BOOKS CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY

50 Book Challenge for Adult Readers, Clifton Park-halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park. All day. Free. 518-371-8622 or cphlibrary.org. In honor of the library’s 50th anniversary, we are challenging adult readers to read 50 books in just 52 weeks. Pick up a reading log at the librarian desk to keep track of the books you read between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2019. Readers may select any title, in any format (book, e-book, audiobook). For every five books read, stop by the librarian desk to pick up a prize. Those who complete the reading log may enter into a raffle for a grand prize drawing.

THURSDAY

GPL Great Books BDG, Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave., Guilderland. 7 p.m. Free. 518-456-2400 or guilderlandlibrary.org. Discussing “Never Leave Your Dead” by Diane Cameron.

FRIDAY

Life is Short, Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs. 10:30 a.m. Free. 518-584-7860 or sspl.org. Join librarian Dan Hubbs in this ongoing short story reading and discussion program. For this meeting please read “A Big True” by Dina Nayeri and “What A Terrible Thing It Was” by Esme Weijun Wang. Both stories are from “Best American Short Stories 2018.”

Locked in the Library: After Hours Teen Book Club, Voorheesville Public Library, 51 School Road, Voorheesville. 9 p.m. Free. 518765-2791 or voorheesvillelibrary.org. Discussing “Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein.