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Spring Baby Tales

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Babies, Toddlers
Music & Movement, Storytime
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Music & Movement, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fridays at 10:30am. 

March 28 – May 16    (no program April 18).

Ages 2 months-17 months with adult.

Disclaimer(s)

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 12. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 19.

Houseplant Cutting Swap

All Day
Everyone
Sustainability
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Sustainability
Event Details:

Celebrate National Library Week 

Grow your community…of houseplants! Beginning April 7* 

Take & Make Craft

All Day
Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Arts & Crafts
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

10:00am - 1:00pm
Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School, Family
Playtime
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.

March 24 - June 16    (no program May 26).

Ages 5 and under. 

Disclaimer(s)

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Monday Movie Matinee: Wicked

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Everyone
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.

Wicked
2024  | PG  |  2h 40m

Houseplant Cutting Swap Kickoff

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Everyone
Sustainability
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Sustainability
Event Details:

We love plants. You love plants. Come chat with us!

Dungeons & Dragons

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens
Fun & Games
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

A forgotten fortress, the Echoing Keep, has been rediscovered after centuries lost to time. Deep within, the legendary Shard of Reverie lies hidden—a relic said to reshape reality itself.

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Toddlers
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 18-35 months with adult.

Weekly storytime with books and beyond!  

Tuesdays at 10:30am.

March 25 - May 13   (no program April 15, April 22, May 6).

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.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 12. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 19.

Yarn Therapy

11:30am - 1:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Takes place in Glass Room this day.

Author Talk Series: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Author Talk, Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual
Event Details:

Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees as is revealed in the beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant world—The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, a

Beyond the Book- A Biography Club

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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 year we will be reading about the lives of musicians!

Tree in Bloom Craft

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary
Arts & Crafts, S.T.E.A.M.
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-3. 

Disclaimer(s)

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 12. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 19.

We get messy

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

Color Mixtures in Watercolor

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Arts & Crafts, Workshop, Art
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop, Art
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the characteristics of watercolor paints and how to achieve natural looking greens, luminous shadows, realistic skin tones, and rich darks.  

More Than Mah Jongg

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Everyone
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.

PreK Spring Stories - Wednesdays

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Children, Pre-School
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Wednesdays, March 26 – May 14 at 4:30pm (no program April 16).

Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays.

Weekly storytimes for ages 3-5. 

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 12. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 19.

Teen Movie Night: Wicked Sing-Along

6:00pm - 8:45pm
Teens
Movie
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and watch a movie on the big screen! This will be a sing-along! 

Disclaimer(s)

Snacks

Snacks will be provided.

On the Trail Book Club

8:30am - 9:30am
Adults
Book Club, Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Health & Wellness
Registration 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!

PreK Spring Stories - Thursdays

10:30am - 11:15am
Children, Pre-School
Storytime
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Thursdays, March 27 – May 15 at 10:30am (no program April 17).

Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays.

Weekly storytimes for ages 3-5.

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 12. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 19.

Fun Family Storytime

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children, Toddlers, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2 and up with adult(s).

PJs are optional! Bring your favorite snuggly friend and the whole family for this fun storytime. 

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.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 12. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 19.

Scholar Led Book Discussion

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This discussion will be led by scholarly stand-in, Katie.  

Disclaimer(s)

Hybrid

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

Spring Baby Tales

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Babies, Toddlers
Music & Movement, Storytime
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Music & Movement, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fridays at 10:30am. 

March 28 – May 16    (no program April 18).

Ages 2 months-17 months with adult.

Disclaimer(s)

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 12. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 19.

Fraud Protection

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Lecture, Technology Class
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Lecture, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

It’s not all in your head. Fraud has increased exponentially over the past few years. Fraudsters are getting better at their jobs, have better technology, and are taking more money than ever. 

Young Masters Recital Series: Margarita Rovenskaya

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Concert
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Concert
Registration Required
Event Details:

Pianist Margarita Rovenskaya has performed extensively in the US and abroad, with recitals in Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Center, Zimmerli Museum, Ukrainian Museum, Teatro Machiavelli in Sicily, a

Take & Make Craft

All Day
Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Arts & Crafts
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.