Week Calendar

[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 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 2-5] Come on down to the historic Howe Branch of the Albany Public library for a read-along, sing-along Storytime.

[For ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers] Hang out with us for a weekly bilingual storytime with your favorite fuzzy monster, Gruff, and his librarian side-kick. We'll be reading books and singing songs in both English and Spanish.

[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 0-5] Calling parents, care-givers, and day-care providers! Bring your babies and toddlers for a fun half hour of music stories and dance with Gruff the Storytime Monster! 

[For Adults of all ages and abilities] Relax and De-stress with Tai Chi.

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

Donald “The Soul Man” Hyman, teacher, actor, singer, writer, TV host/producer, & veteran presents My Song, a memoir by Harry Belafonte with Michael Shnayerson.

[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?

[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!

Author Henry Fernau presents his new graphic novel Vessel.

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

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.

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

[Ages 8-Adult] Bach is bringing out the chess sets Scrabble Boards.  Come by and play!  You are encouraged to bring a partner.

[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.

Join Albany’s Housing Services Advocate for information and assistance on
tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. If you have a question about a
housing situation, Ashley can help you find answers.

After-school teen activity. 

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

[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 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 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 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 5-11] Refresh with a tasty after school snack then enjoy a variety of different toys, games, and activities!

The NYS Citizen Preparedness Corps will be conducting an Emergency Preparedness Event.

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

[Ages 4-12]  Bach is having Fun@4!  Drop by Bach and build with our Legos and other construction sets!

[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.

[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 Adults] Join us for a one-on-one Job Assistance session with Marsha Lazarus via Zoom. Not clear about your job search goal? Can't seem to get your foot in the door? Lack confidence on how to put your best foot forward in the interview?

[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.

[For All Ages] Join us as we recognize some of Albany's young authors and illustrators from Henry Johnson Charter School. Refreshments will be served.

[For Adults] Join us for a one-on-one Job Assistance session with Marsha Lazarus via Zoom. Not clear about your job search goal? Can't seem to get your foot in the door? Lack confidence on how to put your best foot forward in the interview?

[Adults] Come watch some classic and influential kung fu films at the Arbor Hill/West Hill branch.

Voting is recognized by most people to be the foundation of a democratic system of government but, in the USA, for whom was the right to vote originally intended?

Get ready to join our vibrant community in a free family friendly event dedicated to discussing sustainable practices! At this event, we'll dive deep into what to expect from climate change in Albany and how the city is responding to it.

In this two-part class will learn the basics of crochet, how to read a pattern and add buttons to a project. The good folks at Up-Stich provided yarn and materials for this class.

[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.

POSTPONED TO 12/7/23 Fifty Years of Women in Hip-Hop

*Event has been rescheduled to 12/7/23*

Delaware Area Neighborhood Association Meeting