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Albany Literary Legends to be Honored
Two authors with strong Albany ties—GREGORY MAGUIRE and BARBARA SMITH—will be honored at the second annual Literary Legends event on Saturday, Nov. 14, hosted by the Albany Public Library Foundation at the library’s Delaware Branch.                     Â...
Halloween Fun at APL Oct. 24-31
Albany Public Library is sharing the Halloween spirit with our friends in the community in a series of free programs and activities for kids and teens from Oct. 24 through Oct. 31. Here’s a full list of the fun Halloween activities for youngsters scheduled at APL. All events are free and open to...
Library Help Hinges on Baseball NLCS
QUICK UPDATE -- The Mets are going to the World Series, Scott won the bet, and Tim will be shelving books at an APL branch in the near future! Either the Albany Public Library or the Guilderland Public Library will soon have an extraordinarily over-qualified library volunteer shelving books … and...
Silent Film Spectacular Performances in October
Albany Public Library’s award-winning Silent Film Spectacular is back! This four-event series offers a truly unique film-going experience as silent movies are screened alongside live performances of original soundtracks crafted by talented Capital Region bands. This season’s films range from the...