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Taxpayer Assistance Program (TAP) NYS Tax help

12:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest
Event Details:

Get tax help and file for free!

Tax Department Associates will walk you through your income tax returns, step by step, as you complete

Crafts & Laughs

1:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

We're hosting a 3-day scrapbooking and crafting event, so gather your supplies and haul them over to the library for some creative camaraderie!  Feel free to bring whatever craft project you're working on; it's always fun to see wha

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

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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!

Tax Help

10:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest
Event Details:

Get tax help and file for free!

Tax Department Associates will walk you through your income tax returns, step by step, as you complete

Crafts & Laughs

10:00am - 5:00pm
Adults, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

We're hosting a 3-day scrapbooking and crafting event, so gather your supplies and haul them over to the library for some creative camaraderie!  Feel free to bring whatever craft project you're working on; it's always fun to see wha

Crafts & Laughs

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

We're hosting a 3-day scrapbooking and crafting event, so gather your supplies and haul them over to the library for some creative camaraderie!  Feel free to bring whatever craft project you're working on; it's always fun to see wha

Mystery Book Club

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40

Monthly Personal Investment Group

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

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
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Learning, English Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6

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).

In Case of Emergency: The Basics of the iPhone Medical ID App and Health App

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Learn the basics of updating Medical ID and the Health app on your Iphone.  This enables first responders to access your name, emergency contacts and medical history/allergies if you become unconscious.

Barbara Stanwyck Film Series Led by Lenny Zapala - File on Thelma Jordon (1950)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Film expert and Menands Public Library Director Lenny Zapala is offering the fourth of a six-installment series with the movie The File on Thelma Jordan.

Taxpayer Assistance Program (TAP) NYS Tax help

12:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest
Event Details:

Get tax help and file for free!

Tax Department Associates will walk you through your income tax returns, step by step, as you complete

Atelier at Arlene's Student Art Show

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Performances
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 120

Presidents' Day Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed in observance of Presidents' Day

Get Cozy with Hygge and Read!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Hygge is a Danish concept that focuses on warmth, connection, and simplicity.  Come for a warm atmosphere, enjoy simple pleasures, read in comfortable silence with others, and appreciate the moment!

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.

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
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Learning, English Language Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6

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).

Laugh Out Loud Book Club - The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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. 

Taxpayer Assistance Program (TAP) NYS Tax help

12:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest
Event Details:

Get tax help and file for free!

Tax Department Associates will walk you through your income tax returns, step by step, as you complete

People and Prose

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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!

Taxpayer Assistance Program (TAP) NYS Tax help

10:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest
Event Details:

Get tax help and file for free!

Tax Department Associates will walk you through your income tax returns, step by step, as you complete

Stage Left

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Performances
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Fully Sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund and arranged by Local 14.

The Music of Lou Reed

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Learn about the music of Lou Reed from Hudson Valley professor, Ethan Roy, who has written several books on the subject. Different songs will be listened to and analyzed.