Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
Happy, Joyous, and Free Book Study Group gives Albany residents an evening AA option in Ulster County. It meets on Friday at 5:00 PM, so it can work well for people building a predictable weekly recovery routine.
This directory currently lists 184 AA meetings around Ulster County, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Albany, there are 182 listed Friday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
This meeting is marked as online, so plan to join a few minutes early, test your audio, and keep the meeting link handy. If the link has changed, use the intergroup/source link on this page to confirm the latest access details.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; step-study material may be used. Group note from the listing: [Online Meetings ID: 83997432629]
- Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early if this is your first time at the location.
- AA meetings are free, though groups may pass a basket for voluntary contributions.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.
This meeting meets online — use the join link and arrive a couple of minutes early to sort out audio.