This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Investigating Frances Glessner Lee with author Bruce Goldfarb Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Author Talk, Lecture Age Group: Teens, Adults Event Details: Attention true crime fans!Everything we know and expect in a CSI-type crime scene investigation -- in real life and in pop culture -- is because of Frances Glessner Lee. ... Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jan 30 2025 Thu Investigating Frances Glessner Lee with author Bruce Goldfarb 7:00pm - 8:30pm Author Talk, Lecture Closed Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Author Talk, Lecture Required Event Details: Attention true crime fans! Disclaimer(s) Hybrid This program is hybrid with the option to attend in-person or online.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Monday Movie Matinee: Groundhog Day Monday, February 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Movie Age Group: Adults, Everyone Monday Movie Matinee: Drop in on scheduled Mondays to watch a movie on our big screen. Event Details: Groundhog Day1993 | PG | 1h 41mA narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 3 2025 Mon Monday Movie Matinee: Groundhog Day 1:00pm - 3:30pm Movie Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Movie Event Details: Drop in on scheduled Mondays to watch a movie on our big screen. Groundhog Day1993 | PG | 1h 41mA narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Yarn Therapy Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts Age Group: Adults, Everyone Yarn Therapy: If you like to knit or crochet, join our "therapy" sessions. Bring your yarn and tools. Come on in to knit, crochet, and socialize. Bring friends or meet new people. Yarn donations... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Yarn Therapy 11:30am - 1:30pm Arts & Crafts Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Glass Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Arts & Crafts Required If you like to knit or crochet, join our "therapy" sessions. Bring your yarn and tools. Come on in to knit, crochet, and socialize. Bring friends or meet new people. Yarn donations are greatly appreciated.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Author Talk Series: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator, Sabrina Sholts Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm Virtual at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Age Group: Adults, Everyone Event Details: Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the... Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Author Talk Series: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator, Sabrina Sholts 2:00pm - 3:30pm Author Talk, Virtual Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event Details: Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. More Than Mah Jongg Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Fun & Games Age Group: Adults, Everyone More Than Mah Jongg: Gather for Mah Jongg with your own equipment or explore our expansive board game collection. No registration is required. No instruction is provided. Open to beginners and advance... This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 5 2025 Wed More Than Mah Jongg 1:00pm - 3:00pm Fun & Games Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Fun & Games Gather for Mah Jongg with your own equipment or explore our expansive board game collection. No registration is required. No instruction is provided. Open to beginners and advanced. All are welcome to attend.
This event is in the "Adults" group. VCWrites (Hybrid) Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Workshop, Writing Age Group: Adults Event Details: Join our librarian, Sean, for a monthly writing workshop. Participants share their work via email one week before the meeting, and then receive feedback at the monthly s... This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu VCWrites (Hybrid) 7:00pm - 8:30pm Workshop, Writing Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Workshop, Writing Event Details: Join our librarian, Sean, for a monthly writing workshop. Participants share their work via email one week before the meeting, and then receive feedback at the monthly sessions.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Scholar Led Book Discussion: The City & The City by China Mieville Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Book Club Age Group: Adults Event Details: Join us for a lively discussion led by Erich Werner, Professor of English and Westchester Community College. When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu Scholar Led Book Discussion: The City & The City by China Mieville 7:00pm - 9:00pm Book Club Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Glass Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Required Event Details: Join us for a lively discussion led by Erich Werner, Professor of English and Westchester Community College. Disclaimer(s) Hybrid This program is hybrid with the option to attend in-person or online.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Concert: Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Concert Age Group: Adults, Everyone Event Details: Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn are a New York-based Americana, folk-rock duo whose blend of voices, virtuoso violin, guitar, and humor have entertained and captivated audiences from Ca... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 9 2025 Sun Concert: Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn 1:30pm - 3:00pm Concert Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Concert Required Event Details: Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn are a New York-based Americana, folk-rock duo whose blend of voices, virtuoso violin, guitar, and humor have entertained and captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall to Mountain Stage to t
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Monday Movie Matinee: The Time Traveler's Wife Monday, February 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Movie Age Group: Adults, Everyone Monday Movie Matinee: Drop in on scheduled Mondays to watch a movie on our big screen. Event Details: The Time Traveler’s Wife2009 | PG-13 | 1h 47mHenry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds i... This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Monday Movie Matinee: The Time Traveler's Wife 1:00pm - 3:30pm Movie Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Movie Event Details: Drop in on scheduled Mondays to watch a movie on our big screen. The Time Traveler’s Wife2009 | PG-13 | 1h 47m
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Yarn Therapy Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts Age Group: Adults, Everyone Yarn Therapy: If you like to knit or crochet, join our "therapy" sessions. Bring your yarn and tools. Come on in to knit, crochet, and socialize. Bring friends or meet new people. Yarn donations... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 11 2025 Tue Yarn Therapy 11:30am - 1:30pm Arts & Crafts Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Glass Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Arts & Crafts Required If you like to knit or crochet, join our "therapy" sessions. Bring your yarn and tools. Come on in to knit, crochet, and socialize. Bring friends or meet new people. Yarn donations are greatly appreciated.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Beyond the Book- A Biography Club Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Book Club Age Group: Adults Event Details: The Beyond the Book Club is a biographies and memoirs club where we will explore the stories of artists, the lives they led, and the art they created. This quarter, we will learnin... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 11 2025 Tue Beyond the Book- A Biography Club 2:30pm - 3:30pm Book Club Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Glass Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Required Event Details: The Beyond the Book Club is a biographies and memoirs club where we will explore the stories of artists, the lives they led, and the art they created. This quarter, we will learning about the lives of musicians.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Author Talk Series: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm Virtual at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Age Group: Adults, Everyone Event Details: You’re invited to a riveting conversation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the best... Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 11 2025 Tue Author Talk Series: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice 7:00pm - 8:30pm Author Talk, Virtual Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event Details: You’re invited to a riveting conversation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel
This event is in the "Adults" group. Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today's Markets Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm Virtual at Valley Cottage Library Age Group: Adults Event Details: How to Make Sense of Today's Financial MarketsWomen often wish they were more informed about finances as they relate to their family and themselves. This monthly discussion group, ... Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 12 2025 Wed Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today's Markets 1:00pm - 2:00pm Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults Event Details: How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. More Than Mah Jongg Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Fun & Games Age Group: Adults, Everyone More Than Mah Jongg: Gather for Mah Jongg with your own equipment or explore our expansive board game collection. No registration is required. No instruction is provided. Open to beginners and advance... This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 12 2025 Wed More Than Mah Jongg 1:00pm - 3:00pm Fun & Games Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Fun & Games Gather for Mah Jongg with your own equipment or explore our expansive board game collection. No registration is required. No instruction is provided. Open to beginners and advanced. All are welcome to attend.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Cheese 101 Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Age Group: Adults Event Details: Take a deep dive with the team from Scott & Joe, the cheese, charcuterie, wine bistro, and gourmet goods shop in Nyack, NY. Jessica Kesselman, a Certified Cheese Professi... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 12 2025 Wed Cheese 101 6:30pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Required Event Details: Take a deep dive with the team from Scott & Joe, the cheese, charcuterie, wine bistro, and gourmet goods shop in Nyack, NY. Disclaimer(s) Food Allergies We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Fertilizer, Our Lawns, and Water Quality Impacts Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Lecture Age Group: Adults, Everyone Event Details: Presented by CCE Environmental Educator Jen Zunino-SmithLearn how your gardening practices impact the health of our local waterways and marine life.Excess nutrients from fertilizer... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Fertilizer, Our Lawns, and Water Quality Impacts 1:00pm - 2:30pm Lecture Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Lecture Required Event Details: Presented by CCE Environmental Educator Jen Zunino-SmithLearn how your gardening practices impact the health of our local waterways and marine life.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Adult(ish) Screen Savvy Trivia Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Fun & Games Age Group: Adults Event Details: Lights, camera, action! Join Analisa and Sean for an evening of movie and TV trivia—bring friends to play as a team or star in your own solo project! Prizes for 1st, 2nd,... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 13 2025 Thu Adult(ish) Screen Savvy Trivia 7:00pm - 9:00pm Fun & Games Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Fun & Games Required Event Details: Lights, camera, action! Join Analisa and Sean for an evening of movie and TV trivia—bring friends to play as a team or star in your own solo project!
Presidents Day All Day Valley Cottage Library Closing Feb 17 2025 Mon Closing Presidents Day All Day Branches: Valley Cottage Library
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Yarn Therapy Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm Board Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Arts & Crafts Age Group: Adults, Everyone Yarn Therapy: If you like to knit or crochet, join our "therapy" sessions. Bring your yarn and tools. Come on in to knit, crochet, and socialize. Bring friends or meet new people. Yarn donations... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 18 2025 Tue Yarn Therapy 11:30am - 1:30pm Arts & Crafts Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Arts & Crafts Required If you like to knit or crochet, join our "therapy" sessions. Bring your yarn and tools. Come on in to knit, crochet, and socialize. Bring friends or meet new people. Yarn donations are greatly appreciated.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Author Talk Series: I Am Nobody's Slave: A Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm Virtual at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Age Group: Adults, Everyone Event Details: We welcome you to our conversation with journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience i... Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 18 2025 Tue Author Talk Series: I Am Nobody's Slave: A Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins 2:00pm - 3:30pm Author Talk, Virtual Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event Details: We welcome you to our conversation with journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in this riveting memoir, I Am Nobody's Slave:
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Center for Safety and Change Outreach and Information Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm Gallery at Valley Cottage Library Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone Event Details: Center for Safety & Change provides critical services and support to women and all victims and survivors of gender-based violence and other crimes while working toward justice ... This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 18 2025 Tue Center for Safety and Change Outreach and Information 3:30pm - 5:30pm Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Gallery Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone Event Details: Center for Safety & Change provides critical services and support to women and all victims and survivors of gender-based violence and other crimes while working toward justice by creating social change.
This event is in the "Adults" group. The Book and Pub Club Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm Off Site Program Type: Book Club Age Group: Adults The Book and Pub Club: The Book and Pub Club is a librarian-led book club that meets in local bars and restaurants to discuss books over food and drinks. For participants 21+. Event Details: Join us at Prohibition River, 82 Main St in Nyack at 7pm to discuss The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin.Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend their city.Every ... Open Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 18 2025 Tue The Book and Pub Club 7:00pm - 9:00pm Book Club Open Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Required Event Details: The Book and Pub Club is a librarian-led book club that meets in local bars and restaurants to discuss books over food and drinks. For participants 21+. Join us at Prohibition River, 82 Main St in Nyack at 7pm to discuss The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin. Disclaimer(s) 21+ Must be 21 or older to attend.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. More Than Mah Jongg Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Fun & Games Age Group: Adults, Everyone More Than Mah Jongg: Gather for Mah Jongg with your own equipment or explore our expansive board game collection. No registration is required. No instruction is provided. Open to beginners and advance... This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 19 2025 Wed More Than Mah Jongg 1:00pm - 3:00pm Fun & Games Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Fun & Games Gather for Mah Jongg with your own equipment or explore our expansive board game collection. No registration is required. No instruction is provided. Open to beginners and advanced. All are welcome to attend.
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Echoes of the Heart: Life's Joys & Sorrows Poetry Reading Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm Community Room at Valley Cottage Library Program Type: Author Talk Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone Event Details: Featuring Rockland County Poet Laureate Juan Pablo Mobili.Along with poets Kelly Jo Lillian, Rebecca Watkins, Marjorie Tesser, and Brian Kates. https://www.artscouncilofrockla... Open Required This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Feb 20 2025 Thu Echoes of the Heart: Life's Joys & Sorrows Poetry Reading 6:30pm - 8:00pm Author Talk Open Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone Program Type: Author Talk Required Event Details: Featuring Rockland County Poet Laureate Juan Pablo Mobili.Along with poets Kelly Jo Lillian, Rebecca Watkins, Marjorie Tesser, and Brian Kates.