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Sahaja Meditation

11:00am - 12:00pm
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Event Details:

You will be introduced to a unique form of meditation called Sahaja Meditation that is practiced in over 100 countries and is always free. With your desire, an energy within you will be awakened.

The Great Divide: Two Months on a Mountain Bike

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Alan Wechsler spent two months in Summer 2023 cycling the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, considered by many to be the greatest adventure bike route in the U.S.

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library

Mystery Book Club

10:30am - 12:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23

Adventure Book Club: "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Join us in-person in the library's Activity Room for our Adventure book group.

Adult Movie Monday "Argylle"

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

Join us for film screenings on Mondays this Summer. We'll watch a mix of new movies, blockbusters, and favorites.  Don't forget to bring a sweater in case it's chilly, and stadium cushion for seating comfort.

Tuesday Walking Club @ Crossings Park

9:30am - 10:15am
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join the Library's Tuesday Walking Club.  Enjoy a tranquil walk in our beautiful Crossings park while chatting with your neighbors!  We will meet at the Pavilion by the lake at the Crossings Park and walk approximately two miles.&nb

Italian Conversation Group

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

We are a group of Italian language enthusiasts, of moderate to native language fluency, engaging in freeform conversation in Italian.

iPhone Intermediate

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4

Do you already know the basics of your iPhone but want to learn more?  We will cover Spotlight Search and Control Center, Advanced Settings, Organizing and Updating Apps, Intermediate messaging and Intermediate Photos.  

Best Buddies Bingo Night

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join Shannon Boreali, Best Buddies Senior Program Manager, and members from the Best Buddies Citizen program, for Bingo with Best Buddies!

Backpacking the John Muir Trail

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

The JMT is considered one of the greatest backpacking routes in America. Traveling about 230 miles from Yosemite National Park to the top of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48, this trail attracts thousands of hikers each year.

Stay and Stitch

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17

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

SnagIt Videos: Start to Finish (Tech-Talk Webinar)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Virtual
Event Details:

In this webinar we’ll cover how to record, edit and share your video. This is an INTERMEDIATE class. Attendees should have a working knowledge of SnagIt.

Monthly Personal Investment Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal & Financial
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

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

Practice Conversational English

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Learning, English Language Learning

An informal conversation group to help you gain confidence speaking English. We invite all adults who are learning English as a new language. Registration is not required.

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.

English as a New Language: Intermediate

11:30am - 1:00pm
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Learning, English Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

A series of classes taught by Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County. If you are an intermediate-level learner of English, please consider being a part of the class. This class will meet every week at the same time. Registration is required. To register, please email Jessica Kaercher at kaercherj@colonielibrary.org or call 518-458-9274 (option 4).

Humphrey Bogart Film Series led by Lenny Zapala - The Big Sleep (1944)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Film expert and Menands Public Library Director Lenny Zapala is offering the second of a five-installment series with the movie The Big Sleep.

Memoir & Essay Writing Group

10:00am - 11:30am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Establish a steady writing habit with this biweekly nonfiction writing group.  Each session will feature a brief writing exercise for warmup, feedback opportunities, and open writing time.

Sahaja Meditation

11:00am - 12:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:

You will be introduced to a unique form of meditation called Sahaja Meditation that is practiced in over 100 countries and is always free. With your desire, an energy within you will be awakened.

Music & Arts Student Recital

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Youth, All Ages
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 53
Event Details:

A program of music performed by the students of Music & Arts. Musicians ranging from beginner to advance, come share the joy that music can bring to your life.

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library

Adult Movie Monday "Marsh King's Daughter"

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 43
Event Details:

Join us for film screenings on Mondays this Summer. We'll watch a mix of new movies, blockbusters, and favorites.  Don't forget to bring a sweater in case it's chilly, and stadium cushion for seating comfort.

 

Tuesday Walking Club @ Crossings Park

9:30am - 10:15am
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Join the Library's Tuesday Walking Club.  Enjoy a tranquil walk in our beautiful Crossings park while chatting with your neighbors!  We will meet at the Pavilion by the lake at the Crossings Park and walk approximately two miles.&nb