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. 

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] 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 children 0-8 and their caregivers.] John & Heidi Kowalchyk are back! They'll be bringing drums to lead us all in a drum circle! If you have a drum at home that you'd like to bring to use, feel free to do so!

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

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.

David Rudinger, MS (physics), MS (civil & urban engineering), MBA, retired from NYS Dept. of Transportation presents American Prometheus:  The Triumph and Tragedy of J.

[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

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.

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

A representative from the University at Albany TRIO EOC Program will be on-site to assist adults interested in continuing their education. Services the TRIO EOC Program offer to participants include:

[18+] Come have Coffee/ Tea and Donuts with us as we watch the movie of the month. This month movie: The Oath [R]

[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

[5-11] Make a Thankful Mat Using Construction Paper, Crayons, Markers and Laminating all so that  way you can use it all year round. 

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

[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.

[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!

Are you curious about composting, but don’t know where to start? Are you a veteran composter, but looking for different perspectives?

[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.

[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. 

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. 

[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 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! 

[All ages] Sign up for a weekly piano lesson with Ms. Francesca, a local piano teacher.

[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 adults] Adhere images from magazines, newspapers, and old photography books to paper to create a collage works of art that you can bring home Staff will lead the session and provide the supplies. Registration Required. 

Please join us to craft lanterns for this year's 8th Annual Albany Lantern Parade! We will get creative with glue and colored tissue paper on recycled containers, to be carried around Washington Park Lake on November 5 (4:30p).

[All Ages] Come to Historic Howe to play some games, scare up some crafts and trick or treat!

[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 All Ages] Join North Albany for a Halloween time! We will have snacks and create a creepy craft!

Plus make sure to wear your costumes! We will have a contest based on the theme of your outfit. 

Registration is not needed!

[Ages 6-10]  Hello chapter book fans!  You are invited to meet Alvin Ho, a second grader who is nervous about many new things.   Join us while we explore the first chapter of this funny book together.

[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.

[All ages] Sign up for a weekly piano lesson with Ms. Francesca, a local piano teacher.

[Ages 5-11] POP over to the Washington branch and join us in making beaded ears of corn while we snack on some fresh homemade popcorn and candy corn. No registration required. Bring all of your CORNy jokes, too!

[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 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.

This is a special meeting of the Albany Public Library, Board of Trustees.

More information, including links to the agenda, minutes, and live-streaming of meetings can be found here:

[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.

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

Sewers, did you know that the Albany Made Creative Lab has a serger available for use? This is your opportunity to learn about this remarkably talented sewing machine and the overlock stitch it produces with ease.

[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!

[Ages 18+] Enjoy some mindfulness exercises with local practitioners. Mats provided but you are welcome to bring your own.

[Ages 16 and up]  Join our partners from Stitch Exchange to make your own cloth shopping bag.  All levels of sewing are welcome.   This is a two week program, November 2 and November 9.

[For Adults 18+] Take those old compact discs off the shelf and give them new life. We will use a compact disc (CD) as a loom to create decorative, one of a kind weavings. Supplies will be provided.

[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!