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Independence Day Closing

All Day 7/3 - 7/4
Colonie Library
Closing
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Dino-ventures

Monday, July 6, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Each week we will be exploring a different dinosaur themed activity.  

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Family Storytime

Monday, July 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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
 

Cartoon vegetables with text "Farmers Market Storytime"

Farmers Market Storytime

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required
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.

Dino-ventures

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Each week we will be exploring a different dinosaur themed activity.  

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Family Storytime

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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
 

Animal Track Printing with George Steele

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Naturalist, George Steele, will teach your children about native animal tracks and the children will print animal tracks on a tee shirt, pillowcase, bandana, tote or other material that you bring.  NOTE- you must bring your own materi

Animal Track Printing with George Steele

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Naturalist, George Steele, will teach your children about native animal tracks and the children will print animal tracks on a tee shirt, pillowcase, bandana, tote or other material that you bring.  NOTE- you must bring your own materi

Dino-ventures

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Each week we will be exploring a different dinosaur themed activity.  

graphic of woman reading picture book to two children; sitting on an open book

Family Storytime

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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
 

Creative Art with an Artist

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Make a beautiful piece of creative art with a local artist from the Colonie Art League!

Creative Art with an Artist

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 2:45pm - 3:30pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a beautiful piece of creative art with a local artist from the Colonie Art League!

Dinosaur Hunter Safari

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Science & Nature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Who LOVES Dinosaurs?! Professor Livingpebble does! A quasi-educational, wholly hilarious plunge into paleontology. Embark with the zany Professor Livingpebble, on an adventure to dig deeper into your library than ever before! 

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.

children dancing with text, "Music Together Sample Class"

Music Together

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

Join Matt Yaeger for a demo class of Music Together®, an early childhood music & movement program!  For children from birth to age 4 years, with an adult. Please choose either the 10:15 or the 11:15 session. 
*Ages: Birth-4 yrs

children dancing with text, "Music Together Sample Class"

Music Together

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:15am - 12:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

Join Matt Yaeger for a demo class of Music Together®, an early childhood music & movement program!  For children from birth to age 4 years, with an adult. Please choose either the 10:15 or the 11:15 session. 
*Ages: Birth-4 yrs

graphic of woman reading picture book to two children; sitting on an open book

Family Storytime

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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
 

SCAT: The Amazing Science of Wildlife Poop

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover how poop can actually help protect our plantet in this non fiction book on the nutrient cycle and scientific problem solving.

SCAT: The Amazing Science of Wildlife Poop

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 2:45pm - 3:30pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Discover how poop can actually help protect our plantet in this non fiction book on the nutrient cycle and scientific problem solving.

A Family Concert with River Jack Z

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Movies, Music, & Theater
Age Group:
Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies, Music, & Theater
Event Details:

Veteran entertainer, Jack Powell, will bring his engaging musical performance to the library.  This is an interactive musical experience for adults and their children.

50 Week Reading Challenge

All Day
Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, 50th Anniversary
Age Group:
Teens, Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens, Youth
Program Type: Books & Writing, 50th Anniversary
Event Details:

Keep Reading! If you are participating in the library's 50 Week Reading Challenge, remember to record your minutes each week, and stop in for your prize between 12/19/26-12/31/26!

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Family Storytime

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Childhood
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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
 

What is Paleontology?

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Learn about paleontology and what an excavation site is.  Find out what life was like for dinosaurs and what a paleontologist does.  

What is Paleontology

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about paleontology and what an excavation site is.  Find out what life was like for dinosaurs and what a paleontologist does.  

Dinosaurs Rock!

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature
Age Group:
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Science & Nature
Registration Required
Event Details:

We Bring The Dinosaur Museum To You!
Highly Educational & Incredibly Interactive Dinosaur
Dig & Children Keep Genuine Fossil Specimens!  Fun for the Whole Family!

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.