Why are dinosaurs different from other animals? What happened to the dinosaurs? What did dinosaurs eat? What is a fossil? Explore the prehistoric world as you learn how to identify dinosaurs while holding real fossils and creating your very own Dino-fossil.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Learn the basic structure of a rocket and how to launch a real rocket! We will launch a rocket on site (weather permitting). Design a straw rocket and then use the engineering process to make it go farther.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Build and paint a simple bird house from a kit. (Limited number of kits avaible)

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Learn the ins and outs of keeping thieves at bay in this fun hands-on workshop! Children will investigate how pin and tumbler locks work and build models of burglar alarms and trip wires.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Trick your eyes and brain with optical illusions and how artists have used techniques to trick us for hundreds of years. Learners will observe a real cow's eye dissection and learn about how the parts of the eye work together to create our sense of sight.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

In this program, kids will learn about the concepts of heat and heat transfer. They will witness the practical side of heat-sensitivity- thermopaper browns under the force of a heat gun and ice cubes melt on a heat transfer block. Children will get hands-on building thermometers, experimenting with temperature-changing slime and making shrinky dinks!

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Come meet Katie the miniature horse and learn about the proper care of horses, and safety tips for being around horses.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

How do magicians use our assumptions and perception about how the world works to entertain us? Discover how to make objects disappear and reappear using optical illusions, polymers, mirrors, and sleight of hand. Learn the art of escape with Houdini's chains and the power of perception with the crayon mind reading trick.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Nitrogen is a gas that can become a liquid! Participants observe uncommon states of matter including liquid boiling at room temperature. Through fascinating demonstrations, learners discover how liquid nitrogen is made and used in science, and the curious effects that extreme cold has on a variety of materials.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Bring your teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) to a special camping themed storytime. Teddy bears will spend the night at the library,. Children will be given a series of photos of what their teddy bear got up to the following day at pick up.

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.

Educational live raptor program. Silent Wings Raptors Rehab and Education is a program of the Wildlife Institute of Eastern New York. Many of their birds have permanent handicaps that make them non-releasable. Come meet them in person and learn all about them!

Programs are at time listed and require prior registration. Sign up for programs by visiting the children's section or by contacting the library at (518)237-0891.