Week Calendar

[For ages 0-18 months] Please join us in our Youth Services Room for stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for children ages 0 to 18 months.

[Ages 2-7} Enjoy a family friendly storytime in the Bach Garden and then stay to play!  

Please bring a blanket to sit on.  The storytime will move inside if the weather is inclement.

[For Ages 2-4] Join us for an early morning story where we will sing, dance and socialize!

[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.

[Ages 5-12] Love horses? Have you ever seen a miniature horse?  Lindsay Sprague  from Winterberry Farm will be in the Bach garden to teach all all about how to take care of a horse.

[For ages 0-5 and their caregivers] Join us for a summer music storytime series where rhythm meets storytelling! Dive into tales filled with musical adventures.

[Ages 2-5] Join us for stories, songs & fun for preschoolers and their caregivers every week at the Delaware Branch. Walk-ins welcome. 

[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.

Please join us in the Large Meeting Room for stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, and their caregivers.

[For ages 0-8 and their caregivers.] Please join us near the playground at Washington Park for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes. 

Please join us in the Children's Room for stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, and their caregivers.

[For ages 0-5] Join us for some weekend storytime fun. We'll be sharing stories, singing songs, learning new rhymes, and shaking our sillies out.

[For Ages 0-5] Join us for stories, songs, and movement activities. Bring the whole family and enjoy Saturday at the library!

[For Adults] When we talk about Albany’s literary legacy, most Albany residents turn to “Albany’s Son”, William Kennedy – and with good reason! Albany has played muse to Kennedy, including inspiring the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Ironweed.

[For ages 0-18 months] Join us for unstructured playtime 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!

[Adults] Bring your device & your questions and we'll figure it out together. This is a one-on-one help session. Registration is required; call 518-427-4300, ext. 4 to register, or register online. Tech Help is offered every Monday. 

[Adults] Caregivers, stop in with your group for various activities for all abilities. Crafts, Legos, karaoke, quiet time, coloring, movies... there's no limit to the fun we'll have! Call 518-427-4300 ext.

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[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 3-6 and their Caregivers] Drop into Bach for some inclusive process art!  We will use a variety of materials, including paint,  scissors,  and natural objects.   Come on in for some fine motor, sensory art.

[For Teens] Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed to provide youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices.

Come try a variety of Oreos. Can you guess which flavor is which?

[For Adults] Join us for a free movie screening with coffee and the chance to talk to community services providers! Housing Services, mental health providers, and others will be available to answer questions and provide information. 

[Ages 18+] Would you like to update or create a résumé? Having formatting nightmares? Need help tweaking or writing a cover letter? The Delaware Branch offers one-on-one sessions every Thursday between 1-2pm. 

Let's Talk Albany: Historic Cherry Hill presentation - In 1827, a murder occurred at the Cherry Hill farm, home of the well-known Van Rensselaer family.

Join Albany’s Housing Services Advocate for information and assistance on tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. For more info, call the library at

(518) 427-4300 (ext. 1)

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. This program is online and conducted via Zoom.

Unleash your inner artist! Come sit and enjoy coloring, tea, and classical music. We will provide a variety of intricate coloring sheets, colored pencils, and crayons.

[Ages 5-11] Do you wonder what everyday objects look like up close? This program explores the exciting unseen world all around us and looks at the history of why seeing things with microscopes made important discoveries possible.

Join us as Mary A. Rosch, operations manager for Discover Albany, volunteer with FFAPL, & APL Trustee reviews The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A.

[Adults 18+]  Looking for help so you can confidently use a computer?  Sign up for a 30-minute session for help with:

[for ages 5-11] Honest Weight is coming to celebrate the harvest with local produce, fresh food, snack making, refreshments, etc. on a summer day!

[All Ages] Join Jackie the Magician for her Best and Brightest Magic Puppet Show! There will be ventriloquism, magic, juggling & more!

Hey Tweens/Teens! This intro to braiding class will introduce you to the origin and techniques of braiding. Beginning with a foundation in parting, the class will move to box braids and corn rolls, taught by a professional hair stylist!

[For All Ages]  Come watch a movie and stay cool at Washington Ave.

Today's Movie: A Wrinkle in Time

Work together in a team to see which group can complete their 500 piece puzzle the fastest. The winning team will have their team picture on APL social media AND free ice cream from Stewart's!

[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!

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. 

[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] The City of Albany's new Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you!

[Adults] Cozy up with a cup of tea while we discuss notable literary titles in our "Novels After Noon" book club. We will explore a variety of genres including memoirs, historical fiction, mysteries and more!

[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. 

We will have time for tweens and teens to play video games, watch anime, and maybe throw in some crafts! 

[For ages 3-7] Join us for a sensory friendly storytime with interactive stories, songs, dance, and play! 

[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.

[Ages 11 - 17] Make some customized buttons using our button press at Bach. Express yourself or make a gift for a friend, it's all up to you! 
 

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

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. 

[For Ages 11 to 17] A space welcoming all gamers 11 to 17 and all game types. We have board games to play, wi-fi for your DS battle, Xbox One and Switch on a big screen, and lots of tables and chairs to fit large-group games.

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

[For ages 0-5] Calling all parents, care-givers, and day-care providers! Bring your babies and toddlers for a fun half hour of stories, rhymes, and songs! 

[Ages 5-17] Drop by the library and do some summer Sand Art! We'll have jars and pictures, while supplies last. 

[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! 

Join the North Albany’s book club! We will meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Our choices of titles are based on the recommendation listings.

Title for July: "Heirs of the Founders" by H. W. Brands

[For adults] *****NEW LOCATION***** Silent Book Clubs are popping up nationally and APL has started our own chapter!

[Ages:2-6] Come Join us at Howe in your PJ's as we make a Telescope and an Edible Camp Fire and read a story before we go "Stargazing".

[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!

Ages 6-8: 6:15-7

Ages 9-12: 7-7:45

[For ages 3-9.] Didn’t get a chance to make it to our last Cubetto program? You’re in luck! Cubetto is the adorable wooden robot that can teach your child the basics of computer programming through adventures and hands-on play.

[For Adults] Join us on the second Tuesday evening of each month for a group novel discussion. 

August 13th: "If Beale Street Could Talk" by James Baldwin 

Monthly meeting of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees.

[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.

[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!

[For All Ages] Albany Public Library will be at Movies Under the Stars!  Join us! Tonight's movie is "Wish"