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Learn How to Make a Vietnamese Salad

6:30pm–7:15pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to make a delicious and healthy Vietnamese salad from a master chef of a local Vietnamese restaurant.  You will also get a taste of this healthy and delicious salad.

This event is in the "Adults" group

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mahjong with Friends and Neighbors

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the library to play Mahjong with new and old friends! If you already know how to play, sign up and join a group for a game or two.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Stay and Stitch

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts

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

This event is in the "Youth" group

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

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Youth" group

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!

Labor Day Weekend - Closing Early

2:00pm–5:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closing early for the holiday weekend.

Labor Day Closing

All Day 9/6–9/7
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed for the holiday weekend

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

Join us for the Friends of the Library Monthly meeting. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Embroider Heart Sachet with Roses

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

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the library directly.

Inclement Weather

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

This event is in the "Adults" group

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!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Medicare Tabling

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

 A representative of NY StateWide Senior Action Council will be tabling at the William Sandford Town Library.  Valuable information will be available on how to protect yourself against Medicare fraud, income qualificatio

This event is in the "Adults" group

People and Prose

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
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!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Meal Planning and Prepping 101

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Wondering how to meal prep but don’t know where to start? It's time to create better mealtime habits! The dinner table is a sacred place for families to come together.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Medicare 101

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

Candy Rivera Whitehead,  a NY StateWide Senior Action Council representative, will present the basics of Medicare.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations are available by request. Please contact the library directly.

Library Board Meeting

6:00pm–8:00pm
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Program Type: Board of Trustees
Event Details:

Contact director@colonielibrary.org for information on attending.

This event is in the "Adults" group

50th Anniversary 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, 50th Anniversary
Registration Required
Event Details:

Be prepared to talk about the 1970s sensation "A Course in Miracles" by Helen Shucman.

This event is in the "Adults" group

People and Prose

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
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!

This event is in the "Adults" group

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Youth" group

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!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Senior Resources @ the Library

1:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Town of Colonie Senior Resource Department will be on site with information on services and programs available to our town seniors.

This event is in the "Adults" group

People and Prose

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Writing
Registration Required
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!

Columbus Day Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Colonie Library
Description:

Closed for the holiday