• Tech Lab: Photos and Art

    Held via Zoom

    Enhance your creativity by organizing digital photos, and exploring tools to create stunning artwork. Reservations are required. Please email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com for Zoom login.

    Free
  • Tech Lab: Security and Scams

    Held via Zoom

    Stay safe online with tips to recognize scams, protect your accounts and secure your digital presence. Reservations are required. Please email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com for Zoom login.

    Free
  • Tech Lab: Google Search, Tips and Tricks, and Google Calendar

    Held via Zoom

    Discover smart search techniques to find what you need faster and get an introduction to using Google calendar for scheduling. Reservations are required. Please email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com for Zoom login.

    Free

    Tech Lab: Google Drive

    Held via Zoom

    Learn how to access library books, magazines, and all sorts of digital services and learning tools from your computer or phone at home or anywhere remotely. Reservations are required. Please email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com for Zoom login.

    Free
  • Tech Lab: Library Apps

    Held via Zoom

    Explore the essential apps that make the library accessible and convenient, from borrowing eBooks to accessing research tools on your device. Reservations are required. Please email columbiacountylibraries@gmail.com for Zoom login.

    Free

    Keeping Columbia County History Alive: Thank You Pomeroy Foundation

    Held via Zoom

    Ghent Town Historian Gregg Berninger will host this history sampler and tribute to the William G. Pomeroy Foundation's support of historic preservation and education in Columbia County. Special guests include Germantown Historian Tom Shannon, Hendrick Hudson Chapter DAR Regent Virginia Martin, Edgar Masters and Deb Cohen of the Copake Iron ... Read more

    Free
  • Zoom Around the World: Online Book Club

    Held via Zoom

    The Columbia County Libraries Association will launch its new virtual book club “Zoom Around the World” with its first book discussion on September 23 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. This club will meet online on the fourth Monday of each month to read and discuss books by international authors. The ... Read more

    Free
  • Mapping Early New York: 3D New Amsterdam

    Held via Zoom

    The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library and the Columbia County Libraries Association, hosts a virtual presentation by Toya Dubin about New Amsterdam at the time of Jacob Leisler’s presence in the settlement. Her presentation includes an introduction ... Read more

    Free
  • Tech Labs on Zoom: AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ChatGPT

    Held via Zoom

    In this Lab, Find out why the world is talking about AI and learn how to use it. Already using ChatGPT? Find out how to write better prompts. Presented by Columbia County Libraries Association. Email ColumbiaCountyLibraries@gmail.com to register.

    Free
  • Tech Labs on Zoom: Computer Security and Scams

    Held via Zoom

    Learn about cyber security and how you can protect yourself from hackers and online scams, avoid falling prey to viruses and phishing emails, manage your passwords, secure your data, and understand security attacks. Presented by Columbia County Libraries Association. Email ColumbiaCountyLibraries@gmail.com to register.

    Free

    Virtual Author Talk: Debra Scala Giokas

    Held via Zoom

    Virtual Presentation via Zoom Engage in conversation with author Debra Scala Giokasas as she shares her inspiration behind her book Ladies First: Common Threads. The book highlights eighteen first ladies who, at one point in their lives, knitted, crocheted, embroidered, quilted, cross-stitched or sewed. More information about her talks may ... Read more

    Free

    Art Pioneers: Women of Abstract Expressionism

    Held via Zoom

    Virtual Presentation via Zoom Celebrate women’s history as we discover the women who pioneered abstract art: Lee Krasner, Elaine DeKooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and others. Learn about their lives and their groundbreaking creativity in a presentation by Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center and author of ... Read more

    Free