Week Calendar

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

[Ages 2-10] The Spooky Halloween Show! is a virtual prorgram that engages children with comedy, singing, the itsy-bitsy spider, bats, goblins, ghouls, bubbles, music technology and a monster mash dance party for the kids!

[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. 

Register for a 30-minute session with a Digital Navigator to learn the basics of computers or ask questions in a one-on-one setting. Get assistance with resumes, internet skills, mobile devices,  Google Drive, and more.

[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. 

[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

Register for a 30-minute session with a Digital Navigator to learn the basics of computers or ask questions in a one-on-one setting. Get assistance with resumes, internet skills, mobile devices,  Google Drive, and more.

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

[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!

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Albany Public Library with Albany Bicycle Coalition (ABC) and the Friends and Foundation of APL!

Register for a 30-minute session with a Digital Navigator to learn the basics of computers or ask questions in a one-on-one setting. Get assistance with resumes, internet skills, mobile devices,  Google Drive, and more.

Gene Damm, former journalist & current board member, FFAPL presents The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle for Its Inner Soul by Isabel Kershner.

[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.

[Adults]  Do you have question about your device? One-on-One Computer Skills Group is designed for individuals who want some extra help with their device or computer!

[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?

[Ages 5-11] Join Science Chef of the Capital District as we get excited for the 2023 solar eclipse! Learn why we need special glasses to view the solar eclipse and how a solar eclipse works.

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

[For all ages] If you love to build LEGOs, join us to build a LEGO set to display in the library for everyone to be impressed with! The build will be a suprise and all ages are welcome to build together.

Come play Spirit Island and keep the colonizers away! Light snacks will be provided.

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.

Register for a 30-minute session with a Digital Navigator to learn the basics of computers or ask questions in a one-on-one setting. Get assistance with resumes, internet skills, mobile devices,  Google Drive, and more.

[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.

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

Writing class for adults looking for structure improving their craft. This is a creative writing class for those who need a springboard to writing poetry and prose, and will focus on memoir.

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

This is a small writing discussion group that looks at mystery writing! The Howdunnits provide a safe and welcoming venue to share your writing and to give and recieve feedback from others.

[For Ages 7-17] Calling all Science Fans! Bring the family and participate and learn about the basics of science and engineering with Mr. Bill!

[For adults] Schedule a 1 hour, one-on-one appointment with a UAlbany student volunteer for assistance with your technology questions. Please have your questions ready before the appointment.

Learn how to express yourself clearly and imaginatively, share your work, and respond to the stories of others. Attend any or all sessions. Facilitated by Misty Yarnall.

Register for a 30-minute session with a Digital Navigator to learn the basics of computers or ask questions in a one-on-one setting. Get assistance with resumes, internet skills, mobile devices,  Google Drive, and more.

[For adults] Schedule a 1 hour, one-on-one appointment with a UAlbany student volunteer for assistance with your technology questions. Please have your questions ready before the appointment.

[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.

In Our Own Voices, Inc provides free HIV and HEP C testing. No registration or appointment required. Free and discreet.

[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. 

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. 

[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!

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

[Ages 5-14] Join Miss Kim from Cornell Cooperative extension to learn about how to prepare healthy meals. Take home recipes you'll make again and again. This is a drop-in program. No registration required.

[For ages 4-7] A 35 min preparedness program for students (pre k-2nd grade) that follows Pedro the Penguin and his friends as they learn how to be prepared and take action during an emergency.

[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 all ages] If you love to build LEGOs, join us to build a LEGO set to display in the library for everyone to be impressed with! The build will be a surprise and all ages are welcome to build together.

[13 and up] Are you an anime fan? Do you yearn for more anime in your life? Does Pocky entice you? Then join our anime club at the Bach branch!

[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.

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

Sewing repair assistance and learn to use a sewing machine with help from Stitching Exchange!

[Ages 6-10]  Hello chapter book fans!  Each month we will meet a new chapter book.  We will  read the first chapter together,  do some fun activities, and finish with a snack.

[For ages: 5-17] We will have a selection of items that were created a century ago!

Please register as food items are limited! Call us at 518-427-4300 ext 6 or online

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

[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! 

[For ages: 18+] Join the North Albany’s book club! We will meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Our choices of titles will be based on the month’s holiday observations.

Title for November: "Girls Burn Brighter" by Shobha Rao

[For Adults] For intermediate sewers. Learn how to sew a quarter zip fleece sweater from start to finish.

[Adults 18+] Come join us for a film with a cup of tea and popcorn. Films will be contemplative, musing, philosophical or spiritual in nature. To be held on the second Wednesday of each month, film evenings are casual

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

Local illustrator, Ulises Fariñas, presents his lateset illustrations in the book, Behold! Dungeons & Dragons, by Wizards of the Coast.

[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!