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Smokey Bear Reading Challenge

All Day 11/1 - 11/30
Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families
Reading Challenge
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families
Program Type: Reading Challenge
Event Details:

🥳 Celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday! 🥳 

From November 1-30, join Smokey in learning about wildfires and the environment. Read books, take action, and have fun!  

Guilderland Historical Society - public meeting and presentation

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Local History / Genealogy
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Local History / Genealogy
Event Details:

St James Lutheran Church by German settlers originally as St Jacobus 1787.
This church was in front of Fairview Cemetery at the corner of Hawes Road and Rt 146.

LEGO Free Play

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families
S.T.E.A.M.
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Families
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.

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Business Meeting

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Board Meeting
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.

Speed Friending

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Other, Trivia / Games
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other, Trivia / Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Back by popular demand!

Apple Help (Drop-In)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Instruction, Technology Instruction
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- 

Calligraphy Workshop with Richard Wang

11:00am - 1:00pm
All Ages
Arts & Crafts, Global History / Culture / Events
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Global History / Culture / Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

 Richard Wang, Chinese calligrapher and past exhibitor of art and host of calligraphy workshops at a few area libraries - has won a grant from the Arts Center of the Capital Region.

Get Stuf'd: An Oreo Tasting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Cooking / Nutrition, Other
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Program Type: Cooking / Nutrition, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us for a sweet evening of taste testing at the library! Sample a variety of fun Oreo flavors and share your thoughts with other cookie connoisseurs. Don't miss out on this delicious event! Open to ages 10 & up, plus adults.

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults
GPL Knitting Group
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. 

Drop-In STEM Exploration

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
S.T.E.A.M.
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

Stop in and play with some fun STEM equipment--coding robots, Snap Circuits, dominoes, Keva planks, and more! Equipment will change up each month.

 

Best suited for kids in grades K-5. Caregivers welcome to stay.

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

11:00am - 12:30pm
Seniors
Other
Cancelled
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting 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.

Dungeon Master's D&D Kit

All Day 12/1 - 12/9
Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Take Home Kit, Trivia / Games
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Take Home Kit, Trivia / Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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?

Fright Club - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

12/01/2024 @ 9:30am - 12/08/2024 @ 12:00am
Adults, Seniors
Book Discussion Group
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
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?

Creative Writing Mondays

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Writing / Poetry
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Study Room McKownville
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: 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!

Rising from the Payment Pause: How to Handle Your Student Loans Post COVID-19

6:15pm - 7:15pm
Families, Adults
Finances / Retirement, Instruction
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting Room
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Finances / Retirement, Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Please join us for a discussion led by Jordan Daniels, a Student Debt Counselor from Empire Justice Center, about the many options to manage or eliminate your federal student debt.

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults
GPL Knitting Group
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. 

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Early Childhood, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs
Storytime / Early Literacy
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.

ART TALK / The Impressionists: Imagining the Modern

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults, Seniors
Art Talk, Lecture
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Online Zoom.Ask
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Art Talk, Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

This year is the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition, held in Paris in 1874.

Technology Help (Session 1)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Waitlist
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

Sky Friends Storytime: Mini Music Makers!

10:30am - 11:30am
Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs
Storytime / Early Literacy
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
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:

The Sky Friends are very excited for you to join us for our 3-Part Mini Music Makers sessions!

Technology Help (Session 2)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Instruction, Outreach, Technology Instruction
Waitlist
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

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

11:00am - 12:30pm
Seniors
Other
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.