Upcoming Events

This presentation will examine sources of destruction to the Amazon rainforest while also highlighting local, international, and Indigenous efforts to protect it. 

The growing season is upon us! Bring in some of the plants you started from seeds or some of your divided plants, then swap them for others to take home.

Join us on the first Friday of the month. We have a variety of games available - board games, card games, Wii games, street games. Snacks provided. For all ages.

Join us to watch a family-friendly anime movie! Suggestions for specific titles rated G or PG are welcome. Otherwise, we will vote for options chosen by the librarian.

Meet weekly to explore tabletop role-playing games (including Dungeons & Dragons) with a group of teens and adults enthusiastic about this hobby. We’ll meet in the large conference room, with the Young Adult area as a backup space.

Come celebrate all things Star Wars at the library on May the Fourth, the official Star Wars holiday. This informal program will feature crafts, videos, books and activities from a galaxy far, far away. All ages welcome.

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

Just in time for Mother's Day!  Join us to make a beaded bookmark for your mother, grandmother, aunt, or other special family member, or to keep for yourself.

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

In person at the Wells (Albany) Library!

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!

Let's plant our library garden beds for summer! This year, help with tomatoes, basil, squash, and cucumber in our vegetable bed and sunflowers and strawflowers in our flower and pollinator beds. 

Join us for stories, songs, and creative movement!

Stay and play with friends afterward.

Families with preschoolers and school age kids are welcome.

Every Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m.

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

Mike Kornmiller will speak about this interesting and unusual process, including a demonstration. 

Please call The Wells (Albany) Public Library at 740-737-6030 if you have questions.

Do you love to sew or have you always wanted to learn? Want an excuse to get together with friends to create something for a good cause? We could use your help!

Come and join us as we have food, fellowship and film.  Munchies will be provided but feel free to bring your favorite treat.

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your child that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger play and baby movement.

Ages 0-3

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

Is it a cat or a mushroom? It's both! Crafting expert Emily Beveridge is back at the Glouster, Nelsonville, and Coolville libraries to make these adorable air-dry clay creatures with us.