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

[Ages 2-5] 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.

[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] 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.

Learn how to make leather from foraged fruits. This workshop is presented in partnership with the Radix center.

[For children 0-8 and their caregivers.] Spend your morning at the library enjoying tasty treats while creating a crafty gift for someone special. No registration required.

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

Sherrie Lyons, PhD, science historian & author of From Cells to Organisms: Re-envisioning Cell Theory presents The Song of the Cell:  An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Sidd

[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?

Pop up movie and coffee

[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] Explore current scams and review practical tips to better understand and identify the difference between a scam, fraud, and identify theft.

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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!

Albany has two buildings from the city's Dutch origins which date back to the early 1700s. Cara Macri at Historic Albany Foundation will talk about the oldest building in the city, the Van Ostrande-Radliff House.

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

[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 all ages] UAlbany's student branch of IEEE (Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers) will be on site to demonstrate their robotic dog, inspired by a Boston Dynamics robotic canine. Stay for its one and only backflip at 1:30!

Make an ecofriendly bird feeder out of pinecones, sun butter, and bird seed. All ages welcome!

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 volunteer 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 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!

[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.

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. 

[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

[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!

[Ages 11-17] Breakfast? For dinner? That's the idea! Learn how to customize your own pancakes and chow down!

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

[Ages6-10]  Bach is having Fun@4!  Celebrate Picture Book Month by making your own picture book.  We will use chopsticks and various kinds of paper to create picture books!  What will yours be about?

[For Ages 13+] 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.

Prove to your friends and family that you know how to spell better than Google. Enter our teen Spelling Bee and compete for the Spelling Bee crown.

[Ages 18+] Join us at the Delaware Branch for an afternoon of holiday wreath making. Participants will have an opportunity to test their wreath design skills. Learn to create a wreath using tree trimmings, wire and various add-on decorations.

Come celebrate and share your love of anime and manga with other teens while snacking on Pocky.

[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 ages 18+] Come watch anime and draw anime characters or work on a manga that can be more dark or spicy in topic.

Meeting of the APL Board of Trustees - Finance & Audit Committee. 

Show off your spelling aptitude and compete for the Championship Spelling Bee belt! Bring your "A" game to the spelling "B" and we'll "C" you there.

[Adults 18+] Join us on the last Wednesday of each month to discuss our selected classic or popular book (usually non-fiction but could be fiction) that focuses on personal development and self-improvement. The monthl

[Ages 15+] Have you ever wanted to learn about flyer design? Do you have an event you want to advertise? Perhaps you just want a chance to create something to hang on your wall at home!

[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.

[All ages] Please join us for opening night of the Art at APL winter exhibition!

[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!