by lex | Sep 1, 2023 | Libraries Transform
During the month of September, the American Library Association and libraries across the country urge you to get in your element at the library! #GetLibraryCarded. September is National Library Card Signup Month! As friends of the Albany Public Library, we want to...
by Alyssa Lotmore | Mar 15, 2022 | APL News, Libraries Transform, Love Your Library
By Alyssa Lotmore, LMSW and Board Member of FFAPL Anyone who visits the Albany Public Library knows that libraries are more than books. The APL has always been a community resource that is easily accessible in various neighborhoods and free. Libraries have been a...
by Sam | Mar 9, 2022 | Libraries Transform
National Library Week 2022 is fast approaching! Show your love and support for your local Albany Public Library by celebrating from April 3rd to the 9th. National Library Week is a time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in...
by Sarah | Jul 7, 2021 | Libraries Transform, Love Your Library
A June 2021 article from CNN highlights libraries’ and library workers’ central roles in the community during the pandemic. It asks, “will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve?” The article discusses the need for funding and...
by lex | Jun 21, 2021 | APL News, Libraries Transform
Happy Pollinator Week! DID YOU KNOW that Albany County is a “pollinator friendly municipality”? |Pollinators are essential for our environment and our economy, and face imminent threats from the loss of habitat, climate change, and pesticides. Since 2019,...
by Sarah | May 7, 2021 | Advocacy, Libraries Transform
In a May 2021 article in American Libraries Magazine, “A Shot in the Arm: Libraries Serve as COVID-19 vaccination sites,” Cass Balzer writes on how libraries have become centers for vaccination efforts. Photo: Karen Bradley, Schenectady County Public Library...
