Watercolor Workshop

Saturday, August 15, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Join us at the downtown Carnegie Library where the Albany Public Library Foundation will host Fun with Watercolors with tips and techniques to make your summer landscapes look real! All materials are provided and all ages are welcome!

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

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.