Calendar

Events in November 2025

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October 26, 2025
October 27, 2025(2 events)

10:00 am: Small Wonders Storytime for Babies & Toddlers


October 27, 2025

Enjoy a briefer storytime (20-30 minutes) for babies and toddlers, featuring songs, movement activities, and stories. A short sensory or craft activity follows.

11:00 am: Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-6 Years


October 27, 2025

This storytime is a bit longer (30-45 minutes), and includes more stories, songs, and movement activities followed by a craft activity.

October 28, 2025
October 29, 2025(2 events)

1:30 pm: Heritage Artisans Fiber Arts Group


October 29, 2025

Enjoy great company while working on your own projects at the library! Knitters, crocheters, weavers, needle-felters, and other fiber artists welcome.

5:30 pm: Community Room In Use (AM)


October 29, 2025

October 30, 2025
October 31, 2025
November 1, 2025
November 2, 2025(1 event)

11:00 am: New Lebanon Book Group - "Orbital," by Samantha Harvey.


November 2, 2025

The novel, which won the Booker Prize in 2024 has a tight, poetic frame: We follow one day in the lives of six people working on a space station above Earth, orbiting the planet 16 times every 24 hours. But this is not a saga of adventure or exploration. It’s a quiet meditation on what it means to be human, prompted by a series of personal reckonings each character faces while floating 250 miles above their home. Space unlocks something in these characters as they look back on the planet from orbit and reflect on life’s difficulties.

November 3, 2025(2 events)

10:00 am: Small Wonders Storytime for Babies & Toddlers


November 3, 2025

Enjoy a briefer storytime (20-30 minutes) for babies and toddlers, featuring songs, movement activities, and stories. A short sensory or craft activity follows.

11:00 am: Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-6 Years


November 3, 2025

This storytime is a bit longer (30-45 minutes), and includes more stories, songs, and movement activities followed by a craft activity.

November 4, 2025
November 5, 2025(1 event)

1:30 pm: Heritage Artisans Fiber Arts Group


November 5, 2025

Enjoy great company while working on your own projects at the library! Knitters, crocheters, weavers, needle-felters, and other fiber artists welcome.

November 6, 2025
November 7, 2025(2 events)

4:00 pm: Linda Worster Online Concert


November 7, 2025

Enjoy Linda’s unique blend of acoustic folk/rock and original tunes from the comfort of home. Zoom login details will be posted on our website the day of the concert.

6:30 pm: Climbing Denali with Joel Priest


November 7, 2025

The library hosts local resident, Joel Priest, for a talk about his recent climb of Denali in Alaska. Through photos, video clips, and props from the expedition, Joel will share his epic adventure! Hear about training, living on the mountain, rigors of polar mountaineering, and more.

November 8, 2025
November 9, 2025
November 10, 2025(2 events)

10:00 am: Small Wonders Storytime for Babies & Toddlers


November 10, 2025

Enjoy a briefer storytime (20-30 minutes) for babies and toddlers, featuring songs, movement activities, and stories. A short sensory or craft activity follows.

11:00 am: Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-6 Years


November 10, 2025

This storytime is a bit longer (30-45 minutes), and includes more stories, songs, and movement activities followed by a craft activity.

November 11, 2025(1 event)

LIBRARY CLOSED - Veterans Day

November 11, 2025

November 12, 2025(1 event)

1:30 pm: Heritage Artisans Fiber Arts Group


November 12, 2025

Enjoy great company while working on your own projects at the library! Knitters, crocheters, weavers, needle-felters, and other fiber artists welcome.

November 13, 2025(1 event)

6:00 pm: Library Board Meeting


November 13, 2025

November 14, 2025(1 event)

6:30 pm: Nature-Based Climate Adaptation


November 14, 2025

Join Neil Bettez, Climate Resilience Team coordinator for the Hudson River Estuary Program for this presentation on nature-based approaches to climate adaptation. Learn about practical actions that can increase resiliency to the effects of climate change, such as flooding and extreme heat. This program is part of a series of talks developed in partnership with the Village of East Nassau Climate Smart Committee and co-sponsored by the New Lebanon Climate Smart Committee and the Stephentown Clean Energy Committee.

November 15, 2025
November 16, 2025
November 17, 2025(1 event)

10:00 am: Literacy Voyage Storytime: Thankful Hands


November 17, 2025

Mr. A from Family Resource Centers of Columbia County returns with a story and hands on activity for children and their caregivers. This month, enjoy a story about giving thanks that features phonological awareness and repeated phrases. After the story, we'll make turkey hand prints on canvas!

November 18, 2025(1 event)

4:30 pm: Crafternoon Kids - Thanksgiving Turkeys!


November 18, 2025

Join us to create a fun and festive holiday turkey that starts with a pinecone! All materials provided, some younger children may need assistance from an adult.

November 19, 2025(2 events)

1:30 pm: Heritage Artisans Fiber Arts Group


November 19, 2025

Enjoy great company while working on your own projects at the library! Knitters, crocheters, weavers, needle-felters, and other fiber artists welcome.

5:00 pm: Community Room In Use (SG)


November 19, 2025

November 20, 2025(2 events)

1:00 pm: Health Insurance Navigator Office Hours


November 20, 2025

Meet with a representative from the Healthcare Consortium for help signing up for affordable healthcare coverage, including NY State of Health, Child Health Plus, and Medicaid. Walk-ins are welcome, or call Rachel Cole at 518-822-8820, ext. 308 to make an appointment.

6:00 pm: Make it & Take it Adult Craft - Book page pumpkin


November 20, 2025

Join fellow crafters to make and embellish a pumpkin from recycled book pages! All materials are provided and registration is appreciated. You can reserve your spot by calling 518-794-8844, or email infor@newlebanonlibrary.org

November 21, 2025
November 22, 2025
November 23, 2025
November 24, 2025(2 events)

10:00 am: Small Wonders Storytime for Babies & Toddlers


November 24, 2025

Enjoy a briefer storytime (20-30 minutes) for babies and toddlers, featuring songs, movement activities, and stories. A short sensory or craft activity follows.

11:00 am: Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-6 Years


November 24, 2025

This storytime is a bit longer (30-45 minutes), and includes more stories, songs, and movement activities followed by a craft activity.

November 25, 2025
November 26, 2025(2 events)

LIBRARY CLOSING EARLY AT 3:00pm

November 26, 2025

1:30 pm: Heritage Artisans Fiber Arts Group


November 26, 2025

Enjoy great company while working on your own projects at the library! Knitters, crocheters, weavers, needle-felters, and other fiber artists welcome.

November 27, 2025(1 event)

LIBRARY CLOSED - Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2025

November 28, 2025
November 29, 2025
November 30, 2025
December 1, 2025(2 events)

10:00 am: Small Wonders Storytime for Babies & Toddlers


December 1, 2025

Enjoy a briefer storytime (20-30 minutes) for babies and toddlers, featuring songs, movement activities, and stories. A short sensory or craft activity follows.

11:00 am: Preschool Storytime for Ages 3-6 Years


December 1, 2025

This storytime is a bit longer (30-45 minutes), and includes more stories, songs, and movement activities followed by a craft activity.

December 2, 2025
December 3, 2025(1 event)

1:30 pm: Heritage Artisans Fiber Arts Group


December 3, 2025

Enjoy great company while working on your own projects at the library! Knitters, crocheters, weavers, needle-felters, and other fiber artists welcome.

December 4, 2025
December 5, 2025(1 event)

4:00 pm: Linda Worster Online Concert


December 5, 2025

Enjoy Linda’s unique blend of acoustic folk/rock and original tunes from the comfort of home. Zoom login details will be posted on our website the day of the concert.

December 6, 2025

We offer story times and other activities for children, teens, and adults, including a book discussion group. Please check our calendar for more information on our programs. Also, please note that if no one is in attendance of a program within 30 minutes of the starting time, then the program is considered cancelled.