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Kids Movie Mondays

Kids Movie Mondays "Wish"

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:15am - 12:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Movies & Games
Age Group:
Youth
Open
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Join us as we enjoy a screening of "Wish" at the library on our big screen! Children are welcome to bring blankies or stuffed animals to cuddle with as we enjoy a fun morning movie together.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Treasure Hunters Book Club

Treasure Hunters Book Club

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Youth
Closed
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Books & Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive book club as we read through Treasure Hunters by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Over the four weeks we will discuss the book, have different activities and loads of fun!  

A cartoon parent with children of different ages and text, "Family Storytime"

Family Storytime

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 48

Meet us outside on the Library Grounds for stories, songs, and dancing. Too hot or too rainy? We will move to the Stedman Room! Bring your lawn chairs or blankets.
*Ages: Families with Children
 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Messy Morning

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Dress for a mess and come in for a morning of creativity and fun!

*Ages: 5 years old and younger, siblings welcome

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Readers Theater

Readers Theater

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Performances
Age Group:
Youth
Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Art & Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Interested in acting? Here's your chance to grow and show off your chops! First, we will explore the world of fairy tales and folktales, and discover the elements that make these tales unique.

Marine Life Adventure Workshop

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature, STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Science & Nature, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Learn about wonderful creatures from the sea from experts from Via Aquarium in Rotterdam.

Ages: Grades 1-4

Marine Life Adventure Workshop

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 2:15pm - 3:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature, STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Open
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Science & Nature, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Learn about wonderful creatures from the sea from experts from Via Aquarium in Rotterdam.

Ages: Grades 1-4

Passport Family Adventure

Passport Family Adventure

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Movies & Games
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Youth, All Ages
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Youth, All Ages
Program Type: Movies & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Gather your family for a trip around the world. Passport in hand, each family visits all seven continents, completes a challenge, and earns points and a passport stamp.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Groups of cartoon children playing with text, "Stay and Play"

Stay & Play

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Here’s a chance to stay and play with your little one! This is a 45 minute session for toddlers up to 36 months. We’ll move to music, play with toys, and make new friends! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Closed

All Day
Colonie Library
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Kids Movie Mondays

Kids Movie Mornings "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem"

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 10:15am - 12:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Movies & Games
Age Group:
Youth
Open
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Join us as we enjoy a screening of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" at the library on our big screen! Children are welcome to bring blankies or stuffed animals to cuddle with as we enjoy a fun morning movie together.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Treasure Hunters Book Club

Treasure Hunters Book Club

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Youth
Closed
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Books & Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive book club as we read through Treasure Hunters by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Over the four weeks we will discuss the book, have different activities and loads of fun!  

A cartoon parent with children of different ages and text, "Family Storytime"

Family Storytime

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 24

Meet us outside on the Library Grounds for stories, songs, and dancing. Too hot or too rainy? We will move to the Stedman Room! Bring your lawn chairs or blankets.
*Ages: Families with Children
 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Construction Zone

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 100

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Readers Theater

Readers Theater

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Performances
Age Group:
Youth
Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Art & Performances
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Interested in acting? Here's your chance to grow and show off your chops! First, we will explore the world of fairy tales and folktales, and discover the elements that make these tales unique.

Harry Potter's Magical Birthday

Harry Potter's Magical Birthday Adventure Workshop

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Food & Cooking, STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Food & Cooking, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Welcome back to the Wizarding World!  We'll celebrate Harry's birthday with butterbeer, Bertie Bott's Beans, Hagrid's pink cake, and of course, some magic!  Discover the science behind the spells you'll cast!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

If you have any food allergy concerns, please contact the library in advance of attending this program.

Harry Potter's Magical Birthday

Harry Potter's Magical Birthday Adventure Workshop

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 2:15pm - 3:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Food & Cooking, STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Food & Cooking, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Welcome back to the Wizarding World!  We'll celebrate Harry's birthday with butterbeer, Bertie Bott's Beans, Hagrid's pink cake, and of course, some magic!  Discover the science behind the spells you'll cast.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

If you have any food allergy concerns, please contact the library in advance of attending this program.

Groups of cartoon children playing with text, "Stay and Play"

Stay & Play

Friday, August 2, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Here’s a chance to stay and play with your little one! This is a 45 minute session for toddlers up to 36 months. We’ll move to music, play with toys, and make new friends! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Library Family Campout

Friday, August 2, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Teens, Youth, All Ages
Open
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens, Youth, All Ages
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Join us for an after-hours adventure in the library! We'll build reading forts and have family reading time, as well as enjoy snacks, stories, and games.  Be sure to bring your own blankets or sheets, pillows, and flashlights.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Food Allergies

If you have any food allergy concerns, please contact the library in advance of attending this program.

Cartoon vegetables with text "Farmers Market Storytime"

Farmers Market Storytime

Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Shop the Farmers Market, and stop for stories! Join us at the Crossings Park once a month, rain or shine. On sunny days we'll be under the gazebo by the pond.

Closed

All Day
Colonie Library
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Kids Movie Mondays

Kids Movie Mondays "Trolls Band Together"

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 10:15am - 12:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Movies & Games
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us as we enjoy a screening of "Trolls Band Together" at the library on our big screen! Children are welcome to bring blankies or stuffed animals to cuddle with as we enjoy a fun morning movie together.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

A cartoon parent with children of different ages and text, "Family Storytime"

Family Storytime

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 48

Meet us outside on the Library Grounds for stories, songs, and dancing. Too hot or too rainy? We will move to the Stedman Room! Bring your lawn chairs or blankets.
*Ages: Families with Children
 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.

Stories on the Lawn

Stories on the Lawn

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and join us on the back lawn! Held inside if the weather doesn’t cooperate.

 

*Ages: 5 years old and younger, siblings welcome

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted. Children under age 8 should be accompanied by an adult in the library at all times.