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Defensive Driving

Defensive Driving Class

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
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Great American Cleanup

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Parking Lot at Valley Cottage Library

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Show your civic pride and help spruce up your community on Saturday, May 2nd from 10am-1pm as we host a neighborhood Great American Cleanup event.

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Sing & Sign with Fran

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Community Room at Valley Cottage Library

Program Type:

Music & Movement

Age Group:

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

Mondays, April 27, May 4 and May 11 at 4:30pm.

Ages 4 and under with adult.

Pete the Cat

Pete the Cat Easy Reader Book Club

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 4-7 years.

Calling all new and emerging readers! Let's read a Pete the Cat adventure together and then have fun with some themed literacy activities surrounding everyone's favorite mischievous cat.

Lego

LEGO™ Challenge

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Activity Room at Valley Cottage Library

Program Type:

Fun & Games, S.T.E.A.M.

Age Group:

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

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Age Group
Program Type

Planned Power Outage Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Picture Book Worms: Book Club

4:15pm–5:00pm
Children, Elementary
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-3.     

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

Disclaimer(s)

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 18. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 25.

Cookbook Club: Brunch Season

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join Katie and Ashley for a reprisal of the the cookbook club - part book club and part potluck. 

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.

On the Trail Book Club

8:30am–9:30am
Adults
Book Club, Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
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!

Fun Fiction Book Club

4:15pm–5:00pm
Children, Elementary
Arts & Crafts, Book Club, Art
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club, Art
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2-4.     

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

Disclaimer(s)

Other children

Please make alternate arrangements for other children.

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 18. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 25.

Beyond the Book- A Biography Club

2:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Glass 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 fascinating people, the lives they led, and the art they created. This quarter, we are reading about actors!

Pete the Cat Easy Reader Book Club

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Book Club
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Pre-School, Elementary
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 4-7 years.

Calling all new and emerging readers! Let's read a Pete the Cat adventure together and then have fun with some themed literacy activities surrounding everyone's favorite mischievous cat.

Disclaimer(s)

Spring Registration Dates

Registration for Nyack School District patrons begins on March 18. Out of district patrons can register beginning on March 25.

The Book and Pub Club

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

Join librarians Katie and Megan in local bars and restaurants for book discussions over food and drinks. For participants 21+.

Join us at The Burger Loft, 3 N Broadway in Nyack at 7pm to discuss Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake.

Disclaimer(s)

21+

Must be 21 or older to attend.

Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

On the Trail Book Club

8:30am–9:30am
Adults
Book Club, Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
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!

Beyond the Book- A Biography Club

2:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Valley Cottage Library
Room: Glass 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 fascinating people, the lives they led, and the art they created. This quarter, we are reading about actors!

The Book and Pub Club

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

Join librarians Katie and Megan in local bars and restaurants for book discussions over food and drinks. For participants 21+.

Join us at The Burger Loft, 3 N Broadway in Nyack at 7pm to discuss The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden.

Disclaimer(s)

21+

Must be 21 or older to attend.

Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library

Summer Sunday

12:00pm–4:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Valley Cottage Library