Stop by for an updated library card! With your new number, you can log in to Kanopy to watch movies and Overdrive to listen to audiobooks and read ebooks. You can also take classes for free with Gale Presents: Udemy, do research with the databases from Vermont Online Library, and more. Contact the library to get your new number today.

Reopening is in sight!

Update on 4/27/26: Construction in the library is expected to finish this week! (There is a little remaining construction in the town hall.) We have set Friday, May 1st as our reopening day! We may still be tidying up the space at that time, but are excited to welcome you back! (And yes, Minecraft will restart on May 2nd!)

The library & Town Hall building are under construction thanks to a MERP grant. This will improve the building’s resilience and energy efficiency! However, for the safety of our patrons and staff we will be closed through the rest of April and possibly into May while construction is underway.

Updates will be shared here, and also on Facebook and Front Porch Form.

Construction progress on March 7th

Construction has started elsewhere in the building, but not too much has changed in the library yet. Most noticeably, the library carpet is now protected by plastic that makes a crinkling noise when we walk on it!

Construction progress on March 9th

The sink is gone from the back room, and so is part of the wall!

This hole to the furnace room will eventually become the doorway to a new ADA-compliant bathroom!

Death Cafe, Wednesday,

May 13th at 6:00 PM

Tea, treats, and open conversation about death. Facilitated by Kelsey Crelin. We expect to be back in the reopened library for this event!

This group meets on the second Wednesday of the month. Please reach out if you need a meeting link!

Book Discussion Group, Monday, May 18 at 4:00 PM

Now reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

During our construction closure, Craftsbury Library has been holding copies of The Correspondent for this book club. As we reopen, copies will soon be moved back to Albany. Pick up a copy of this month’s read, then join your neighbors to talk it over!

Next up for the June discussion will be In the Kingdom of the Ice by Hampton Sides.

Drawing Hidden Systems: A Vermont Reads Talk

May 23rd, 3:00 PM

Have you ever wondered where electricity comes from, how the internet works, or how there’s (mostly) enough water for everyone all the time? Where did these systems come from, and how do they affect our challenges like inequality and climate change?

Join Vermont author and artist Dan Nott for a look at these questions and more as he discusses his award-winning nonfiction graphic novel, Hidden Systems for this all-ages event. The talk will also include visual readings from Hidden Systems that focus on the electric grid and energy uses, lessons from comics history, and information for readers and aspiring cartoonists on how to get into reading and drawing comics.

This program is funded by Vermont Humanities.

Fresh free seeds in the little seed library!

We’ve received our spring donation from High Mowing Organic Seeds!

We have fresh seeds for cherry tomatoes, cilantro, cucumbers, salad greens and more! We’ll put a few on top of the free bookshelf in the Genny on the evening of Friday 3/13, and there will be seeds waiting when we reopen in April!

Library Minecraft:

Saturdays, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM On pause due to library construction! We expect to restart this program on May 2nd.

We have library laptops set up for multiplayer Minecraft fun. Snacks provided!

Thanks to the Winnie Belle Learned Fund and the Allen Hilles Fund for supporting this program!

Legal fine print: NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT EVENT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.

FIND A BOOK 24/7

If you are looking for a book to read, please visit one of the four Little Free Libraries up in our town! They are located in East Albany, South Albany, Albany Village, and Albany Center. They are restocked regularly, with books for all ages.

There is also a Little Free Bookshelf in the Albany Genny in the community room, available whenever the Genny is open, 8am- 7pm.

The Albany Public Library seeks to be a welcoming place where community members can gather, find and share information and explore ideas.

The mission statement of the library encourages the participation of community members of all ages in both the individual and collective pursuit of knowledge, enrichment and enjoyment through books, timely information, programs, public gatherings and events.

We have two computers, a vibrant collection of 3000+ books, audio books, board games, and free access to wifi 24/7. You can search online for Library materials available for check out with our collaborative catalog.

During the pandemic we have had the opportunity to weed our collection and make room for exciting new books we would be delighted to share with you. We do still offer curbside pickup as well as regular browsing hours. Please reach out if you would like more information about this.

If you are interested in volunteering at the library, please let us know! You can call 755-6107, or email aplvtdirector@gmail.com.