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coffee and conversation

Seniors Connect! ( Formerly known as "Let's Talk: Coffee and Conversation for Seniors")

Wednesday, October 16, 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.

Book cover for The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Hopeless Romantics Book Club

Wednesday, October 16, 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 of sub...

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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: 3
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.

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Yoga & Mindful Movement for Beginners

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Instruction
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Class Description In this class, students will be guided through a series of yoga postures and flows as well as breathing techniques and meditation, appropriate for all levels of ...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Class Description

Local History / Genealogy

Guilderland Historical Society Meeting & Presentation

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Local History / Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

A general meeting of the Guilderland Historical Society at 1:15PM. This will be followed by a 2pm presentation. This presentation will either be given by Tom Capuano on the St Jame...

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

A general meeting of the Guilderland Historical Society at 1:15PM. This will be followed by a 2pm presentation.

LEGO Free Play 3-6pm promo image with a yellow LEGO building plate background and a pile of colorful LEGO blocks of various sizes in the bottom left corner

LEGO Free Play

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

It's time to build with LEGOs! Stop by the Children's Program Room anytime between 3:00pm - 6:00pm to build the most awesome LEGO creations you can imagine. Pictures of everybod...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Families, All Ages
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

It's time to build with LEGOs! Stop by the Children's Program Room anytime between 3:00pm - 6:00pm to build the most awesome LEGO creations you can imagine.

Horror Movie Trivia

Horror Movie Trivia

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Trivia / Games
Age Group:
High School: Gr. 9-12, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Event Details:

Get ready for a night of bone-chilling excitement at GPL's Horror Movie Trivia! Come along with us on a scream-worthy journey into the world of horror cinema, where you can test yo...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: High School: Gr. 9-12, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Program Type: Trivia / Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Get ready for a night of bone-chilling excitement at GPL's Horror Movie Trivia! Come along with us on a scream-worthy journey into the world of horror cinema, where you can test your knowledge and compete against fellow horror enthusiasts

Board Meeting

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Business Meeting

Thursday, October 17, 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.

Realm Explorers Book Club Ninth House Saturday October 19 at 11 am

Realm Explorers Book Club: Ninth House

Saturday, October 19, 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.

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Fire Prevention Demo with Guilderland Fire Department

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Parking Lot - Upper at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Instruction, Outreach, Passive Program (Adult), Passive Program (Youth)
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Tweens & Teens, Families, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Event Details:

October is Fire Prevention Month! Guilderland Fire Department will be on site                  Firetrucks      ...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Parking Lot - Upper
Age Group: Early Childhood, Elementary School Aged, Tweens & Teens, Families, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Instruction, Outreach, Passive Program (Adult), Passive Program (Youth)
Event Details:

October is Fire Prevention Month!

Guilderland Fire Department will be on site

                 Firetrucks

Sunday Concert October 20 2:00PM Lost Radio Rounders Songs America Voted By

Sunday Concert: Lost Radio Rounders | Songs America Voted By: Presidential Campaign Songs, 1840-1940

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Concert
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Event Details:

Before television, before radio, political parties tried to sing their candidates into office using parodies of popular songs to praise their man and trash his opponent. Songs...

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

Before television, before radio, political parties tried to sing their candidates into office using parodies of popular songs to praise their man and trash his opponent. Songs America Voted By, 1840-1940, a musical/historical program

Fright Club Movie Matinee

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 12:00am - 2:30pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Movie / Documentary
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for a terrifying cinematic experience on October 21st at 12:00 PM as we bring Norman Partridge's Dark Harvest to the big screen. This chilling adaptation of our October Fri...

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

Join us for a terrifying cinematic experience on October 21st at 12:00 PM as we bring Norman Partridge's Dark Harvest to the big screen.

DIY Cemeterrarium Adult Take & Make Kit, Pickup 10/21-10/25

DIY Cemeterrarium Adult Take & Make Kit

10/21/2024 @ 9:30am to 10/25/2024 @ 6:00pm
Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Passive Program (Adult), Take Home Kit
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

It's Halloween! Put your craftiness to the test with this DIY Cemeterrarium Adult Take & Make Kit. It's sure to be a hauntingly good time! Each kit includes:  12 ...

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

It's Halloween! Put your craftiness to the test with this DIY Cemeterrarium Adult Take & Make Kit. It's sure to be a hauntingly good time!

Each kit includes: 

Creative Writing Mondays October 7th and October 21st from 1 to 3 PM

Creative Writing Mondays

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room McKownville at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Other, Outreach, Writing / Poetry
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Do you have a story you would like to tell, memoirs you would like to write? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing a short fiction piece. Whatever you fancy, join us for Creat...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Study Room McKownville
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other, Outreach, Writing / Poetry
Event Details:

Do you have a story you would like to tell, memoirs you would like to write? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing a short fiction piece. Whatever you fancy, join us for Creative Writing Mondays!

#Throwbackseries Paint a Wooden Snake October 21st at 6 PM, for adults and teens, please register

Throwback Series: Paint a Wooden Snake

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Event Details:

Treat your inner child with this Throwback Series! Who says kids have to have all the fun? Take some time for yourself and come paint a wooden snake to celebrate National Reptile D...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Treat your inner child with this Throwback Series! Who says kids have to have all the fun? Take some time for yourself and come paint a wooden snake to celebrate National Reptile Day.

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

Tuesday, October 22, 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. 

Photo of author Lori Gottlieb smiling alongside the cover of her book 'Maybe You Should Talk To Someone'

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: Examining the Truths and Fictions we Tell Ourselves with Lori Gottlieb

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Virtual Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Every year, nearly 30 million Americans sit on a therapist’s couch—and some of these patients are therapists. In her remarkable book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Got...

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

Every year, nearly 30 million Americans sit on a therapist’s couch—and some of these patients are therapists.

Social security made easy in black Retirement Solutions in purple

Social Security Made Easy

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Finances / Retirement, Instruction, Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Make Informed Decisions About Retirement! Topics Covered: Maximizing Social Security benefits How to use benefits to improve life in retirement Get answers to frequent...

Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Finances / Retirement, Instruction, Outreach
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Make Informed Decisions About Retirement!

Topics Covered:

Tech Help written in blue

Technology Help (Session 1)

Wednesday, October 23, 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 ...

Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Study Room Westmere
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Computer Basics and Navigational Assistance Available!

Coach Donna can assist with

Tech Help written in blue

Technology Help (Session 2)

Wednesday, October 23, 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 ...

Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Study Room Westmere
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Computer Basics and Navigational Assistance Available!

Coach Donna can assist with

coffee and conversation

Seniors Connect! ( Formerly known as "Let's Talk: Coffee and Conversation for Seniors")

Wednesday, October 23, 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.

blue yoga mat with white letters spelling yoga

Yoga & Mindful Movement for Beginners

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Instruction
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Class Description In this class, students will be guided through a series of yoga postures and flows as well as breathing techniques and meditation, appropriate for all levels of ...

Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Class Description

Foundation meeting

Thursday, October 24, 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
Computer Coach Apple Help Drop In; Blue Background; Woman holding laptop

Apple Help (Drop-In)

Friday, October 25, 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- 

Early Voting for General Election

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for early voting.

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for early voting.