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Snowmobile Safety Course

4:00pm - 8:00pm
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, Families
Event Details:
Class 1 of 2. You need to attend both nights 12/27+12/28. Snow date on 12/29. Course attendees 14 and younger. Please have a parent attend both nights (parent doesn't register). Please click on the link below to register for the course: http...

LEGO Free Play

3:00pm - 6:00pm
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.  Pictures of everybody's creations will be posted in our GPL Kids & Families Facebo...

Snowmobile Safety Course

4:00pm - 8:00pm
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, Families
Event Details:
Class 2 of 2. You need to attend both nights 12/27+12/28. Snow date on 12/29. Course attendees 14 and younger. Please have a parent attend both nights (parent doesn't register). Please click on the link below to register for the course: ...

Fright Club: Movie Event

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Movie / Documentary
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie / Documentary
Event Details:
Welcome to Fright Club!  You've read Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" now it's time to watch "The Muppets Christmas Carol"  ...

Foundation Meeting

6:15pm - 7:15pm
Foundation Meeting
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Tawasentha Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Foundation Meeting

Big Fun for Little Ones

10:30am - 11:30am
Playtime
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, Families, Adults
Program Type: Playtime
Event Details:
"Play is the work of a child." - Maria Montessori Join in an open playtime, meant for all caregivers with children ages 0-5. There will be light refreshments, music, toys, and comfortable spaces to relax and enjoy each other's company. Check out a...

Manet and Degas: Making the World Modern/An Art Talk with Janet Cohen Mandel

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lecture, Outreach
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Online Zoom.Ask
Age Group: High School: Gr. 9-12, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lecture, Outreach
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:
Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas, born only two years apart, were friends, rivals, and at times, antagonists who worked to define modern painting in France.  Both artists portrayed contemporary life candidly, sometimes shocking the art world with t...

Fright Club: The Shining

All Day 1/2 - 1/7
Book Discussion Group, Movie / Documentary
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion Group, Movie / Documentary
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Read the book, then watch the movie! Pick up your Fright Club discussion kit at the beginning of the month; Join us for the movie at the end of the month.  Each kit will include fun facts about the novel, discussion questions, a notebook to...

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

10:00am - 11:30am
GPL Knitting Group
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting 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.  ...

Jr. Teen Advisory Community Outreach (Jr. TACOs) Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Volunteer Opportunity
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens & Teens, Middle School: Gr. 6-8
Program Type: Volunteer Opportunity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Earn volunteer credit by participating in our new Junior Teen Advisory group! Give input on books, programs, and more. ...

Room reserved for Night Owls Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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: 20

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 "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. 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

10:00am - 11:30am
GPL Knitting Group
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting 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.  ...

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Storytime / Early Literacy
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Toddlers: 18-36 mos.
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:
Come on over to the library for Toddler Storytime! We'll read books, dance to silly songs, and have lots of fun! For all kids ages 18-36 months, with a caregiver. Due to limited space, please attend only ONE storytime per week. No registrati...

Stitch Your Own Bookmark

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Learn how to hand embroider your own bookmark. This class will be led by librarian and embroiderer, Genevieve from the Youth Services department. We will learn at least two different kinds of stitching, and you will be able to finish the bookmark at ...

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
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, Families
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:
Bring your family to this fun in-person storytime! We'll read books, sing songs, and dance around! For all kids aged 0-5 years old, with a caregiver. Due to limited space, please attend only ONE storytime per week. No registration needed. ...

Virtual Author Talk with Rebecca Serle, author of Expiration Dates

8:00pm - 9:15pm
Author Talk
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: High School: Gr. 9-12, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:
Join us as we kick off the New Year talking to Rebecca Serle about her journey writing epic love stories to span generations. Learning the love story formula with Serle, we’ll chat with the author about her New York Times bestselling novels...

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime / Early Literacy
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Pre-School: 3-5 yrs
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:
Come on over to the library for Preschool Storytime! We'll read books, dance to silly songs, and have lots of fun! For all kids ages 3-5 years, with a caregiver. Due to limited space, please attend only ONE storytime per week. No registrati...

Color Happy! Kids’ Coloring Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Storytime / Early Literacy
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades K-2
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime / Early Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
Let’s read a colorful story together to inspire us to Color Happy at the library! Join us for an hour of themed coloring where kids will be able to explore a rainbow world of pencils, pens, markers, crayons, stickers, and assortment of coloring pages...

NEW DATE! The Basics of Book Self-Marketing: With Author Karen DeBonis

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Author Talk, Instruction, Writing / Poetry
Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: High School: Gr. 9-12, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talk, Instruction, Writing / Poetry
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Have you written and published a book but have no idea how to market it? Or perhaps you're working on a book, but dreading the time when you’ll have to sell it? Do you have a small publisher for your book who provides no marketing support?  If s...

Drop-In Knit & Stitch

10:00am - 11:30am
GPL Knitting Group
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Westbrook Meeting 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.  ...

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Storytime / Early Literacy
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, Toddlers: 18-36 mos.
Program Type: Storytime / Early Literacy
Event Details:
Come on over to the library for Toddler Storytime! We'll read books, dance to silly songs, and have lots of fun! For all kids ages 18-36 months, with a caregiver. Due to limited space, please attend only ONE storytime per week. No registrati...