Come to the library between 11-1 every third Friday for free walk-in HIV testing through Albany Med. Take a quick (private) test to learn your status, and get any questions answered by a licensed medical professional. For more information, call us at (518) 274-7071.

Join Greta our loveable reading dog every Saturday from 11 am to 12 pm.
Kids may read to her or just visit.  All are welcome.

Join us for a viewing and discussion of The Movie Musical from the 1930's though modern-day renditions. Our second movie is Singin' in the Rain [1952] starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor. Songs by Arthur Freed. "A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood." Sponsored by Friends of the Troy Public Library.

Give yourself a boost of seratonin by creating these adorable frog keychains that will keep you smiling all year long. During this hands-on session, participants will be guided through the step-by-step process of crafting felt keychains that look like adorable frogs. No prior experience is necessary; all materials and tools will be provided. Registration is required.

Play our board games or bring your own!

The Lansingburgh Branch is going to bemaking a couple of community quilts to benefit Project Linus. For those of you not familiar with Project Linus, it is a non-profit that provides blankest to children 0 – 18 years in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. You can find more inforamtion on their website here. 
Stop by the Branch library (27 114th Street) to pick up your kit and the directions to make a couple of blocks to participate. You don’t need to be able to quilt, just to be able to sew. This is a make and take kit available to anyone who wishes to take one. If you are really industrious and wish to complete more than one block, we ask that you finish one block and return it to us before taking a second kit. Of course, if you have materials of your own and wish to use the directions to make another block with those materials, please feel free to do so. For anyone who is interested in helping with sewing the blocks together, this will be step two of the project. When you drop off your completed block (or blocks), please let Library Staff know that you are interested in helping to put the blocks together. 

Join this afternoon book group as we explore newer adult fiction as chosen by the group. Meets on the last Wednesday of each month.
No registration necessary. 
April book discussion Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead request it here. 
Short Description
"Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his façade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger and bigger all the time. See, cash is tight, especially with all those installment plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace at the furniture store, Ray doesn't see the need to ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweler downtown who also doesn't ask questions. Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresa -- the "Waldorf of Harlem" -- and volunteers Ray's services as the fence. The heist doesn't go as planned; they rarely do, after all. Now Ray has to cater to a new clientele, one made up of shady cops on the take, vicious minions of the local crime lord, and numerous other Harlem lowlifes. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he starts to see the truth about who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs?

Come to Main Library to watch a couple episodes of different anime and sample some Japanese candy! For Youth ages 13-18

The Lansingburgh Branch is going to bemaking a couple of community quilts to benefit Project Linus. For those of you not familiar with Project Linus, it is a non-profit that provides blankest to children 0 – 18 years in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. You can find more inforamtion on their website here. 
Stop by the Branch library (27 114th Street) to pick up your kit and the directions to make a couple of blocks to participate. You don’t need to be able to quilt, just to be able to sew. This is a make and take kit available to anyone who wishes to take one. If you are really industrious and wish to complete more than one block, we ask that you finish one block and return it to us before taking a second kit. Of course, if you have materials of your own and wish to use the directions to make another block with those materials, please feel free to do so. For anyone who is interested in helping with sewing the blocks together, this will be step two of the project. When you drop off your completed block (or blocks), please let Library Staff know that you are interested in helping to put the blocks together. 

Join reference staff for help with your tech needs! Thursdays at 10am, a staff member will be available to assist patrons with basic tech help. Bring your laptop, phone, or tablet with you and any questions you might have. Whether you are looking for basic computer instruction or need help with a tricky application or process, we are here to assist. Each participant will be given a 25-minute slot between 10am-11am. Please make sure to pick the slot that works best for you and give us a brief description of what you are looking for help with.

Learn all about bubble tea from the owners of Short and Stout Tea Company! Participants will learn what makes bubble tea bubble tea, how to distinguish the various types of bubble tea and add-ins, and how to cook tapioca pearls. During this workshop, we’ll have a hands-on activity to prepare two types of bubble tea: milk tea and fresh tea. A tasting is included. This is an adult program with teens welcome. Registration is required.

Join Greta our loveable reading dog every Saturday from 11 am to 12 pm.
Kids may read to her or just visit.  All are welcome.

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with an afternoon performance by local music group MC². 

MC² is made up of flutist Melanie Chirignan and pianist Max Caplan with special guests Andrew Hearn on drums and Linda Ellen Brown on bass. They will be performing some jazzy music including Max Caplan's Three Jazz Preludes for flute and jazz piano trio, Ian Clarke's Zoom Tube, Michael Mower's Opus di Jazz for flute and piano, and the Claude Bolling Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio. This performance has been made possible thanks to the Albany Musician's Union and MPTF. 

Registration is encouraged, but not required. Sponsored by Albany Musician’s Union and MPTF.

Play our board games or bring your own!

• Doors open at 6 pm
• Reading sign-up is from 6 – 6:30 pm, tea will be available
• Poetry readings begin at 6:30 pm, following a brief introduction
• Program ends around 7:30 pm

• Readers may recite original poetry or favorites written by others
• Order of readings will be based on the sign-up list
• Each reader will have 3-5 minutes or no more than 3 pages
  • Time limitations will be strictly enforced to ensure all readers can participate
• Poems should not contain language unsuitable for families (e.g. profanity, sexually explicit)
• As a courtesy, please remain until the final poems are read

Join gamemaster Ernst as he leads you through perilous adventuring and epic storytelling. Open to teens 12-18 years of age. This is a tabletop role playing game event that will include character creation, collaborative storytelling, creative problem solving and SNACKS! If you're new to our DnD group, please call the Library ahead of the event and speak to Ernst.  

Join us for a romance book club, aptly titled "The Happily Ever After Book Club." The only rule is that the book has to have a happy ending! The book club meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Tea and light refreshments will be provided. No registration is required. Our book for May 1, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. is Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widos by Balli Kaur Jaswal.

"Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father’s death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki, a law school dropout, impulsively takes a job teaching a "creative writing" course at the community center in the beating heart of London’s close-knit Punjabi community.

Because of a miscommunication, the proper Sikh widows who show up are expecting to learn basic English literacy, not the art of short-story writing. When one of the widows finds a book of sexy stories in English and shares it with the class, Nikki realizes that beneath their white dupattas, her students have a wealth of fantasies and memories. Eager to liberate these modest women, she teaches them how to express their untold stories, unleashing creativity of the most unexpected—and exciting—kind.

As more women are drawn to the class, Nikki warns her students to keep their work secret from the Brotherhood, a group of highly conservative young men who have appointed themselves the community’s "moral police." But when the widows’ gossip offers shocking insights into the death of a young wife—a modern woman like Nikki—and some of the class erotica is shared among friends, it sparks a scandal that threatens them all."

Copies of the book can be picked up at the Main Library at the checkout desk during the month of April. Copies are also available on Libby and Hoopla (free access with your library card).
 

A class that is focused on a gentler style of hatha yoga practice. It is performed at a slower pace, with less intense positions, and usually includes extended time for meditation, yogic breath work, and relaxation. All skill levels are welcome, modifications will be provided. Please wear loose/comfortable clothing and bring your yoga mat. Class takes place at the Lansingburgh Branch Library - 27  114th Street, Troy. Call the Branch if you have any questions about this program: 518-235-5310.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR ADULT YOGA USING THE 'REGISTER NOW' BUTTON. IF YOU DO NOT REGISTER YOU MAY NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE CLASS.