Library News

November/December Program Guide Available

October 28, 2019 | Library News

Have you seen the latest program guide yet? We've got tons of great activities planned for you in November and December. Here are just a few of our upcoming programs: Lantern Making for the Albany Lantern Parade at multiple branches National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): Write-In at North ...

Patron Alert: Temporary Delay in Deliveries

October 16, 2019 | Library News

OCT. 28 UPDATE: The issue has been resolved and delivery is back to normal! We appreciate your patience. OCT. 21 UPDATE: The situation is improving, but we will continue to have limited deliveries for the next couple of days. Thanks for hanging in there with us! Oct. 16, 2019 -- The system courier...

APL to Honor CDTA with Community Partner Award

September 27, 2019 | Library News

Albany Public Library is proud to honor CDTA with the 2019 Community Partner Award. The award presentation will take place at the Albany Public Library Foundation’s Literary Legends Gala on Oct. 19. “Albany Public Library has long been a partner with CDTA. Our branch libraries piloted the sale ...

North Albany Branch Going Strong

September 20, 2019 | Library News

Even though the North Albany YMCA has closed, our library branch in the building at 616 North Pearl Street is still going strong! The North Albany Branch continues to operate with regular hours: Mondays & Tuesdays | 10:00 am to 6 pm Wednesdays | 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm Thursdays and Friday...

The Albany Public Library Board of Trustees recently elected officers and set the 2020 meeting schedule. The slate of officers, serving from July 2019 through June 2020, are: President Karen Strong, Vice President Brenda Robinson, Vice President for Finance Sarah Shearer, and Secretary Jenna Pitera...

Albany voters selected three trustees for the Albany Public Library board in the May 21 election. The newly elected members of the APL Board of Trustees are: Arlene Way, Sara Dallas, and Thomas McCarthy Jr. The place order and vote totals were: Arlene Way                        1,64...