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.

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!)

VINS StarLab: Migrations: Friday, April 25, 2:00 PM

For ages 5+. Free and open to the public, but there is limited seating inside the planetarium tent. Please contact aplvtdirector@gmail.com if you want to reserve your spot ahead of time!

With a detailed world map projected onto the StarLab portable planetarium, we will explore the paths taken by migratory bird species around the planet. We will examine the adaptations facilitating such feats of flight, as well as the variations that allow some species to stay year-round in wintry regions, while others must follow food. 

Create art to celebrate Fair Housing Month!

Come pick up a free art kit for the all-ages HeART & Home Community Art Project!

This is a great family activity to jumpstart conversations about what home means to you.

Can’t make it into the library during our open hours this April? Try checking the Albany Genny! We have stocked some of these kits on their free bookshelf as well!

Going Home: Gather and Fair Housing, Sunday, April 27, 3:00 PM

In Ken Cadow’s Gather, Ian loses his home through no fault of his own, illustrating how Vermont’s housing landscape can be unfair and exclusive.

Kahlia Livingston and Jess Hyman of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity discuss the roots of Vermont’s lack of affordable housing and describe potential approaches to reduce housing discrimination.

Finish out Fair Housing Month with some thoughts on how to move forward!

This is a Vermont Humanities program hosted by Albany Public Library (supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities).

LEGO CLUB

Fridays 3:00 to 4:30 PM

Come play with LEGO at the library afterschool on Fridays!

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, May 14

,

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.

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!

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.