Albany Public Library educates, entertains, & empowers Our Community.

We have all the traditional library resources you need – books and movies, computers and WiFi, databases and research, storytimes and tutoring – plus services including bike repair stations, makerspaces, museum passes, fitness classes, and meeting rooms.

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Books, Magazines & Movies

Available to download and stream

The Twelve-Mile Straight

by Eleanor Henderson

Promise Me, Dad

by Joe Biden

Writer

Short Circuit

Portlandia, Season 2

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Summer Reading Starts June 23

June 14, 2018 | Youth Services

School is (almost) out and summer reading is in at Albany Public Library. From June 23 to Aug. 30, APL encourages kids and teens to read by providing prizes and hosting special activities. Librarians and educators …

Albany Architecture Walking Tours this Summer

June 14, 2018 | Adult Services

Interested in Albany's historic and beautiful buildings? Take a self-guided tour of one of the city's architecturally significant neighborhoods this summer as mapped out in the book Albany Architecture. The book is available to borrow from …

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