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Tuesday, October 27

STEM QUEST: Catapult ChallengescienceFREE

STEM QUEST: Catapult Challenge

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Tuesdays, Sept. 29 – Nov. 3 at 4:30pm (6 week series). Grades 3-6. Join the Clarkstown High School North Robotics Team for a STEM program that introduces engineering through fun, interactive challenges. Students will explore STEM concepts by using the Engineering Design Process, strengthening their creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while learning how STEM connects to everyday life. Projects will include a marble maze challenge, a pasta and marshmallow tower, a save the egg challenge, a bridge building challenge, a catapult challenge, and a boat building challenge.

Ages 8–126-week course
Fun Family StorytimestorytimeFREE

Fun Family Storytime

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 2 and up with adult(s). PJs are optional! Bring your favorite snuggly friend and the whole family for a special glow in the dark family storytime!

Ages 2–12

Thursday, October 29

Give a Kid a BookstorytimeFREE

Give a Kid a Book

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Between October 1 and November 1, the Children’s Room will collect new, unused books for the Library Association of Rockland County’s Youth Services. Books will be given as gifts to children through local charities during the holidays.

Ages 3–5
Haunted HousesFREE

Haunted Houses

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Grades K-3. We will have fun coloring and stickering 3D haunted houses! This free session at Valley Cottage Library is for ages 5y-9y.

Ages 5–9

Friday, October 30

Sunday, November 1

Monthly Scavenger HuntFREE

Monthly Scavenger Hunt

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Win a prize each month for finding the shape of the month hidden around the Children’s Room! Ages 12 & under. No registration. This month's shape is a teapot.

Up to age 12Drop-in

Monday, November 2

Take and Make CraftsartFREE

Take and Make Crafts

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

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.org to have it posted on our social media. (Available while supplies last.)

Ages 3–5Weekly
Open PlaytimeplayspaceFREE

Open Playtime

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 5 and under. Mondays from 10am-1pm. Playtime in the Storytime Room is a great way to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puzzles with your little one(s).

Up to age 5
Zumbini Time With TinamusicFREE

Zumbini Time With Tina

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Mondays, Oct. 19, Oct. 26 & Nov. 2 at 4:30pm. Ages 5 years and under. Come join Zumbini Time With Tina for Zumbini! Created by Zumba and BabyFirst, Zumbini is an early childhood education program that uses original music and movement to promote cognitive, social, fine/gross motor skills, and emotional development, best for children ages 0-5 with adult participation.

Up to age 5

Tuesday, November 3

Celebrate Election Day!storytimeFREE

Celebrate Election Day!

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

All ages. Drop by the Children’s Room from 10am to 9pm on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to vote for your favorite book character! A chance for children of all ages to be part of the democratic process and get a voting sticker.

Ages 3–5
STEM QUEST: Boat Building ChallengescienceFREE

STEM QUEST: Boat Building Challenge

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Tuesdays, Sept. 29 – Nov. 3 at 4:30pm (6 week series). Grades 3-6. Join the Clarkstown High School North Robotics Team for a STEM program that introduces engineering through fun, interactive challenges. Students will explore STEM concepts by using the Engineering Design Process, strengthening their creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while learning how STEM connects to everyday life. Projects will include a marble maze challenge, a pasta and marshmallow tower, a save the egg challenge, a bridge building challenge, a catapult challenge, and a boat building challenge.

Ages 8–126-week course

Wednesday, November 4

PreK Fall Storytime - WednesdaysstorytimeFREE

PreK Fall Storytime - Wednesdays

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Wednesdays at 4:30pm. Ages 3-5 years. Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays. September 23 – December 2 (No program Oct. 28, Nov. 11 & Nov. 25). Great books, games, songs and crafts! Parents and siblings are welcome to enter for the craft at the end of storytime.

Ages 3–5

Thursday, November 5

PreK Fall Storytime - ThursdaysstorytimeFREE

PreK Fall Storytime - Thursdays

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Thursdays at 10:30am. Ages 3-5 years. Please choose Wednesdays OR Thursdays. September 24 – December 3 (no program Oct. 29, Nov. 12 & Nov. 26). Great books, games, songs and crafts! Parents and siblings are welcome to enter for the craft at the end of storytime.

Ages 3–5
Picture Book Worms: Book ClubstorytimeFREE

Picture Book Worms: Book Club

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Grades K-3. Books will be available at the Children’s Room Desk one month prior to the program. Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal We will join Zonia in the Amazon rainforest and create our own rainforest animal.

Ages 5–9

Friday, November 6

Autumn Baby TalesmusicFREE

Autumn Baby Tales

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Fridays at 10:30am. Ages 2 months - 17 months with adult. September 25 - December 4 (No program Oct. 30, Nov. 27). Weekly movement, rhymes & music.

Ages 2–17 moWeekly

Saturday, November 7

Drop-in Bookmark MakingstorytimeFREE

Drop-in Bookmark Making

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Saturday, November 7 from 10am-4pm. All Ages. Get ready to celebrate Children’s Book Week by making your own personalized bookmark.

Ages 3–5Drop-in

Monday, November 9

Take and Make CraftsartFREE

Take and Make Crafts

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

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.org to have it posted on our social media. (Available while supplies last.)

Ages 3–5Weekly
Open PlaytimeplayspaceFREE

Open Playtime

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 5 and under. Mondays from 10am-1pm. Playtime in the Storytime Room is a great way to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puzzles with your little one(s).

Up to age 5
Play to Learn: Ten in the BedmovementFREE

Play to Learn: Ten in the Bed

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 3-5. Join us for autumn adventures! We'll read Ten in the Bed by Jane Cabrera and participate in some fun math, literacy, and crafty activities.

Ages 3–5

Tuesday, November 10

Toddler TimestorytimeFREE

Toddler Time

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Tuesdays at 10:30am. Ages 18 - 35 months with adult. September 22nd - December 1 (No program Oct. 28, Nov. 3, and Nov. 17.) Weekly storytime with books and beyond!

Ages 18 mo–2.9 yrWeekly
Fall Decoupage CraftartFREE

Fall Decoupage Craft

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Grades 1-4. We will read Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn by Kimberly and James Dean and then use Mod Podge® to decorate a leaf, pumpkin or a turkey with colored tissue paper and glitter to take home.

Ages 6–10

Wednesday, November 11

School Closing CraftartFREE

School Closing Craft

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 3 and up with adult(s). Drop in all day to create a cool Fall craft. Held at Valley Cottage Library, this art session for ages 3y-5y is free and drop-in.

Ages 3–5Drop-in

Thursday, November 12

Graphic Novel Nation: Book ClubstorytimeFREE

Graphic Novel Nation: Book Club

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Grades 3-6. Books will be available at the Children’s Room Desk one month prior to the program. Sidekicks by Dan Santat Who doesn’t want to be a superhero? Or least a sidekick! We will read about captain’s new sidekick and create a superhero of our own.

Ages 8–12

Friday, November 13

Autumn Baby TalesmusicFREE

Autumn Baby Tales

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Fridays at 10:30am. Ages 2 months - 17 months with adult. September 25 - December 4 (No program Oct. 30, Nov. 27). Weekly movement, rhymes & music.

Ages 2–17 moWeekly
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3scienceFREE

Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 3-5 years. Join us for some fun math activities centered on the book, Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.

Ages 3–5

Saturday, November 14

Friends & Feelings Story TimestorytimeFREE

Friends & Feelings Story Time

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 3-12 years. Join Patrice Douglas, LCSW, for an engaging social-emotional learning workshop for children ages 3–12. Using interactive read-alouds and discussion, children will gain skills such as emotional awareness, empathy, friendship, and self-regulation in a fun and engaging environment.

Ages 3–12

Monday, November 16

Take and Make CraftsartFREE

Take and Make Crafts

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

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.org to have it posted on our social media. (Available while supplies last.)

Ages 3–5Weekly
Open PlaytimeplayspaceFREE

Open Playtime

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 5 and under. Mondays from 10am-1pm. Playtime in the Storytime Room is a great way to meet other local families while you enjoy books, games, toys and puzzles with your little one(s).

Up to age 5
LEGO™ Challenge!artFREE

LEGO™ Challenge!

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

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.

Ages 5–11

Tuesday, November 17

Little Luminaries ClubscienceFREE

Little Luminaries Club

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

Ages 3 - 5 years. Use illuminated light boxes and step into a world of color, creation, and discovery. Explore science, math, and literacy as part of a station-based adventure with our new blocks, cubes, mats, and so much more! Find out how bright learning can be! Light boxes were obtained through an Orange & Rockland STEM Grant. (@ORUConnect) Please register.

Ages 3–5

Saturday, December 5

The Holiday Craft Fairart

The Holiday Craft Fair

Valley Cottage Library · Valley Cottage

We are currently accepting applications for the Annual Holiday Craft Fair! This drop-in art event takes place at Valley Cottage Library.

Drop-in