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Huge Annual Spring Used Book Sale

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:00:58 -0400

Over 55,000 titles, from text books to travel volumes, mysteries and children's books will be on sale during the Friends of the Schenectady County Public Library's annual Spring Used Book Sale on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

Whitney Book Corner Sale

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 06:02:01 -0400

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on adult hardcover fiction during the month of May. Books will be $1.00. The Whitney will celebrate the Friends of the Library 50th anniversary by featuring books popular du...

Whitney Book Corner Sale

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:00:42 -0400

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on cookbooks and gardening books during the month of April. Books will be $1.00. Beginning in April the Whitney will celebrate the Friends of the Library 50th anniversary by...

Friends of the Schenectady County Public Library sponsoring trip to Boston

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:01:20 -0400

The Friends of Schenectady County Public Library are sponsoring a day trip to Boston on Tuesday, May 10 to visit the JFK Library and Museum and the Edward M. Kennedy Senate Institute. The cost is $80 for Friends members, $90 for non-members. The...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 06:01:42 -0500

The Friends of Schenectady County Public Library announce the formation of the Junior Friends, a nationally recognized service organization providing area youth with an opportunity for community service for teens from 13-18. The Junior Friends ...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Fri, 19 Feb 2016 06:02:14 -0500

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on biography and large print books during the month of March. Books will be half price.Store hours are Monday-Saturday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. (Thursday until 7 p.m.),and Sunday 1:30 ...

Whitney Book Corner Sale

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:02:58 -0500

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on romance novels during the month of February. Hardcover books will be $1.00 and paperbacks will be 4/$1.00.Regular store hours are Monday-Saturday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. (Thursday...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:01:14 -0500

The Friends of Schenectady County Public Library will continue their winter series of Books Sandwiched In programs at the Central library, 99 Clinton Street in Schenectady on February 1 with a review by Madelyn Thorne, Executive Director of Schene...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:00:29 -0500

The Friends of the Schenectady County Public Library will kick off their 50th year as a volunteer organization on Sunday, January 10th at 1:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 99 Clinton Street, Schenectady, NY. There will be brief remarks by John Kar...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Tue, 29 Dec 2015 06:02:10 -0500

The Schenectady County Public Library begins the annual Beat the Snow Concert Series with a big bang to celebrate fifty years of library support by the Friends of the SCPL. The concert series begins on Sunday, January 10 and runs every Sunday unt...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:01:57 -0500

The Friends of Schenectady County Public Library will offer their winter series of Books Sandwiched In programs at the Central library, 99 Clinton Street in Schenectady beginning January 4 with H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald, reviewed by Patric...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:01:42 -0500

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a storewide clearance sale from January 2-16. Books will be half price, excluding Whitney Treasures. During the month of January mass market paperbacks will be on sale - 4/$1.00. Th...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:01:23 -0500

During the month of December the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library will offer a series of Monday noon programs dealing with healthcare. On December 21 Kim Weaver, Medicare Advisor for MVP Health Care in Schenectady, will explain the bro...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:00:48 -0500

During the month of December the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library will offer a series of Monday noon programs dealing with healthcare. On December 14 Bethany M. Gilboard, CEO of the Innovative Health Alliance of New York will explain t...

Friends of the Library Hall-iday Event

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:00:46 -0500

As part of the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation Hall-iday event, The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a Charlie Brown Open House on Saturday, December 12, from 1-4 pm. Snoopy and the gang will greet custo...

News of the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:00:45 -0500

During the month of December the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library will offer a series of Monday noon programs dealing with healthcare. On December 7, Dr. David Pratt, private consultant in Health Care, former Commissioner of Public Hea...

Whitney Book Corner Sale

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:00:50 -0500

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on Coffee Table books during the month of December. Books will be half price. The store is open seven days a week, Monday-Friday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. (Thursday until 7 p.m.), Satu...

Whitney Book Corner Sale

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:00:35 -0500

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a half price sale on Black Friday, November 27. Everything in the store, excluding Whitney Treasures, will be 50% off. The store will open at 9 a.m.Regular store hours are Monday-Sa...

Whitney Book Corner Sale

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 06:02:07 -0400

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on holiday books during the month of November. Books will be half price. On Black Friday everything in the store, excluding Whitney Treasures, will be 50% off.The store is o...

Monday Noon Programs

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 06:02:06 -0400

During the month of November the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library will offer a series of Monday noon programs called Art and Music in History, a study of how the arts have influenced and been influenced by historical developments. Th...

Celebrate Halloween with the Friends of the Library

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 22:02:27 -0400

The Friends of the Schenectady County Library are celebrating Halloween with two events featuring Edgar Allan Poe. On Saturday, October 24, the Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will host a Poe Open House from 1 – 4 pm. There w...

Celebrate Halloween with the Friends of the Library

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 06:02:07 -0400

COPY OF: Huge Annual Fall Used Book Sale

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:01:14 -0400

Over 40,000 titles, from text books to travel volumes, mysteries and children's books will be on sale during the Friends of the Schenectady County Public Library's annual Fall Used Book Sale on Saturday, Oct 3, 2015.

Huge Annual Fall Used Book Sale

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 06:01:38 -0400

Friends of SCPL Public Event

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:00:47 -0400

The Whitney Book Corner, 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on craft and hobby books during the month of October. Books will be half price.The store is open seven days a week, Monday-Saturday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. (Thursday until 7 p.m.), an...