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League of Women Voters Candidate Forums 2024

The League of Women Voters is partnering with the ACPL to host a series of forums featuring candidates for the upcoming elections. These forums will be open to the public and will be hosted in the library’s Large Meeting Room and will be live-streamed on YouTube. Here are the forum races, dates and times: Recorded [...]
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Coming to Laramie September 8 & 9: Parenting Podcast Host and Author

The Albany County Early Development (ACED) Coalition* is excited to welcome parenting expert Hunter Clarke-Fields to Laramie on September 8-9. Hunter Clarke-Fields is host of the popular Mindful Mama podcast and the author of the bestselling book Raising Good Humans and the recently released book Raising Good Humans Everyday. She helps serve as a guide [...]
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Fun Libby Facts and Stats

The Libby App is available to everyone with an ACPL library card. How to Get Libby: To access Libby on your computer visit: libbyapp.com To download Libby onto your device visit: Apple Store|Google Play Store Enter Albany County Public Library as your library. Enter your library card number and PIN and then tap Sign In. Fun Libby […]

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Kali Fajardo-Anstine Author Talk

The Albany County Public Library is pleased to welcome Kali Fajardo-Anstine, bestselling author of Woman of Light and Sabrina and Corina, for an engaging book talk on September 30th at 6:30 p.m.   Fajardo-Anstine earned her MFA from the University of Wyoming and has lived across the country, from Durango, Colorado, to Key West, Florida. Fajardo-Anstine is […]

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League of Women Voters Candidate Forums

The League of Women Voters is partnering with the ACPL to host a series of forums featuring candidates for the upcoming elections. The forums will be hybrid. They will be hosted in the Library's Large Meeting Room and will be live-streamed on YouTube. There will also be a video of the forum available after the [...]
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Summer Reading 2022 — The Great Outdoors

Summer is almost here and the great outdoors are calling! Join us for our Summer Reading Program from June 11th to August 19th. This summer we will have reading logs, events, and storytimes in celebration of our theme: The Great Outdoors.    Summer Reading Program   Track your reading and earn badges this summer with […]

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Black History 101 Mobile Museum

The Albany County Public Library is pleased to welcome Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, the founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum on Tuesday, March 22nd. The museum is the nation’s premier Black history traveling exhibit. It contains a collection of over 10,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade […]

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Blind Date with a Book Fundraiser

The Albany County Public Library Foundation’s Blind Date with a Book fundraiser is back! Purchase one of several great packages to give the perfect gift this Valentine’s Day and support your public library! These Blind Date with a Book packages, based on popular TV series characters, are the perfect gift for a loved one on […]

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A Golden Age of Horror Pt 1

While the 30s, 40s, and 50s were a golden age for classic films, the 70s was a golden decade for modern films. Due to the collapse of the studio system and the Hays Code, films were able to be made with fewer restrictions on topics and reduced oversight from producers. This, coupled with a younger […]

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What’s Happening at Your Library: Week of August 9–15

Check our Events Calendar for future events and updates.    Ongoing: StoryWalk®  An outdoor reading experience for kids and families! Start at the front of the library to find the first sign, then head toward Grand Avenue and around the block to read the whole story.   Monday, August 10 Indian Paintbrush Book Talk: 2:00 […]

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