Today’s Things2do

A Community Addressing Climate Change,

Troy Public Library, 100 Second St., Troy. 6 p.m. Free. Discuss ways to confront the climate crisis through locally focused and citizen-directed initiatives: community-based composting, urban soil carbon capture, DIY river remediation, and youth ecojustice education.

Friends of APL Special Program: “Race Relations in 19th-century Saratoga County,”

Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave., Albany. 12:15 p.m. Free. Historian and author James Richmond discusses the issue of race relations in Saratoga County in the 1800s. https://www.albanypubliclibrary.org.

Friends of the Mohawk Towpath Byway,

Historic Grooms Tavern, 290 Sugar Hill Road, Rexford. 7 p.m. Free. Jean Mackay from the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor will talk about the new initiative: “Canalway Challenge.”

Spring Garden Cleanup at Landis Arboretum,

Landis Arboretum, 174 Lape Road, Esperance. 11 a.m. Free. Donations accepted. Clean the Van Loveland Perennial Garden near the farmhouse. Tasks include raking, cutting dead plant material and edging.

Talk by Joe Lombardo on his trip to Venezuela,

Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. 7 p.m. Free. Lombardo, who traveled to Venezuela in mid-march as part of a U.S. peace delegation, talks about his trip and the developments in Venezuela. Sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace.

Thinking of Buying a House and Not Sure How to Start?

William K. Sanford Town Library, 629 Albany Shaker Road, Colonie. 6 p.m. Free. Topics will include choosing a real estate agent, a loan originator and a home inspector. Registration required; http://www.colonielibrary.org or 518-810-0314.