Week Calendar

Name: Read it Forward
Start: 2024-07-08
End: 2024-07-08
Location: William K. Sanford Town Library

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (7/07)	Mon (7/08)	Tue (7/09)	Wed (7/10)	Thu (7/11)	Fri (7/12)	Sat (7/13)
All Day	Closing Closed All Day Branches: Colonie Library	This event is in the "Teens" group. Read it Forward All Day Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: The Cube Age Group: Teens Program Type: Books & Writing Event Details: Teens can pick up a copy of this year's Read it Forward book - Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger! Read it, pass it on to someone else, and fill out a survey for the chance to win an awesome prize!
9 am			This event is in the "Adults" group. Tuesday Walking Club @ Crossings Park 9:30am - 10:15am Adults Closed Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Required Seats Remaining: 12 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
10 am		This event is in the "Adults" group. Mystery Book Club 10:30am - 12:00pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Books & Writing Required Seats Remaining: 22	This event is in the "Youth" group. Splish Splash Storytime 10:15am - 11:15am Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Splash into summer with stories, songs, and fun activities revolving around water play. Goldfish Swim School will join us with water safety tips and their mascot! *Ages: 5 years old and younger, siblings welcome 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.			This event is in the "Youth" group. Stay & Play 10:15am - 11:00am Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood Required Seats Remaining: 20 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Memoir & Essay Writing Group 10:00am - 11:30am Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Required Seats Remaining: 5 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.
11 am					This event is in the "Adults" group. English as a New Language: Intermediate 11:30am - 1:00pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Maker Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Language Learning, English Language Learning 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).		This event is in the "Adults" group. Sahaja Meditation 11:00am - 12:00pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Required Seats Remaining: 34 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.
12 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Adventure Book Club: "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed 12:00pm - 1:00pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Books & Writing Required Seats Remaining: 15 Event Details: Join us in-person in the library's Activity Room for our Adventure book group.
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Senior Resources @ the Library 1:30pm - 4:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Their department specialist will be available to share information on such topics as: services to age in place, recreational programs, financial/entitlement assistance programs, health insurance counseling and caregiving resources that are available to all ages. They look forward to meeting with you.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Italian Conversation Group 1:30pm - 3:30pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Stay and Stitch 1:00pm - 2:30pm Adults, Teens Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: Crafts 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	This event is in the "Youth" group. Reptile Adventure Workshop 1:00pm - 1:45pm Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Science & Nature, STEAM Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Learn about reptiles you know and some you've never heard of from local reptile enthusiast Jessica Shea. Ages: Grades 1-4
2 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Adult Movie Monday "Argylle" 2:00pm - 4:30pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movies & Games Required Seats Remaining: 33 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. iPhone Intermediate 2:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Maker Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Computers & Technology 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.		This event is in the "Youth" group. Reptile Adventure Workshop 2:15pm - 3:00pm Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Science & Nature, STEAM Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Learn about reptiles you know and some you've never heard of from local reptile enthusiast Jessica Shea. Ages: Grades 1-4		This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Music & Arts Student Recital 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults, Teens, Youth, All Ages Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Adults, Teens, Youth, All Ages Program Type: Other Required Seats Remaining: 29 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.
3 pm		This event is in the "Youth" group. Treasure Hunters Book Club 3:00pm - 4:00pm Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Books & Writing Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Join us for an interactive book club as we read through Treasure Hunters by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Over the four weeks we will discuss the book, have different activities and loads of fun!		This event is in the "Youth" group. Readers Theater 3:00pm - 4:00pm Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Art & Performances Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Interested in acting? Here's your chance to grow and show off your chops! First, we will explore the world of fairy tales and folktales, and discover the elements that make these tales unique. We'll then select a story and through gestures, facial expressions and voice, bring our characters “to life.” To cap it off, we will invite our families to enjoy our presentation during a culminating celebration! When you sign up, you are registered for all 6 weeks. For children entering 3rd-5th grade. This event is in the "Adults" group. SnagIt Videos: Start to Finish (Tech-Talk Webinar) 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.		This event is in the "Adults" group. Hope Club "Paint it Forward" Exhibit Reception 3:30pm - 5:30pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Art & Performances Required Seats Remaining: 115
4 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group. Fashion Sustainability & Creation 4:00pm - 5:00pm Teens Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Crafts Required Seats Remaining: 4 Event Details: Join us for this teen-led, 3-session workshop on fashion and sustainability! Learn about clothing waste and fast-fashion, and bring in an old item of clothing to bring back to life!	This event is in the "Teens" group. Fashion Sustainability & Creation 4:00pm - 5:00pm Teens Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Crafts Required Seats Remaining: 4 Event Details: Join us for this teen-led, 3-session workshop on fashion and sustainability! Learn about clothing waste and fast-fashion, and bring in an old item of clothing to bring back to life!	This event is in the "Teens" group. Fashion Sustainability & Creation 4:00pm - 5:00pm Teens Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Crafts Required Seats Remaining: 4 Event Details: Join us for this teen-led, 3-session workshop on fashion and sustainability! Learn about clothing waste and fast-fashion, and bring in an old item of clothing to bring back to life!
5 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Best Buddies Bingo Night 5:00pm - 6:30pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Required Seats Remaining: 15 Event Details: Join Shannon Boreali, Best Buddies Senior Program Manager, and members from the Best Buddies Citizen program, for Bingo with Best Buddies!
6 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group. Minute to Win it for Teens 6:00pm - 7:00pm Teens Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: STEAM Required Seats Remaining: 3 Event Details: Challenge your friends to fun minute to win it games! Can you make it through a giant inflatable obstacle course in under a minute? This event is in the "Youth" group. Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:15pm Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Storytime & Early Childhood Required Seats Remaining: 25 Meet us outside on the Library Grounds for stories, songs, and dancing. Too hot or too rainy? We will move to the Stedman Room! Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. *Ages: Families with Children 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Backpacking the John Muir Trail 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Required Seats Remaining: 28 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. Friends of the Library Meeting 6:00pm - 8:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Maker Lab Program Type: Friends of the Library Event Details: Join the Friends of the Library Montly Meeting.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Monthly Personal Investment Group 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Maker Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Legal & Financial Required Seats Remaining: 22 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. Practice Conversational English 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Humphrey Bogart Film Series led by Lenny Zapala - The Big Sleep (1944) 6:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movies & Games 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. This event is in the "Youth" group. Encanto Dance Party 6:30pm - 7:30pm Youth Closed Required This event is in the "Youth" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Colonie Library Room: Stedman Room Age Group: Youth Program Type: Art & Performances Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: The whole family can dance with 3 of the characters from the movie Encanto. You can even take pictures with the characters and chat after. 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.

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