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Shelf Indulgence Book Club: The Women by Kristin Hannah

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Shelf Indulgence Book Club:

New month, new genre! Join Anya and Megan in person OR via Zoom to indulge in a good book while exploring different genres of literature. Copies of the book will be available at th...

Event Details:

In September, we'll be discussing The Women by Kristin Hannah (Genre: war stories).  Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” M...

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

New month, new genre! Join Anya and Megan in person OR via Zoom to indulge in a good book while exploring different genres of literature. Copies of the book will be available at the library to check out one month prior to the discussion. 

In September, we'll be discussing The Women by Kristin Hannah (Genre: war stories). 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

On the Trail Book Club

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 8:30am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New Book Club for Summer '24! Put on your walking shoes and join us On the Trail. Get your steps in while discussing fascinating true tales. Bring water & a friend! In Septe...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

New Book Club for Summer '24! Put on your walking shoes and join us On the Trail. Get your steps in while discussing fascinating true tales. Bring water & a friend!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Scholar Led Book Discussion: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Hybrid
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Led by Ricky Werner, Associate Professor of English at Westchester Community College. Centuries before, robots of Panga gained self-awareness, laid down their tools, wandered, e...

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

Led by Ricky Werner, Associate Professor of English at Westchester Community College.

Disclaimer(s)

Hybrid

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Middle School Graphic Novel Club

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

All middle schoolers are invited to participate in our graphic novel club! We all bring our favorite graphic novels and discuss them. Snacks will be provided.

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

All middle schoolers are invited to participate in our graphic novel club! We all bring our favorite graphic novels and discuss them. Snacks will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Snacks

Snacks will be provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Book and Pub Club

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 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 Julia by Sandra Newman.   Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
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 

Disclaimer(s)

21+

Must be 21 or older to attend.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Picture Book Worms

Thursday, September 19, 2024 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. Alma and How She Got Her Name, by Juana Martinez-Neal. We ...

Open
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)

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

On the Trail Book Club

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 8:30am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Put on your walking shoes and join us On the Trail. Get your steps in while discussing fascinating true tales. Bring water & a friend! In October, we'll be discussing Mama's...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

Put on your walking shoes and join us On the Trail. Get your steps in while discussing fascinating true tales. Bring water & a friend!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Scholar Led Book Discussion: The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

Thursday, October 10, 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 by Vara Neverow, Professor of English at Southern Connecticut State University.  A spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revo...

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 by Vara Neverow, Professor of English at Southern Connecticut State University. 

Disclaimer(s)

Hybrid

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Middle School Graphic Novel Club

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

All middle schoolers are invited to participate in our graphic novel club! We all bring our favorite graphic novels and discuss them. Snacks will be provided.

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

All middle schoolers are invited to participate in our graphic novel club! We all bring our favorite graphic novels and discuss them. Snacks will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Snacks

Snacks will be provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Book and Pub Club

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 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 A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher.   "Mom seems off." Her bro...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
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 

Disclaimer(s)

21+

Must be 21 or older to attend.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Fun Fiction Book Club

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades 2-4. Books will be available at the Children’s Room Desk one month prior to the program. Eerie Elementary: The School is Alive! by Jack Chabert, illustrated by Sam Ric...

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

Grades 2-4.

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

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Scholar Led Book Discussion Anita De Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Thursday, November 7, 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 led by Camille Serchuk, Professor of Art History at Southern Connecticut State University.   1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art...

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 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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Graphic Novel Nation Book Club

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades 3-5. Books will be available at the Children’s Room Desk one month prior to the program. Garlic & the Vampire by Bree Paulsen. Let’s talk about Garlic’s bravery to...

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

Grades 3-5.

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

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Middle School Graphic Novel Club

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Glass Room at Valley Cottage Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

All middle schoolers are invited to participate in our graphic novel club! We all bring our favorite graphic novels and discuss them. Snacks will be provided.

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

All middle schoolers are invited to participate in our graphic novel club! We all bring our favorite graphic novels and discuss them. Snacks will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Snacks

Snacks will be provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Book and Pub Club

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 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 Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell.   What makes “cult...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
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 

Disclaimer(s)

21+

Must be 21 or older to attend.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Picture Book Worms

Thursday, November 21, 2024 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. Ohana Means Family, by Ilima Loomis, illustrated by Kenard...

Open
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)

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.

Thanksgiving Eve

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Valley Cottage Library

The library is closing early for Thanksgiving Eve. Have a happy holiday!

Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library
Description:

The library is closing early for Thanksgiving Eve. Have a happy holiday!

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
Valley Cottage Library

The library is closed for Thanksgiving. Have a happy holiday!

Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library
Description:

The library is closed for Thanksgiving. Have a happy holiday!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Book and Pub Club

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 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 Memory Piece by Lisa Ko.   In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and E...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
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 

Disclaimer(s)

21+

Must be 21 or older to attend.

Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Valley Cottage Library

The library is closing early for Christmas Eve. Have a happy holiday!

Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library
Description:

The library is closing early for Christmas Eve. Have a happy holiday!

Christmas Day

All Day
Valley Cottage Library

The library is closed for Christmas Day. Have a happy holiday!

Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library
Description:

The library is closed for Christmas Day. Have a happy holiday!

New Year's Eve

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Valley Cottage Library

The library is closing early for New Year's Eve. Have a happy holiday!

Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library
Description:

The library is closing early for New Year's Eve. Have a happy holiday!

New Year's Day

All Day
Valley Cottage Library

The library is closed for New Year's Day. Have a happy holiday!

Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library
Description:

The library is closed for New Year's Day. Have a happy holiday!