Saratoga Reads!
2025 Reading Season

Help support SaratogaREADS! programs (such as author visits, or purchasing of copies of our selection books among other program-related expenses) by shopping for your holiday book-related gifts at our partnering organization Barnes & Noble, on Saturday December 16th.

To complement this year’s SaratogaREADS! selection of a non-fiction title (which the group will discuss on January 18, 2018) the Books and Tea season will focus on novels with themes related to the main selection and Junior companion, including the effects of revolutionary historical changes in society, the sciences, and the weather. “Books and Tea” meets at 3:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month, and all are welcome.

Drop in and help assemble large dinosaur puzzles, which will be on display in the library during this year’s SaratogaREADS! season.

Tom Lake, NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program’s Consulting Naturalist, explains how past episodes of climate change led to the demise and extinction of large land mammals and other wildlife.

Books and Tea meets to discuss “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert. Come on down and join us for good conversations around books!

Join the Books and Brews crew for a lively discussion about this book with some great food and drinks (not provided, but available)!

Whether you’re preparing for a zombie apocalypse or just want to have some extra survival skills, join one of Saratoga Library’s own horror & dystopian fiction enthusiasts, Trevor Oakley, to learn some various tricks to keep you alive and safe should you be in an unthinkable situation with quick, basic preparedness.

Relating to our book selection title, come learn about various species of bird. Learn ways towards identification, and local efforts in bird survey research within our local ecosystem! Bound to be a great session with plenty of interesting information on our colorful flying friends, let’s learn more about species that are still among us!

Students in grades 4-6 who reside in the Saratoga Springs City School District are invited to participate in a two (2) night program (Feb. 7 and 14) to discuss the 2018 SaratogaREADS! Junior companion selection.

Experience Al Hicks’ presentation on white-nose syndrome, a phenomenon that threatens the survival of bat species in North America. White-nose syndrome was first discovered in Schoharie County in 2006, and has since spread rapidly to regions in the U.S. and Canada.

To complement this year’s SaratogaREADS! selection of a non-fiction title (which the group will discuss on January 18, 2018) the Books and Tea season will focus on novels with themes related to the main selection and Junior companion, including the effects of revolutionary historical changes in society, the sciences, and the weather. “Books and Tea” meets at 3:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month, and all are welcome.

Come join in with Books and Tea, one of the Saratoga Library’s reading groups, to discuss this year’s SaratogaREADS! selection, The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.

Come join us on a family snowshoe hike in Congress Park! We’ll hunt for animal tracks and have some fun activities afterward.

Steve Tomaçek, otherwise known as The Dirtmeister, for over 25 years has been providing “a unique blend of science mirth and merriment to schools, libraries, museums and organizations throughout North America” (dirtmeister.com). Come join in the fun for this great program where you might even get a chance to touch some real dinosaur bones!

Ever wondered what it’d be like to travel 7,000 miles over mountainous trail terrain, living in and within the wilderness throughout such an endeavor? We invite Tyler Socash, a native Adirondacker to discuss his year of just such an adventure.

Who shares these woods and waters with us? Let’s examine hunting traditions and conservation laws through documents and first person accounts.

Let’s do an art project with the Tang Museum!

We’re setting up at the local Farmers’ Market! Come visit local producers of fine goods and stop by to visit us for some SaratogaREADS! related fun and free crafts!

Whether you’re preparing for a zombie apocalypse or just want to have some extra survival skills, join one of Saratoga Library’s own horror & dystopian fiction enthusiasts, Trevor Oakley, to learn some various tricks to keep you alive and safe should you be in an unthinkable situation with quick, basic preparedness.

Learn about metal detecting with local metal detecting hobbyist Tim Willet. Sample items will be on display.

EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER - RESCHEDULE DATE WEDNESDAY APRIL 11
REPLACEMENT TICKETS WILL BE REQUIRED (see for more info)

We are extremely delighted to welcome The Sixth Extinction author, Elizabeth Kolbert, back to Saratoga Springs to discuss her book, and her experience writing and researching this Pulitzer-Prize-winning study of mass extinction events and how humankind is contributing to the rapid rate of change that foreshadows yet another. Come join us for what will prove to be a great session!

Join Farial English and learn all about beekeeping, including flower choices, handling beeswax and even a taste of honey!

Want to do some hands-on crafts related to the SaratogaREADS! Junior selection?? You’re in luck! Join us for exactly that!

With all of the information swirling about relating to our 2018 Reading Selection Choices, sometimes it’s helpful to take a step back and refer to the professionals that know all about natural history. Join us for a bus trip into New York City to visit the American Museum of Natural History and get a related visual experience to go along with our textual reading!

What is a habitat? Who lives there? Meet a live animal from our living collection and explore how seasons relates to habitat.

A presentation by Tim Biello on manual human and horse powered farming, and a book discussion of The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth’s Newest Age by the presenter’s brother, David Biello.

Immediately following the presentation of Featherbed Lane Farm, we’ll have a discussion of a related book that you just can’t miss!

Come join in with Books and Tea, one of the Saratoga Library’s reading groups, to discuss this year’s SaratogaREADS! selection, The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.

To complement this year’s SaratogaREADS! selection of a non-fiction title (which the group will discuss on January 18, 2018) the Books and Tea season will focus on novels with themes related to the main selection and Junior companion, including the effects of revolutionary historical changes in society, the sciences, and the weather. “Books and Tea” meets at 3:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month, and all are welcome.

Watch a quick presentation on owls, then we’ll join a knowledgeable guide to go in search of some real life owls!

Discuss this year’s SaratogaREADS! selection book while being handy with a knitting or crochet project.

Watch a quick presentation on owls, then we’ll join a knowledgeable guide to go in search of some real life owls!

We’re setting up at the local Farmers’ Market! Come visit local producers of fine goods and stop by to visit us for some SaratogaREADS! related fun and free crafts!

Join these two authors who have experience researching and writing about various climate related concerns during their afternoon talk at the Saratoga Springs Public Library.

Are we living in the Anthropocene epoch, the age of man, where new species become extinct even before they are discovered?

EVENT RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 7
TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE ALL BEEN CLAIMED

We are extremely delighted to welcome The Sixth Extinction author, Elizabeth Kolbert, back to Saratoga Springs to discuss her book, and her experience writing and researching this Pulitzer-Prize-winning study of mass extinction events and how humankind is contributing to the rapid rate of change that foreshadows yet another. Come join us for what will prove to be a great session!

Come join in with Books and Tea, one of the Saratoga Library’s reading groups, to discuss this year’s SaratogaREADS! selection, The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.