Week Calendar

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

March 13, 2025: Update: *We are no longer taking appointments -- all available slots are full. 

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your child/children that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger play and baby movement. Ages 0-3

Join us for stories, songs and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.  Ages 3-5

NCBC is a weekly book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults. We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party! 

Casual book talk with  community members. Light refreshments & snacks provided.

Join us for a weekly baby & toddler storytime!

We'll build skills and socialize while we read books, rhyme rhymes, move our bodies, and sing songs.

Join us each month for a low pressure craft, designed to exercise your creativity. A different pairing of local coffee & tea will accompany each craft.

Come play with us!

We'll explore books, play games, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company in this open-ended playtime. Older siblings are welcome to follow along.

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children.

Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more. 

Join us for stories, songs, and playful activities!

Join us for stories, games, crafts, and more! All are welcome.

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

A teen-led social club that meets weekly to explore tabletop role-playing games (including Dungeons & Dragons) and Magic the Gathering. The club meets in the Large Meeting Room, with the Teen Area as a backup space.

Join us from 1-3 pm on Tuesdays for handwork and pleasant conversation. Bring a project to work on: embroidery, knitting, crochet, quilting, mending - whatever you like to do!

Join us for discussion of Amish stories and Amish life. We'll meet at 1:00pm every second Wednesday at the Wells (Albany) Library.
 

Come each Friday to hang out with fellow homeschool friends and to join in on librarian-led, interactive activities for grade-school kids and teens. 

Join us during National Library Week to paint a spring rainbow!

Note our new time!

Join us for weekly songs, playful activities, and stories, then stay and play with friends.

Families with preschoolers and school-age kids are welcome.

Brighten your home or front door with a wreath of spring colors. If you can tie, you can do this!  

*All materials provided, but if you have certain fabric you would like to use, feel free to bring it with you.

For ages 18+ only.

Join talented trombone students from the Chaddock & Morrow College of Fine Arts under the direction of Associate Professor Lucas Rego Borges.

Bring your stardust squad for an enchanted afternoon of unicorn magic! To Celebrate National Unicorn Day (April 9), we'll make glimmering rainbow crafts, snacks, and mystical wonders, including whimsical attire for you to wear all week.

Turn an ordinary t-shirt into an extraordinary tote bag. 

No Sewing Required. 

Spend Tuesday afternoons playing this popular fantasy, tabletop role-playing game. You do NOT have to be an experienced player -- everyone is welcome.

Do you dream of butterflies frolicking through gardens full of native flowers? Do you want to grow your own food? Have you been hankering for the county fair title for the largest pumpkin? 

Chess Night is a casual, open chess meet-up for teens and young adults that welcomes all skill levels! Players will have an opportunity to learn, practice, and meet other community members interested in chess.

Meet every week to practice your Spanish in a friendly community setting! Native speakers and those interested in improving their language skills are equally welcome. Free and open to the public.

Our ongoing program series Kids' Craft Corner aims to help kids of all ages express themselves through a variety of organized crafts. Some of our crafts do get a bit messy, but not to worry, we will supply aprons to protect clothing.

Flex your creativity and test your luck with this popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game. Players of any experience level are welcome. Ages 12 and up.

Savaged by critics in 1826 because of its intense subject matter, this groundbreaking work became a lost novel until its rediscovery in the 1960s. This is an early work of dystopian science fiction set in the late 21st century.