Mushroom Workshop

Tuesday, August 18 @ 6 p.m.

Discover the fascinating world of fungi with Cap and Stem, the founders of the Albany Mushroom Festival! Explore fungal history, learn about local foraging, and create your own take‑home mushroom cup to grow at home.

How Stress Affects Dementia

Thursday, August 20 @ noon

Please join us for our Dementia Series Community Lectures presented by Dr. Helen Kao at the Main Library. Dementia symptoms and behaviors can change for many reasons. Understand how acute stress can cause a sudden ‘decline’ in cognition.

Dr Kao is Medical Director of Clinical Innovations at Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care and Professor of Medicine with the University of California San Francisco. She is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and hospice & palliative medicine.

Save the date for the final series lecture: 11/19 – Practical Ways to Manage Dementia Behaviors

Library Bubble Party at Bryant Park

Thursday, August 20, 10 – noon

Bubbles are always more fun at a park, so we are setting up our bubble party at Bryant Park (801 Bryant Way SE). Stop by before it gets too hot and make your own bubble wands, try out our giant bubble wand, and enjoy a morning in the park with your library friends.

Please note that there’s no story time today. Come see us in the park!

Card Club

Friday, August 21, 4:30 – 6 p.m.

Join us to play some cards games! Bring a deck of your own or play with one of ours. We will have both Magic the Gathering and Pokémon cards to play with. All ages and skill levels welcome!

You can also stop by to trade those cryptid trading cards you’ve been collecting all summer to complete a set. These cards were designed by our amazing librarian, Jon, just for our Summer Reading Program! If you collect a set twelve cards different cards, you can pick up a special Marimo card, featuring our summer reading mascot with artwork created by @abcartwork23.

Last day of Summer Reading is August 22!

Summer Reading ends August 22! Stop by the library and turn in your reading logs, get any final prizes, and help us wrap up an amazing summer. We are so grateful for our summer readers.