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We have a new calendar! We’re experimenting with including free cultural and educational events at other local and regional libraries, museums, and non-profits. We hope a compilation of these great events will be a valuable resource for our community. Click on the categories above the calendar to limit the results by drive time from the Bolton Free Library. Be sure to check the hosting organization’s website for schedule changes and cancellations. Note that some of the events at and within 10 minutes of our library are not free; these are denoted with a “($)” and costs are included in those descriptions.
Check back often for updates and let us know what you think!
November 4, 2025
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November 4, 2025
Mah Jongg is an absorbing tile game of skill and chance. Please bring your own current year’s card. This group meets every Tuesday from 10 am to noon
November 4, 2025
November 4, 2025
Brought to you with the support of WMHT, join us for a screening of Native America: New Worlds. Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration. From the surface of Mars to the New York City hip hop scene to the Pine Ridge Reservation, Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds. New Worlds dares to ask, what is in Native America’s future and how will Native people across this nation continue to harness Indigenous knowledge? It explores the growing power of contemporary Native innovators and how their bold new designs are impacting life across the globe—and even outer space. What lies at the heart of their revolutionary approach? Across Native America, answers emerge in the diverse ways they apply their deeply held traditions to transform the modern world.
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November 4, 2025
Registration required: Crandall Public Library
Curious about using Canva to create a new design project? This lecture will walk you through the sign-up process and the basic functions of this popular design platform. Explore templates for business or greeting cards, flyers and posters, or start with a blank canvas and let your creativity run wild!
This class will be held at the Glens Falls Senior Center, 380 Glen St. Glens Falls, NY 12801 Registration is required. Please call The Glens Falls Senior Center at (518)793-2189 to register.
This Senior Planet from AARP class is being offered through the Senior Planet licensing program.
November 4, 2025
RSVP encouraged: Chapman Museum
Join us for a special Election Day Storytime!
Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner will be stopping by the Chapman to read “Vote for our Future” by Margaret McNamara.
This inspiring story follows children whose school becomes a polling place each year, and how they discover why voting matters, how it shapes our future, and how even kids can encourage grown-ups to make their voices heard.
This program is intended for children ages 5-9 but is open to all. Parental participation is encouraged, and supervision is required.
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November 4, 2025
Registration required: The Conkling Center
Lindsay Stanislowsky of the Alzheimer’s Association NENY joins us at The Conkling Center to help you discover new ways to communicate effectively at any stage of the disease. Dementia affects a person’s ability to communicate and may create changes in their behavior. You will learn tips to improve communication, steps to recognize and manage dementia-related behaviors and their triggers, and how to recognize when additional help is needed.
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November 4, 2025
(USA, 2024, 120 mins, color, R)
Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a HUGE Great Dane
Writer and teacher Iris finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend's problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life. - RottenTomatoes.com
“Directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel have avoided all the pitfalls of adaptation while remaining faithful to the source material. The Friend is just their style, with its beautiful, light-handed approach to big issues.” Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9/1/24
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November 4, 2025
This club for kids ages 10 & up meets in the community room with an instructor on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:30 pm.
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November 4, 2025
Teens ages 13-19 are invited to meet in the Teen Center for LGBTQI+ conversation and a colorful craft. This month we're making autumn forest friend tea cozies out of colorful felt.
Our expert Teen Center staff can provide templates to get you started, or will assist you in bringing your own whimsical felt concept to life. If you want it sized to fit a particular mug, feel free to bring it along!
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November 4, 2025
Registration required: Crandall Public Library
Here is your opportunity to learn a new language! This monthly series, for kids in grades K-6, will introduce them to American Sign Language. This month will feature emotions and sense signs. Then a game of sign language bingo will be played.
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November 4, 2025
(USA, 2024, 120 mins, color, R)
Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a HUGE Great Dane
Writer and teacher Iris finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend's problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life. - RottenTomatoes.com
“Directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel have avoided all the pitfalls of adaptation while remaining faithful to the source material. The Friend is just their style, with its beautiful, light-handed approach to big issues.” Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9/1/24
November 4, 2025
November 4, 2025
Registration required: Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Simon Thill—ASC&O Associate Director of Astronomy Outreach
Gravitational waves are the next frontier in astronomy. They are radiation emitted from some of the most extreme events in the universe: the merging of massive stars. After the first direct detection only a decade ago, hundreds have since been detected and we now know they fill the space all around us.
Gravitational wave astronomy is a rapidly growing field and many exciting discoveries are being made. In this talk, Simon Thill will discuss how gravitational waves can be used to study the early universe, the large-scale distribution of matter, and fundamental physics. Discover how these signals open a brand-new window into some of humanity’s biggest cosmic questions.