Week Calendar

Enjoy a fun and educational storytime, featuring crafts and games, every Monday with Ms. Kathy. 

Join us for Ms. Karen's Monday Storytime! Each week children will get a snack, do a craft or activity, and be read stories by our wonderful Ms. Karen. 

Crafting Circle: Mondays at 10:30
Join us at the Stephentown Library for a morning of crafting and socializing. 

Join Ms. Rebekkah for a fun and playful Story Time. We always are happy to welcome new friends to our Story Time.

Join us this summer for Miss Mikayla's Wednesday Storytime! Each week, we will have stories and crafts for the kiddos. This will be different from Ms. Karen's Monday Storytime so feel free to attend both. No registration required. 

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30AM for Songs & Stories! Each week's storytime has a different theme.

Stories, songs, & crafts geared for ages infant-5 years old. 

Craft & Coloring Circle - Adults

Join us in this last week of summer for one more special storytime, celebrating all of the fun in the sun we had!

This drop-in playtime is for children ages 0-5 and their grown-ups. Stop in to play and meet other families. All play supplies for the kids and coffee for the grown-ups will be provided.

Story Time w/ Tara
​Medusa Branch
Join us for the fun! Stories and activities to get the weekend started.

📚🌽 Find Us at the Farmers Market! 🌽📚
The Menands Public Library is at the market—come say hello!

Can you beat the clock? Join us for fast-paced, laugh-out-loud challenges where you have just 60 seconds to complete each task! Test your skills and race against the clock. Are you up for the challenge?

Join us on Wednesday mornings for Storytime with Mr. Dave.  Enjoy stories, songs and rhymes while practicing early literacy skills, followed by a simple crafts and playtime.

Toddlers and preschool aged children, accompanied by their parent or caregiver, are welcome to join us on Thursdays from 11 am-12pm for arts & crafts, stories, songs, nursery rhymes and snacks!   

Recommended ages 8 and up. Younger children welcome with an adult participant. In this exciting STEM activity, kids can create their own bouncy ball using simple ingredients like borax, cornstarch, and glue.

A new school year is coming! Join us for some school-themed crafts at the library.

After dropping off your reading record, stop in to leave your own design on our giant community watercolor to celebrate all the fun we've had this summer!

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.

Baby Café: Last Tuesday of the Month at 12:30

Baby Café, a great support group for breastfeeding moms and their partners is back at SML.

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.

Who doesn't love play with playdough? Make a silky-soft version of the classic.

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.

🎳 Bowling in the Library? You Bet!
Our special indoor bowling game is set up exclusively in the Children’s Room—but there’s a twist: it’s only available when Ms. Sherry is here!

Bring your passport as we adventure to Italy for one of their tastiest treats! Learn the original recipe and taste test an make-at-home version that's fun for all ages!

🎳 Bowling in the Library? You Bet!
Our special indoor bowling game is set up exclusively in the Children’s Room—but there’s a twist: it’s only available when Ms. Sherry is here!

Weekly mah jongg meeting.  Players of all abilities welcome.

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. 

Create your own unique beaded bracelet. Choose from a variety of colorful and alphabet beads and design a one-of-a-kind accessory. 

🎳 Bowling in the Library? You Bet!
Our special indoor bowling game is set up exclusively in the Children’s Room—but there’s a twist: it’s only available when Ms. Sherry is here!

Storytime at the Library
Join us for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and a fun craft—designed to spark creativity, build early literacy skills, and support social development.

A Creative Art Workshop for Kids & Teens

 Join us for a hands-on, sparkly art session where glue, salt, and watercolor come together to make miniature masterpieces!
 

 Join us for a hands-on, sparkly art session where glue, salt, and watercolor come together to make miniature masterpieces!
 

Are you working too much but feel like it’s never enough?

Join us every Friday for LEGO building challenges and board games! Bring your friends, pick a game, and have some fun!

💖 Friendship Bands & Bracelets – Make & Take!

Drop in between 3:30pm and 6pm to build.  We supply the legos, you supply the imagination!

🎳 Bowling in the Library? You Bet!
Our special indoor bowling game is set up exclusively in the Children’s Room—but there’s a twist: it’s only available when Ms. Sherry is here!

💖 Friendship Bands & Bracelets – Make & Take!

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.

FREE Summer Grab and Go Meals for Kids Under 18.

The Stephentown Library will be distributing FREE Summer Meals to kids 18 years old and under.

Visit the library's table at the Town of Schodack Community Market to apply for a library card, check out a book, sign up for summer reading...the possibilities are endless!

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!

Held outdoors, weather permitting. Meet at the library for a walk down Main Street and the chance to regroup and reflect mid-week on our wellness walk!

Join us for Mahjong! Players of all abilities are welcome.

FREE Summer Grab and Go Meals for Kids Under 18.

The Stephentown Library will be distributing FREE Summer Meals to kids 18 years old and under.

🎬 Movie Night Countdown! 🍿🍟🛏️
Only 3 days left until our exciting Movie Night!

Join us Monday evenings for a friendly game of mah johgg.  All levels welcome.  Call 518-674-5050 to sign up.

Menands Public Library Adult Book Club

Do you have a soon to be Preschooler or Kindergartener who is going to school for the very first time? This special Story Time is for you!

Held outdoors, weather permitting. Enjoy live music by Gone Gray on the front lawn! All ages. The Friends of CPL will be selling meatball subs, hot dogs, strawberry shortcakes, and drinks.

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.

Let's enjoy the sun staying out longer with an outdoor storytime geared toward ages birth to age 8! We'll read stories, engage in music and movement, and have time for nature discovery on the library's front lawn!

Balloon Gal Jenny will teach you a step-by-step approach to learning the art of balloon twisting, history, and safety, Students will learn how to twist a classic dog shape and three more shapes. Each participant will receive instructions

In Stitches is our knitting and crochet group that meets every Wednesday at 6pm. Members include seasoned crafters and complete beginners. Our group is excited to teach new comers!

Tuesday is Storytime Day at Altamont Free Library! Join Ms. Meg for a super fun morning of stories, songs, movement, and crafts every Tuesday morning in the Community Room at AFL (or on the library patio if the weather is nice)!