Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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Period Party!

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Children, Teens
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us for a gender-inclusive period party! Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood will be providing an interactive and informational presentation to help break down some of the myths about menstruation.

Picture of a tax return with a calculator and a dollar bill in an envelope.

Taxpayer Assistance Program

All Day 4/9
Flag Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Workshops & Classes

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Flag Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshops & Classes
Event Details:

Get tax help and file for free!

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Majority Rules 101: Film Screening and Discussion about Ranked Choice Voting

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room at Main Library

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Interested in fairer, stronger, more democratic elections and reducing polarization?

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Adult Coloring Evening

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need to get out of the house after a long, stressful day?  Looking for something fun to do that will require minimal effort? Want to be around other people but without social pressure?  Join us for a relaxing evening of coloring.

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Suspicious Stitches

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Troy Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Troy Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

3rd Saturday of each month at Main Library!
Bring your own craft (knit, crochet, paper-craft, etc.) to work on while listening to true crime podcasts. Come for the craft, stay for the crime!

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Terrific Terrariums

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Workshops & Classes

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Workshops & Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Master Gardener Denise Maurer to learn how to create your tiny garden oasis! Terrariums are miniature landscapes grown under glass, creating their own microclimate, thus requiring little maintenance.

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The Librarians Showing

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Movies & Entertainment

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Event Details:

Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.

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Adult Coloring Evening

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need to get out of the house after a long, stressful day?  Looking for something fun to do that will require minimal effort? Want to be around other people but without social pressure?  Join us for a relaxing evening of coloring.

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Suspicious Stitches

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Troy Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Troy Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

3rd Saturday of each month at Main Library!
Bring your own craft (knit, crochet, paper-craft, etc.) to work on while listening to true crime podcasts. Come for the craft, stay for the crime!

Silly graphic of a spool of thread and ball of yarn with suspicious faces with "Suspicious Stitches" above them.

Suspicious Stitches

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Troy Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Troy Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

3rd Saturday of each month at Main Library!
Bring your own craft (knit, crochet, paper-craft, etc.) to work on while listening to true crime podcasts. Come for the craft, stay for the crime!

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Family Game Night

4:00pm–5:30pm
Babies, Children, Teens, Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Children's Room
Age Group: Babies, Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Event Details:

Head to the library each week for family game night in the Young People’s Room. Play our board games or bring your own!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

Adult Coloring Evening

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Off Site
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need to get out of the house after a long, stressful day?  Looking for something fun to do that will require minimal effort? Want to be around other people but without social pressure?  Join us for a relaxing evening of coloring.

Storytime Learn & Play

10:30am–11:15am
Babies
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime

Join us for your child's enrichment as we help them grow into readers!  We will share stories, songs and movement in this active educational program for children up to age 5 with a parent or caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

Tech Help at Main - New Time!

2:00pm–2:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Troy Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

New Time starting in April!

Tech Help at Main - New Time!

2:30pm–3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Troy Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

New Time starting in April!

Board of Trustees Meeting

5:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Troy Room
Event Details:

Members of the public are welcome to attend board meetings, or email questions to tplboard@thetroylibrary.org.

Book Discussion - Reading With the Banned

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literary & Local History Events
Registration Required

Storytime Learn & Play

10:30am–11:15am
Babies
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime

Join us for your child's enrichment as we help them grow into readers!  We will share stories, songs and movement in this active educational program for children up to age 5 with a parent or caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

Chill Zone

3:30pm–5:00pm
Teens
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

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.

Adult Yoga

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Lansingburgh Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lansingburgh Branch
Room: Upstairs Programming Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Suspicious Stitches

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Troy Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

3rd Saturday of each month at Main Library!
Bring your own craft (knit, crochet, paper-craft, etc.) to work on while listening to true crime podcasts. Come for the craft, stay for the crime!

Greta the Reading Dog

11:00am–12:00pm
Everyone
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Children's Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Literary & Local History Events
Event Details:

Does your child struggle with reading? Help them build confidence in a welcoming environment with Greta the Goldendoodle. Children may read to her or just visit. All are welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

Playtime Pals

10:00am–11:00am
Babies
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Babies
Event Details:

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).

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

Family Game Night

4:00pm–5:30pm
Babies, Children, Teens, Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Children's Room
Age Group: Babies, Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Event Details:

Head to the library each week for family game night in the Young People’s Room. Play our board games or bring your own!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

Storytime Learn & Play

10:30am–11:15am
Babies
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime

Join us for your child's enrichment as we help them grow into readers!  We will share stories, songs and movement in this active educational program for children up to age 5 with a parent or caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

Tech Help at Lansingburgh - New Day & Time!

5:00pm–5:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Lansingburgh Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lansingburgh Branch
Room: Branch Reading Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

New Day & Time!

Tech Help at Lansingburgh - New Day & Time!

5:30pm–6:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Lansingburgh Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lansingburgh Branch
Room: Branch Reading Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join reference staff for hands-on help with your tech needs! 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 5:00-6:00 p.m., a staff member will be available to assist patrons with basic tech help.

Storytime Learn & Play

10:30am–11:15am
Babies
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime

Join us for your child's enrichment as we help them grow into readers!  We will share stories, songs and movement in this active educational program for children up to age 5 with a parent or caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Please read our policy on this at this page. 

The Layered Shade Garden

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Art Gallery/Paul Hicok Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Workshops & Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

The perfect lead-in to the Troy Hidden Garden tour!  Learn how to design a lush shade garden with layered planting strategies of plant combinations.

Chill Zone

3:30pm–5:00pm
Teens
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

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.

Adult Yoga

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Lansingburgh Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lansingburgh Branch
Room: Upstairs Programming Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Library Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/23–5/25
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Main Library, Lansingburgh Branch, Off Site
Description:

Both Library Locations will be closed on Saturday, May 23rd and Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day weekend.