The Lansingburgh Branch is going to bemaking a couple of community quilts to benefit Project Linus. For those of you not familiar with Project Linus, it is a non-profit that provides blankest to children 0 – 18 years in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. You can find more inforamtion on their website here. 
Stop by the Branch library (27 114th Street) to pick up your kit and the directions to make a couple of blocks to participate. You don’t need to be able to quilt, just to be able to sew. This is a make and take kit available to anyone who wishes to take one. If you are really industrious and wish to complete more than one block, we ask that you finish one block and return it to us before taking a second kit. Of course, if you have materials of your own and wish to use the directions to make another block with those materials, please feel free to do so. For anyone who is interested in helping with sewing the blocks together, this will be step two of the project. When you drop off your completed block (or blocks), please let Library Staff know that you are interested in helping to put the blocks together. 

Join reference staff for help with your tech needs! Thursdays at 10am, a staff member will be available to assist patrons with basic tech help. Bring your laptop, phone, or tablet with you and any questions you might have. Whether you are looking for basic computer instruction or need help with a tricky application or process, we are here to assist. Each participant will be given a 25-minute slot between 10am-11am. Please make sure to pick the slot that works best for you and give us a brief description of what you are looking for help with.

Join us at the Main Library for your child’s enrichment through stories, song, movement, and play! Thursday mornings  from 10:30 to 11:15 am. For ages 0 to 5 with caregiver.   

Learn all about bubble tea from the owners of Short and Stout Tea Company! Participants will learn what makes bubble tea bubble tea, how to distinguish the various types of bubble tea and add-ins, and how to cook tapioca pearls. During this workshop, we’ll have a hands-on activity to prepare two types of bubble tea: milk tea and fresh tea. A tasting is included. This is an adult program with teens welcome. Registration is required.

Join Greta our loveable reading dog every Saturday from 11 am to 12 pm.
Kids may read to her or just visit.  All are welcome.

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with an afternoon performance by local music group MC². 

MC² is made up of flutist Melanie Chirignan and pianist Max Caplan with special guests Andrew Hearn on drums and Linda Ellen Brown on bass. They will be performing some jazzy music including Max Caplan's Three Jazz Preludes for flute and jazz piano trio, Ian Clarke's Zoom Tube, Michael Mower's Opus di Jazz for flute and piano, and the Claude Bolling Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio. This performance has been made possible thanks to the Albany Musician's Union and MPTF. 

Registration is encouraged, but not required. Sponsored by Albany Musician’s Union and MPTF.

Play our board games or bring your own!

• Doors open at 6 pm
• Reading sign-up is from 6 – 6:30 pm, tea will be available
• Poetry readings begin at 6:30 pm, following a brief introduction
• Program ends around 7:30 pm

• Readers may recite original poetry or favorites written by others
• Order of readings will be based on the sign-up list
• Each reader will have 3-5 minutes or no more than 3 pages
  • Time limitations will be strictly enforced to ensure all readers can participate
• Poems should not contain language unsuitable for families (e.g. profanity, sexually explicit)
• As a courtesy, please remain until the final poems are read

Join gamemaster Ernst as he leads you through perilous adventuring and epic storytelling. Open to teens 12-18 years of age. This is a tabletop role playing game event that will include character creation, collaborative storytelling, creative problem solving and SNACKS! If you're new to our DnD group, please call the Library ahead of the event and speak to Ernst.  

Join us for a romance book club, aptly titled "The Happily Ever After Book Club." The only rule is that the book has to have a happy ending! The book club meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Tea and light refreshments will be provided. No registration is required. Our book for May 1, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. is Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widos by Balli Kaur Jaswal.

"Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father’s death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki, a law school dropout, impulsively takes a job teaching a "creative writing" course at the community center in the beating heart of London’s close-knit Punjabi community.

Because of a miscommunication, the proper Sikh widows who show up are expecting to learn basic English literacy, not the art of short-story writing. When one of the widows finds a book of sexy stories in English and shares it with the class, Nikki realizes that beneath their white dupattas, her students have a wealth of fantasies and memories. Eager to liberate these modest women, she teaches them how to express their untold stories, unleashing creativity of the most unexpected—and exciting—kind.

As more women are drawn to the class, Nikki warns her students to keep their work secret from the Brotherhood, a group of highly conservative young men who have appointed themselves the community’s "moral police." But when the widows’ gossip offers shocking insights into the death of a young wife—a modern woman like Nikki—and some of the class erotica is shared among friends, it sparks a scandal that threatens them all."

Copies of the book can be picked up at the Main Library at the checkout desk during the month of April. Copies are also available on Libby and Hoopla (free access with your library card).
 

Join reference staff for help with your tech needs! Thursdays at 10am, a staff member will be available to assist patrons with basic tech help. Bring your laptop, phone, or tablet with you and any questions you might have. Whether you are looking for basic computer instruction or need help with a tricky application or process, we are here to assist. Each participant will be given a 25-minute slot between 10am-11am. Please make sure to pick the slot that works best for you and give us a brief description of what you are looking for help with.

Join us at the Main Library for your child’s enrichment through stories, song, movement, and play! Thursday mornings  from 10:30 to 11:15 am. For ages 0 to 5 with caregiver.   

A class that is focused on a gentler style of hatha yoga practice. It is performed at a slower pace, with less intense positions, and usually includes extended time for meditation, yogic breath work, and relaxation. All skill levels are welcome, modifications will be provided. Please wear loose/comfortable clothing and bring your yoga mat. Class takes place at the Lansingburgh Branch Library - 27  114th Street, Troy. Call the Branch if you have any questions about this program: 518-235-5310.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR ADULT YOGA USING THE 'REGISTER NOW' BUTTON. IF YOU DO NOT REGISTER YOU MAY NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE CLASS. 

Join us for a viewing and discussion of The Movie Musical from the 1930's though modern-day renditions. Our final movie in this series is Moulin Rouge [2001] starring Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, and John Leguizamo. Music by a variety of artists. "A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke." Sponsored by Friends of the Troy Public Library.

The Lansingburgh Branch is going to bemaking a couple of community quilts to benefit Project Linus. For those of you not familiar with Project Linus, it is a non-profit that provides blankest to children 0 – 18 years in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. You can find more inforamtion on their website here. 
Stop by the Branch library (27 114th Street) to pick up your kit and the directions to make a couple of blocks to participate. You don’t need to be able to quilt, just to be able to sew. This is a make and take kit available to anyone who wishes to take one. If you are really industrious and wish to complete more than one block, we ask that you finish one block and return it to us before taking a second kit. Of course, if you have materials of your own and wish to use the directions to make another block with those materials, please feel free to do so. For anyone who is interested in helping with sewing the blocks together, this will be step two of the project. When you drop off your completed block (or blocks), please let Library Staff know that you are interested in helping to put the blocks together. 

Play our board games or bring your own!

Anastasia (they/them) will be joining us from Honest Weight for a fun and hands on class learning about the science of food. We'll go over tips and tricks to use the magic of culinary chemical reactions to make your time in the kitchen easier or more delicious! Come prepared with questions or recipe struggles you've had and Anastasia will help you problem solve for a more successful recipe next time! We'll also go over some easy ingredient swaps/alternatives for when you realize you're a couple eggs short of a cake batter! Anastasia will be passing out $5 off $25 coupons for HWFC will be raffling off a $25 HWFC Gift Card in class! Please email troyref@thetroylibrary.org to inform us of any allergies you may be working around and we will do our best to include tips on this during the presentation. Registration is required for this class.

Honest Weight Food Co-op in Albany offers free and low cost classes and events as part of their mission. These events include; yoga & fitness classes, cooking classes, language classes and more! These classes and events are open to all, just like HWFC, you don't need to be a member to enjoy your hometown grocery store. Check out their upcoming events at https://www.honestweight.coop/page/classes-at-the-co-op-331.html

Anastasia has been working at Honest Weight since 2017, and a Member Owner since 2021. They began their career in the bakery, where Honest Weight helped them grow their technical baking skills, knowledge on food sourcing and the importance of using great ingredients! Anastasia became the Education Coordinator at Honest Weight in January 2023 and now get to share their baking skills with community!  They love the challenge of creating vegan, dairy free and nut free recipes from classic favorites; their maple sesame baklava has become a favorite since developing a tree nut allergy! Sponsored by Honest Weight Food Co-op.

Exploring mystery fiction as chosen by the group. Meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
No registration necessary. 

May book discussion Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, request it here. 

Book Teaser
Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I’m Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I’d killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it’s a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let’s get started.

Do you like video games or board games, or just want a fun place to hang out with your friends? Come to Main for some free games and snacks! Every fourth Tuesday of the month. For teens ages 13-18

Join gamemaster Ernst as he leads you through perilous adventuring and epic storytelling. Open to teens 12-18 years of age. This is a tabletop role playing game event that will include character creation, collaborative storytelling, creative problem solving and SNACKS! If you're new to our DnD group, please call the Library ahead of the event and speak to Ernst.