Week Calendar

[for ages 0-18] Check out a challenged book on display in our Youth Services room and receive a Stewart's Ice Cream coupon. All month long!

[for ages 0-18] Check out a challenged book on display in our Youth Services room and receive a Stewart's Ice Cream coupon. All month long!

[for ages 0-18] Check out a challenged book on display in our Youth Services room and receive a Stewart's Ice Cream coupon. All month long!

[for ages 0-18] Check out a challenged book on display in our Youth Services room and receive a Stewart's Ice Cream coupon. All month long!

[for ages 0-18] Check out a challenged book on display in our Youth Services room and receive a Stewart's Ice Cream coupon. All month long!

[for ages 0-18] Check out a challenged book on display in our Youth Services room and receive a Stewart's Ice Cream coupon. All month long!

[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 and their caregiver.

[Ages 0-6 and their Caregivers]  Come to Bach for a fun and educational storytime full of silliness, singing and movement.  Then, stay to play!

[Ages 1-4] Come join Gruff the friendly storytime monster and his human librarian side-kick for fun stories, silly songs, and dancing. Bring your energy and your little one and get all the wiggles out! 

[2-5] Come on down to the historic Howe Branch of the Albany Public library for Stories, Songs, Dancing, Playtime and Crafts!

[For adults] English as a new language can be challenging and there is always room for improvement.

[Ages 0-24 months] Join us 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.

[Ages 0-5] Join us for a sensory friendly storytime with dimmer lights, fidget toys, and fun songs, followed by unstructured play time.

[Ages 0-5] Join us for stories, songs & fun for preschoolers and their caregivers every week at the Delaware Branch. After Storytime-- stay & play! Let your little ones tap into their imaginations during this unstructured play time.

[For ages 0-18 months] Bring your baby and bounce along to fun stories, songs, and rhymes. Baby Storytime is a 15-minute program, followed by a relaxed playtime where you and baby will meet new friends.

(Ages 0-4) End the month by bringing your baby or toddler for a storytime where they will dance until they can't dance no more!

[For ages 1-4] Please join us for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregiver. After storytime, enjoy unstructured playtime with sensory blocks, cars, balls, and much more!

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

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

[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. 

Come Join us at the Howe Branch or on Zoom to get some light movement in to start your week off right! Please Make sure to bring a water bottle, walking shoes and to wear comfortable clothing for movement i.e. Leggings and a tee shirt.

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

Contact Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County for more information and to sign up.  
https://www.lvorc.org/contact/  or  call 518-434-0540

[For adults] The City of Albany's Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Pine Hills Branch to meet with Ken Louzier, the Neighborhood Specialist for Pine Hills. 

[For Adults] This class is designed for adult newcomers to Albany who have some basic English language skills and are looking to improve their fluency and communication abilities.

[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?

Schedule a one-on-one 45-minute meeting to refine your resume or cover letter. Learn how to create or update a resume to show off your skills!

Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County ENL class

Patrons can call Emma Schreiner at 518-434-0540 for scheduling and more information.

[Adults 18+] We welcome any kind of knitting, crocheting, quilting or needlework. Is it a hobby that you enjoyed in the past and would like to get back to? You can bring a project that you’re working on, or one that you want to start.

Finding Utopia: Learn about how the local Watervliet Shakers and other nearby upstate groups sought new ways of defining Community, from the late 1700s into the mid 1800s.  In the early years of the New Republic, there was a vibrant movement

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

[Ages 18+] Have you ever wondered what it’s like to investigate a haunted location?

The City of Albany's Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Howe Branch to meet with Shneecka Alexander, the Neighborhood Specialist for the South End. 

[For Adults] This class is designed for adult immigrants and newcomers to Albany who are preparing for the USCIS citizenship and naturalization process.

Join us for a  Special Program: Andrea Nicolay, Executive Director of Albany Public Library, will talk about "The Library and Current Events.” 

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

The City of Albany's Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Delaware Branch to meet with Shneecka Alexander, the Neighborhood Specialist for the Delaware neighborhood. 

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

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

[For Adults and Children Ages 6+] Calling all Artists, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open hours and start (or finish) something!

The City of Albany's Department of Neighborhood Services wants to hear from you! Please stop by the Bach Branch to meet Lisa Rodriguez, the Neighborhood Specialist for the Helderberg neighborhood.

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

[For Ages 4-8] Become a member of our weekly book club! Parents will recieve support and guidance on early literacy practices, incuding how to support their readers at home.

We have video games, anime, and potential make crafts! A place to hang with friends after school.

[For ages 5-14] Calling all little Makers! Along with access to all of the Albany Made Lab equipment, Mini Makers will be able to use some of our favorite Youth Services gadgets and tools.

Use your imagination and free-play with our Legos! This is a drop-in program for kids and adults of all ages. No registration required. This program recurs on the last Monday of each month. 

[Ages 9-17] Hang out at the library and play Switch games with your friends!

Join us every Tuesday after school for crafts and fun at Arbor Hill West Hill!

Come play with or against your friends at Bach! Video games and traditional games, we have them both!

[For ages 5-17] Ever want to build a car that flies? Or a house with a tail? We have bricks and building challenges for every level of LEGO builder.

Bach is having Fun@4! We will be using  yarn that we wrap around a fork to make the base of our pom pom monsters. Once it is tied off, we will cut the sides and a cute pom pom will emerge.

[For Ages 10 to 17] A space welcoming all gamers age 10 to 17. Come play our Nintendo Switch on a big screen. Compete with others in multi-player chaos with up to 8 players at once!

[All Ages] The lights & volume will be low (not off) and adjusted upon request; the movie will be family-friendly. Fidget toys and sensory objects will be available.

[Ages 5-11] Become a Library Scientist and together we will explore the world through STEM! 

[For Adults and Children Ages 6+] Calling all Artists, Crafters, Makers and Menders! Stop by the self-directed open Makerspace and start (or finish) something!

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! 

[Ages 18+] Bring your knitting, crochet, needle work, coloring, or any other craft you've been working on to our monthly meeting where we talk, laugh, and enjoy some relaxing music.

Enjoy a family movie night at the North Albany Branch! Movie will start around 5:15 pm. 

September 24th: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Toons Movie
October 29th: Goosebumps

Make your own container candle with soy wax, colored dyes, and optional essential oils. A perfect DIY craft for when the weather gets darker and chilly. Bring in a special small container (4-8oz) if you would like to.

[For All Ages] Enjoy a family film and a movie-themed craft!

 Rating: PG. Runtime: 90 minutes.

Anthony Opalka is the current official historian of the city of Albany.

[Ages 2-7] Join us in your jammies for Pajama Storytime!  We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!

Hey You! Yes You! Do you like Anime? How about Manga? How about geeking out with others who are like you?

[Adults 18+] Explore different watercolor methods and how they can be applied to a wide variety of subjects. In the first portion of the program, your instructor will focus on a specific technique unique to watercolor.

[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.