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Fiction Book Discussion Club

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Maker Lab at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

The group meets on the last Tuesday of the month, September-June. To join or for information, contact: Paul Drezelo, drezelop@colonielibrary.org.

AARP

AARP Defensive Driving

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Local Interest
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is a 6-hour course with a 3-hour session on two days. You MUST attend both sessions to receive a course completion certificate. Bring your NYS Driver License and AARP membership card. Fee is $25 for AARP members and $30 for non-members.

AARP

AARP Defensive Driving

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Local Interest
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is a 6-hour course with a 3-hour session on two days. You MUST attend both sessions to receive a course completion certificate. Bring your NYS Driver License and AARP membership card. Fee is $25 for AARP members and $30 for non-members.

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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Senior Resources @ the Library

Monday, June 1, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gallery at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Town of Colonie Senior Resource Department will be on site with information on services and programs available to our town seniors.

TAG: Teen Advisory Group

Teen Advisory Group

Monday, June 1, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Volunteering
Age Group:
Teens
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join this dynamic group of teens in grades 9 to 12 who meet monthly to brainstorm future programs for teens, as well as discuss how to best help the library and the community. TAG members also help out with our library programs for all ages.

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Stay and Stitch

Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required

Stay, stitch, and socialize! Bring your own fiber project to work on while you relax and chat. *Ages: Adults and teens

Disclaimer(s)

Inclement Weather

If North or South Colonie schools are closed, delayed, or close early (including no after school activities), library programs will be canceled.

Albany Artists Group Reception

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Stedman Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
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Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Maker Lab at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

Join us for the Friends of the Library Monthly meeting. 

Monthly Personal Investor's Group

Monthly Personal Investment Group

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Maker Lab at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Legal & Financial
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal & Financial
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join an informal, monthly meeting of your neighbors to listen to and discuss experiences with personal investing!

People and Prose

People and Prose

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Board Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is an opportunity to recharge your writing, and spark your creativity. A space to write without distractions. Whether you are writing memoirs, short fiction, poetry, or just going wherever your imagination and interests lead!

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Italian conversation group

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join our group to converse in Italian in a friendly and relaxed environment!

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Maker Lab at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Board of Trustees
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Program Type: Board of Trustees
Event Details:

Contact director@colonielibrary.org for information on attending.

Juneteenth Closing

All Day
Colonie Library
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed in observance of Juneteenth

colorful balls of yarn

Stay and Stitch

Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required

Stay, stitch, and socialize! Bring your own fiber project to work on while you relax and chat. *Ages: Adults and teens

Disclaimer(s)

Inclement Weather

If North or South Colonie schools are closed, delayed, or close early (including no after school activities), library programs will be canceled.

People and Prose

People and Prose

Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Board Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is an opportunity to recharge your writing, and spark your creativity. A space to write without distractions. Whether you are writing memoirs, short fiction, poetry, or just going wherever your imagination and interests lead!

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50th Anniversary Book Discussion: All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot

Monday, June 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, 50th Anniversary
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

In conjunction with our library's fiftieth anniversary this year, we are hosting a series of book discussions of books that were published in 1976.

Open books as background to text, "Fiction Book Discussion Group"

Fiction Book Discussion Club

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Maker Lab at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

The group meets on the last Tuesday of the month, September-June. To join or for information, contact: Paul Drezelo, drezelop@colonielibrary.org.

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!

Summer Teen Book Review Volunteers

All Day
Colonie Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Volunteering
Age Group:
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Writing, Volunteering
Registration Required
Event Details:

Earn volunteer hours this summer by reading and writing reviews of new teen books! Registration will open on Wednesday, June 17 at 10am.

Independence Day Closing

All Day 7/3 - 7/4
Colonie Library
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Silhouettes of two people under a roof in cupped hands with the Town of Colonie seal

Senior Resources @ the Library

Monday, July 6, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gallery at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Town of Colonie Senior Resource Department will be on site with information on services and programs available to our town seniors.

Teen Retro Craft: Shrinky Dinks

Monday, July 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Activity Room at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, 50th Anniversary
Age Group:
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create fun shrinking art! 

Teen Retro Crafts: Celebrate the library's 50th birthday with crafts that were popular when we first opened in the '70s! 

Monthly Personal Investor's Group

Monthly Personal Investment Group

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Maker Lab at Colonie Library
Program Type:
Legal & Financial
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal & Financial
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join an informal, monthly meeting of your neighbors to listen to and discuss experiences with personal investing!