Week Calendar

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! 

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

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.

Sprouting Melodies is an early childhood music program for children age 5 and under. Bring your little ones for a fun and special family music time! This program takes the place of usual Storytime at The Plains Library.

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. 

Although this is not a Spanish or English class, exposure to multiple languages at an early age will make it easier for your child to become bilingual.

The Bookmobile visits University Courtyard Apartments! 

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. 

Learn how to finally use up those old broken crayons hanging around your house, and have some fun with a multi-generational crowd! All supplies provided while they last. 

The Bookmobile visits the Shade Community Center!

Stop by after school to help decorate gingerbread houses that we'll leave on display to encourage even more winter holiday spirit! 

Note: While we'll also enjoy treats together, we won't be eating our village.

Gear up with skills and knowledge to drive yourself through some tough situations. In this 6-week course for teens/tweens led by a NAMI Athens Community Health Worker, we'll talk together about topics related to mental health.

Get ready to sprinkle some holiday magic at our Christmas Cookie Decorating event — a sweet and festive activity for kids and families of all ages!

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

Glitter, gems, and glue, oh my! Join us as we "flip" up-cycled jar lids into little decorative dioramas. Let your creativity shine and take home a unique decoration for gifting, hanging, or treasuring in the trinket hoard.

Weekly playful activities, songs, and stories. Stay afterwards for more fun with friends! 

This program is part 2 for those patrons who participated in the November DIY 3D models program. Come by the library to paint those finishing touches on the model you designed.

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.

Great for holiday gift-giving or just to enjoy yourself! All ages welcome.

Everything you need will be provided-- just bring your creativity.  

Join Millennial Librarian Sara for the final event of her 1990s retro craft series! This program will feature beading crafts such as beaded lizards, Perler beads, and more. 

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. 

Adults, join us for a fun and festive game of bingo! Prizes will be holiday ornaments. 

This is an after-hours program. Light snacks will be provided.

Qi is life force energy that is within us, surrounds us, and is in all nature.

This story was first published in The Century Magazine in December of 1894. It is a tale about two trees and their importance to a family and a whole community, as well as the vicissitudes of small town life in coastal Maine.