Upcoming Events

Filters
Age Group

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.

Art in Public Places Workshop for Adults

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Workshop, Art
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop, Art
Registration Required
Event Details:

Participants will learn about the history of Rockland County’s Public Art Program and view many of the 30 different pieces of Art throughout the county.

Scholar Led Book Discussion: North Woods by Daniel Mason

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

Led by David Turk, retired professor of English.

Disclaimer(s)

Hybrid

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

Author Talk Series: Psychological Thrillers and the Queen of Twists: An Author Talk with Freida McFadden

8:00pm - 9:30pm
Author Talk, Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual
Event Details:

Get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself, Freida McFadden!

Children's Summer Reading Club: Adventure Begins at Your Library!

All Day
Summer Reading Club
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Toddlers, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Program Type: Summer Reading Club
Event Details:

Please click HERE to register for the Children's Summer Reading Club!

Take & Make Craft

All Day
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!

No registration.

Crafts available during library hours, while supplies last.

Juneteenth

Open Playtime

10:00am - 1:00pm
Playtime
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.

Monday Movie Matinee: The Butler

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 Butler
2013  |  PG-13  |  2h 12m

Yarn Therapy

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

Middle School Graphic Novel Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Glass Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

All middle schoolers are invited to participate in our graphic novel club. Bring your favorite graphic novel each month to discuss with the group!

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each series

Register separately for each series.

Snacks

Snacks will be provided.

The Book and Pub Club

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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.

Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Author Talk Series: Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System with Tiffany Jewell

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

Join us as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book Everything I Learned About Racis

DINOSAURS ROCK® Fossil Adventure

6:30pm - 7:30pm
S.T.E.A.M.
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary, Family
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-10.

Disclaimer(s)

Summer Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on June 3. Out of district patrons can register beginning on June 10.

Bouncing Babies

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

Fridays at 10:30am. 

June 21-August 16   (no program June 28, July 5, July 19).

Disclaimer(s)

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Summer Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on June 3. Out of district patrons can register beginning on June 10.

Take & Make Craft

All Day
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!

No registration.

Crafts available during library hours, while supplies last.

Ladybug

Open Playtime

10:00am - 1:00pm
Playtime
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.

Bach to Rock

10:30am - 11:30am
Music & Movement
Registration
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School
Program Type: Music & Movement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Mondays, June 24, July 1 and July 8 at 10:30am.  

Ages 3-5 years with adult.

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.

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Summer Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on June 3. Out of district patrons can register beginning on June 10.

Toddler Trails & Tales

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

Tuesdays at 10:30am.

June 25 – August 6   (no program July 16).

Ages 18-35 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.

Summer Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on June 3. Out of district patrons can register beginning on June 10.

Yarn Therapy

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

Adventure Bags

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Arts & Crafts, S.T.E.A.M.
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 1-4.

Disclaimer(s)

Summer Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on June 3. Out of district patrons can register beginning on June 10.

We get messy

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

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.

PreK Pirates - Wednesdays

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

Wednesdays at 4:30pm.

June 26 – August 14 (no program July 3, July 10).

Disclaimer(s)

Register separately for each week

Register separately for every single week.

Summer Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on June 3. Out of district patrons can register beginning on June 10.