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Kids Morning Movie Monday "Bad Guys 2"

10:15am–12:00pm
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies, Music, & Theater
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

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.

Dietary Restrictions

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

Family Storytime

6:30pm–7:15pm
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

1:30pm–2:15pm
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

2:45pm–3:30pm
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

6:30pm–7:15pm
Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies, Music, & Theater
Event Details:

River Jack Z brings the party with his acoustic guitar, kick drum cajon, foot tambourine, shakers, harmonica, kazoo and more!

50 Week Reading Challenge

All Day
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 Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Kids Morning Movie Monday "Lilo & Stitch (2025)"

10:15am–12:00pm
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies, Music, & Theater
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

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.

Dietary Restrictions

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

Family Storytime

6:30pm–7:15pm
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?

1:30pm–2:15pm
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

2:30pm–3:15pm
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!

5:30pm–6:15pm
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Science & Nature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Got kids who can’t get enough of dinosaurs? We've got you covered! Dinosaurs Rock will roar into the library with an interactive presentation youngsters can really sink their teeth into!

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.

Stay & Play

10:15am–11:00am
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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.

Farmers Market Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
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.

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Family Storytime

6:30pm–7:15pm
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
 

Design Your Own Light Up Squeeze Circuit

1:30pm–2:15pm
Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Design your own light up circuit with Kathy Ceceri!  You get to take home your beautiful illuminated creation!

Design Your Own Light Up Squeeze Circuit

2:30pm–3:15pm
Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Design your own light up circuit with Kathy Ceceri!  You get to take home your beautiful illuminated creation!

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Tie Dye Fun!

4:00pm–4:45pm
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Art & Crafts, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come for some Tie Dye Fun!

Stay & Play

10:15am–11:00am
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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.

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Stay & Play

10:15am–11:00am
Youth
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required

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.

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer