C-SPAN hosts Albany Weekend programing - NEWS10 ABC: Albany, New York News, Weather, Sports

ALBANY, N.Y. - C-SPAN's Albany Weekend starts Saturday, and NEWS10 has provided the list of programming below.

C-SPAN2's Book TV – Saturday, Dec. 8 at 12 p.m.

Book TV features include:

• The New York State Writers institute
• The New York Talking book and Braille library
• The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
• "O" Albany with author Williams Kennedy
• SUNY Albany Library Special Collections – Death Penalty books and artifacts collection
• Author Sally Friedman on "Dilemmas of Representation: Local Politics, National Factors, and the Home Styles of Modern US Congress Members"
• Author Jack Casey on "Kateri Tekakwitha: Lily of the Mohawks
• Author and Port Commissioner of Albany, Robert Cross talks about "Shepherds of the Sea"

C-SPAN3's American History TV (AHTV) – Sunday Dec. 9 at 5 p.m.

AHTV features include:

• The historic New York State Capitol Building
• The September 11th Exhibit at the NY State Museum
• Early American Documents, including the correspondence of Benedict Arnold that proved him a traitor
• Abraham Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
• The USS Slater
• Shaker religious in the U.S. as Albany Shaker Heritage Society and historic site is visited
• The Dutch influence on the founding and culture of New York