Stop by for an updated library card! With your new number, you can log in to Kanopy to watch movies and Overdrive to listen to audiobooks and read ebooks. You can also take classes for free with Gale Presents: Udemy, do research with the databases from Vermont Online Library, and more. Contact the library to get your new number today.

LEGO CLUB

Fridays 3:00 to 4:30 PM

Come play with LEGO at the library afterschool on Fridays!

Poetry & Pie on April 5th at 4:00 PM! Bring a poem or a pie to share, and celebrate National Poetry Month at the library!

Poetry for Young Folks, April 6th from

1:00 - 2:30 PM

April is National Poetry Month — the perfect time to plant the seeds of poems.

Join Nadine Richardson at the Albany Library this Sunday for word play & poetry-writing (even if you've never written a poem before). For ages 10 and up.

Paper, pens & pencils, and cookies will be provided!

New Seeds in the

Seed Library!

We just got this year’s donation from High Mowing Organic Seeds, so our little free seed library has been freshly refilled for springtime.

As the sun gets stronger, it’s not too early to start planning your garden!

Weekly Juggle Jam in the Town Hall! Saturdays, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

Free and open to the public! Beginners welcome. Instruction and loaner equipment available!

Library Minecraft:

Saturdays, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM

We have library laptops set up for multiplayer Minecraft fun. Snacks provided!

Thanks to the Winnie Belle Learned Fund for funding this program!

Legal fine print: NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT EVENT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.

Death Cafe, Wednesday, April 9,

6:00 pm

Tea, cookies, and an informal conversation about death. Facilitated by Kelsey Crelin.

This is a recurring event that usually falls on the second Wednesday in a month.

Book Discussion Group, Monday, April 21st at

4:00 PM

Now reading The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Stop by the library to pick up a copy of this month’s read, then come join your neighbors to talk it over!

Future books will be chosen at the meeting, so feel free to bring suggestions! The group usually alternates between fiction and nonfiction (though has been on a historical fiction run lately!)

FIND A BOOK 24/7

If you are looking for a book to read, please visit one of the four Little Free Libraries up in our town! They are located in East Albany, South Albany, Albany Village, and Albany Center. They are restocked regularly, with books for all ages.

There is also a Little Free Bookshelf in the Albany Genny in the community room, available whenever the Genny is open, 8am- 7pm.

The Albany Public Library seeks to be a welcoming place where community members can gather, find and share information and explore ideas.

The mission statement of the library encourages the participation of community members of all ages in both the individual and collective pursuit of knowledge, enrichment and enjoyment through books, timely information, programs, public gatherings and events.

We have two computers, a vibrant collection of 3000+ books, audio books, board games, and free access to wifi 24/7. You can search online for Library materials available for check out with our collaborative catalog.

During the pandemic we have had the opportunity to weed our collection and make room for exciting new books we would be delighted to share with you. We do still offer curbside pickup as well as regular browsing hours. Please reach out if you would like more information about this.

If you are interested in volunteering at the library, please let us know! You can call 755-6107, or email aplvtdirector@gmail.com.