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. 

School Bus Story Time: Wednesdays at 10:00

Join Ms. Rebekkah for a fun and playful Story Time. We always are happy to welcome new friends to our Story Time. This week we will have a special visitor!  A school bus will be visiting.

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. 

Do you want to try Yoga but aren’t able to sit on the floor? This is the class for you!

Children from birth to age 5 are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement!

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!

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.

Children and their guardians are welcome to join us every Tuesday morning at 11 AM for Storytime which includes stories, songs, games and a simple craft.  Storytime takes places in the Annex in North Greenbush Town Hall.

Wednesdays at 11am drop in for  storytime for preschoolers and their caregivers.  Stories, rhymes, and songs help little ones learn pre-reading skills.  Plus a simple craft to help practice fine motor skills.

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!   

Stop by for a weekend storytime and activity geared toward families with young children (ages birth-8) featuring crafts, music and movement, books, and fun!

Monsters. Monsters? MONSTERS!

Need Help with Technology or the Library’s Electronic Resources?

We’re here to help! Get assistance by:

📞 Phone: 518-463-4035

📧 Email: Sherry@menandslibrary.org

📍 In Person

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.

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.

Stop in anytime with tech questions that our on-site tech guru can help to answer.

Need Help with Technology or the Library’s Electronic Resources?

We’re here to help! Get assistance by:

📞 Phone: 518-463-4035

📧 Email: Sherry@menandslibrary.org

📍 In Person

Need Help with Technology or the Library’s Electronic Resources?

We’re here to help! Get assistance by:

📞 Phone: 518-463-4035

📧 Email: Sherry@menandslibrary.org

📍 In Person

 Pumpkin Craft Decorating – October 1–29 

Get help on your job search with the Rensselaer County Career center! Learn how to write a resume, get help finding positions, and ace your next interview. Free program, no sign-up needed.

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.

We've got a friendly expert from Cornell Cooperative Extension's Digital Literacy Team waiting just for you. Bring your laptop, tablet, or smartphone – no tech worries here. It's easy peasy – first-come, first-served.

For teens in grade 6 and up. Create something unique with washi tape!

Drop in to get help with your computer.

Join us in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adrián Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra América and highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history, as well as their incredible contributions to

Ages 18+. Learn all about sugar scrubs and their benefits, while creating your own to bring home and sample!

LEGO and STEAM activities after school

Lego Club is BACK starting on Monday, September 15, 2025 at 3:45PM.

💖 Friendship Bands & Bracelets – Make & Take!

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

💖 Friendship Bands & Bracelets – Make & Take!

Every Thursday afternoon NGPL hosts a drop in "Crafternoon" for kids. Drop into the children's room between 3:00 and 5:00 to participate. There will be a different craft activity each week.

STEAM activities after school. Homework Help is available during program.

FREE Tech Help: Friday, October 3 at 3:00

Bring your device and get help with all of your questions.

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

Join us for a fun and creative time, make your very own owl craft and take it home! All ages welcome, supplies provided while they last!
 

It's movie night, come see the original Ghostbusters! Plus, free popcorn!

Mahjong: Thursdays at 4:00

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

LEGO Club: Thursday, October 2 at 4:30

Calling all LEGO builders and enthusiasts! Join us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for some LEGO fun!

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

📅 Tech Help at the Library with Sarah

🕔 Date/Time: Every other Wednesday, starting September 3rd | 5:00–5:45 PM

Come spend an evening with us for a fun and slightly spooky Storytime. we will read some festive pictures books and create a whimsical craft together.

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.

This month, we are traveling to Canada!  Bring a dish to share inspired by Canadian cuisine with the recipe, and enjoy meeting new and old friends, all with scenic views of Canada in the background, as well as traditional Canadian m

Clothing Clues: How Fashion Can Help You Date Historical Photographs
Wednesday, October 1 at 6:00

We're gearing up for a new D&D West Marches-style campaign for adults using 5e 2024 rules. Join us to build our characters and set the stage for an epic adventure!

What is Alcohol Ink? Artist Janet Folkman describes it like this:

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!

Join our Book Club for a cause! Meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30. This month's book is Failures of Forgiveness - What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better by Myisha Cherry. BYOB (Bring your own book)!

Join us to decorate pumpkin with us.

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 for some new and fun knit-along projects.  Feel free to bring a project you are already working on or start one of the patterns we have picked out. We are also working on a collective project that will stay in the library!

Monthly Library Board of Trustees meeting, meetings are open to the public for attendance and comment.

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)!