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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Library Writing Group
Tuesday | May 13 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Rensselaerville Library
If you are always looking for time to sit and write, come to the Library Writing Group on Tuesday, May 13, at 6:30 pm. Meet up to work in any form with a simple prompt. You can share what you write or not. Feedback is kind and encouraging. And there’s no homework, just bring your pen and paper or keyboard.

​​​Games Group -  Adults
Wednesday | May 14, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
​Medusa Branch
We like to play many different games -- join us to meet up with other players. Coffee and tea available. Group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.

Silent Book Club
Thursday | May 15 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Rensselaerville Library
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Silent Book Club is the perfect book club for introverts and others seeking a social setting to read or listen to audiobooks on their own, with the opportunity to have quiet book discussions with others. No required reading - bring your own book or choose one from our shelves! We meet on the third Thursday of the month from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.

​​Craft & Coloring Circle - Adults
Wednesday | May 21, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
​Medusa Branch
Bring your knitting, crocheting, origami -- whatever you are into! We will also have coloring sheets and maybe a craft that is new to you. Coffee and tea available, Group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month.


​Film Hour
Thursday | May 22 | 7:00 pm

Rensselaerville Library
Bagdad Cafe (Percy Adlon, 1987)

Each month Host Lisa Ano will present a film for viewing and discussion.
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Rensselaerville Library Cocktail Party
Saturday | May 24, 4:00pm - 7:00 pm
Hilltown Commons, 63 Huyck Rd, Rensselaerville

Come kick off the summer season at our annual fundraiser! There will be delicious food, signature cocktails, live music and lawn games for all ages.

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Games Group -  Adults
Wednesday | May 28, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
​Medusa Branch
Second & Fourth Wednesdays at the Medusa Branch Library. Scrabble, Mexican Train, Pinochle and more... Join us to meet up with other players. Bring a game you want to share, or come learn something new - we'll teach you!

Library Talk: Author Darryl McGrath
Thursday | June 5 | 7:00 pm
Rensselaerville Library

Darryl McGrath is an Albany journalist and the author of "Flight Paths: A Field Journal of Hope, Heartbreak, and Miracles with New York’s Bird People," and "I'll Be Home: The Writings of Jim McGrath." McGrath will read excerpts from her new novel, "The Message Catcher." Drawing on the author's recovery from the death of her husband, "The Message Catcher" explores experiences common to sudden loss that are taboo in American culture but will resonate with anyone who has survived a traumatic event.

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Improv Lab
Thursday | June 12 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Rensselaerville Library

Improv is a lot of fun! But improv (short for improvisation) is also a great tool to explore ideas for writing, music, art, and to improve your interpersonal communication skills. Join Viviane Galloway to learn the basic tenets of improv, play some fun improv games, and from there, who knows?! You might get hooked...
No experience or comedic ability required.



WEEKLY PROGRAMS
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Story Time w/ Tara
Saturdays | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
​Medusa Branch
Join us for the fun! Stories and activities to get the weekend started...
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Kids & Caretakers Drop-in
Tuesdays | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

​Rensselaerville Library
We know it's hard to plan sometimes, so just know that if you and your child come by on Tuesdays you may run into your friends, and make new ones too! Pop in for unstructured play & coloring with the kids, and a chance to catch your breath and catch up with other grown-ups!

​Poet Hour 
Thursdays | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
​Rensselaerville Library

POET HOUR is a free, fun, weekly two-hour time span at the Rensselaerville Library that is entirely devoted to poetry. POET HOUR is open to all ages, and guided by poet and Rensselaerville resident Kostas Anagnopoulos. POET HOUR is an open conversation about poems in all shapes. and a place for both the experienced and unexperienced writer to write poems. Participants can write a new poem from guided prompts or writing experiments, work on an existing poem, or revise, edit, read and discuss their poetry and the poetry of others. Not a writer? The opportunity to read and discuss poems will always be present; Kostas will pull books from the shelves of the library, and participants will collectively focus on a different book of poetry from the library’s shelves each week.

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PO Box 188
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
518-797-3949
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