Upcoming Events

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Come to playtime pals, a new weekly group at YWCA-GCR: 21 1st St. Troy, NY 12180! Join us every Monday from 10-11am for your child’s enrichment, and help them strengthen social and emotional learning skills (SEL).

Stop by the Main Library to check out different genres of manga! Enjoy refreshments while you peruse and rank the books you’re most interested in. If you fall in love with a series, check it out! Ages 11-18.

Stop by YWCA-GCR for a space to read, color, draw, play games, use puzzles, and hang out. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For ages 13-18.

Special Series: Yin Yoga

Come to playtime pals, a new weekly group at YWCA-GCR: 21 1st St. Troy, NY 12180! Join us every Monday from 10-11am for your child’s enrichment, and help them strengthen social and emotional learning skills (SEL).

Stop by YWCA-GCR for a space to read, color, draw, play games, use puzzles, and hang out. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For ages 13-18.

*During Chill Zone* Teens can drop by and make crafts featuring different manga characters while trying Japanese candy. Craft options will include making a bookmark from old manga pages!

Bob and Marie Wieboldt, Master Gardeners in Rensselaer Co., will discuss seed selection and starting for warm weather crops in early April based on the fundamentals of vegetable gardening and planning.

Special Series: Yin Yoga

Stop by the Main Library and learn to build a game with MIT App Inventor! Participants will create an interactive app using code blocks. College student mentors will be available for one-on-one guidance. No experience needed!

Join the library for an open sewing class on the last Tuesday of the month at our Lansingburgh Branch. The program will be led by Sarah Collen, owner of the Troy Sew Shop.

Join the library for an open sewing class on the first and third Thursdays of the month at our Lansingburgh Branch. The program will be led by Sarah Collen, owner of the Troy Sew Shop.

Stop by YWCA-GCR for a space to read, color, draw, play games, use puzzles, and hang out. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For ages 13-18.

A class that is focused on a gentler style of hatha yoga practice. It is performed at a slower pace, with less intense positions, and usually includes extended time for meditation, yogic breath work, and relaxation.

Come to playtime pals, a new weekly group at YWCA-GCR: 21 1st St. Troy, NY 12180! Join us every Monday from 10-11am for your child’s enrichment, and help them strengthen social and emotional learning skills (SEL).

Join other well-read patrons in a monthly book discussion focused on reading banned/challenged titles.

Reading with the Banned discussion group will meet at the Main Library on the second Wednesday of each month at 4:00 PM.