Week Calendar

Earth Day Craft for Kids: Recycled Bird Feeder
Make a fun bird feeder from a toilet paper roll and bird seeds! Learn about recycling and helping nature!

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. 

Monthly Book Club

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.

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. 

Join Miss Lee for stories, movement, music and play.

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

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

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

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

Build a unique maze for a marble to go through, then drop a marble in and watch it work!

💻 Need Help with Technology or Digital Tools?

We offer personalized, one-on-one tech support—whether you’re learning a new device or navigating digital library resources.

Join us for 30 minutes of fun with a book reading, songs

and craft activity!

It's a great way to build early literacy, creativity, and social skills.

Please check the calendar before coming to the library. Thank you.

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

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

💻 Need Help with Technology or Digital Tools?

We offer personalized, one-on-one tech support—whether you’re learning a new device or navigating digital library resources.

Join us for story-time for children ages 2-6 and their caregivers! No signup needed.

Join us to welcome in the warmer weather by designing a unique mini flowerpot that can house your growing flowers all the days of Spring!

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.

Free fruits and vegetables, sponsored by Capital Roots. No qualifications needed, as supplies last. 

Get to know your neighbors with a warm beverage and a snack.

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.

Join us for 30 minutes of fun with a book reading, songs

and craft activity!

It's a great way to build early literacy, creativity, and social skills.

Please check the calendar before coming to the library. Thank you.

Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows.

Earth Day Craft for Kids: Recycled Bird Feeder
Make a fun bird feeder from a toilet paper roll and bird seeds! Learn about recycling and helping nature!

LEGO and STEAM activities after school

For teens in grade 6 and up. Meet a friend at the library and create one-a-kind bead bracelets!

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

Kids can drop in Tuesdays any time between 3:30 and 6pm to build.  We supply the legos, you supply the imagination!  Great for meeting up with friends.

Every Wednesday from 3-5 we are inviting crafters, artists, and needleworkers of all types and abilities to our social circle to craft together. Bring your own project. Tea and cookies will be provided.

Earth Day Craft Party
Wednesday, April 22
3:00 to 5:30
All ages welcome!
-Paper Flowers
-Contact Paper Bookmarks
-Pinecone Snails

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

Dungeons and Dragons: Second and Fourth Thursdays of the Month

Join us for a serious game of D&D with Master DM Josh Bryant. This game is for High School students only and will be for a small group of players.

Nature Play with Ms. Heather
Mon, Apr 20
4:00 pm
Ages 1.5 - 8

Teen Craft Lab: 🧶Crochet Basics

Dates: Every Tuesday starting March 31
Time: 4:00–6:00 PM
Location: Menands Public Library
Audience: Teens

Join us every fourth Wednesday from 4:00PM to 5:00PM for a discussion about this month's book. In January, we are reading One Day in December by Josie Silver. There will be tea and snacks!

Join us for some reading practice with a certified therapy dog! Our friendly pup creates a calm, happy space for young readers. Practice reading aloud and enjoy furry encouragement!

Slow down and dig into something creative.

Join Sarah for a relaxing Adult Crafternoon where we’ll be creating mini herb gardens—a simple, hands-on project that brings a little greenery into your space.

The library is starting a free after-school program for elementary school-aged students who need extra help with reading.

Mahjong: Thursdays at 4:00

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

Mah Jongg meets Mondays 5:30pm to 7:45pm for friendly gaming.  All abilities welcome.

One on one tech help every Wednesday from 5 to 6 pm.

Join us for a fun Game & Crafts Night on April 23!

We’ll play games and enjoy doing crafts together.

To sign up, email sherry@menandslibrary.org or call us at 518-463-4035.

A new session of Zumba Gold with Michelle Mickiewicz starts on Monday, March 9h at 6:00PM at the Grafton Firehall/VFW (581 County Route 85 in Grafton). This ten-week session will go through May 11, 2026 and cost $60.

Join us as we screen The Librarians, a new documentary. Across the U.S., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content.

Meet local farmers Eva and John Moore as they share their insights on Regenerative and Sustainable Farming.

New program alert! Game Night for Grownups will be held on the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Grafton Community Library basement. Join us for a welcoming night of library-provided board games, light refreshments, and connection.

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 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.  All fiber lovers are welcome!

Teens: Join us every 4th Friday for D&D! Each session is a one-shot campaign and pre-made characters are available. There's always lots of food.

Monthly meeting of the library's Board of Trustees. Members of the public are welcome to attend. 

Thalia Ho, creator of the award-winning blog Butter and Brioche and author of Wild Sweetness, explores the