The library will be partnering with Karie Jean's Closet to support the Capital City Rescue Mission. We will be collecting personal care items as part of The Great Give Back.
The mission of The Great Give Back is to provide a day of opportunities for the patrons of the Public Libraries of New York State to participate in meaningful, service-oriented experiences.
In this class for adult beginners, you will learn to trace a pattern, apply fusible web to fabric, cut out pieces, and iron them onto postcard backing. We will use the sewing machine's zigzag stitch to finish off the edges, then it is ready for the mail! All fabric and supplies provided. Please register.
Squirrels can act squirrely sometimes and this is the time of year when they are squirreling away food for the cold months ahead! We will share books about squirrels. Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
The Magnificent Ambersons
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved. Starring: Tim Holt and Joseph Cotton (1942) 1h 28m
The Blue Zones American Kitchen 100 recipes to live to 100. Best-selling author Dan Buettner spent years uncovering the Blue Zones--the five places around the world where people consistently live to or past, 100--and sharing lifestyle tips and recipes gleaned from these places. Now, creating your own Blue Zone at home is easier than ever, thanks to plant-forward recipes in this inspiring book--all developed right in our own backyard. Bring a dish to share and we will talk about the cookbook.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. Limited copies available for purchase for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register
Teens in grades 8 and up are invited to spend their afternoon off at the library. We're serving pizza for lunch, then machine-sewing fleece hats for the Capital City Rescue Mission. Please register.
Please come and join a conversation about real Obessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This is an extension of the International OCD Foundation's OCDare to Share event in honor of OCD Awareness Week. We will have talking points and educational facts to get our conversation started, but its really about sharing and learning with our friends and neighbors, and helping our community to understand what OCD actually is and is not. Whether you want to share a personal story, ask questions, or just soak in the information, this will be an informative get-together that will help to strengthen our understanding and compassion for our community members who live with this neurological condition. Hope to see you there!
Who is your favorite superhero? Is someone in your life a hero to you? Fly on in to hear about superheroes! Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderer's by Jess Q. Sutanto
When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body, setting a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her customers.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderer's by Jess Q. Sutanto
When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body, setting a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her customers.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
The Sound of Music
A young novitiate is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer. Starring: Julie Andrews and christopher Plummer (1965) 2h 52m
Take a trip down memory lane with local history guide Dennis Ulion. Learn about how Voorheesville became what it is today. Please register. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes, as this walk is 2.2 miles and will take 2.5 hours. Subject to rain cancellation.
We will meet at St. Matthew's overflow parking lot
Join yoga instructor, Tommie Burch, for a fun and joyful class that provides an opportunity for bonding with family while sharing the health and well being that yoga brings! This class will explore standing and seated poses, sun salutations, breath-work, relaxation techniques, and partner poses and end with a calm book reading. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel. For ages 3 - 7 with caregiver. Please register.
Christ Child Society Albany Chapter Annual Baby Shower
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Christ Child Society of Albany is planning their annual Baby Shower for Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at St. Madeleine Sophie Parish Center, 3500 Carman Road, Schenectady, NY 12303.
The needs of our Layette Program continue to grow and we extend a warm thank you for your donation in assisting over 500 newborn babies in our community who are in need. All are welcome.
The Layettes we distribute include an afghan or quilt (36”- 42” or 40”- 40”), receiving blankets, disposable diapers (newborn and size 1), onesies (3 to 6 months or 6 to 9 months), sleepers (3 to 6 months), hooded bath towels, handmade sweater sets and baby board books. We ask that you bring your Layette Item(s) as a donation unwrapped.
Refreshments will be prepared for your enjoyment. Please RSVP by Sunday, October 3 to Carol Kelly at (518) 698-6633.
Some animals brave the cold winter months by hibernating. This morning, we will read books and learn about how and why some animals hibernate. Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
Nichole Rogers of Lifted Vision Community Yoga will lead a class through passive stretching and guided breathing to relieve stress and tension in the body. In Restorative Yoga, poses are held for an
extended period of time, as opposed to flowing from one to the next. Mats, bolsters, blocks, and blankets will be provided. Funded by the Northeast Wellness and Fitness Initiative. Adults, please register for the ONE session that best fits your schedule.
Nichole Rogers of Lifted Vision Community Yoga will lead a class through passive stretching and guided breathing to relieve stress and tension in the body. In Restorative Yoga, poses are held for an extended period of time, as opposed to flowing from one to the next. Mats, bolsters, blocks, and blankets will be provided. Funded by the Northeast Wellness and Fitness Initiative. Adults, , please register for the ONE session that best fits your schedule.
Try an easy project to learn beading techniques needing only a few basic tools. The hardest part will be selecting your beads from our large supply! Teens in grades 9-12 and adults, please register.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
Some Like it Hot
After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon (1959) 2h 1m
Light up the Rail Trail! A Nighttime Stroll and Roll Event
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
RAIN DATE Saturday, October 21
Come wearing your brightest, most reflective, and light-up gear to be seen while strolling or rolling along the rail trail! The Light Up the Rail Trail event is organized by the Voorheesville Running and Cycling Club and is family friendly. The goal of the event is to promote pedestrian and cycling safety, especially at night, and to have FUN!. Decorate yourself and your walking stick, bike, scooter, stroller, or skateboard with lights, glow-in-the-dark accessories, and or battery operated lights. Be a part of a colorful parade! Please keep your four-legged family members at home. More information can be found at vrcclub.org . All ages. No registration required.
Beginning October 1st, we will be accepting donations of clean, gently worn Halloween costumes. We cannot guarantee costume selection and sizes; first come, first served at the Swap on the 21st.
Each donor will get a raffle ticket for our Halloween Mystery Bag as a thank you!
Pick up a kit at the information desk and enjoy some creative time! The kit can be picked up during the library’s open hours, then take it home to complete an easy project. Please register. Supplies are limited.
Big or small, orange or green, carved out or whole, pumpkins are a fun feature of October! Let's learn more about them. Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
Nichole Rogers of Lifted Vision Community Yoga will lead a class through passive
stretching and guided breathing to relieve stress and tension in the body. In Restorative Yoga, poses are held for an
extended period of time, as opposed to flowing from one to the next. Mats, bolsters, blocks, and blankets will be provided. Funded by the Northeast Wellness and Fitness Initiative. Adults, please register for the ONE session that best fits your schedule.
Nichole Rogers of Lifted Vision Community Yoga will lead a class through passive
stretching and guided breathing to relieve stress and tension in the body. In Restorative Yoga, poses are held for an extended period of time, as opposed to flowing from one to the next. Mats, bolsters, blocks, and blankets will be provided. Funded by the Northeast Wellness and Fitness Initiative. Adults, please register for the ONE session that best fits your schedule.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
Spiral Staircase
In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced. Starring: Dorothy McGuire and George Bent (1946) 1h 23m
Get ready for some Halloween fun! Join Mrs. Brown and Miss Lisa for the library's annual celebration of slightly scary stories and spooktacular Halloween festivities. Wear your costumes for a parade in the library. For ages 2 - 6 with caregiver. Please register.
Choose a dark-colored T-shirt, decorate a fabric skull, then iron it on to celebrate Halloween or the Day of the Dead. Make your skull look tough, or more like a fancy Mexican calavera by adding stencils with paint markers. Snack on some skull sugar cookies and learn more about the Day of the Dead too. Grades 6-12, please register.
Bring your lunch to the school library to discuss this eerie Halloween thriller.
Esther is determined to go trick-or-treating this year despite the fact that her parents think she is officially too old... But when the night rolls around, something feels... off. No one is answering their door and the moon is an unnatural shade of orange... Please register and pick up a copy at either library.
Boo! Today is Halloween and we will be celebrating by reading slightly scary stories. Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
High school teens are invited for A Slice of Murder, along with a slice of sub and a slice of cake on their day off from school. Grades 9-12, register and pick up your character profile ASAP!
Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
Mrs. Miniver
A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II. Starring: Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon (1942) 2h 14m
Strange History from along the Erie Canal at Schoharie Crossing
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Strange History from along the Erie Canal at Schoharie Crossing
Thursday, November 2, 6:30-7:30 pm
Explore the Erie Canal at Schoharie Crossing through strange bits of history that feature murder, mayhem, arson, accidents and more! This presentation uncovers aspects of the site’s history related to the canal, railroad, and people that otherwise may never be known.
Program led by David Brooks is currently appointed as the Education Director at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter, N.Y. Please register.
Read & Explore: Never Forget with a Visit to the NY State Museum World Trade Center Exhibit
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Students in grades 4 through 8 are invited to read about the events of September 11, 2001, then explore the World Trade Center exhibit at the New York State Museum with a museum educator. Book choices will be Ranger in Time: Escape from the Twin Towers by Kate Messner for grades 4-5 or the I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 graphic novel for Middle School Book Club. Participants can also choose a nonfiction title about 9/11 from the library. Grades 4-8 with caregiver, please register.
Intro to Magic the Gathering for beginners from 1:30 - 2:00 pm Pack up your Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards for this International Games Month event. Bring your own card decks to challenge other players, compare collections, and make some trades. There will be snacks. Grades 5+ and adults, please register.
Chef Danny will teach us how to make a pasta dough and roll the dough out through the pasta machine. Danny will make a few fun shapes from the pasta dough. Danny will have his recent cookbook available for purchase. Just in time for the holiday season! Please register.
Have you heard an owl hoot? Let's learn more about owls. Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
Try an easy project to learn beading techniques needing only a few basic tools. The hardest part will be selecting your beads from our large supply! Teens in grades 9-12 and adults, please register.
Audubon: On the Wings of the World by Fabien Grolleau
At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him on through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life - but what would the world make of his expressive and distinctly unscientific illustrations upon return?
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
Monkey Business
A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth. Starring: Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers (1952) 1h 37m
Join yoga instructor, Tommie Burch, for a fun and joyful class that provides an opportunity for bonding with family while sharing the health and well-being that yoga brings! This class will explore standing and seated poses, sun salutations, breath work, relaxation techniques, and partner poses and end with a clam book reading. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel. For ages 3-7 with caregiver. Please register.
Pick up a kit at the information desk and enjoy some creative time! The kit can be picked up during the library’s open hours, then take it home to complete an easy project. Please register. Supplies are limited.
The untold story of the three intelligent and glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference in February 1945, and of the conference’s fateful reverberations in the waning days of World War II.
Tensions during the Yalta Conference in February 1945 threatened to tear apart the wartime alliance among Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin just as victory was close at hand. Catherine Grace Katz uncovers the dramatic story of the three young women who were chosen by their fathers to travel with them to Yalta, each bound by fierce family loyalty, political savvy, and intertwined romances that powerfully colored these crucial days.
Kathleen Harriman was a champion skier, war correspondent, and daughter of U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Averell Harriman. Sarah Churchill, an actress-turned-RAF officer, was devoted to her brilliant father, who depended on her astute political mind. Roosevelt’s only daughter, Anna, chosen instead of her mother Eleanor to accompany the president to Yalta, arrived there as keeper of her father’s most damaging secrets. Situated in the political maelstrom that marked the transition to a post- war world, The Daughters of Yalta is a remarkable story of fathers and daughters whose relationships were tested and strengthened by the history they witnessed and the future they crafted together.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available.
Peas start with the letter P and are delicious and nutritious, too! Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
Learn to create tasty mocktails inspired by the fall and holiday seasons. Whether your guests are young, or designated drivers, or skipping alcoholic drinks for health reasons, you can provide festive alternatives for their enjoyment! Participants will take home a flavored syrup and drink recipes. Open to adults, please register.
Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Social Security – The Unconventional Truth for a Better Retirement
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Today’s pre-retirees have only one chance to “get it right” when it comes to their Social Security benefits or risk the potential for greater financial uncertainty at a time when their money will be needed the most. The goal of the program is to help attendees better understand how their Social Security benefits, if strategically utilized, can potentially be used to help improve their overall quality of life in retirement.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
Lillies of the Field
A traveling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert. Starring: Sidney Poitier Lilia Skala (1963) 1h 34m
If you have longed to be creative but haven't done anything artistic since grade school, this program is for you. Make a collage placemat for your holiday table. Supplies provided by the library. Please register.
Alison Swanson will guide beginners in a wool needle felting project to create a gnome for your home. No experience necessary, supplies will be provided -- just bring your creativity! Please register.
Join yoga instructor, Tommie Burch, for a joyful class that provides an opportunity for bonding and fun while sharing the health and well-being that yoga brings! This class will explore standing and seated poses, sun salutations, breath-work, relaxation techniques, and partner poses and incorporate reading books into the session. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel. For ages 2 - 5 with caregiver. Please register.
Monday, November 27 and Tuesday, November 28, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 -7:00 pm
Now is the time to drop off donations of new or gently used items you are ready to pass along. The Friends of the Library look forward to receiving your jewelry, purses, wallets, winter- themed items, ornaments, scarves, hats, linens, decorative serving items and other seasonal household items.
Monday, November 27 and Tuesday, November 28, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 -7:00 pm
Now is the time to drop off donations of new or gently used items you are ready to pass along. The Friends of the Library look forward to receiving your jewelry, purses, wallets, winter- themed items, ornaments, scarves, hats, linens, decorative serving items and other seasonal household items.
Monday, November 27 and Tuesday, November 28, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 -7:00 pm
Now is the time to drop off donations of new or gently used items you are ready to pass along. The Friends of the Library look forward to receiving your jewelry, purses, wallets, winter- themed items, ornaments, scarves, hats, linens, decorative serving items and other seasonal household items.
The Teen Advisory Group is open to students in the middle and high school who are interested in volunteering at the Voorheesville Public Library. TAG members also share ideas for events at the library and help plan them. This meeting will be held at the school library during middle school lunch period. Grades 6-12, please register.
Monday, November 27 and Tuesday, November 28, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 -7:00 pm
Now is the time to drop off donations of new or gently used items you are ready to pass along. The Friends of the Library look forward to receiving your jewelry, purses, wallets, winter- themed items, ornaments, scarves, hats, linens, decorative serving items and other seasonal household items
Monday, November 27 and Tuesday, November 28, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 -7:00 pm
Now is the time to drop off donations of new or gently used items you are ready to pass along. The Friends of the Library look forward to receiving your jewelry, purses, wallets, winter- themed items, ornaments, scarves, hats, linens, decorative serving items and other seasonal household items
Monday, November 27 and Tuesday, November 28, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 -7:00 pm
Now is the time to drop off donations of new or gently used items you are ready to pass along. The Friends of the Library look forward to receiving your jewelry, purses, wallets, winter- themed items, ornaments, scarves, hats, linens, decorative serving items and other seasonal household items
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is: CANCELLED FOR WINTER BOUTIQUE SET UP
The Friends of the Library look forward to providing this fun-filled, bargain extravaganza again this year. There will be Winter season decor items and gently used, next-to-new accessories offered for sale in our Winter Boutique. Raffles and a bake sale will also be highlights.
The Friends of the Library look forward to providing this fun-filled, bargain extravaganza again this year. There will be Winter season decor items and gently used, next-to-new accessories offered for sale in our Winter Boutique. Raffles and a bake sale will also be highlights.
What's your favorite kind of cookie? Come and hear all about cookies in stories and songs. Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
“So It Goes: The Characters and Chronicles of Kurt Vonnegut”
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
“So It Goes: The Characters and Chronicles of Kurt Vonnegut”
Words and music by Gail Sparlin.
Tuesday, December 5, 6:30 - 8 pm
An original song cycle based on the writings of Kurt Vonnegut. Part book discussion and part musical performance, this event is a unique opportunity to delve deeper into Vonnegut's writing and the universality of his themes.
A 2023 Eddies Songwriter of the Year nominee, singer/songwriter and musicologist Gail Sparlin crafts folk influenced pop songs colored with her childhood influences of blues, country, and jazz. Hear Gail’s latest album, ”This Holy Place,” and all of her works at https://gailsparlin.com/. No registration needed.
Spend your afternoon off building a robot and coding with the library's new LEGO SPIKE Prime motors, sensors, bricks and block-based coding software. Grades 4-5, please register.
A young woman destined to wake up on her birthday to a random year in her life struggles through an out-of-order existence to reconcile her inner youth with the realities of shifting external identities, appearances and period norms.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
We're No Angels
Three Devil's Island escapees hide out in the house of a kindly merchant and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises. Starring: Humphrey Bogart and Peter Ustinov (1955) 1h 46m
Enjoy an afternoon of reading and fun! Join Barbara Lukas from WMHT Public Television to watch the "Stellaluna" story, make a Stellaluna inspired bat craft and take home the award-winning picture book. For ages 4-grade 3. Please register.
Family Book Discussion : Crenshaw - A Celebration of Family, Friendship and Resilience
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent and not much for food, either. His family and dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a large, outspoken and imaginary cat that has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything? Join Mrs. Brown, Patricia Rivers, WMHT Education Specialist, and Maria DeLucia-Evans, Cornell Cooperative Extension's Human Ecology Educator, as they host a thought-provoking discussion of Crenshaw by award-winning author, Katherine Applegate. Ms. DeLucia-Evans will also provide guidance and strategies concerning the issues of homelessness and food insecurity and how to parent in times of stress and build resiliency. For grades 4-7 with caregiver. Dinner will be served. Bring a food pantry item for our neighbors in need. Please register and pick up a copy of the book.
Join yoga instructor, Tommie Burch, for a fun and joyful class that provides an opportunity for bonding with family while sharing the health and well-being that yoga brings! This class will explore standing and seated poses, sun salutations, breath work, relaxation techniques, and partner poses and end with a clam book reading. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel. For ages 3-7 with caregiver. Please register.
Pick up a kit at the information desk and enjoy some creative time! The kit can be picked up during the library’s open hours, then take it home to complete an easy project. Please register. Supplies are limited.
The holidays are here, filled with joy and cheer! Let's celebrate the season with books about December holidays. Enjoy an interactive, theme-based, multi-age storytime with an emphasis on early literacy that will include an art activity that can be completed at the library or at home. Ages 2 -5 with caregiver.
Try an easy project to learn beading techniques needing only a few basic tools. The hardest part will be selecting your beads from our large supply! Teens in grades 9-12 and adults, please register.
Dress to impress in your holiday worst! Snowmen, sparkles, sequins, oh my! Wear your ugly sweater to the party! Enjoy some holiday snacks, listen to music and make some holiday crafts and spend some time with us! Lots of goodies and holiday cheer! Please register.
Dress to impress in your holiday worst! Snowmen, sparkles, sequins, oh my! Wear your ugly sweater to the party! Enjoy some holiday snacks, listen to music and make some holiday crafts and spend some time with us! Lots of goodies and holiday cheer! Please register.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
Support Your Local Sheriff
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough. In the end, he uses ingenuity instead. Starring: James Garner and Joan Hackett (1969) 1h 32m
Come to the library after school to make a masterpiece - with GLITTER! Learn how to create with pourable paint, then sparkle it up. Even our snack will shine. Grades 6-12, please register.
Treasure Island: Runaway Gold by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Three kids. One dog. And the island of Manhattan, laid out in an old treasure map. Zane is itching for an adventure that will take him away from his family’s boarding house in Rockaway, Queens. So when he is entrusted with a real treasure map, leading to a spot somewhere in Manhattan, Zane wastes no time in riding the ferry over to the city to start the search with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog, Hip-Hop.
The club will meet at lunch time in the school library to discuss this brand-new mystery by an award-winning author. Please register and pick up a free copy at either library.
Books provided by Harpercollins Childrens Books, thanks to the GalleyMatch program.
A young woman destined to wake up on her birthday to a random year in her life struggles through an out-of-order existence to reconcile her inner youth with the realities of shifting external identities, appearances and period norms.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
Holiday Affair
A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well. Starring: Robert mitchum and Janet Leigh (1949) 1h 27m
Does your child love to cook? Would they like to be more independent in the kitchen? Join Certified Culinary Arts Instructor and Literacy Specialist, Heather O'Keefe, to cook up some fun using Mac and Cheese by Sarah Weeks as inspiration. The children will learn kitchen safety and sanitation procedures, equipment identification and proper use, measuring skills, kitchen math and recipe reading. Literacy will be incorporated into this fun, hands-on program. Attendees will enjoy eating the recipes they have created. Registrants will receive a copy of the book. For grades K-2. Please register and pick up a copy of the book.
Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers.
This weeks movie is:
My Sister Eileen
After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher. Starring: Janet Leigh and Betty Garrett (1955) 1h 48m
Use the library LEGO® bricks for building and Ozobots to learn easy coding. Take a turn playing a LEGO videogame on the big screen too. Grades K-5, please register.
Build robots and learn coding with the library's new LEGO SPIKE Prime motors, sensors, bricks and block-based coding software. Grades 6-9, please register.
The National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys presents a latest collection of stories that explores the musings of a writer, a prisoner and a student who consider how their lives might have unfolded differently.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Kids' Book Discussion & Virtual Author Visit - Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
To celebrate and honor Korean American Day. Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee. For grades 2-4. A celebration of the Lunar New Year and Korean-American culture and heritage (Lunar New Year = 2.10.24). Virtual author visit. Lunch served including Korean foods.
The National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys presents a latest collection of stories that explores the musings of a writer, a prisoner and a student who consider how their lives might have unfolded differently.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Try an easy project to learn beading techniques needing only a few basic tools. The hardest part will be selecting your beads from our large supply! Teens in grades 9-12 and adults, please register.
Try an easy project to learn beading techniques needing only a few basic tools. The hardest part will be selecting your beads from our large supply! Teens in grades 9-12 and adults, please register.
For children ages 2-6 with caregivers. Come dressed in pajamas and bring along a favorite stuffed friend. A healthy bedtime snack will be served. A take-home craft will be suppled to extend the storytime's theme at home.
A Black man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Try an easy project to learn beading techniques needing only a few basic tools. The hardest part will be selecting your beads from our large supply! Teens in grades 9-12 and adults, please register.
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson. For grades K-2. Books given to registrants at the end of the program. Art activity inspired by the book's art facilitated by Kim Hoffman at Art Stars! Studio. One caregiver of younger children may stay with the child if needed. Limited space with small waiting area for caregivers. Held at Art Stars! Studio in Delmar. (12 slots)
A Black man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Three woman in post-war England working in a rare book store interact with era-appropriate literary figures including Daphne Du Maurier and Samuel Beckett as they each try to find their way in a rapidly-changing world.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Three woman in post-war England working in a rare book store interact with era-appropriate literary figures including Daphne Du Maurier and Samuel Beckett as they each try to find their way in a rapidly-changing world.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition – the Olympics of classical music, his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place, Ray McMillian must piece together the clues to reclaim the violin before it’s too late.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition – the Olympics of classical music, his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place, Ray McMillian must piece together the clues to reclaim the violin before it’s too late.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
While working as divers with the all-female diving collective on a small Korean island, Mi-ja and Young-sook find their friendship challenged by their differences and forces outside their control.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
While working as divers with the all-female diving collective on a small Korean island, Mi-ja and Young-sook find their friendship challenged by their differences and forces outside their control.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is a sweeping, ambitious, and invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is a sweeping, ambitious, and invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.
This program is subsidized by the Friends of the Library. A limited number of copies will be available in print for $5.00. There will also be library copies and digital formats available. Please Register.
Let's get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! Ages 0 - 30 months with caregiver. 
The Blue Zones American Kitchen 100 recipes to live to 100. Best-selling author Dan Buettner spent years uncovering the Blue Zones--the five places around the world where people consistently live to or past, 100--and sharing lifestyle tips and recipes gleaned from these places. Now, creating your own Blue Zone at home is easier than ever, thanks to plant-forward recipes in this inspiring book--all developed right in our own backyard. Bring a dish to share and we will talk about the cookbook.
Take a trip down memory lane with local history guide Dennis Ulion. Learn about how Voorheesville became what it is today. Please register. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes, as this walk is 2.2 miles and will take 2.5 hours. Subject to rain cancellation.
