Family Movie: Minions: Rise of Gru
2025-07-11 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville

Summer Concert: Tailspin
2025-08-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Tallmadge Park, 200 Park Place, Mechanicville, NY, 12118, United States
Join us for music, food, and fun! Concerts are free!

Tuesday, August 5 at 6:30 pm

Tallmadge Park, Mechanicville

Band: Tailspin

Rock, Country

Rain Date: August 12

Summer Concert: The Schmooze
2025-08-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Tallmadge Park, 200 Park Place, Mechanicville, NY, 12118, United States
Join us for music, food, and fun! Concerts are free!

Tuesday, August 19 at 6:30 pm

Tallmadge Park, Mechanicville

Band: The Schmooze

Pop, Dance, and Rock

Rain Date: August 26

Social Security Information Program with John N. Kalil Jr. LUTCF
2025-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
The Mechanicville District Public Library is offering a free Social Security Information program for individuals ages 55-70.

This one-hour financial education program is designed to help attendees learn how to maximize their Social Security benefits prior to collecting them.

Registration is limited to 25 participants
Register online at https://bit.ly/MECSocialSecurity25 or in person.

Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions, and bring your own!

When is the best time to collect my Social Security benefits?
Does it make sense to take benefits sooner rather than later?
Can I still work and collect benefits?
What happens to my benefits if I should die too soon?
Is my spouse able to collect benefits while working?

The event is being presented as a community service by Guest Speaker John Kalil, a Financial Advisor and the President of Retirement Solutions, LLC. The program is open to the public and free to attend.

Hudson View Cemetery Tour w/ Saratoga County History Center
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Hudson View Cemetery, 6 South Street, Mechanicville, NY, 12118, United States
The history of the City of Mechanicville will be brought back to life as we walk through the beautiful and historic Hudson View Cemetery known as the resting place of civil war hero Elmer Ellsworth. Local history buffs Tom Salvador and Bob Murphy will take us to the grave sites of Mechanicville residents to tell stories of the glory days of the city during the industrial age which became home to thousands of first-generation Americans working in the mills. Parking is available at the entrance to the cemetery on South Street. Registration required. Donations appreciated.

Register at https://brooksidemuseum.networkforgood.com/events/87101-hudson-view-cemetery-walking-tour

Citizen's Preparedness Training
2025-09-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
On Wednesday, September 17th, SFC. Nicodeme Esmel will present a Citizen’s Preparedness training at the library.During the event, you will learn how to prepare your family for a disaster situation, how to respond in the moment, and how to recovery.
Register at bit.ly/MecPreparedWe are thankful to the NYS Citizen Preparedness Corp and Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for their partnership.

Adult Craft: Fall Mason Jars
2025-09-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Wednesday, September 24 at 6:30 pm

Must be 18 or over.
Limited to 12 participants
We will contact you to confirm your spot.

Register at https://bit.ly/MecCraftSept

Friends of the Library Meeting
2025-09-29 18:00
Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, September 29th
6:00pm

Adult Book Club
2025-09-29 19:00
Adult Book Club
Monday, September 29th
7:00pm

Q+A with Mary Roach | SALS Big Read
2025-10-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us for a Q+A session with the author of “Fuzz,” Mary Roach as part of the Southern Adirondack Library System’s Big Read.

Register at https://bit.ly/MecBigRead

Salem Bus Trip (Friends of the Library)
2025-10-12 06:00 - 22:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Sunday, October 12
Departing from the library at 6:00 am, dropping off at the Salem Visitors Center.
Departing from Salem at 6:00 pm arriving back at the library at 10:30 pm.
Cost is $70 per person. Two buses are available.
Purchase your ticket in-person at the library. Cash or check accepted.
Learn more about the Friends of the Library

Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-10-20 09:00
Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, October 20th
9:00am

October Adult Craft - Plaster Ghost Painting
2025-10-22 08:00 - 17:00

Friends of the Library
2025-10-27 18:00
Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, October 27th
6:00pm

Adult Book Club
2025-10-27 19:00
Adult Book Club
Monday, October 27th
7:00pm

Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-11-17 18:00
Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, November 17th
6:00pm
Meeting Agenda
Draft October Meeting Minutes

November Adult Craft
2025-11-19 18:00 - 19:30
Join us as we make a Thankful wreath in celebration of Thanksgiving. Program limited to 10 adults.
Class is Full!!!!!

Friends of the Library Meeting
2025-11-24 18:00
Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, November 24th
6:00pm

Adult Book Club
2025-11-24 19:00
Adult Book Club
Monday, November 24th
7:00pm

December Adult Craft
2025-12-10 18:00 - 19:30
Join us to make a Winter Themed Craft. Limited to 12 Adults
Register: https://forms.gle/syZ5iHEsDLPXTqhf6

Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-12-15 09:00
Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, December 15th
9:00am

Friends of the Library Meeting
2025-12-29 18:00
Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, December 29th
6:00pm

Adult Book Club
2025-12-29 19:00
Adult Book Club
Monday, December 29th
7:00pm

Adult Craft: Vision Boards
2026-01-07 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for an inspiring session of dreaming and designing! We’ll be turning our goals into visual masterpieces to keep us focused throughout 2026. Whether you want to focus on career, wellness, or travel, this is your time to get clear on your intentions.
https://forms.gle/H8dgUNMTf7YmALAe7

Cornell co-Op: Seniors and Nutrition
2026-01-15 11:30 - 12:30
The Role of Food and Your Health: Cholesterol and Blood Sugar
Join us for an informational and tasty event on Nutrition and how food plays a crucial role to your health.
https://forms.gle/oAkA9pfEbm7p7dD7A

Adult Book Club
2026-01-26 19:00 - 20:00
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Winter Garden is a 2010 novel by Kristin Hannah about two estranged sisters, Meredith and Nina, who reconnect when their father is dying and must confront their cold mother, Anya, who tells them a story from her past in war-torn Leningrad, revealing a secret that changes their understanding of their family and themselves. The book uses a dual-timeline narrative, alternating between the present-day sisters and their mother’s harrowing story from over 60 years prior, exploring themes of family, love, and the lasting impact of the past.

February Adult Craft
2026-02-11 18:30 - 19:30
Join us at 6:30pm as we make a lovely craft for Valentine’s Day – give it to someone special or keep as a decoration for self-love!
Program limited to 16 people.
Register Here

Adult Book Club
2026-02-23 19:00 - 20:00
The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh

Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she’d do anything for them. But almost everything she’s told them about herself is a lie.
And she might just have got away with it, if it weren’t for her husband’s job. Leo is an obituary writer; Emma a well-known marine biologist. When she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best – researching and writing about his wife’s life. But as he starts to unravel the truth, he discovers the woman he loves doesn’t really exist. Even her name isn’t real.
When the very darkest moments of Emma’s past finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was . . .
But first, she must tell him about the other love of her life.

March Adult Craft
2026-03-11 18:30 - 19:30
Join us March 11th, 2026 at 6:30 pm as we create St. Patrick’s Day Wreaths!
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Adult Book Club
2026-03-30 19:00
Saints for All Occassions by J. Courtney Sullivan

Nora and Theresa Flynn are twenty-one and seventeen when they leave their small village in Ireland and journey to America. Nora is the responsible sister; she’s shy and serious and engaged to a man she isn’t sure that she loves. Theresa is gregarious; she is thrilled by their new life in Boston and besotted with the fashionable dresses and dance halls on Dudley Street. But when Theresa ends up pregnant, Nora is forced to come up with a plan—a decision with repercussions they are both far too young to understand. Fifty years later, Nora is the matriarch of a big Catholic family with four grown children: John, a successful, if opportunistic, political consultant; Bridget, quietly preparing to have a baby with her girlfriend; Brian, at loose ends after a failed baseball career; and Patrick, Nora’s favorite, the beautiful boy who gives her no end of heartache. Estranged from her sister, Theresa is a cloistered nun, living in an abbey in rural Vermont. Until, after decades of silence, a sudden death forces Nora and Theresa to confront the choices they made so long ago. A graceful, supremely moving novel from one of our most beloved writers, Saints for All Occasions explores the fascinating, funny, and sometimes achingly sad ways a secret at the heart of one family both breaks them and binds them together.
