Thursday April 25, 2024 
Rensselaer Public Library
Pre-K Storytime- Tuesdays at 11 am. Ages 2-6, no sign-up needed. Siblings welcome.
Teen Anime Club- Thursdays, 5-7 PM. Ages 13-18. Watch anime, discuss manga and pop culture, and hang out with your friends.
Summer Launch! Saturday, June 29, from 11-2. Start the summer at Space Station Rensselaer! It’s a Universe of Stories for Summer Reading. We’ll have food, balloon twisting, astronaut training and other fun activities when families come and get their reading kit. Ages 2-18.
Facebook explained- Tuesday, June 11, at 2 PM. Does it seem like everyone’s on Facebook, but you can’t seem to figure out how to use it? Librarian Jane will walk you through getting set up, keeping your account secure and more. Bring your own computer or borrow one of ours. (Can’t come to this session? Please call to set up a one-on-one appointment).
History of Hampton Manor- Wednesday, June 12, at 6:30 PM. Historian Bobbie Reno will talk how the area of Hampton Manor was formed and its history from its beginnings to today.
Friends of the Library Meeting- Thursday, June 20, at 6:30 PM. New members wanted!
Rensselaer Public Library is located across the street from the Amtrak parking lot. To learn more, see http://rensselaerlibrary.org/
or visit the library’s Facebook page, http://www.facebook. com/RensselaerLibrary.
East Greenbush Community Library
10 Community Way, East Greenbush. 518-477-7476 or www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org
LIBRARY IS CLOSED: May 26 & 27
*Registration required.
5/23: Toddler Time (18-36 months), 10am; Baby Bookworms (up to 18 months), 11am; Women’s Voices – Women Poets*, 7pm
5/24: Open Recreation Space, 9:30am-2:30pm
5/25: Saturday Storytime, 11am
5/26: Closed for Memorial Day
5/27: Closed for Memorial Day
5/28: Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5), 10am; Drop-In Tuesday Tech Time, 4-6pm
5/29: Toddler Time (18-36 months), 10am; Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5), 11am; ENL: English as a New Language, 9:30am-12:30pm; Teen Anime Club, 3pm; Death Café*, 6pm
5/30: Toddler Time (18-36 months), 10am; Baby Bookworms (up to 18 months), 11am
5/31: Open Recreation Space, 9:30am-2:30pm; Operation Gratitude, 10am-2pm; Friday Mashup (grades 6-12), 3pm.
Events at Castleton Public Library
Located at 85 S. Main St., Castleton, NY 12033
All events are free. Questions? Call 518-732-0879.
Computer Basics – Learn computer basics by appointment. Call 518-732-0879.
Learn to Make Origami – Tuesday, May 28, 3:00-6:00pm
Join us at the library and learn how to make an origami cat, a paper fortune teller, and more! Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Pajama Storytime – Tuesday, May 28, 6:00pm
Feel free to wear pajamas or bring a stuffed animal to our evening storytime!
Learn & Play Storytime – Thursday, May 30, 10:30am
Children from birth to age 5 are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement while building their early literacy and motor skills! Join us every Thursday for fun and learning.
Nassau Free Library Spring Programs
STORYTIME- Every Wednesday at 10:30am
FITNESS FUSION- Thurs., 5/30, 6pm
BEGINNER’S YOGA- Sat., 5/25, 10:30 am
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT- Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Fri., 5/24, 6-8pm
BOOK GROUP I: Tues., 5/28, 7pm
VOLUNTEEN MEET-UP- Fri., 5/31, 6-8pm. If you are 11 years or older and looking for a fun volunteering experience this summer, become a Volunteen! Learn about the Volunteen program, help with Summer Reading prep, play Minute to Win It Games & eat pizza! RSVP
THE FRIENDS BOOK & BAKE SALE- Fri., 6/7; & Sat., 6/8. The Friends will be accepting donated books until Friday, May 31. Donations can be made during library open hours only. Please, no drop-offs.
SUMMER READING KICK-OFF PARTY- Thurs., 6/27, 6-8pm.
Please call to register for all programs (518)766-2715. Visitwww.nassaufreelibrary.orgfor more info.
The Nassau Free Library is located at 18 Church St., Nassau, NY 12123.
Nassau Free Library VolunTeen!
VOLUNTEEN MEET-UP, Fri., 5/31, 6-8pm.
If you are 11 years or older and looking for a fun volunteering experience this summer, become a Nassau Free Library VolunTeen! Learn about the VolunTeen program, help with Summer Reading prep, play Minute to Win It Games & eat pizza! RSVP (518)766-2715.
The Nassau Free Library is located at 18 Church St., Nassau, NY.
Sand Lake Town Library Events
STORYTIME – Thursdays at 11:30am.
SLTL CLOSED Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 25 – Monday, May 27.
STRETCH & STRENGTHEN – Tuesdays at 11:30am.
ARTIST RECEPTION – Tuesday, June 4, 3 – 7pm opening reception for Merry Lee Kraft Photo Exhibit. Meet Marry Lee and hear the story of her photographs. Light refreshments provided.
BOOK CLUB – Wednesday, June 5, at 7pm discussing “Warlight” by Michael Ondaatje.
MUSEUM PASSES are available for Albany Institute of History and Art, The Clark, miSci, and USS Slater.
We are currently accepting book donations for our book sale on June 29. Books should be clean and in good condition. No dictionaries, encyclopedias, or Readers’ Digest condensed versions, please.
Sand Lake Town Library, 8428 Miller Hill Road, Averill Park, 518-674-5050.
Friends of the Rensselaer Library Meeting
The Friends of the Rensselaer Library next meeting will be June 20th at 6:30 PM in the library. New members are always welcome; it is a wonderful way to improve the lives of our young and not so young people of the city, so volunteer today. We are in need of volunteer gardeners and bakers for the Wednesday concerts.
SAVE THE DATES;
June 12th The Friends will sponsor “Jester Jim” at VR Elementary School at 1pm.
June 29th Registration for the Summer Reading Kickoff. This year’s theme will be “A Universe of Stories” 11am-2pm. Hot dogs, rocket fuel and moon pies will be served at the Kick-Off Registration.
Sept. 14th — Our first annual fundraiser “Sipping and Sampling” from 5-9pm at City View Terrace above Partition St. Wine and Liquor.
What’s Happening at the Clark Art Institute Talk at The Troy Public Library
Vicki Saltzman will be at the Troy Public Library on Thursday, June 20th, at 6PM to discuss the Clark Art Institute and their summer exhibits.
Vicki Saltzman, The Institute’s Director of Communications, will be here to give us an overview of the Clark and their Summer Exhibits, Renoir: The Body, The Senses, Janet Cardiff: The Forty Part Motet, Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow, plus everything else going on at The Clark this summer.
This program is free and opento the public. Please make reservations by calling the library at 518-274-7071 or online at www.thetroylibrary.org. The Troy Public Library is located at 100 Second Street, Troy, NY.
Music Fundamentals
Join us at the Troy Public Library for this 5 part class to take place Tuesdays, June 4- July 2, at 6:00- 7:00 pm. Music Fundamentals is a pre-music theory class intended for students applying to music programs or conservatories to prepare them for first-year music theory, for those interested in a general music class, or those who just want to brush up on the basics! Music Fundamentals will consist of 5 lessons featuring music reading and notation, ear and intervals training, constructing musical scales and modes, and other topics.
The Music Fundamentals class is taught by musician and composer Muse en Lystrala. She has studied music at Rhode Island College, the Worcester Academy of Music, the Sibelius Academy Open University, and SUNY Schenectady. Muse directs classical ensemble Geek Musica, a group specializing in the performance of video game and film music and is the executive director and lead composer at Queenship Game Studio. She lives and works in Troy.
This program is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is required. For more information and to register, call the library at 518-274-7071 or online at www.thetroylibrary.org. The Troy Public Library is located at 100 Second Street, Troy.
Troy Public Library Evening Book Discussion
The Troy Public Library’s Evening Book Group will be discussing Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann on Monday, June 3rd, at 6:30 PM.
Our monthly book group meets to discuss a wide range of book selections. New members are always welcomed. Monthly participation is not necessary, come for the books that interest you!
This discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at 518-274-7071 or online at www.thetroylibrary.org
Troy Public Library is located at 100 Second Street, Troy.
Pulitzer “Campfire” Readings and Discussion Group
On Wednesdays, June 5thand 19th, at 6PM, Professor Tom Bulger will lead a reading and discussion group at the Troy Public Library.
For a hundred years, the Pulitzer Prize has been a leader in recognizing excellence in American journalism, letters, drama, and music. Celebrate the centennial of the Pulitzer Prizes with this reading and discussion theme, featuring five novels that won the award for literature. Each novel in this series resonates with our contemporary moment, by looking at how authors have depicted our struggles to better ourselves and achieve the American dream — and how, despite our efforts, we can end of up unfulfilled or at odds with other elements of society. The next selection, Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, is available at the check-out desk at the Main Library. New members are welcome!
This Program is free and open to the public. For more information, and to register, call the library at 518-274-7071or online at www.thetroylibrary.org. The Troy Public Library is located at 100 Second Street, Troy, NY.
Check Out Flipster!
Wynantskill, New York, May 1, 2019 — Flipster provides digital access through your library to the magazines you know and love. Read the complete contents of over 60 popular digital magazines on your computer or mobile device. There is no separate account to set up, your library card grants you access from wherever you are. Titles include People, US Weekly, The New Yorker, Forbes and many more. The free Flipster app for your mobile device is available on the iTunes Store and on Google Play. For links and more information, see the library website: northgreenbushlibrary.org.
North Greenbush Public Library, 141 Main Avenue, Wynantskill, NY 12198
Grafton Community Library Events
2455 NY Route 2, Grafton, NY 12082
May 23, Off the Bus Lego Club 3:45 – 5 pm
Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 pm
May 28, Off the Bus Arts and Crafts 3:45-5 pm
Game Night 5 pm
May 29, Tot Time Music & Movement 10:30 am
Adult Book Club 12:30 pm, discussing News of the World by Paulette Jiles
May 30, Off the Bus Lego Club 3:45 – 5 pm
“Fairy Time” Part 1- Building Fairy Houses 5:30 pm registration required
Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 pm
June 3, YA Book Club 6:30 pm
June 4, Last one- Off the Bus Arts and Crafts 3:45-5 pm
Game Night 5 pm
June 5, Tot Time Story Hour 10:30 am
June 6, Last one- Off the Bus Lego Club 3:45 – 5 pm
Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 pm
May at the North Chatham Free Library
Creative Culinary Creations for Warmer Weather
Friday, May 31st, from 10am to 12 pm: Jumpstart your healthy summer eating habits with this cooking workshop by Chef Linda Romeo.
To register or find out more, visit the NCFL online at northchathamlibrary.org or in person at 4287 SR-203 in the hamlet of North Chatham. You can also call (518) 766-3211 or email Mail@nullNorthChathamLibrary.org.