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Stocking up our Romantasy shelf like it’s the only genre we know. ✨🤗💃🕺 Romantasy Night is coming up fast & is our LAST event of the season! Find us while you can!!
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💙 Albany, we’re here for YOU! The Albany Medical Center Counseling and Testing team is at today’s Health Fair at the Albany Public Library! 👋 Stop by our table, meet our team, and learn about HIV testing, PrEP, and sexual health resources in a welcoming, judgment free space. 🌈 📍 Large Auditorium, Albany Public Library 161 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210 🗓️ Today, Thursday, October 15 ⏰ 4–7 PM Enjoy family friendly activities, HIV and hepatitis C testing, access to PrEP, and free giveaways, including hygiene items, bus passes, and more, while supplies last! 🎁 Thank you to the organizers and community partners for bringing these resources to our community. Together, we can make health care more accessible! 🤝❤️ 📲 Share this post, tag a friend, and come say hello! #AlbanyMed #AlbanyNY #CommunityHealth #HealthFair #HIVTesting PrEPAwareness KnowYourStatus SexualHealth
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Thank you so much to the @albanynylibrary for having us at the Pine Hills branch this past Friday! Our students had the chance to learn more about all of the amazing services available at the library, tour the facility, and more. We are so grateful to have you as a partner in our community! 📚🐊
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join us November 1 for the ELEVENTH ANNUAL Albany Lantern Parade!
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Who really is government? That’s what we unpacked yesterday. When people think of the government, they often picture things that are inherently partisan - the White House, elected officials more broadly, or perhaps folks on cable news and their interpretation of current events. Public opinion of government is often low, but does the public really know the stories and faces behind the incredible, selfless, apolitical work of so many public servants? In many cases, the answer is no. Historically, we do not do a good job of humanizing those individuals. We must do a better job. It was a true honor to do a Book Talk on the book “Who is Government: The Untold Stories of Public Service” at the Albany Public Library. This bestselling collection of 8 essays, edited by Michael Lewis, profiles several public servants in the federal government and their unsung heroism in making our communities healthier, safer, and better. Three of my favorites: 🔹”The Sentinel” – A profile of Ron Walters and his leadership of the National Cemetery Administration within the VA. Under his leadership, the NCA has 97% customer satisfaction. Maybe the best quote in the book is “There is no republican or democratic way to bury a Veteran. Essay written by Casey Cep. 🔹”The Cyber Sleuth” - The story of Jarod Koopman of the IRS and the heroic, behind-the-scenes efforts that his “nerdy Seal Team Six” of law enforcement professionals engage in to bring down some of the most dangerous criminals. Essay written by Geraldine Brooks. 🔹”The Free Living Bureaucrat” – A chronicle of Heather Stone of the FDA, an app she developed to help track novel medical treatments for incredibly rare illnesses, and the incredible story of a young girl who was saved when Heather helped secure her a specific medication from overseas. Still, there is so much more that needs to be done to help those with rare diseases. Essay written by Michael Lewis. Thank you to all of those who attended, including Mary for her suggestion of doing the book talk in the first place, and folks like Andrew, Judd, Garreth, Tamar, and Chel, all of whom came to discuss this fantastic book and topic. @albanylaw #publicservice
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👻 It’s the second week of Albany’s All-Hallow E’en Festival! 🎃 Check out some of this week’s haunted happenings! 💀
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Scary Movie Night Month 👻🎃🪦☠️ as brought to you by your local community! Come join us for community viewings of your favorite scary movies and bring plenty of blankets, pillows and snacks to share! Special thanks to the people of the James Connolly Social Club (11th), @brighthopeacademycenter (17th) and the Washington ave @albanynylibrary (22nd) for hosting. Come. Relax. Enjoy.
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TODAY!!! Yay!!! Let’s gooooo!
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Updated schedule for October! It’s your last month to visit the mobile bookstore before we tuck her in for the colder months!
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❤️ It's that TIME! Back to School Night is happening at Albany Leadership today, rain or shine-- and we can't wait! Meet our Amazing Educators!🍎 FREE Stewarts Ice Cream for all!🍦 Albany Public Library- get a library card!📚 Uniform Store on Site!👕 Pre-order your ALCS-made Hoodie!💜 Come one, come all, all grade levels and families are welcome. Join Principal Smith, our Educators & Staff, Board of Trustees and Community Partners as we officially welcome in the 2026-2027 School Year! 🍁🎉
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Join us at the Albany Public Library's Washington Avenue branch next week for a book talk hosted by the Friends & Foundation of the Albany Public Library. Patrick Wildes, Director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, will review Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service, edited by Michael Lewis. This free event is open to the public.
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Rain didn’t stop members of the Albany Police Department from participating in a variety of events today ☔️ ✅ The Upper Madison street fair had a wide selection of vendors, food, and live music. ✅ Crossgates Mall hosted the Albany County Traffic Safety Awareness event. Officers were able to provide OPERATION SAFE Child ID cards and help teach the importance of traffic and child passenger safety. ✅ The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness walk took place at the Saratoga State Park. The department team walked to raise awareness for suicide prevention while remembering those we have lost to suicide.
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