An Unforgettable Adventure: Hiking National Parks in Alaska
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NEW! This six-part series covers various aspects of Google Sign up separately for each part in the series. Each part is listed below.
PLEASE BRING: A working Gmail account or be prepared to create a new Gmail Account.
Using your Gmail email account, participants log in and explore the Google Photos App, discovering how to store photos and manage albums. Learn how the Photos App can integrate with other mobile devices or laptops.
Classes in the series include:
January 8: Google Basics Part I: Gmail
January 9: Google Basics Part II: Google Drive
January 10: Google Basics Part III: Google Docs including Voice Typing (like MS Word)
January 15: Google Basics Part IV: Google Sheets (like MS Excel) and Slides (like MS PowerPoint)
January 16: Google Basics Part V: Google Photos
January 29: Google Basics Part VI: Google Drawings and Forms
January 30: Google Basics Part VII: YouTube
">NEW Series! Google Basics Part V: Google PhotosChildren ages 24-42 months and their parent or caregiver will be introduced to pre-literacy skills through stories, rhymes, and songs they can enjoy together. Registration opens 4 weeks prior to the date of the first program in this series. Please register online, in-person, or by calling 518-584-7860, ext. 305.
">Toddler StorytimeChildren ages 42 months to 5 years of age, will enjoy interactive read aloud picture books and movement activities led by a children's librarian. Registration opens 4 weeks prior to the date of the first program in this series. Please register online, in-person, or by calling 518-584-7860, ext. 305. There will not be a storytime on February 20th.
">Preschool StorytimeThis 3-part series (January 16, January 23 and January 30) is a program for people with Diabetes or Pre-diabetes and their family members. Participants will learn how to fit carbohydrates into a healthy menu, effectively use food labels, choose meals at a restaurant and adopt other healthy habits to help manage diabetes through healthy eating. Recipe demonstrations and samples will be provided. This program is sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Lions Club. Presented by Diane Whitten, Community Nutrition/Health Educator of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County. Registration is required through our online calendar or by calling 518-584-7860, ext. 247.
">Dining with Diabetes 3 Part CourseSign up for a half-hour help session to have one-on-one assistance with Kathy Handy for direct help with any computer or device-related technology question(s). Limit: Two Half-Hour Help Sessions per person per month.
">Half-Hour Computer or Device Help One-on-OneSign up for a half-hour help session to have one-on-one assistance with Kathy Handy for direct help with any computer or device-related technology question(s). Limit: Two Half-Hour Help Sessions per person per month.
">Half-Hour Computer or Device Help One-on-OneSign up for a half-hour help session to have one-on-one assistance with Kathy Handy for direct help with any computer or device-related technology question(s). Limit: Two Half-Hour Help Sessions per person per month.
">Half-Hour Computer or Device Help One-on-OneSign up for a half-hour help session to have one-on-one assistance with Kathy Handy for direct help with any computer or device-related technology question(s). Limit: Two Half-Hour Help Sessions per person per month.
">Half-Hour Computer or Device Help One-on-OneStudents in grades 7-12 are welcome to attend Teen Trivia. Trivia sheets will be handed out from 3 - 4:30 p.m. and the teen with the most correct answers will win a $5 Bread Basket gift card! No registration required.
">Teen TriviaBooks and Tea meets to discuss New People by Danzy Senna. Books and Tea is an ongoing reading group that meets the third Thursday of each month. Copies of the book may be obtained in the Reading Group Choices collection or by placing holds on the online public catalog. Stop by at the Information Desk for any assistance. Come on down and join us for good conversations around books! No registration required.
*BYOT (Bring Your Own Tea)
">Books and TeaLearn to play guitar or improve your style with Jeff Budge, local guitarist and musician. Students in grades 6-12 may bring their own guitar or use one of ours - first come, first serve. No registration required.
PLEASE NOTE: The DATE of this program has been changed to Thursday, January 16. We apologize for any inconvenience.
">DATE CHANGE! Teen Guitar ClassOur Paws4Reading partners are certified therapy dogs who are happy to sit quietly and listen appreciatively to any story you wish to read. Please call 518-584-7860, ext. 305 the day of the program to schedule a 10 minute appointment.
">Paws4Reading:Quinn (Newfoundland)Students in grades 7-12 are invited to stop by the Teen Room and hang with Fisher, a friendly Goldendoodle! Fisher is a certified therapy dog. No registration required.
">Hang with Fisher, the Goldendoodle!Join us every week for our ongoing Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign. This program is for adults and teens ages 13+. Beginners are welcome. Materials will provided and registration is not required.
">Dungeons & DragonsDave Pisaneschi and Don Berens of the Albany chapter of The Adirondack Mountain Club recently traveled to three stunning national parks in Alaska: Wrangell-St Elias, Kobuk Valley, and Gates of the Arctic. One is the largest, another is the least visited, a third has the northernmost sand dunes of any US national park. Come to see photos of their often roadless, often arctic, always spectacular hiking and camping adventure. Co-sponsored by the Adirondack Mountain Club. No registration required.
">An Unforgettable Adventure: Hiking National Parks in AlaskaOnce a month we'll meet at Harvey's on Phila Street to discuss what 20 and 30-somethings are reading today. This month we'll be discussing Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. Copies of the book may be obtained on the shelf at the library, or by placing holds on the online public catalog. Stop by the library Information Desk for any assistance. No registration required.
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