Cohoes Public Library

Cohoes Public Library Your community hub for creativity, connection, knowledge and imagination! Borrow books, media, and more for free. Explore programs for all ages. All are welcome!

Located in downtown Cohoes, Albany County, member of Upper Hudson Library System. Cohoes Public Library - Your community hub for knowledge, imagination, creativity and connection!

Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure CelebrationIn celebration of the upcoming release, join WMHT Public Media...
08/29/2026

Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure Celebration
In celebration of the upcoming release, join WMHT Public Media and Cohoes Public Library on Saturday, September 26, 11am-12pm for a special sneak peek of “Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure”!

We will be featuring stations with stories, activities, and crafts to celebrate elephants (plus their mastodon predecessors) and this Sesame Street safari. There will be giveaways for children.

After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo, Abby and Nina travel to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya to meet the young elephant and the keepers who care for her. In Sesame Street's first-ever safari, our friends embark on an unforgettable journey of discovery, taking them from the caring confines of the elephant sanctuary to the unpredictable African bush, where they come face to face with some of nature’s most iconic wildlife, including lions, zebras, giraffes and hippos.

Please note: This event does not feature live costumed characters.
No registration is required.

Presented by Nature | PBS in collaboration with Sesame Workshop . NATURE’s “Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure” will premiere Wednesday, October 14 at 8/7c on PBS, PBS Kids, PBS.org, YouTube & the PBS app.

Our Mystery Book Club is gearing back up in September with The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.  Carol Clingan will lead t...
08/25/2026

Our Mystery Book Club is gearing back up in September with The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Carol Clingan will lead the discussion on Wednesday, September 16 at 11:00 AM. We have copies of the book to borrow; stop by the library to pick up a copy. Mystery Book Club - Sept 2026

Wow! What a summer it's been!  On Saturday, we celebrated our Summer Reading "Unearth a Story" Program participants for ...
08/25/2026

Wow! What a summer it's been! On Saturday, we celebrated our Summer Reading "Unearth a Story" Program participants for all the reading and learning they did this summer.

Our SRP Finale event was so fun! It was great to see so many families at the library!

This event was sponsored by Friends of Cohoes Public Library . They do so much for our library and in turn for our community!

Huge thanks to SYCAWAY CREAMERY INC for donating the frozen pops! They were delicious and everyone loved them!

We want to thank Just Dance Cloggers for entertaining us! They practice right here in our building every Monday night, so if you are interested in participating, do reach out to them.

Special thanks to our volunteers and staff members for helping make this a great day!

We also had SO MANY fantastic local community supporters this year who contributed to make our finale event a success and donate prizes for readers. Check out all our Summer Reading supporters and say "thanks" when you see them:
https://www.cohoespubliclibrary.org/2026-summer-reading/ -reading-supporters

Big shout out to Uncharted Wild LLC  for bringing a variety of amazing animals to our library on Saturday.  The chinchil...
08/21/2026

Big shout out to Uncharted Wild LLC for bringing a variety of amazing animals to our library on Saturday. The chinchilla was so soft; the boa constrictor was so NOT soft. 🐍🐹🦎🐸

The kids that helped out during the show were so brave! Bravo!

Last Saturday was a blast and this Saturday will be too as we have our big Summer Reading Finale Event!

Join us for our Summer Reading Finale event on Saturday, August 22nd at 12:30-2:30 pm, where we will be recognizing summ...
08/15/2026

Join us for our Summer Reading Finale event on Saturday, August 22nd at 12:30-2:30 pm, where we will be recognizing summer readers, with Balloon twisting, face painting, dance show, magic show, ice cream, popcorn, activities and prizes!

Note the dance show will be at 1 pm, the magic show will be at 1:30 pm with prize presentation at 2:15 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1204298048567895

Our thanks to our Sponsor Friends of Cohoes Public Library

It's back for a 3rd year! Upstate Writes: A Book Festival! Join us on Saturday, November 21 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Co...
08/04/2026

It's back for a 3rd year! Upstate Writes: A Book Festival! Join us on Saturday, November 21 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Cohoes Public Library! We are now actively looking for authors, artists and vendors, all genres represented! To sign up complete our application at: https://forms.gle/HxCDYBNaJ7KLaZnL8

08/04/2026

National Night Out tonight from 5:00pm to 8:00pm in Lansing Park!

Lansing Pool is OPEN today 12pm-7pm, the parking lot is closed for set up and the event!

Join us Saturday, August 1 for Dino themed Storytime at the Library followed by crafts, it all starts at 11 am! All lead...
07/31/2026

Join us Saturday, August 1 for Dino themed Storytime at the Library followed by crafts, it all starts at 11 am! All leading up to our Dino Discovery program with MiSci at 1 pm!

The Women of Schuyler Mansion presented by the Schuyler Mansion at CPL:  Join us on Saturday, August 8, for a talk and p...
07/27/2026

The Women of Schuyler Mansion presented by the Schuyler Mansion at CPL: Join us on Saturday, August 8, for a talk and presentation by Maria Karasavidis of Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site on the women who called Schuyler Mansion home. (And, yes, that includes the Schuyler Sisters.)

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18 Mohawk Street
Cohoes, NY
12047

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 7pm
Thursday 10:30am - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+15182352570

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