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Android Clinic

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required

Come and ask your Android phone/tablet questions in a group. The content of this class will be determined by the questions attendees ask.

AARP Defensive Driving

1:00pm–4:00pm
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.

Italian conversation group

1:30pm–3:00pm
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!

Say Goodbye to Password Hassles with Passkeys! (Tech-Talk Webinar)

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

Discover how passkeys can make your online logins faster and more secure without giving up your existing passwords.

Monthly Personal Investment Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
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!

Practice Conversational English

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
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.

New Years Resolution: Plan My Estate Seminar

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal & Financial
Registration Required
Event Details:

An estate plan is a roadmap that outlines your wishes for yourself, your dependents, and your assets if you're unable to speak for yourself.

Laugh Out Loud Book Club: All Fours by Miranda July

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in-person in the library's Activity Room for our "Laugh Out Loud" book group.  We are focusing on fun reads that make you laugh. This month we are reading "All Fours" by Miranda July.  Stop in and visit the Adult Inform

Youth Winter Program Registration Begins

All Day
Adults, Teens, Youth
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Youth
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

 

WINTER SESSION: January 26 - April 3

SELECT THE PROGRAM'S TIME TO REGISTER

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Stay and Stitch

1:00pm–2:30pm
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.

Puzzle Chess Tournament

1:30pm–4:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

In honor of national puzzle day come join us for puzzle chess! 

Do you have what it takes to be a puzzle chess champion? Today is your day! 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday

Conversational French

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we gather with other French speakers for conversation, fun, and camaraderie. You must have a moderate level of proficiency in French conversation to join this group.

Stay and Make

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Craft to be determined

Stay and Make

6:00pm–7:45pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Craft to be determined

Personal Growth Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come ready to discuss the book:  Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron

Practice Conversational English

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
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.

Maker Lab: Digitize Your Aging Photos, Slides, Negatives, and VHS Tapes

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to use equipment in our Maker Lab to convert video, slides, negatives, and photos to digital formats. 

Covered in this class: slide/negative scanner, photo scanner, DVD duplicator, and VHS converter.

Disclaimer(s)

Maker Lab

This is a qualifying class for individual Maker Lab time. After attending this class, you can request an appointment to use this Maker Lab equipment on your own or with the help of a staff member.

Colonie Library's 2026 Preschool Fair

10:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education & Employment, Festivals & Fairs
Event Details:

Parents of toddlers and preschoolers, please stop by to meet representatives of preschools in, and around, the Colonie area. It’s the perfect opportunity for you to preview what’s available, all in one place at one time!   

Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

The tale follows Knox’s stupendous haul of fifty-nine cannons — including the two-and-a-half-ton “Old Sow” — from Forts Crown Point and Ticonderoga to Boston.

Need Assistance?

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Our Social Work Intern is here to help you navigate a comprehensive resource guide designed to assist with everything from housing and employment to government forms, food insecurity, mental health, and so much more!

Adult Movie Monday "Green Book"

2:00pm–4:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies, Music, & Theater
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

Disclaimer(s)

Dietary Restrictions

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

Inclement Weather

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

iPad Basics

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required

Do you have an iPad and need to learn how to use it?  This clinic will teach you the basics of using your device, as well as how to download free e-books from the library’s digital catalog.  Please feel free to bring your iPad and your library card.

Fiction Book Discussion Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
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.

 

January book: 'A place for us', by Fatima Farheen Mirza.