Events Archive

Closed for the Fourth of July

[ July 4, 2008; July 5, 2008; ] The Town of Ballston Community Library will be closed on Friday, July 4th and Saturday July 5th for Independence Day.  The library will re-open at 10 AM on Monday, July 7th.

Life On Tilt Book Signing

[ June 16, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Ballston Lake resident and book author John Blowers will be signing (and talking about) his new novel, Life on Tilt: Confessions of a Poker Dad, from 6:30-8 PM on Monday, June 16th at the library.

Silent War

[ May 20, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Free program with retired engineer Ray Misiewicz on May 20th, 2008, at 7 PM in the library community room.

During the cold war nuclear submarines were used to conduct special operations to acquire intelligence information. We follow the exploits of the USS Halibut (SSN-587), USS Seawolf (SSN-575) and USS Parche (SSN-683) as they monitor activity in […]

BH-BL Student Artwork

[ April 26, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Students from the BH-BL elementary schools (Charlton Heights, Pashley, and Stevens) and from O’Rourke Middle School have their artwork on display in the library for the month of April!  Masks, Penguins, collages, pastels, pencil drawings, Papier Mache animals, and more are in the library community room and in the display case.  There will be a reception […]

Clean Up Day

[ April 26, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Our Town in Bloom volunteers will be at the library on Saturday, April 26th, at 10:00 AM to get the library ready for spring!  Many hands make light work and it counts as volunteer hours, too! Please bring a rake or other garden tool and work gloves.

[ April 22, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Alan Wechsler will present a slide show of his Journey Through East Africa from 7-8:30 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd, in the library community room. This program is free and open to the public.

Author Michael Buckley

[ April 30, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]  Michael Buckley, author of the popular Fairy-Tale Detectives Series, will be speaking at the Town of Ballston Community at 7 PM on Wednesday, April 30th.  For more about his books, visit the Sisters Grimm website.  He’ll be doing a book signing after his talk.  Please pre-order his books at the library if you’d like to have […]

President’s Day Holiday

[ February 18, 2008; ] The Town of Ballston Community Library will be closed on February 18th in observance of President’s Day.  The library will re-open at 10 AM on Tuesday, February 19th. Have a great holiday weekend!

Memoir Writing Workshop

[ March 13, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. March 20, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. March 27, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. April 3, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. April 10, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Mary Sanders Shartle will lead a Memoir Writing Workshop at the Town of Ballston Community Library in Burnt Hills on 5 Thursdays: March 13, 20, and 27, and April 3 and 10, from 1-3 PM in the library community room.  The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required. This program […]

Board of Trustees

[ February 27, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 26, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. April 30, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 28, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. June 25, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. July 30, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. August 27, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 24, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 29, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 3, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] 2008 Library Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule

The Town of Ballston Community Library Board of Trustees meets the last Wednesday of each month, in the library community room at 7 PM, with the exception of June and December.  The Annual Meeting is held in June at another location and there is only one meeting in November/December, on […]