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A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained: In Conversation with Stanley Milford, Jr.

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Adults, Seniors
Author Talk
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

You are welcome to join us in conversation with Navajo Ranger, Stanley Milford, Jr. as he chats about the chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal and the unexplained in Navajoland.

Sobre la migración infantil desde Centroamérica--En conversación con Javier Zamora

2:00pm - 3:15pm
Adults, Seniors
Author Talk
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

(Solamente en Español) - (Event ONLY in Spanish)

Silent Book Club

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion Group
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

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

Try the Silent Book Club!

Veterans Day - Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Guilderland Public Library

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. 

ART TALK / THE GREAT WAR: Recruitment Posters & Field Illustrators

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Art Talk, Lecture
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: 50
Event Details:

In honor of those who served, and those who were lost—we remember this Veteran's Day. 

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.

Drop-in Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Local History / Genealogy
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Local History / Genealogy

Genealogy Assistance with Lisa Dougherty

Professional Genealogist Lisa Dougherty offers 1:1 family history consultations on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Library. This is a drop-in session; no need to make an appointment.
For more general information, visit Lisa's website: http://www.upstatenygenealogy.com

Throwback Series: Family Bingo Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Families, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Trivia / Games
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Families, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Trivia / Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Get ready for an evening of fun, laughter, and friendly competition at our Family Bingo Night! This engaging event brings together families and friends of all ages for a night of classic bingo.

On Childhood Migration from Central America--In Conversation with Javier Zamora

4:00pm - 5:15pm
Adults, Seniors
Author Talk
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Tune in for a special conversation with New York Times bestselling author Javier Zamora as he chats with us about his riveting tale of survival and perseverance as told in his award-winning memoir Solito. &nbs

Realm Explorers Book Club: A Snake Falls to Earth

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teens: Gr. 7-12, Adults
Book Discussion Group
Open
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: 12
Event Details:

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

Fright Club Movie Matinee

12:00pm - 2:45pm
Adults, Seniors
Movie / Documentary
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movie / Documentary
Event Details:

Fright Club Presents: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Creative Writing Mondays

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Other, Outreach, Writing / Poetry
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!

Night Owls Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion Group
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25

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 The Making of a Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks.

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. 

Technology Help (Session 1)

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

Technology Help (Session 2)

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

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.

Hopeless Romantics Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion Group
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

Native Rights and Culture in Fiction–A Conversation with Mona Susan Power

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Adults, Seniors
Author Talk
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

You’re invited to join us as Mona Susan Power chats about her newest novel A Council of Dolls.

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 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
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 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.

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
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other, Trivia / Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Back by popular demand!