Week Calendar

Join us for stories, games and activities designed to encourage the development of early learning practices. Using stories, songs, simple experiments and art, we'll explore literacy, math and science.

Join us for stories and songs, rhymes and movement.

The Colonie Library is partnering with “Inclusible” (Inclusible means suitable for inclusion) to host a series of game events for adults of all ages and abilities. Come play with friends (new and old) or be a partner to someone who needs support.

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.

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.

Join us as we discuss and demonstrate additional TV options like using a digital antenna, smart devices, and streaming devices like Roku and Apple TV to cut costs or broaden your viewing content options.

The Teddy Bear Clinic is an event hosted through the collaborative efforts of two high school-led non-profit organizations: Saturday Scholars and InsightMed.

Writing About Your Caregiving Experience: Join this workshop to take some time to reflect on your caregiving experience. Writing prompts will be provided. Participants will then select the topics they would most like to write about.

Russian speaking for moms and kids age 8-12

Create your own personal template for documents, tailored to your preferred fonts, headings, bullet points, and paragraph styles. 

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.

An Afternoon Art workshop where each week we will be making a different art project!  Come use your imagination and get creative! Wear clothing that can get messy. 

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.

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.

Homework Helpers

Join this dynamic group of teens who meet monthly to brainstorm future programs and how to best help the library and the community. Earn volunteer hours and leadership experience while having fun. 

Young writers in grades 3 to 5 will learn about writing characters (protagonists, antagonists), simple poetry, plot structures, and more. They will end with a “published” portfolio of their work.

Join the Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting. 

Welcome all plant enthusiasts! Bring a plant to trade with others.  Everyone will leave with a different plant.  

Monthly meeting of the Capital District AWS User Group -- Open Discussion.

Come join an informal, monthly meeting of your neighbors to listen to and discuss experiences with personal investing!

A group of individuals, from various local organizations and municipalities, have come together to propose the creation of a Capital District Reuse Center.

Film expert and Menands Public Library Director Lenny Zapala is offering the last of a five-installment series with the movie In a Lonely Place. Film writer Dix Steel (Bogart) hasn't written a hit film in years.