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Music and Movement

10:30am - 11:15am
Youth
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us for a morning full of music and fun!

For ages 5 and younger with a caregiver.

Registration is required.

Register each week, one week in advance. 

Please register using your child's name.

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.

Simple Steps for Password Protection and Authentication (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:

In this webinar, we'll cover:

STEAM Discovery 1, 2, 3!

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Youth
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Join us for a variety of fun and engaging enrichment activities after school! We'll have STEAM programs, special guests, and so much more! 

*Ages: 1st-3rd Grade

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.

Monthly Personal Investment Group

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Legal & Financial
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
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.

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:15am
Youth
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6

A 45-minute program for children up to 36 months with an adult, including stories, singing, dancing and free play. 
*Ages: 0-36 months, with a caregiver
 

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.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Youth
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4

A 45-minute program for children up to 36 months with an adult, including stories, singing, dancing and free play. 
*Ages: 0-36 months, with a caregiver
 

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.

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

LEGO Club!

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Youth
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Love LEGOs?  We do, too! We have a vast collection of LEGOs for you to build with! Your finished piece will be on display in the Children's Room for a whole week! Come build with us and show off your skills.

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.

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

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
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.

Family STEAM Night with Mathnasium

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Youth
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Education & Employment, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Who knew math could be exciting & fun? We did, and Mathnasium will prove it!  Join us for an engaging exploration of unusual topics, such as Pizza Math, Yahtzee, Fibonacci numbers, Pi Day, and more!

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.

Inclement Weather

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

Baby Bounce Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Youth
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

A special storytime for babies that are not yet walking and their caregivers. This fun 15-20 minute program includes songs, fingerplays, lap bounces, and books.

Stay & Play

10:15am - 11:00am
Youth
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

Here’s a chance to stay and play with your little one! This is a 45 minute session for toddlers up to 36 months. We’ll move to music, play with toys, and make new friends! 

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.

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!

Teen Fun Friday

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: The Cube
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Movies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Stop by the library after school for games, snacks, and more! Bring your friends, or come and make some new ones. Grades 9 to 12 only, please.

Disclaimer(s)

Dietary Restrictions

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

Tween Fun Friday

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: The Cube
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Movies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Stop by the library after school for games, snacks, and more! Bring your friends, or come and make some new ones. Grades 6 to 8 only, please.

Disclaimer(s)

Dietary Restrictions

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

Puzzle Swap

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Stedman Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 58
Event Details:

Bring a gently used puzzle to swap for a ‘new’ to you puzzle. No limit on the number of puzzles to swap, however, organizers will monitor. Any piece count is allowed. Please secure puzzle boxes with a rubber band or bag pieces.

Stay and Stitch

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults, Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

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

Atelier at Arlene's Student Art Show

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Open
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

Need Assistance?

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: All Ages
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!

Beginner-Level Citizenship Preparation Class

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Maker Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: English Language Learning
Event Details:

Improve your English and gain the skills you need to take the first step toward U.S. citizenship.

What You’ll Learn:

Conversational French

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Colonie Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local Interest, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.