Silly Skills Challenge
2025-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Can you eat a cookie off your eyeball?

Are you the best at paper basketball?

Discover your silliest skills at this interactive program

Recommended for ages 5-12

Wednesday, May 21

6 pm

Register at bit.ly/MechSillySkills

Adult Book Club
2025-05-26 19:00
Adult Book Club
Monday, May 26th
7:00pm
Next month selection to be determined at meeting

Story Time (Ages 3-6)
2025-05-27 11:30 - 12:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us each Tuesday at 11:30 AM for a themed story time and craft!

Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome!

Let us know you’re coming at bit.ly/MechStorytime

Young Builders Club
2025-05-27 16:30 - 17:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us for fun & building with Lego, Magna-Tiles, and more!
Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm
Register at bit.ly/MecBuilders
Mechanicville District Public Library
190 N Main Street

Closed: Independence Day
2025-05-28 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
The Library will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Build it Up! w/ Saratoga Children's Museum
2025-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Students will begin to problem solve like an engineer as they propose and design a solution to solve a major dilemma and save the day!

Wednesday, May 28

6 pm
Open to grades K – 5

Limited to 25 participants

Register at bit.ly/MechBuildIt

Story Time: Dance
2025-06-03 11:30 - 12:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville

Summer Concerts: Stirred Up
2025-06-03 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, June 3 at 6:30 pm

Tallmadge Park, Mechanicville

Band: Stirred Up

Classic rock, new country

Rain Date: June 10
No Registration required

Chip Taste Test (Teens)
2025-06-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Make a tier list! We’ll try different chips and their store brands and rank them

Wednesday, June 4

6:30 pm

Register at bit.ly/MechTeenEvents

Open to grades 6-12

Toddler Tutus
2025-06-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Create your own tutu!

For ages 3-6 & caregivers

Thursday, June 5th

4:30 pm

Register at bit.ly/MechTutus

Story Time: Beach
2025-06-10 11:30 - 12:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville

CDTA Half Fare Session
2025-06-12 11:00 - 13:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
CDTA will be on site to answer questions about their Half Fare Program.
The Capital District Transportation Authority offers Half Fare rates to citizens age 65 and older, honorably discharged veterans and disabled individuals to access transit services. All customers who qualify for Half Fare, will need to obtain a Navigator Half Fare photo ID card to ride on CDTA services.
Learn more at https://www.cdta.org/half-fare

Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-06-16 18:00
Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, June 16th
6:00pm

Story Time: Picnic
2025-06-17 11:30 - 12:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us for a themed story time and craft!

Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome!

Let us know you’re coming at bit.ly/MechStorytime

Songwriting Workshop with Sam Gleason and Albany Barn
2025-06-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us for a workshop on songwriting, including song structure, expressive lyrics, poetic format, and chordal progression

Thursday, June 19th

1 pm

Register at bit.ly/MechSongs25

Defensive Driving Course hosted by the Connor's Agency
2025-06-21 08:30 - 14:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
The Connors Agency is hosting a six-hour defensive driving course on Saturday, June 21 at the Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 N. Main St. in Mechanicville.
Call The Connor’s Agency at (518) 664-7307 during business hours for details and to register.
Limited to 24 participants

Summer Reading Sign Ups
2025-06-23 - 2025-06-27 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Register for Summer Reading from June 23 – 27 and explore our calendar of fun programs!
Drop by the library or call 518.664.4646 with any questions.

Story Time: Lois Ehlert
2025-06-24 11:30 - 12:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us for books illustrated by Lois Ehlert as part of our Color Our World summer programming, plus a craft!

Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome!

Let us know you’re coming at bit.ly/MechStorytime

Summer Concert: Flannel Kings
2025-06-24 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, June 24 at 6:30 pm

Tallmadge Park, Mechanicville

Band: Flannel Kings
90s & 2000s, pop, punk, grunge

Rain Date: June 24

Friends of the Library Meeting
2025-06-30 18:00
Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, June 30th
6:00pm

Reading Roadtrip: The Grand Canyon
2025-06-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Learn about a new place around the country (and beyond!) Best for ages 4-8

Mondays at 6 pm
Register at bit.ly/MechGCNP

Adult Book Club
2025-06-30 19:00
Adult Book Club
Monday, June 30th
7:00pm

Next month selection to be determined at meeting

Story Time: Eric Carle
2025-07-01 11:30 - 12:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us for books illustrated by Eric Carle as part of our Color Our World summer programming, plus a craft!

Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome!

Let us know you’re coming at bit.ly/MechStorytime

DIY Boba Cafe
2025-07-02 16:30 - 17:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Learn about bubble tea and make your own!

Wednesday, July 2
4:30 pm

Register at bit.ly/MechBubbleTea

Bring Your Own Book Club Kickoff (Teens)
2025-07-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Each Wednesday during the summer, join us for a book club with a twist!

Read any book you like and join us to share 1-2 books every week, enjoy a snack, and leave with new recommendations

Don’t have a book? No problem!

Come anyway and leave with some to try!
Everyone is welcome!
Register at bit.ly/TEENBOOKCLUB

Sidewalk Chalk Murals
2025-07-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Make a sidewalk chalk masterpiece!

Wednesday, July 2

4:30 pm

Register at https://bit.ly/MechChalk

CLOSED: Independence Day
2025-07-04
The library will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Thank you.

Reading Road Trip: Florida Everglades
2025-07-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Monday, July 7
6 pm

Take a trip to the Everglades!

Learn about this amazing wetland area and do a craft!

Register at bit.ly/MechEverglades

Story Time: Christian Robinson
2025-07-08 11:30 - 12:00 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Join us for books illustrated by Christian Robinson as part of our Color Our World summer programming, plus a craft!

Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome!

Let us know you’re coming at bit.ly/MechStorytime

Poetry and Art Workshop w/ Skribblers Magazine
2025-07-09 16:30 - 17:30 | Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 North Main Street, Mechanicville
Create an original work of art! Practice expressing your creativity through poetry and create an art piece to go with it, and potentially get your piece published in Skribblers Magazine!

Register at https://bit.ly/MechSkribblers
