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CANCELLED Paws 2 Read with Bowie

Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Reference Desk at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Literacy
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged

Come to the library and practice reading skills with a gentle, furry friend. A certified therapy dog will listen calmly, creating a safe space for children to practice reading skills without fear or judgment.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Reference Desk
Age Group: Elementary School Aged
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:

Come to the library and practice reading skills with a gentle, furry friend. A certified therapy dog will listen calmly, creating a safe space for children to practice reading skills without fear or judgment.

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CANCELLED Drum in Joy! West African Drum Workshop

Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Global History / Culture / Events
Age Group:
Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults

This event will be rescheduled in the Spring. New date TBD.

 

Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Program Type: Global History / Culture / Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

This event will be rescheduled in the Spring. New date TBD.

 

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Ken Burn's American Revolution Series Episode 3

Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Normanskill Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
History, Movie / Documentary
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

To kick off "Guilderland Gets Historical: GPL Celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution", please join us for a viewing of Episode 3 of Ken Burn's new documentary series: The American Revolution

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Normanskill Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History, Movie / Documentary
Event Details:

To kick off "Guilderland Gets Historical: GPL Celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution", please join us for a viewing of Episode 3 of Ken Burn's new documentary series: The American Revolution

Let's Build image of blocks

Let's Build!

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Playtime, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families

Drop-in anytime between 1:00pm - 4:00pm to build something awesome! 

Can you build the tallest Keva Plank tower?🗼Or the coolest Lego vehicle?🚜 Or the longest domino chain reaction? ✨

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families
Program Type: Playtime, S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Drop-in anytime between 1:00pm - 4:00pm to build something awesome! 

Can you build the tallest Keva Plank tower?🗼Or the coolest Lego vehicle?🚜 Or the longest domino chain reaction? ✨

Person at computer; yellow background; 1 on 1 tech help PC and Android only No registration required

Technology Help Drop-In

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Phantom Zone at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Instruction
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Coach Divya has hands-on experience in both hardware and software support, she's here to help navigate technology needs.

Cancelled
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Phantom Zone
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Instruction
Event Details:

Coach Divya has hands-on experience in both hardware and software support, she's here to help navigate technology needs.

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
GPL Knitting Group
Age Group:
Adults

All are welcome to attend Drop-In Knit and Stitch on a weekly basis. 

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: GPL Knitting Group
Event Details:

All are welcome to attend Drop-In Knit and Stitch on a weekly basis. 

Paws 2 Read Image of Chewbacca & Bruno Mars dogs

Paws 2 Read with Chewbacca & Bruno Mars

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Reference Desk at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Literacy
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged

Come to the library and practice reading skills with a gentle, furry friend. A certified therapy dog will listen calmly, creating a safe space for children to practice reading skills without fear or judgment.

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Reference Desk
Age Group: Elementary School Aged
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:

Come to the library and practice reading skills with a gentle, furry friend. A certified therapy dog will listen calmly, creating a safe space for children to practice reading skills without fear or judgment.

Storytime animals reading under the stars and moon

Juice and Jammies Storytime

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Literacy
Age Group:
Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Grades K-2

Join us for a night time story time. Come in your coziest pajamas, bring your favorite stuffy, sip some juice, and snuggle in for some stories. 

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Grades K-2
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:

Join us for a night time story time. Come in your coziest pajamas, bring your favorite stuffy, sip some juice, and snuggle in for some stories. 

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Fright Club Book Discussion

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Normanskill Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults

Join us each month for the best of Horror and Thrillers.

This month we're reading Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Normanskill Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us each month for the best of Horror and Thrillers.

This month we're reading Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito.

🥳 Noon Year's Eve Party! 🥳

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Holiday, Playtime, Special Event
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Families

Can't stay up 'till midnight? Come celebrate at noon with the youth services staff! We will have dancing and a countdown to noon! 🥳

Caregivers must stay with children.

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holiday, Playtime, Special Event
Event Details:

Can't stay up 'till midnight? Come celebrate at noon with the youth services staff! We will have dancing and a countdown to noon! 🥳

Caregivers must stay with children.

New Years Eve-closed @ 2pm

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Guilderland Public Library
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Branches:
Guilderland Public Library

New Year's Day

All Day
Guilderland Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Guilderland Public Library

Celebrate a Grade! 4th Grade Packet ALL MONTH

All Day
Children's Reference Desk at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Passive Program (Youth)
Age Group:
Grades 3-5

Are you in 4th Grade? Stop by the Children's Library any time during the month of January to collect a fun packet and have your picture taken for the library monitors! January is for 4th Graders!

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Reference Desk
Age Group: Grades 3-5
Program Type: Passive Program (Youth)
Event Details:

Are you in 4th Grade? Stop by the Children's Library any time during the month of January to collect a fun packet and have your picture taken for the library monitors! January is for 4th Graders!

Star Jar Take and Make Kit

Star Jar Take and Make Kit

01/02/2026 @ 9:30am to 01/09/2026 @ 5:30pm
The Foundry (Teen Space) at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Take Home Kit
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12

Start the year out intentionally with a star jar!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: The Foundry (Teen Space)
Age Group: Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start the year out intentionally with a star jar!

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Drop In Adult Chess

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Trivia / Games

Drop in with friends and family for a game of chess at the library! 

Boards are provided by the library. 

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Program Type: Trivia / Games
Event Details:

Drop in with friends and family for a game of chess at the library! 

Boards are provided by the library. 

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Ken Burn's American Revolution Series Episode 4

Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Normanskill Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
History, Movie / Documentary
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

To kick off "Guilderland Gets Historical: GPL Celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution", please join us for a viewing of Episode 4 of Ken Burn's new documentary series: The American Revolution. 

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Normanskill Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History, Movie / Documentary
Event Details:

To kick off "Guilderland Gets Historical: GPL Celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution", please join us for a viewing of Episode 4 of Ken Burn's new documentary series: The American Revolution. 

Art Talks - Art Nouveau: Humanity in Harmony with the Natural World

Art Talks - Art Nouveau: Humanity in Harmony with the Natural World VIRTUAL EVENT

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Online Zoom.Ask at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Art Talk
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative style that revolutionized visual art and architecture across Europe and the United States at the end of the 19th Century and into the 20th .

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Online Zoom.Ask
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Art Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:

Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative style that revolutionized visual art and architecture across Europe and the United States at the end of the 19th Century and into the 20th .

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
GPL Knitting Group
Age Group:
Adults

All are welcome to attend Drop-In Knit and Stitch on a weekly basis. 

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: GPL Knitting Group
Event Details:

All are welcome to attend Drop-In Knit and Stitch on a weekly basis. 

Storytime @ GPL logo. Brown bear with round yellow glasses reading a book to two white bunnies, a racoon, and a hedgehog.

Family Storytime

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Literacy
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs

Come on over to the library for Family Storytime! We'll read books, dance to silly songs, and have lots of fun!

For all kids ages Birth - 5 years old, with a caregiver.

No registration needed.

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:

Come on over to the library for Family Storytime! We'll read books, dance to silly songs, and have lots of fun!

For all kids ages Birth - 5 years old, with a caregiver.

No registration needed.

Board Committee

Long Range Plan Committee Meeting

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Board Committee
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Library board committee meeting

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Board Committee
Event Details:

Library board committee meeting

Teen Advisory Community Outreach Group Meeting Tuesday January 6th at 6 PM for grades 6-12

January TACOs Volunteer Meeting

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Volunteer Opportunity
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8

Earn volunteer credit by participating in our Teen Advisory Community Outreach group! Give input on books, programs, and more.

Now open to grades 6-12!

 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8
Program Type: Volunteer Opportunity
Registration Required
Event Details:

Earn volunteer credit by participating in our Teen Advisory Community Outreach group! Give input on books, programs, and more.

Now open to grades 6-12!

 

Storytime @ GPL logo. Brown bear with round yellow glasses reading a book to two white bunnies, a racoon, and a hedgehog.

Sky Friends Storytime

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime / Early Literacy
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs

Come along on a musical trip to sing, dance, and read with our Sky Friends! Sunny, Luna, Ray & Puff can’t wait for you to join them for a fun-filled storytime your whole family will enjoy! 

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:

Come along on a musical trip to sing, dance, and read with our Sky Friends! Sunny, Luna, Ray & Puff can’t wait for you to join them for a fun-filled storytime your whole family will enjoy! 

Seniors Connect: Let's Talk

Seniors Connect!: Let's Talk

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Normanskill Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Seniors

Join our vibrant senior social group! Engage in lively conversations, be a part of our community, and make new friends.

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Normanskill Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join our vibrant senior social group! Engage in lively conversations, be a part of our community, and make new friends.

Climate / Nature

Afternoon Garden Club

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Normanskill Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Climate / Nature / Gardening
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Every first Wednesday of the month, attend a presentation from a local expert and then stay to chat and trade tips with other gardeners.

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Normanskill Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Climate / Nature / Gardening
Event Details:

Every first Wednesday of the month, attend a presentation from a local expert and then stay to chat and trade tips with other gardeners.