Germantown Library

Yoga with Regina
2025-02-01 08:30 - 09:45, 2025-02-08 08:30 - 09:45, 2025-02-15 08:30 - 09:45, 2025-02-22 08:30 - 09:45 (America/New_York) | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Yoga with Regina
• Saturdays: 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
• $10 a class; all levels welcome
• Hover Room
Just one in-person session with Regina will boost your energy level + brighten your mood. Take time to focus on your balance, breath, and strength.
Bring a yoga mat, towel, and $10 to give directly to the instructor.

Toddler Story Time + Playgroup
2025-02-05 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-19 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-26 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.

Tech Labs on Zoom: Google Drive
2025-02-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Columbia County Libraries Association (CCLA)
Tech Labs on Zoom: Google Drive
• Wednesday, February 5: 6:00 p.m. on Zoom
• Email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com for the Zoom login.
• Watch the recording after: columbiacountylibraries.org/programs/past-programs/
Ready to tackle Google like a pro? Tune in for The Columbia County Libraries Association’s latest Tech Labs showing you how to organize, store and share files seamlessly with Google Drive.
Upcoming Tech Labs on Zoom:
• Google Search, Tips and Tricks, and Google Calendar: Wed, February 26: 6:00 p.m.
• Security and Scams: Wed, March 5: 6:00 p.m
Learn more: https://columbiacountylibraries.org/programs/upcoming-programs
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Programming Meeting
2025-02-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Library Meetings
• The second Monday of the month: 5:30 – 7 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

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Heritage Book Club: Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal
2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Heritage Month Book Group: Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal — the author will Zoom in!
• Meet at the library or on Zoom: Tuesday Feb. 11: 6:00 pm doors open; 6:30 author zooms in
• Scroll down to RVSP
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
In Temple Folk, Black Muslims contemplate the convictions of their race, religion, economics, politics, and sexuality in America. The ten stories in this collection contribute to the bounty of diverse narratives about Black life by intimately portraying the experiences of a community that resists the mainstream culture to which they are expected to accept and aspire to while functioning within the country in which they are born.
We are thrilled to have author Aaliyah Bilal join us over zoom. Aaliyah will join us at 6:30 pm. Please arrive as early as 6 pm if you’d like to chat with other readers before the author joins us.
Book Club Copies
For this and all Book Clubs: Stop by or call to find out if we have any reserved copies available. You can also request a hold via search.midhudsonlibraries.org.
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Sylvia Center Virtual Cooking Class - 6 Week Series
2025-02-12 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Sylvia Center Virtual Cooking Class – 6 Week Series
• Six Wednesdays from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
• 02/12, [skip 1 week] 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19, 03/26
• Food kit pick up: Tuesdays between 5 – 7 p.m.
• Register for series: https://bit.ly/4hBxSyf ;
• Contact the Sylvia Center with questions or concerns: jayne.marzello [at] sylviacenter [dot] org
Join The Sylvia Center for a FREE 6-week virtual cooking class series with Fresh Food Meal Kit available for pick up. Learn the connection between food and health through a new recipe each week.

HOW IT WORKS
• Cooking classes are held weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 pm (no class the week of GCS Feb Break.)
• Pick-up free fresh food meal kits at the Germantown Library on Tuesdays from 5-7 pm.
• Tune into the virtual cooking classes with the Zoom link you’ll receive via email
• Classes are for children of any age PLUS at least one parent or guardian

Story & Play Time: Trampoline Park Field Trip
2025-02-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Get Air Trampoline Park, 1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Albany, NY, 12203
Let’s make this week off from school a fun adventure together! Meet the Germantown Library Story Time Group at the Get Air Trampoline Park in Albany Wednesday 2/19 10am-12pm. All ages are welcome and there is a cost to enter the park.

Additional Details

Get Air Trampoline Park is located at 1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Albany 12203
Our group will be arriving around 10am and staying until 12pm. Come join us for as little or long as you would like.

Board of Trustees General Meeting
2025-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States

Afternoon Sound Bath
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Germantown Library Hover Room, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Looking for a way to destress and recenter? Join us for 1-hour of guided healing sound therapy, featuring singing bowls, chimes and other meditative tools. Community members 12-years-old and older are invited to join and prepare to leave with a profound sense of relaxation and recharged energy.
Led by trusted Holistic Practitioner with more than 20 years of experience, Nea’ Mckinney will guide the group through a meditative experience where those in attendance are “bathed” in sound waves. These waves are produced by various sources, including healing instruments such as gongs, singing bowls, percussion, chimes, and rattles.

Health Benefits of Sound Therapy

Manages stress, reduces anxiety & creates inner peace
Slows breathing
Stress hormone levels fall
Blood pressure decreases
Improves sleep

How to prepare for a Sound Therapy session
Please bring a towel, yoga mat or blanket to lay on. It is recommended to be well hydrated before your experience as sound and vibration travel much better through water. It may also be a good idea to eat something light about an hour or so prior to your arrival so you do not become hungry during the experience.

Have Questions?
Email us: events [at] germantownlibrary [dot] org

Board of Trustees General Meeting
2025-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown, NY, 12526, United States
Our Board of Trustees Meeting has moved one week to February 26 — for this month only!
Our usual Library Meeting Schedule
• The second Monday of the month: 5:30 – 7 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
