of the oldest photographic processes, the cyanotype (sun print).

[For ages 2-8.] Celebrate APL’s centennial with a special storytime at the historical Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence!

[Ages 18+] Come sit, sip and play with board games, card games and puzzles.

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

[For Adults] Digital Navigator - One-on-one Computer Help (Pine Hills Session)

[Adults] Cozy up with a cup of tea while we discuss notable literary titles in our newest book club Novels After Noon. We will explore a variety of genres including memoirs, historical fiction, mysteries, and more!

[For Adults] Digital Navigator - One-on-one Computer Help (Pine Hills Session)

[Teens and Adults] Dungeons & Dragons has been around for decades, but with the recent movie Honor Among Thieves, and TV shows Critical Role and Stranger Things, its popularity is at an all-time high.

[For Ages 6 - 14] Calling all little Makers! Along with access to all of the Albany Made Lab equipment, Mini Makers will be abke to use some of our favorite Youth Services gadgets and tools.

[For All Ages] Calling all Artists, Musicians, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something!

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

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

[Ages 12-18] This is a 6-week workshop that teaches youth concepts of being a disk jockey (DJ), while simultaneously teaching them to empower themselves through artistic expression and musical curation.

[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!

[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! 

[All ages] Sign up for a weekly piano lesson with Ms. Francesca, a local piano teacher. Please Note that if you have signed up for the 3:40 -4:10 class this is the new time starting 9/21/23 and onwards.

[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.

[For Ages 11 -17] Come join us after school for some videogames at the Bach branch! Play with or against your friends lwith some classics like Super Smash, Minecraft or Rocket League!

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 2+ and their caregivers] Join us for stories and songs, nursery rhymes and folktales, as well as movement activities and finger plays.

[For ages 7-11] Join us and watch anime, socialize and eat snacks.

[Ages 5-11] Join us for Fun@4!  Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by making a Mexican style, colorful tin mirror, called a Talavera.  We will learn the origins of Talaveras while eating Mexican cookies, called "Marias"

[For Ages 7+] Join us for a variety of activities including arts & crafts, cooking, science experiments, and MORE! 

This week we will be painting T-Shirts and tote bags with bleach to create some fun designs and effects!

[All ages] Sign up for a weekly piano lesson with Ms. Francesca, a local piano teacher. Please Note that if you have signed up for the 4:15 - 4:45 class this is the new time starting 9/21/23 and onwards.

[All ages] Sign up for a weekly piano lesson with Ms. Francesca, a local piano teacher. Please Note that if you have signed up for the 4:50 -5:20 class this is the new time starting 9/21/23 and onwards.

[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! 

[For ages 9-17] Play various video games including Smash Brothers, Tekken, Mariokart, NBA 2K22 on the Nintendo Switch, XBox or PS4 with your friends! Join us to make a fun and healthy snack, in addition to playing video games.

[Ages 8-17] Join Root3d instructors for an expansive energetic practice through the mind-body, expanding the heart and connecting with your unique individual spirit shining in your authenticity.

[Adults] Come join us for a presentation by Avery Stempel of Collar City Mushrooms (collarcitymushrooms.com/) about growing edible and medicinal mushrooms at home!

[For All Ages] Calling all Artists, Musicians, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something!

[All ages] Sign up for a weekly piano lesson with Ms. Francesca, a local piano teacher. Please Note that if you have signed up for the 5:25 - 5:55 class this is the new time starting 9/21/23 and onwards.

[For ages 2+ and their caregivers] Join us for stories and songs, nursery rhymes and folktales, as well as movement activities and finger plays.

[For Adults] Please join us for a discussion led by Jordan Daniels, a Student Debt Counselor from Empire Justice Center, about how to navigate student loan repayment after three years in the COVID-19 forbearance.

[For ages 6-14] Minecraft beginners and experts: come build your world and characters in a weekly Minecraft competition with your friends at the APL Washington Ave. Branch.

[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!

[For all ages] Using pipe cleaners as your medium, create a colorful bouguet of vibrant flowers that will keep your home cheery year round.
As supplies are limited, please reserve your spot online or call us at 518-427-4300 ext 6.

[For Adults]

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

[For All Ages] The third Wednesday of every month, come learn about a fascinating aspect of science and the world around us. Our presenters will discuss a different topic each month.

[Adult]  For September we are creating a lovely autumnal themed votive or pen holder using a mason jar and craft supplies. 

This program is repeat of the Wednesday, September 20th, 1pm craft program with the NNORC.

[For Adults]  Join us for a discussion. In this presentation, Lorraine Morales Cox, head of the Visual Arts Dept. at

[For ages 10-14.] Join us for a special Page Turners Book Club Open House! We'll be explaining our program, talking about books, and getting tweens & teens excited about reading with us at our monthly virtual meetings.

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime with Miss Melissa. We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!