Finch Robot & TurtleArt Snowflakes!
2025-12-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Learn how to code while drawing colorful winter wonderlands with your friends using the Finch robot and TurtleArt!
This hands on and team building activity is for children in grades 3-5. Space is limited! Please RSVP to reserve a spot.

Winter Cupcake Decorating Workshop
2025-12-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us for an afternoon of cupcake decorating, as we gather to create tasty winter-themed creations!
During this 2-hour complimentary workshop, participants will be able to recreate existing designs or chose to create a design of their own! They will also receive all necessary supplies, including piping bags and tips, as well as edible gels, sprinkles and other decorations. All materials will be provided at no costs to participants.
This is a free event open to all ages, 6+ (children under the age of 15 require an adult to stay on the premises). Advance RSVPs are required for participation.

Event Details

Saturday, December 13
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
at the Germantown Library (in the Makerspace)

For questions, email events@germantownlibrary.org.

Cirkus Workshop with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
2025-12-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us for an afternoon of fun as we host the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus for a complimentary workshop for all ages!
Participants will experience a hands-on introduction to circus props and skills, including juggling with balls, rings, and scarves, diabolo, flower sticks, wobble boards (balance skill, great for ages 4-6) hand-held stilts and bucket stilts, low tight-wire, rhythmic ribbons, lassos and more!
The 1-hour session includes an ice-breaker, a gentle warm-up, and guided exploration of the equipment.
Ages 4 and up are most able to comfortably use the equipment. Under age 8 should have family member, 12 or older, to accompany them. Anyone under 4 is welcome, with a parent or family member. Folks with mobility differences are welcome, as many of the skills can be performed seated.

Event Details

Sunday, December 14
1:00 – 2:00 pm
at the Germantown Library, in the Hover Room
This is a free workshop

This workshop is provided courtesy of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors and the Columbia County Youth Bureau.
For more information about the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, please visit www.bindlestiff.org or follow at facebook.com/Bindlestiff.Cirkus and @bindlestifffamilycirkus on Instagram.

Board of Trustees General Meeting
2025-12-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Library Meetings
• The first Monday of the month: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Programming and Events – on zoom
• The third Wednesday of the month: 7 – 8:30 p.m. Board of Trustees General Meeting – in person

Library committee and board meetings are open to the public. Join us to learn more about our community, share ideas, and volunteer your time for upcoming events and goals.

Fundraising, Grant Writing, Grounds Keeping, Policy Reviewing, and other committees meet quartlerly-ish. Write or call us to learn more.

For more information, including whether we are meeting in person or over zoom (and the necessary link) email libraryboard@germantownlibrary.org or call (518) 537-5800.

Find Board Meeting Recordings and Board Meeting Minutes: germantownlibrary.org/about/board-of-trustees

#gtownLibraryBoardMeeting

Makerspace: 3rd Sunday
2025-12-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Makerspace Open House — come make with us!
We meet the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 2 – 4 pm.
Follow our theme or explore our materials to make something on your own! Using our tools and your imagination, create or reuse anything you can think of into something new!
Here’s what you’ll find at the Makerspace:

Tech: Our computers, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino selection enable anyone to pursue their passion for building circuits and writing code. You can even bring in old electronics, take them apart and build something new!
Media: Want to try your hand at photo or video editing? How about writing your own script and making costumes and props to perform with? The sky is the limit with your creativity!
Art: Explore, discover & create with a variety of materials from the basics like paper, duck tape and scissors to experimenting with tools like our Ellison die-cut machine, Crayola Air Marker Sprayers, light box tracing, and sewing machines.
Skill Development: Become part of our maker community, sharing ideas and skills with other “makers”. Whether attending one of our programs or coming in during unstructured open hours to tinker, you never know when an idea will spark or when you might provide the inspiration for other makers!

Writing with the Body: A Bilingual Writing Workshop (part 1)
2026-01-03 10:30 - 12:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
An immersive writing workshop that brings the five senses back to the page. Through guided prompts, handwriting, and readings by Latin American writers and artists, we will explore writing as a tactile, sensory experience. Each session focuses on one sense—smell, sight, hearing, taste, or touch—inviting participants to deepen perception and presence in their practice.
Participants can choose to attend all five sessions or as many as they like. Each session will be different and not sequential.
Open to all levels; write in English, Spanish, or both. Materials provided.
Dates: Saturdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 • 10:30 am–12 pm (Hover Room)
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ESCRIBIR CON EL CUERPO – Taller bilingüe de escritura
Un taller de escritura que invita a volver a los cinco sentidos en la página. A través de ejercicios guiados, escritura a mano y lecturas de escritoras y artistas latinoamericanas, exploraremos la escritura como una experiencia táctil y sensorial. Cada encuentro se centra en un sentido—olfato, vista, oído, gusto o tacto—para despertar la percepción y la presencia en el acto de escribir. Abierto a todos los niveles; se puede escribir en inglés, español o mezclarlos. Se proveen materiales.

Fechas: Sábados 3, 10, 17, 24 y 31 de enero • 10:30 am–12 pm (Hover Room)

Writing with the Body: A Bilingual Writing Workshop (part 2)
2026-01-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States

Pet Wellness Seminar with the Columbia-Greene Humane Society
2026-01-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us for an in-person pet wellness seminar, led by the Columbia-Greene County Humane Society, where you’ll learn the proper way to care for your pet and how to prepare for the colder weather. This seminar will include live demonstration as well as a Q&A.
For the safety of all participants, please do not bring your own pets or animals.

Participants will learn:

The proper way to care for your pet

How to properly walk a dog

Exactly how to read cat and dog body language

Easy ways to recognize animal cruelty (and the proper steps to take if you do see it)

How to prepare your pets for the colder weather

And so much more!

Event Details

Sunday, January 11
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
at the Germantown Library, in the Hover Room

Writing with the Body: A Bilingual Writing Workshop (part 3)
2026-01-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States

Writing with the Body: A Bilingual Writing Workshop (part 4)
2026-01-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States

Writing with the Body: A Bilingual Writing Workshop (part 5)
2026-01-31 10:30 - 12:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
