Update (9/21/25): Mine works again after updating my phone to iOS 26. Please let me know if it’s still not working for you!
NOTE: Opening events is currently not working properly on some phones. We are hoping to have it fixed soon! In the meantime, check it out on a computer for full access or email aimee.e.holmes@gmail.com for information about a listed event.
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!
December 17, 2025
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December 17, 2025
Crandall Public Library Folklife Center
Are you interested in your family history but have no idea where to start? Has your genealogy research recently hit a brick wall? You can’t trace your immigrant ancestor back to her country of origin? Do you want to learn how to use our online databases (Ancestry, fold3, HeritageQuest) more effectively?
Volunteer genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help. They have many years experience, helping patrons trace their families, using both conventional methods and online resources.
Wednesdays - May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug 20, Sept 17, Oct 15, Nov 19, Dec 17 2025
10 am to noon - No appointment necessary.
Just drop in for this free service.
The Folklife Center’s Research Room
Downstairs off the Glen Street entrance
Crandall Public Library
251 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
The Folklife Center, celebrating 30 years as a library department 1993-2023, is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts - Folk Arts Program, with the support of the Governor’s office and the NYS Legislature.
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December 17, 2025
Do you have questions about your smartphone, tablet, or other device? We can help! Drop-in with your device for answers and advice from a Crandall librarian. Everyone is welcome.
How it works:
This session will begin with a short tutorial on the day's Bonus Topic, followed by a Q&A period for any tech-related questions that you have. Feel free to bring your own bag lunch to enjoy while you learn and get your questions answered. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided. Please bring your relevant devices and passwords.
Keep in mind:
Help during the Q&A period is limited to 10 minutes when others are waiting. We offer 30 minute 1-on-1's by appointment for more in-depth help.
Today's Bonus Topic is a Senior Planet from AARP class offered through the Senior Planet licensing program.
December 17, 2025
December 17, 2025
Registration recommended: New York State Museum
An ode to the remarkable variety of life in the Hudson Valley, The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley celebrates the living fabric of this unique landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful, the complex, the familiar, and the unknown… guided by the plants, animals, and people that call the Hudson Valley home.
Join us for a screening of The Nature of Nature followed by a panel discussion with biologists and filmmakers, including:
- Carl Herzog, Biologist featured in The Nature of Nature
- Dr. Mary Beth Kolozsvary, Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Siena University
- Dr. Denise Mayer, Malacology Collections Manager and Director of the New York State Museum’s Field Research Laboratory
- Dr. James C. Lendemer, Curator of Botany at the New York State Museum
- Laura deNey, Nature of Nature Director and Founder and Co-owner of Flicker Filmworks
- Laura Heady, Biologist, Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University, and Nature of Nature Producer