Storytime Learn & Play
Join us at the Main Library for your child’s enrichment through stories, song, movement, and play! Every Thursday morning from 10:30 am to 11:15 am. For ages 0 to 5 with caregiver.
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“The Creative Fire of Folklore” with Susan Comninos
Join the library for a two-week weekend workshop with published poet Susan Comninos. Comninos will discuss and employ techniques for incorporating elements of your own community’s folklore into identity-based poems that can function as your own “origin stories.”Come prepared to try your hand at techniques for folding family sayings, stories, and more into poetry that’s […]
A “Howe”-ling Monster Storytime
Do you like having fun with silly monsters? Or “howe”ling with delight? Come on down to the historic Howe Branch of the Albany Public library for a special story time with puppetry, dance, and music. Featuring Gruff the “Howe”-ling Monster and his librarian side-kick. Registration is required. For registration visit: https://albanypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/10264280
Pajama Story Time
Join us in your jammies for Pajama Story Time with Miss Melissa. We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!
Baby Bounce Stroytime
Join Ms Melissa for fun songs and short books to introduce your baby to story time! We will meet in the community room, and babies and their caregivers are welcome to stay and play after story time.
Writers Institute: Journaling Workshop with Rachel Luna
Please visit https://rachelluna.eventbrite.com for more info and to register, registration is required.Among her many accomplishments, Rachel Luna is an innovative journaling workshop leader who will spend time in a variety of Capital Region settings imparting her knowledge and teaching her craft to young people and adults. A successful entrepreneur who teaches and speaks all around […]
Lucid Voices: Open Mic & Poetry Night
Lucid Voices: Open Mic & Poetry NightElectric City Barn (400 Craig Street, Schenectady NY 12307) Free to all! Hosted by Adonis Richards, of Lucid Writers, an ECB member. Performers will sign up when they arrive and it will be on a first come, first served basis. We will only be supplying a small speaker and […]
Poetry Open Mic featuring Judith Prest
Foothills Arts Council, Inc is sponsoring a poetry open mic at 10 AM-12 noon on Saturday, April 1st, 2023, at the Amsterdam Free Library, 28 Church St., Amsterdam, NY.Free and open to the public. Judith Prest will be the featured speaker. Sign ups begin at 10 AM. Contact Irving (Jay) Towne at 518 496 2707
Cut Up Poetry!
April is National Poetry Month! Stop by the Washington Avenue branch Children’s room to create your own unique cut-up poetry all month long. What is cut-up poetry, you ask? It’s the process of cutting words out of books, magazines, or newspapers and putting them together to create a poem. We will have a cut-up poetry […]
3rd Annual Albany Film Festival
The NYS Writers Institute at the University at Albany proudly presents the 3rd Annual Albany Film Festival, a celebration of the convergence of film and storytelling featuring a lineup of award-winning filmmakers, novelists, and screenwriters, feature-length film screenings and conversations, and a presentation of the Ironweed Awards and short film awards.The Ironweed Award for Exemplary […]
“The Creative Fire of Folklore” with Susan Comninos
Join the library for a two-week weekend workshop with published poet Susan Comninos. Comninos will discuss and employ techniques for incorporating elements of your own community’s folklore into identity-based poems that can function as your own “origin stories.”Come prepared to try your hand at techniques for folding family sayings, stories, and more into poetry that’s […]
Poetry Book Sale
The Friends & Foundation invite you to our first book sale of the year! April is #NationalPoetryMonth! Start your spring right with some new poetry books at the Friends and Foundation’s Poetry Book Sale! Presented in partnership with Hudson Valley Writers Guild. Our April Poetry Book Sale will feature hundreds of poetry books donated by Friends […]
