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 2-9] “Sleigh bells ring!

[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 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 0-5 and their caregivers.] NOTE THE NEW DATE! Join us this morning at the Washington Ave. Branch for music with Matt Yaeger! We will sing, dance, and have lots of fun together!

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

Sílvia Mejía, PhD, professor of Spanish, Latin American Literature, & Film, also Chair, Dept.

[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] Classes are provided to help students improve English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Classes are free to students age 21 year or older. 

Deb Perelman has three cookbooks and a popular food blog.  Choose a recipe from her online blog (www.smittenkitchen.com) or one of her cookbooks.  If you feel comfortable, feel free to bring y

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

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 Adults] Classes are provided to help students improve English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Classes are free to students age 21 year or older. 

[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

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.

[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.

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] It's almost winter! Come decorate some cookies and make from-scratch hot cocoa! Cozy vibes all around!

After school hang out time for teens with video games. 

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

[Ages 17+] Come Join us as we make hot cocoa jars. Make these as gifts for family /friends or keep them for yourself so you can make a nice cup of hot cocoa as the days get colder.

[Ages 4-8]  Barbara Lukas from WMHT  will share some snowy magic with us today.   We will listen to the classic picture book,  The Snowy Day  by Ezra Jack Keats, then make our own snow!  Snow Science!

[Tween/teen] Calling all Swifties! We know we all have a lot going on at the moment but we hope you will take some time out for our pop-up celebration of Miss Taylor Alison Swift!

[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 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! 

The Friends & Foundation of Albany Public Library welcomes friends of the Library to get together to plan our upcoming programming!

[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

[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.

This is the monthly 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: Adults] Want to add a wintery theme art into your decor this season? Why not add a Winter Tree Wreath! We will have supplies available for you to create your own colorful design.

[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.

Join the Friends and Foundation of the Albany Public Library for this book talk on "Nature's Evil: A Cultural History of Natural Resources" by Alexander Etkind.

[Ages 18+] Are you into movies? Perhaps you enjoy cult classics! Join us at the Delaware Branch one Thursday a month as we revisit some of the coolest cult movies ever produced.

[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!