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Wooden Painted Apples

DIY Wooden Apple Adult Take & Make Kit

09/09/2024 @ 9:30am to 09/16/2024 @ 8:00pm
Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Passive Program (Adult), Take Home Kit
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

It's time for apple picking! Why not create your own that will last forever? Each kit will include:  2 wooden coasters red, green and white paint a paintbrush ribb...

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

It's time for apple picking! Why not create your own that will last forever? Each kit will include: 

Silent Book Club on black background with books stacked in top left corner and torn page in bottom right corner

Silent Book Club

Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Tired of deadlines? Not interested in discussions?  Want to read your current book in quiet?  Try the Silent Book Club! Arrive and chat for the first half hour. The...

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Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Tired of deadlines? Not interested in discussions?  Want to read your current book in quiet? 

Try the Silent Book Club!

Arts & Crafts

Meet the Makers

Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
All Ages
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Classic Movie Monday. Movies start at 12pm

Classic Movie Monday

Monday, September 16, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:45pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Movie / Documentary
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for a timeless classic on Classic Movie Monday! Screening: The Sound of Music (G) @ 12:00 pm - Set in Austria during the Nazi occupation, the film explor...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Movie / Documentary
Event Details:

Join us for a timeless classic on Classic Movie Monday!

Screening:

The Plastics Crisis: Turning Off the Tap with David Sayer from Beyond Plastics

The Plastic Crisis: Turning Off the Tap with David Sayer

Monday, September 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Climate / Nature / Gardening
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

“The Plastic Crisis: Turning Off the Tap” "This program will explain the extent of the plastic pollution crisis, what we can do about it, and what is possible through legislatio...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Climate / Nature / Gardening
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 98
Event Details:

“The Plastic Crisis: Turning Off the Tap”

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

Tuesday, September 17, 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. 

colorful graphic with program name drop in art room

Drop-In Art Room

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families
Event Details:

Bring your creativity to the Library! Drop in anytime between 4-6 pm and use our variety of arts and crafts supplies to create your own art.   

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your creativity to the Library! Drop in anytime between 4-6 pm and use our variety of arts and crafts supplies to create your own art. 

 

Tissue Paper

ARTventure: Tissue Paper

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

If you've ever given or received a gift, you probably have some laying around. Discover some new uses for tissue paper, an underappreciated craft supply. Each session of Art Adv...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

If you've ever given or received a gift, you probably have some laying around. Discover some new uses for tissue paper, an underappreciated craft supply.

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Cozy Beverages: Curl Up With Coffee

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Westbrook Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking / Nutrition
Age Group:
Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Do French presses seem daunting to you? Would you like to learn how to use one and discover its benefits? Join Jacqueline from Virgo Rising Coffee for a hands-on demonstration on u...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cooking / Nutrition
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Do French presses seem daunting to you? Would you like to learn how to use one and discover its benefits? Join Jacqueline from Virgo Rising Coffee for a hands-on demonstration on using a French press and why it’s an exceptional brewing method.

coffee and conversation

Let's Talk: Coffee and Conversation for Seniors

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

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: Tawasentha 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.

Photo of author Nate Klemp smiling alongside the cover of his book 'Open'

Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World–with Nate Klemp, PhD

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Virtual Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us as New York Times bestselling author and philosopher Nate Klemp helps us explore pathways back to openminded living when he talks to us about the core tenets in h...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us as New York Times bestselling author and philosopher Nate Klemp helps us explore pathways back to openminded living when he talks to us about the core tenets in his new book Open: Living with an Expansive Mind i

Hopeless Romantics Book Club graphic with the book cover for "If the Shoe Fits" by Julie Murphy

Hopeless Romantics Book Club

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Hopeless Romantics Book Club is a romance book club that meets the third Wednesday of every month to discuss swoon-worthy romance titles. The book club covers a wide variety o...

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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: 11
Event Details:

Hopeless Romantics Book Club is a romance book club that meets the third Wednesday of every month to discuss swoon-worthy romance titles.

image with a child's hand coloring with chalk, colored squiggles, yellow sun, which says Silly Sidewalk Chalk, Thursday, September 19, 10:30am, Ages 2-5

Silly Sidewalk Chalk

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Literary Garden at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Playtime
Age Group:
Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Pre-School: 3-5 yrs
Event Details:

Come join us for a morning of sidewalk chalk fun! Let your creativity shine and draw silly art using sidewalk chalk in the Literary Garden and participate in fun chalk activities. ...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Literary Garden
Age Group: Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Pre-School: 3-5 yrs
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Playtime
Event Details:

Come join us for a morning of sidewalk chalk fun! Let your creativity shine and draw silly art using sidewalk chalk in the Literary Garden and participate in fun chalk activities. Weather permitting. Program will be canceled in the event of rain.

Fall Vase: Book Folding Workshop

Fall Vase: Book Folding Workshop

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come to the library for a fun, Fall craft. In this workshop, local crafter Stacey Kennedy will walk you through the process of creating your own vase out of pages from a hardc...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Come to the library for a fun, Fall craft. In this workshop, local crafter Stacey Kennedy will walk you through the process of creating your own vase out of pages from a hardcover book!

Board Meeting

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Business Meeting

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Board Meeting:

The Guilderland Public Library Board of Trustees will conduct an in-person monthly business meeting, streamed live on our YouTube channel. Public commentary may be submitted to: pc...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meeting

Board Meeting

The Guilderland Public Library Board of Trustees will conduct an in-person monthly business meeting, streamed live on our YouTube channel. Public commentary may be submitted to: pc@guilderlandlibrary.org.

Local History / Genealogy

Guilderland Historical Society Meeting & Presentation by Aaron Mair

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Local History / Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

The Guilderland Historical Society will hold its next general meeting on September 19th at 6:15PM at the Guilderland Public  Library's Helderberg meeting room. The public is w...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Local History / Genealogy
Event Details:

The Guilderland Historical Society will hold its next general meeting on September 19th at 6:15PM at the Guilderland Public  Library's Helderberg meeting room.

Realm Explorers Book Club The City We Became Saturday September 21 at 11 AM

Realm Explorers Book Club: The City We Became

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Westbrook Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Event Details:

Realm Explorers is a book club that meets on Saturday mornings to discuss science fiction and fantasy novels. Titles include Adult/Young Adult science fiction and fantasy book...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Realm Explorers is a book club that meets on Saturday mornings to discuss science fiction and fantasy novels.

Photo of author Liane Moriarty smiling alongside the cover of her book 'Here One Moment'

A Deep Dive in Character Development with Global Sensation Liane Moriarty

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Virtual Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
High School: Gr. 9-12, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge y...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: High School: Gr. 9-12, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny?

Fright Club Movie Matinee Double Feature

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Movie / Documentary
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Fright Club: A Double Dose of Horror Join us for a chilling afternoon of classic horror films! The library's Fright Club presents two spine-tingling adaptations of Shirley Jacks...

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

Fright Club: A Double Dose of Horror

Join us for a chilling afternoon of classic horror films! The library's Fright Club presents two spine-tingling adaptations of Shirley Jackson's haunting tales.

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

Tuesday, September 24, 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. 

robot with heart pinned to chest reaches to night sky

It Came from Schenectady: Sci-Fi in the Electric City

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Local History / Genealogy
Age Group:
High School: Gr. 9-12, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

What if you had a superpower? What if you could travel through time? What if machines overtook Schenectady? “What if” questions inspire writers, artists, and filmmakers to create n...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: High School: Gr. 9-12, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lecture, Local History / Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:

What if you had a superpower? What if you could travel through time? What if machines overtook Schenectady? “What if” questions inspire writers, artists, and filmmakers to create new worlds and imagine alternate realities.

Tech Help written in blue

Technology Help (Session 1)

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Study Room Westmere at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Computer Basics and Navigational Assistance Available! Coach Donna can assist with Internet Searches- How to navigate Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Bing Microsoft ...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Study Room Westmere
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Computer Basics and Navigational Assistance Available!

Coach Donna can assist with

Tech Help written in blue

Technology Help (Session 2)

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room Westmere at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Computer Basics and Navigational Assistance Available! Coach Donna can assist with Internet Searches- How to navigate Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Bing Microsoft ...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Study Room Westmere
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Computer Basics and Navigational Assistance Available!

Coach Donna can assist with

coffee and conversation

Let's Talk: Coffee and Conversation for Seniors

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Tawasentha Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

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: Tawasentha 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.