Crochet Bag Workshop, with Yarn Farm Kingston
2025-11-02 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Crochet curious? This free class, sponsored by the Germantown Library, will take you through the stitches to make the Sophie Bag!

Don’t let its name fool you, it’s great for anyone needing to take along some small stuff for a day out. You’ll learn to crochet this project that uses 100% cotton cord. You’ll be able to choose a color from a variety of options. Cotton cord and crochet hook will be provided. Prior crochet knowledge is helpful though this project is beginner-friendly and we’ll help you step by step along the way!

Event Details

Sunday, November 2
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
at the Germantown Library
This is a free workshop

Journaling
2025-11-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Come gather and work on a creative journal with us! We have so many different materials to chose from to help fill your pages.
Don’t have a journal, you can make one here!
Nov 2, 2-4pm in Makerspace

Seasonal Wine Tasting Seminar
2025-11-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us for a complimentary 2-hour wine seminar and private tasting with Stu Davidson Tribbs, owner of Lawlor’s Package Store!

During this session, participants will be led through an educational seminar on the seasonal wine varieties, pairings and flavor profiles before diving into a shoppable wine tasting featuring a curated selection from Lawlor’s Package Store, led by Stu Davidson Tribbs. Participants will also have the opportunity to purchase select products after the event.
Participants must be 21+.

Hurry, RSVP space is limited. Scroll down and confirm your spot!

Event Details

Sunday, November 16
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
In the Hover Room

For questions, email events@germantownlibrary.org.

Candle Magic
2025-11-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Learn about the magic in candles!
This class may touch on a little bit of making your own candles but it will really focus on the discussion and practice of the magic in color, use of herbs, days of the week, etc.
Premade candles will be provided for this class. Adults preferred but all ages welcome.

Please RSVP (max 25 people)

Nov 16, 2pm in Makerspace

Crochet Basket Workshop, with Yarn Farm Kingston
2025-12-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Crochet curious? This free class, sponsored by the Germantown Library, will take you through the stitches to make a basket!

You’ll learn to crochet this project that uses 100% cotton cord. You’ll be able to choose a color from a variety of options. Cotton cord and crochet hook will be provided. Prior crochet knowledge is helpful though this project is beginner-friendly and we’ll help you step by step along the way!

Event Details

Sunday, December 7
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
at the Germantown Library
This is a free workshop

Finch Robot & TurtleArt Snowflakes!
2025-12-07 14:00 - 15:30 | 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 - Cancelled
2025-12-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
DUE TO A STAFFING ISSUE, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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.

Celebrate the Solstice - Make Art With Us
2025-12-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us in Makerspace as we celebrate the winter solstice with art!
Sunday, December 21, 2-4 PM
All ages welcome!

Storytime Playgroup, 12/24 & 12/31
2025-12-24 09:30 - 11:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Come one, come all! The holidays won’t slow us down!
The Germantown Library Storytime Playgroup will be meeting downstairs in the Makerspace on Wednesday, 12/24 & 12/31, 9:30-11am

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)
Workshop coordinator/facilitator: Mariana Graciano
This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
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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)
Coordinadora/facilitadora del taller: Mariana Graciano

Este evento está financiado en parte por Poets & Writers con fondos públicos del Consejo de las Artes del Estado de Nueva York, con el apoyo de la Oficina del Gobernador y la Legislatura del Estado de Nueva York

Lego Make It & Take It
2026-01-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us in the Makerspace for a LEGO Make it & Take it event!
All ages are welcome to make and build a LEGO masterpiece and bring it home with them.
Sunday, January 4th, 2-4pm in the Makerspace

Toddler Storytime & Playgroup
2026-01-07 09:30 - 11:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Toddler Story Time + Playgroup
• Every Wednesday morning: 9:30 – 11 am
• Makerspace (enter through the lower parking lot)
Our weekly playgroup combines play, socialization, and stories in our material-rich Makerspace. We offer a new theme each week that matches stories with an activity, plus a chance to check out materials and sign-up for a library card for any adult or child in your household.
During our 90 minute story time we encourage children to engage in social activities, crafts, and play in our Makerspace and Hoover Room. We mix in a few stories throughout the hour.

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

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

Embroidery Workshop with Mara Baldwin
2026-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Meet resident artist Mara Baldwin and learn how to embroider initials on a handkerchief
Tuesday, February 20, 6:30-8PM in the Library Makerspace
Handkerchiefs will be provided, or you are welcome to bring your own
Space is limited, RSVP required

Raffia Basket Making
2026-02-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library Makerspace, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Want to learn how to make a raffia basket together using a DIY kit?
Lots of us rely on DIY kits and online videos to learn new skills, and we’re going to try this method in a group setting in the Library Makerspace. There may be lots of laughs along the way, but with each others help, we will make some great baskets!
Adults preferred for this learning activity
Space is limited & RSVP’s are required
Because space is so limited, if you RSVP and later determine you can’t make it, please let the library know asap so we can open your seat up to someone else

Germantown Garden Club
2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
The Germantown Garden Club is a community organization started in 1928 and is credited with starting the library in our town. The club currently has over 40 members and is affiliated with National Garden Clubs, Inc. and the Federated Garden Clubs of NY State.

Closing Reception ~ Exhibiting Artist Mara Baldwin
2026-02-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us for the Closing Reception for exhibiting artist Mara Baldwin
Come meet the artist and enjoy this captivating exhibit with us one more time
Tuesday, February 24, 6-8 PM, in the main library

Friends of Clermont Winter Series: Painting on Tea Bags with Ruby Silvious
2026-02-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
The Germantown Library is partnering with Friends of Clermont to host their Winter Series events!
Create miniature paintings on empty used tea bags, led by Ruby Silvious, who is internationally recognized for her innovative approach to art
Saturday, February 28, 2-4 PM in the Library Makerspace (entrance & parking around back of the library)
Tickets available through the Friend of Clermont website: https://www.friendsofclermont.org/event-details/winter-series25-teabags

Friends of Clermont Winter Series: Author Talk & Book Signing with Mary Mistler
2026-03-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
The Germantown Library is partnering with Friends of Clermont to host their Winter Series events!
Author talk & book signing with Mary Mistler, author of Ladies of the Valley, a book that tells the story of the women who lived on and ran the estates that line the eastern shore of the Hudson River
Saturday, March 21, 2-3 PM in the Hover Room (entrance & parking around back of the library)
The event is free but space is limited. please RSVP through the Friend of Clermont website: https://www.friendsofclermont.org/event-details/winter-series25-ladies-of-the-valley

The Anxious Generation: A Community Discussion on Waiting Until 8th
2026-04-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Join us at the Germantown Library on Saturday, April 11at 10:30am for a community conversation inspired by the bestselling book The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.
We’ll begin by watching a short, informative video in which Haidt explains the research behind the rising rates of anxiety, depression, and social challenges among young people — and outlines four practical “escape routes” for families and communities:

Delay smartphones until high school
Delay social media until age 16
Advocate for phone-free schools
Encourage more independence and real-world play

Haidt wrote The Anxious Generation with a firm belief that the challenges confronting our children are solvable. But solving them requires understanding the traps we’ve fallen into — and working together to create change.
After the video, we’ll discuss the Wait Until 8th movement, which empowers parents to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade. When families commit together, it reduces peer pressure and strengthens community support.
The book is also available in various formats via MHLS

Friends of Clermont Winter Series: Author Talk & Book Signing with Kiersten Marcil
2026-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
The Germantown Library is partnering with Friends of Clermont to host their Winter Series events!
Author talk & book signing with Kiersten Marcil, author of Witness to the Revolution, a historical fantasy saga
Saturday, April 25, 2-3 PM in the Hover Room (entrance & parking around back of the library)
The event is free but space is limited. please RSVP through the Friend of Clermont website: https://www.friendsofclermont.org/event-details/winter-seres25-witness-the-revolution

8th Annual Germantown Library 5k
2026-10-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
8th Annual Germantown Library 5k
• Sunday, October 4 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Run, walk, skip and laugh with friends and neighbors as we celebrate our community! Your participation helps our library thrive!
Check in begins at 9 AM and the race begins at 10 AM.
Kids race
Be sure to arrive with plenty of time to check in and get ready to race!
Registration will open Spring 2026
