Upcoming Events

Check out our Adult Coloring program! We have all kinds of markers and colored pencils and adult coloring books for you to use. Gather around the table and make new friends while enjoying some peaceful coloring.

Join the Friends of the Rensselaer Library! We're looking for new members to help us supporting the Library with advocacy, fundraising and publicity.

Emily Brache will introduce the benefits of yoga for health, mind, body, and spirit. $5/class suggested donation. Please bring a yoga mat.  Registration is required for each class.

Join us at the Cohoes Public Library for the Friends of the Cohoes Public Library meeting at 6:15 PM.

Open to the public.

We’re also looking for new trustees for 2026.  If interested, call 518-674-5050 to talk to the director.

All are welcome to join us for the monthly meeting of the Stephentown Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Attendees can join in person at the library on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00.

Staff from the Rensselaer County Career Center will be at North Greenbush Public Library from 10 AM to 1 PM to work with individuals who are searching for jobs.  Drop in  

Join us Friday afternoons at the library for knitting, crocheting, sewing, conversation and more!  

Need help learning to turn on your computer, send an email, or make a Word document? Not sure how to get your email on your phone? Drop in to ask questions about your device. First come, first served.

It's time for another Barn Quilt class! Let's celebrate the end of summer by making art with your neighbors and friends at the Valley Falls Free Library.

Crafting Circle: Mondays at 10:30
 

Join us at the Stephentown Library for a morning of crafting and socializing. 

Monday nights 5:30 - 7:45pm.   Call 518-674-5050 if interested in joining.

Enjoy a 50 minute video-led dance class, all are welcome!  If you've done a Zumba class, you'll fit right in.  First class is free,  we encourage a $5 donation to the library for subsequent classes.

Menands Public Library Adult Book Club

This month, we are reading “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Vergese. New members are always welcome!  

The next Friends meeting will be on Tuesday, September 23, at 6:30pm.  Recap of Book Sale and planning for Clothing Swap.

Join the lively Beau-Knitters group, a community of knitting and crocheting enthusiasts where all experience levels are welcome. Enjoy the camaraderie, stay for the creative vibes! No experience, cost, or registration fee required.

Looking for a new job or fresh career path? Rensco Career Center is coming to Diver Library to help. Their professional career services include: resume development, interview preparation, job search assistance, and career assessment. 

Join us every fourth Wednesday from 4:00PM to 5:00PM for a discussion about this month's book. There will be tea and snacks!

September’s theme is apples & pumpkins (or just squash in general), so bring a dish featuring one to share with the group.  Call 518-674-5050 to register.

Come to the library with your previously chosen and delicious dish culled from a Mexican Cookbook; It's Cinco de Mayo somewhere!