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PreK Fall Storytime - Thursdays

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School
Event Details:

Weekly storytimes for ages 3 – 5. Sept. 19-Dec. 5    (No program Oct. 31, Nov. 28). (Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays and register for only one weekly storytim...

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

Weekly storytimes for ages 3 – 5.

Sept. 19-Dec. 5    (No program Oct. 31, Nov. 28).

(Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays and register for only one weekly storytime.)

Disclaimer(s)

Fall Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on September 6. Out of district patrons can register beginning on September 13.

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Cover of Ministry of Time

Scholar Led Book Discussion - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Hybrid
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley led by David Turk, retired professor of English.   A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workpla...

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

Join us for a discussion of The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley led by David Turk, retired professor of English.  

Disclaimer(s)

Hybrid

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

Babies playing

Autumn Baby Tales

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers
Event Details:

Ages 2 months - 17 months with adult. Sept. 20 - Dec. 6    (No program Oct. 18, Nov. 1, Nov. 29). Weekly movement, rhymes & music.

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

Ages 2 months - 17 months with adult.

Sept. 20 - Dec. 6    (No program Oct. 18, Nov. 1, Nov. 29).

Disclaimer(s)

Fall Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on September 6. Out of district patrons can register beginning on September 13.

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.

Laser Tag Lock-In

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 4:45pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Have you ever played Capture the Flag? Have you ever played it in the library after dark with a laser? Now’s your chance! Pizza will be provided.

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

Have you ever played Capture the Flag? Have you ever played it in the library after dark with a laser? Now’s your chance! Pizza will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Pizza

Pizza will be served.

Holiday Craft Fair

Holiday Craft Fair

All Day
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for a fabulous display of local craftmanship and talent and get some gift shopping done while you're here. Items for all budgets will be available.If you are interested in ...

Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for a fabulous display of local craftmanship and talent and get some gift shopping done while you're here. Items for all budgets will be available.

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, Family
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, Family
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, December 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Playtime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School
Open Playtime:

It’s playtime in the Storytime Room, no matter what the weather brings! A great chance to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puzzles with your little ...

Event Details:

Ages 5 and under.  

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

It’s playtime in the Storytime Room, no matter what the weather brings! A great chance to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puzzles with your little one(s).

Ages 5 and under.  

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.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

mulan

Monday Movie Matinee: Mulan

Monday, December 9, 2024 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:

2020  |  PG-13  |  1h 55m An epic journey unfolds after Hua Mulan decides to disguise herself as a man to replace her father in the Imperial Chinese Army. As s...

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.

2020  |  PG-13  |  1h 55m

Kids Yoga

Kids' Yoga with Tatyana for ages 2-5

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Music & Movement
Age Group:
Children, Toddlers, Pre-School
Event Details:

Mondays, Nov. 18, Dec. 2 & Dec. 9.    4:30pm: ages 2-5 years with adult. Join Tatyana for a yoga class that is specifically designed to help children stay ...

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

Mondays, Nov. 18, Dec. 2 & Dec. 9.   

4:30pm: ages 2-5 years with adult.

Disclaimer(s)

Fall Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on September 6. Out of district patrons can register beginning on September 13.

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.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Kids Yoga

Kids' Yoga with Tatyana for ages 6-9

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 5:15pm - 5:45pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Music & Movement
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Mondays, Nov. 18, Dec. 2 & Dec. 9.   5:15pm: ages 6-9 years.Join Tatyana for a yoga class that is specifically designed to help children stay active and simultan...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Music & Movement
Required
Event Details:

Mondays, Nov. 18, Dec. 2 & Dec. 9.   

5:15pm: ages 6-9 years.

Disclaimer(s)

Fall Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on September 6. Out of district patrons can register beginning on September 13.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Yarn Therapy

Yarn Therapy

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 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.

Gingerbread Placemat

Food-Free Festive Decorations

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Event Details:

[Registration starts Dec. 1 for this program only. Please register for only one Gingerbread program.]Ages 2-10 with adult(s). Decorate a colorful, food-free gingerbread house ...

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

[Registration starts Dec. 1 for this program only. Please register for only one Gingerbread program.]

Ages 2-10 with adult(s). 

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.

Plants growing out of money

Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today's Markets

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual at Valley Cottage Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets Women often wish they were more informed about finances as they relate to their family and themselves. This monthly discussion gro...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets

more than mah jongg

More Than Mah Jongg

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 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.

Laura Dave

Author Talk Series: On Pulse-Pounding, Family Driven Mysteries: A Conversation with Laura Dave

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Virtual at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for a captivating conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, as she chats with us online about her newest book The Nig...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual
Event Details:

Join us for a captivating conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, as she chats with us online about her newest boo

Teen Game Night

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Come play some awesome board games at the library. Bring your favorite from home or play one of ours. Snacks provided!

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

Come play some awesome board games at the library. Bring your favorite from home or play one of ours. Snacks provided!

Disclaimer(s)

Snacks

Snacks will be provided.

Gingerbread House

Make a Gingerbread House - Thursday

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Event Details:

[Registration starts Dec. 1 for this program only. Please register for only one Gingerbread program.]Ages 3-10 with adult(s). Decorate a colorful, edible gingerbread work of a...

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games
Required
Event Details:

[Registration starts Dec. 1 for this program only. Please register for only one Gingerbread program.]

Ages 3-10 with adult(s). 

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.

We get messy

We will get a bit messy so please wear old clothes or bring a smock.

Valley Cottage Writes

VCWrites (Hybrid)

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Glass 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: Glass 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.

Toddler science

Toddler Science

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Toddlers
Event Details:

Ages 2-3 years.Play and explore using your senses to discover the fascinating world of color around us. 

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Required
Event Details:

Ages 2-3 years.

Play and explore using your senses to discover the fascinating world of color around us. 

Disclaimer(s)

Fall Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on September 6. Out of district patrons can register beginning on September 13.

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.

We get messy

We will get a bit messy so please wear old clothes or bring a smock.

Gingerbread House

Make a Gingerbread House - Saturday

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games
Age Group:
Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Event Details:

[Registration starts Dec. 1 for this program only. Please register for only one Gingerbread program.]Ages 3-10 with adult(s). Decorate a colorful, edible gingerbread work of a...

Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games
Required
Event Details:

[Registration starts Dec. 1 for this program only. Please register for only one Gingerbread program.]

Ages 3-10 with adult(s). 

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.

We get messy

We will get a bit messy so please wear old clothes or bring a smock.

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, Family
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, Family
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, December 16, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Storytime Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Playtime
Age Group:
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School
Open Playtime:

It’s playtime in the Storytime Room, no matter what the weather brings! A great chance to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puzzles with your little ...

Event Details:

Ages 5 and under.  

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

It’s playtime in the Storytime Room, no matter what the weather brings! A great chance to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puzzles with your little one(s).

Ages 5 and under.  

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.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

killers of the flower moon

Monday Movie Matinee: Killers of the Flower Moon

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
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:

2023  |  R  |  3h 26m In the 1920s, innocent members of the Osage Indigenous American tribe suffer from a series of unusual, inexplicable murders. Though releg...

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.

2023  |  R  |  3h 26m

Lego

LEGO™ Challenge

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

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

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

Grades K-5.

Come and build with LEGO™ bricks! Share your creation with the group and then LEGOs™ will be displayed temporarily in the library.

Disclaimer(s)

Fall Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on September 6. Out of district patrons can register beginning on September 13.