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.

[For ages 0-5 and their caregivers.] Have fun playing at the library with your family! We'll have our usual Play & Grow toys available along with special toys just for this weekly open-play program!

[For ages 1-4] Please join us for stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes for toddlers and their caregiver.

[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 0-18 months] 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!

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

[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. 

Meeting of the Facilities Committee of the Albany Public Library Board of Trustees.

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

[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. 

[For Adults] Get started on the path to buying a home with this overview of the homebuying process, down payment programs, and what it takes to credit qualify for a mortgage.

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.

Join us as retired attorney, Bill Shapiro presents the book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America by Jeffrey Rosen.

Come to the library for an afternoon of fun and cultural education! Richard Wang will present a demonstration of Chinese Calligraphy and will show examples of his craft.

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

New to the job market? Been a while since your last interview? Get some help with one-on-one interview preparation. Practice your interview skills in a mock interview setting.

[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.

[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.

Come and celebrate Mother's Day (or that special someone in your life!) with us by creating a Lego Flower Bouquet.  Your finished bouquet will be displayed in the Youth Services and the Reference Departments.

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

[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.