May the Fourth be With You

May 4

Community Movie: Star Wars A New Hope @ 2 p.m.

Drop-in Crafts for teens and children – all day

We are celebrating Star Wars today with fun crafts in the library and a special showing of the first Star Wars movie (including a small snack). Everyone is invited – A New Hope is rated PG.

Screen Free Week

May 7 – 11

Celebrate screen free week with the library! Kids and teens should stop by anytime this week to pick up a screen-free kit filled with activities. We have cool things for adults too. We don’t have to cut out every screen for a whole week, but the library has great things to keep you busy without them.

Silent Book Club

Tuesday, May 7, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Check out Albany’s Silent Book Club hosted by the Albany Public Library.  Love to read? The Albany, Oregon Silent Book Group is a unique book group with no assigned reading or required book discussions. It is simply a relaxing, companionable way to share space with like-minded book lovers!

Just BYOBook, ebook, audiobook (and headphones), textbook, comic book, newspaper, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, etc. and settle in for an hour of peaceful silent reading! At the end of the hour, attendees socialize and share what they’re reading – or not! For you introverts out there, socializing is NOT required! This is a silent book club and all readers are welcome! So, bring a friend or come solo!  More info about the Albany Chapter of Silent Book Club can be found here:  Albany, Oregon, USA – Silent Book Club

Community Book Swap

Friday, May 10

4 – 6 p.m.

Join us for an all ages Community Book Swap to celebrate Screen Free Week.  Gently used books can be dropped of at the Main Library during open hours May 1-9, limit 1 bag/person, no textbooks or encyclopedias.

Check out our Board Games!

The Albany Public Library now has board games available for check out! To see these games in our catalog, click here.

Games check out for 21 days with no renewals. Limited 2 games per card.