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Pride Stickers

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Pride Month by making rainbow, pride flag, or pronoun stickers!

Summer Teen Book Review Volunteers

All Day
Teens
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Writing, Volunteering
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. Registration for this event will close on July 1, or when registration is full.

Therapy Dogs for Teens

6:30pm–7:15pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for this special teens-only therapy dog event with Beth, the German Shepherd! Feel free to bring your homework, a book to read, or just come for a relaxing mental health break!

Juneteenth Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed in observance of Juneteenth

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 Teen Book Review Volunteers

All Day
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. Registration for this event will close on July 1, or when registration is full.

Independence Day Closing

All Day 7/3–7/4
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Teen Retro Craft: Shrinky Dinks

6:30pm–7:30pm
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! 

Out of the Blue : Exploring the Magic of UV Light

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

A teen photography workshop with hands on experience creating cyanotypes.

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Tween Retro Game Time

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the library's 50th birthday by playing games that were popular when the library opened in the 1970s! For grades 6 to 8.

DIY Dice Tower

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dice rolling plays an important role in games of chance & choice. But why roll dice with your hands when you can make and use your very own dice tower?! Dice towers are great ways to ensure controlled and fair rolls of the dice.

Teen Lock-In: Retro Game Night

7:00pm–10:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our annual Teen Lock-In is traveling back in time in honor of the library's 50th birthday! Play games that were popular in the 1970s and snack on fondue! For teens in grades 9 to 12.

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Dirt and Worms Dessert

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make and enjoy this yummy dessert!

Disclaimer(s)

Dietary Restrictions

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

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Cranky Dino Machines

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, STEAM
Event Details:

Learn about simple machines, cams, and cranks as you build a paper dinosaur automaton that moves when you turn the handle!

 

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

Cupcake Decorating with Bash Parties

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Food & Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the sweet science of edible art in our Geode Cupcake Decorating Class!

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Summer Sunday Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed Sundays in the summer

Teen Retro Craft: Tie-Dye

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun tie-dyeing a shirt! Warning: This will get messy! Since all teens who attend will receive a t-shirt, all attendees must be registered. Registration ends 8/15 at 10am.