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The leaf printing workshop at the Carnegie Library  on Saturday, October 25 was a rousing success as more than forty participants brought a diverse bundle of fallen leaves back to life in works of art. The leaf printing event was presented by the Albany Public Library Foundation as part of its Autumn Arts program at…
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Cheryl French, the local artist who has helped out with the Foundation Art Projects at the Carnegie Branch, is currently gathering dragons into the main branch to decorate intersecting walls in the tween area of the young people’s section. The dragons are accompanied by colorful, swirling nebula and star formations. The artist has been working…
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with a colorful leaf-printing party, October 25 Good news:  the library is re-opening the Carnegie branch on Saturdays beginning in mid-October.  It is projected to be open 10 to 1 every Saturday from that point on.  The Albany Public Library Foundation welcomes the re-openings and hopes for more library hours in the future. To celebrate…
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It was standing room only in front of the stage in the children’s section of the Carnegie Library Saturday, August 23rd, as well over sixty people filled the room to cheer students from the Albany Youth Orchestra as they played a variety of stringed instruments. The event was the fourth and final event of the…
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By John Byrne – The Albany Public Library Foundation presented a very successful Saturday Sculpting session at the Carnegie from 11:00 to 12:30, Saturday, August 16, 2025. About 55 (or more) participants, assisted by five Foundation volunteers, created a host of animate and inanimate objects in soft, colorful clay.  Tropical birds, cows, tigers, cars, snakes,…
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by John Byrne – Rainbows, portraits, stars, trees, and owls as well as free flowing bursts of color filled the Albany Public Library’s Carnegie Branch Saturday, August 9, when the Albany Public Library Foundation hosted the second of the four August Arts programs it is presenting at the Carnegie.  This session featured watercolor painting. Over…
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By John Byrne – The Carnegie Branch of the Albany Public Library lacked its library hush on Saturday, August 2 as dozens of kids and adults tried out guitars, violins, basses, cellos, dulcimers, small drums, electric keyboards and more. The event was a Musical Instrument Petting Zoo organized and presented by the Albany Public Library…
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Each Saturday in August you are invited to join us at the Carnegie Library Branch for some hands on fun. The Albany Public Library Foundation present four opportunities to experience the arts, through music, painting ,and sculpting. All ages are welcome to attend these events, and materials will be provided. AUGUST 2 (drop-in, 11:00 am to…
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The Carnegie’s wind-up Regulator wall clock is back at its post after a stint at the clock doctor’s shop in Salem. Shakespeare is glad to have his companion once again.

The Albany Public Library has long maintained a group of books called the Oregon Collection. These books, all dealing with some aspect of our home state, are entered in the library catalog, but they cannot be checked out: they must be examined in the library. Several years ago, the collection was moved to the Carnegie…
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