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Sunday, December 22, 2-4pm please register. Registration opens December 2

Suburban Sounds Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Concert
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

We're pleased to welcome back Suburban Sounds for an enjoyable afternoon of seasonal music. Get into the holiday spirit with this traditional performance by awell-established local...

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Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Concert
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

We're pleased to welcome back Suburban Sounds for an enjoyable afternoon of seasonal music. Get into the holiday spirit with this traditional performance by a
well-established local choral group!

Registration opens Dec. 2

 

Christmas Eve - Library Closed

All Day
Guilderland Public Library
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Guilderland Public Library

Christmas Day - Library Closed

All Day
Guilderland Public Library
Closing
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Guilderland Public Library

Foundation meeting

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Foundation Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Foundation Meeting
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Apple Help (Drop-In)

Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room Westmere at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Instruction, Technology Instruction
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Drop-In Apple Tech Help Volunteer Computer Coach Robin is an expert at everything Apple! Learn how to use anything from an Apple Watch to an iPhone to a Macbook! This is a d...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Study Room Westmere
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Instruction, Technology Instruction
Event Details:

Drop-In Apple Tech Help

Volunteer Computer Coach Robin is an expert at everything Apple!

Learn how to use anything from an Apple Watch to an iPhone to a Macbook!
This is a drop-in event- 

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Family Board Games

Friday, December 27, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Trivia / Games
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Families
Event Details:

Drop in to play some board games from our circulating Library of Things and from the youth service's closet! We will have games suitable for a variety of age levels including early...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Families
Program Type: Trivia / Games
Event Details:

Drop in to play some board games from our circulating Library of Things and from the youth service's closet! We will have games suitable for a variety of age levels including early childhood games and games for the whole family.

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Let's Build!

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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, Families
Event Details:

Drop-in anytime between 2:00pm - 3:30pm to complete fun building challenges! Can you build the tallest Keva Plank tower?🗼Or the coolest Lego vehicle?🚜 Or the longest domino ch...

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

Drop-in anytime between 2:00pm - 3:30pm to complete fun building challenges! 

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

Night Owls Bookclub

RESCHEDULED Night Owls Book Club: Poverty By America

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults
Night Owls Book Club:

Reading the most talked-about fiction and nonfiction titles. Hybrid: choice of in-person or virtual. Led by Librarian Maura Powers-Smith.

Event Details:

This month we're reading Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond.You can pick up a copy of the book at the library's Information desk.Please be sure to provide an email address.&nbs...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21

Night Owls Book Club

Reading the most talked-about fiction and nonfiction titles. Hybrid: choice of in-person or virtual. Led by Librarian Maura Powers-Smith.

Event Details:

This month we're reading Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond.

You can pick up a copy of the book at the library's Information desk.

Please be sure to provide an email address.

 

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
GPL Knitting Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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. 

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🥳 Noon Year's Eve Party! 🥳

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Holiday, Playtime, Special Event
Age Group:
Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Grades K-2, Families
Event Details:

Can't stay up 'till midnight? Come celebrate at noon with the youth services staff! We will have crafts, snacks, dancing, and of course, a countdown to noon! 🥳For PreK - Grade 2. C...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Grades K-2, 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 crafts, snacks, dancing, and of course, a countdown to noon! 🥳

For PreK - Grade 2. Caregivers must stay with children.

New Year's Eve - Library is Closed @ 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Guilderland Public Library
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Guilderland Public Library

New Year's Day

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Guilderland Public Library
Book Discussion Group

Fright Club - Rosemary's Baby

01/01/2025 @ 9:30am to 01/08/2025 @ 12:00am
Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Welcome to another spine-tingling series of Fright Club!  Fright Club is our passive adult Horror Fiction book club, perfect for those who love a good scare!  How does it...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Welcome to another spine-tingling series of Fright Club!  Fright Club is our passive adult Horror Fiction book club, perfect for those who love a good scare!  How does it work?

Dungeon Master's D&D Kit, Register Between 12/19/24 - 12/31/24

Dungeon Master's D&D Kit

All Day 1/2 - 1/9
Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Take Home Kit, Trivia / Games
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to start a Dungeons & Dragons campaign with friends, but no one is brave enough to be the Dungeon Master? Step up and be the hero that your friends need!&n...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Take Home Kit, Trivia / Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to start a Dungeons & Dragons campaign with friends, but no one is brave enough to be the Dungeon Master?

Resolution Jar: Adult Take & Make Kit, Pickup 1/2-1/5 Registration Required

Resolution Jar: Adult Take & Make Kit

01/02/2025 @ 9:30am to 01/05/2025 @ 5:00pm
Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Passive Program (Adult), Take Home Kit
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Happy New Year! Start the year off right with your own personalized jar of resolutions. Each kit includes:a jarpieces of colored paperstickers for decoratingThis kit is designed fo...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Passive Program (Adult), Take Home Kit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Happy New Year! Start the year off right with your own personalized jar of resolutions. Each kit includes:

Black image with neon text - Glow in the dark play zone. 4:30-5:30. Thursday January 2. Grades K-5

Glow-in-the-Dark Play Zone

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Playtime, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Families
Event Details:

Too dark to play outside? Let's bring playtime inside! Kids in grades K-5 can drop in anytime in the hour for some glow-in-the-dark fun! Each month through February, there will be ...

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

Too dark to play outside? Let's bring playtime inside! Kids in grades K-5 can drop in anytime in the hour for some glow-in-the-dark fun!

Board Committee

Library Board Personnel Committee

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Board Committee
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Board committee meeting.

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

Board committee meeting.

Chess Club, January 4th, 11:00am - 12pm, Beginners Welcome

Drop-In Youth Chess

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Trivia / Games
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Tweens & Teens, Families
Event Details:

Drop in for a game of chess at the library! Challenge friends to a game of chess, or teach yourself to play using the self-directed instructions included with our chess boards. A s...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Tweens & Teens, Families
Program Type: Trivia / Games
Event Details:

Drop in for a game of chess at the library! Challenge friends to a game of chess, or teach yourself to play using the self-directed instructions included with our chess boards.

New Year, New Puzzle! Free puzzles. Jan 4 & 5th 1-4PM, Available at the Information Desk

New Year, New Puzzle!

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Reference Desk at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Passive Program (Adult), Trivia / Games
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Are you looking for a way to enjoy the new year? Well, why not start by getting a fun, new puzzle to work on? Stop by the information desk for a FREE jigsaw puzzle! On Sa...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Adult Reference Desk
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Passive Program (Adult), Trivia / Games
Event Details:

Are you looking for a way to enjoy the new year? Well, why not start by getting a fun, new puzzle to work on? 

Stop by the information desk for a FREE jigsaw puzzle! 

New Year, New Puzzle! Free puzzles. Jan 4 & 5th 1-4PM, Available at the Information Desk

New Year, New Puzzle!

Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Reference Desk at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Passive Program (Adult), Trivia / Games
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Are you looking for a way to enjoy the new year? Well, why not start by getting a fun, new puzzle to work on? Stop by the information desk for a FREE jigsaw puzzle! On Sa...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Adult Reference Desk
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Passive Program (Adult), Trivia / Games
Event Details:

Are you looking for a way to enjoy the new year? Well, why not start by getting a fun, new puzzle to work on? 

Stop by the information desk for a FREE jigsaw puzzle! 

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Silent Book Club

Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Fireplace at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to read...Sit by the fireplace        Relax with a book~ paper, reader, or audio Bring a refreshment&nb...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to read...

Sit by the fireplace 

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Lunar New Year Calligraphy Workshop

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Westbrook Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for an evening workshop hosted by talented calligraphist Jojo Liu. Jojo will be joining us virtually all the way from San Francisco, but this workshop will take place in-pe...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for an evening workshop hosted by talented calligraphist Jojo Liu. Jojo will be joining us virtually all the way from San Francisco, but this workshop will take place in-person at the library!

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Family Storytime

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 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
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 registrati...

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

Library Board Facilities Committee Meeting

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Board Committee
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Facilities Committee Meeting

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

Facilities Committee Meeting