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Winter Scavenger Hunt

Friday, February 28, 2025 at 4:45pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join us for a winter themed scavenger hunt after hours!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Fun & Games
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a winter themed scavenger hunt after hours!

Disclaimer(s)

Pizza

Pizza will be served.

Scavenger Hunt

Monthly Scavenger Hunt

All Day
Scavenger Hunt Table - Children's Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Monthly Scavenger Hunt:

Win a prize each month for finding the shape of the month hidden around the Children’s Room! Ages 12 & under.  No registration.  

Event Details:

This month's shape is a dog.      

Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Scavenger Hunt Table - Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Win a prize each month for finding the shape of the month hidden around the Children’s Room!

Ages 12 & under.  No registration.

 

This month's shape is a dog.

Disclaimer(s)

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

take away crafts

Take & Make Craft

All Day
Take & Make Table - Children's Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Event Details:

Every Monday the Children's Room will have a new craft ready for pickup for children to do at home on their own anytime! Send a picture of your completed craft to vclkids@rcls...

Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Take & Make Table - Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Every Monday the Children's Room will have a new craft ready for pickup for children to do at home on their own anytime!

Disclaimer(s)

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Open playtime

Open Playtime

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Playtime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School, Family
Event Details:

Mondays from 10am-1pm.Jan. 6 - March 17.Ages 5 and under. Playtime in the Storytime Room is a great way to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puz...

Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School, Family
Program Type: Playtime
Event Details:

Mondays from 10am-1pm.

Jan. 6 - March 17.

Ages 5 and under. 

Disclaimer(s)

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

the wizard of oz

Monday Movie Matinee: The Wizard of Oz

Monday, March 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:

The Wizard of Oz1939 | G | 1h 42mYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three n...

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 Wizard of Oz
1939 | G | 1h 42m

toddlers

Toddler Tales

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Ages 18-35 months with adult. Weekly storytime with books and beyond!  

Event Details:

Tuesdays at 10:30am.   Jan. 21 - March 11  (No program Feb. 18) 

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Ages 18-35 months with adult.

Weekly storytime with books and beyond!  

Tuesdays at 10:30am.   

Jan. 21 - March 11  (No program Feb. 18) 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

Yarn Therapy

Yarn Therapy

Tuesday, March 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
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.

Child making music

Music Together

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Music & Movement
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School
Event Details:

Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 26, March 5, March 12.Ages 5 and under with adult.Join Ms. Co for this fun-filled program that uses songs, movement and instrument play to engage chi...

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School
Program Type: Music & Movement
Required
Event Details:

Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 26, March 5, March 12.

Ages 5 and under with adult.

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

more than mah jongg

More Than Mah Jongg

Wednesday, March 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...

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.

Storytime

PreK Winter Storytime - Wednesdays

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School
Event Details:

Wednesdays, January 22 – March 12 at 4:30pm (no program Feb. 19).Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays.Ages 3-5 years.Weekly storytimes including great books, games, songs and craf...

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Wednesdays, January 22 – March 12 at 4:30pm (no program Feb. 19).

Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays.

Ages 3-5 years.

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

STEAM

Steam + Books Trivia Game

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades 3-5. The categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, and Books! Let us have some fun with some trivia!   

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Fun & Games, S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-5. 

The categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, and Books! Let us have some fun with some trivia!  

Disclaimer(s)

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

Choose Your Own Writing Adventure

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Writing
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Embrace the spirit of adventure as we take a creative writing journey together using all sorts of prompts. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Glass Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Writing
Required
Event Details:

Embrace the spirit of adventure as we take a creative writing journey together using all sorts of prompts. 

Disclaimer(s)

Pizza

Pizza will be served.

Storytime

PreK Winter Storytime - Thursdays

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School
Event Details:

Thursdays, January 23 – March 13 at 10:30am (no program Feb. 20).Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays.Ages 3-5 years.Weekly storytimes including great books, games, songs and craf...

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Thursdays, January 23 – March 13 at 10:30am (no program Feb. 20).

Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays.

Ages 3-5 years.

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

Picture Book Storytime

Picture Book Worms

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades K-3.     Books will be available at the Children’s Room Desk one month prior to the program.The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi and illustrated by Lorena Alv...

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Required
Event Details:

Grades K-3.     

Books will be available at the Children’s Room Desk one month prior to the program.

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.

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Snacks

Snacks will be provided.

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

Valley Cottage Writes

VCWrites (Hybrid)

Thursday, March 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...

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.

Cover of Optic Nerve

Scholar-led Book Discussion: Optic Nerve by Maria Gainza

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Hybrid
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a lively discussion of Optic Nerve by Maria Gainza led by Camille Serchuk, Professor of Art History at Southern Connecticut State University. The narrator of Optic...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Glass Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Hybrid
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a lively discussion of Optic Nerve by Maria Gainza led by Camille Serchuk, Professor of Art History at Southern Connecticut State University. 

Disclaimer(s)

Hybrid

This program is hybrid with the option to attend in-person or online.

Babies playing

Winter Babies

Friday, March 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers
Event Details:

Fridays at 10:30am:  Jan. 24 - March 14  (No program Feb. 21). Ages 2 months - 17 months with adult.Weekly movement, rhymes & music. 

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Fridays at 10:30am:  Jan. 24 - March 14  (No program Feb. 21). 

Ages 2 months - 17 months with adult.

Weekly movement, rhymes & music. 

Disclaimer(s)

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

take away crafts

Take & Make Craft

All Day
Take & Make Table - Children's Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Event Details:

Every Monday the Children's Room will have a new craft ready for pickup for children to do at home on their own anytime! Send a picture of your completed craft to vclkids@rcls...

Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Take & Make Table - Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Every Monday the Children's Room will have a new craft ready for pickup for children to do at home on their own anytime!

Disclaimer(s)

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Open playtime

Open Playtime

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Playtime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School, Family
Event Details:

Mondays from 10am-1pm.Jan. 6 - March 17.Ages 5 and under. Playtime in the Storytime Room is a great way to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puz...

Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School, Family
Program Type: Playtime
Event Details:

Mondays from 10am-1pm.

Jan. 6 - March 17.

Ages 5 and under. 

Disclaimer(s)

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

the greatest showman

Monday Movie Matinee: The Greatest Showman

Monday, March 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 Greatest Showman2017 | PG | 1h 45mThis musical about the life of entrepreneur P.T. Barnum depicts how he found fame and fortune by starting a circus in 1870s America, and posit...

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 Greatest Showman
2017 | PG | 1h 45m

Lego

LEGO™ Challenge

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games, S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades K-5.Come and build with LEGO™ bricks – a different theme each time! Share your creation with the group and then LEGOs™ will be displayed temporarily in the library. 

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Fun & Games, S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Event Details:

Grades K-5.

Come and build with LEGO™ bricks – a different theme each time! Share your creation with the group and then LEGOs™ will be displayed temporarily in the library. 

Disclaimer(s)

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

toddlers

Toddler Tales

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Toddlers
Toddler Storytime:

Ages 18-35 months with adult. Weekly storytime with books and beyond!  

Event Details:

Tuesdays at 10:30am.   Jan. 21 - March 11  (No program Feb. 18) 

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Ages 18-35 months with adult.

Weekly storytime with books and beyond!  

Tuesdays at 10:30am.   

Jan. 21 - March 11  (No program Feb. 18) 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Winter Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on January 7. Out of district patrons can register beginning on January 14.

Yarn Therapy

Yarn Therapy

Tuesday, March 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
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.

Cover of Joni Mitchell book- In her Own Words

Beyond the Book- A Biography Club

Tuesday, March 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
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.