NAMI Columbia County is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and is made up of friends, family, and others who have been impacted by mental illness. NAMI meets twice a month in the Library's meeting room (unless otherwise noted).
Every Wednesday after school we'll have a drop in craft or art project! Each week we'll explore different mediums or processes! Let your imagination be the guide! This program is open to kids ages 5-12 years old.
If you love to read, be sure to check out the Next Page Book Club! This group meets monthly on the first Tuesday, and are always welcoming new members! Here are our upcoming titles: April 9th: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi May 14th: The Women by Kristin Hannah June 11th: Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Join Mandy for stories and songs! All ages welcome! Please note that we do Story Time at 10:30 AND 11:30 am (and not from 10:30 to 12:00, just to be clear, thank you!)
We're bringing back our classic Teddy Bear Picnic! Bring your favorite bear or stuffed animal, and we'll celebrate with a special story time! They're welcome to stay over for a Teddy Bear Sleepover, and who knows what kinds of shenanigans they'll get up to...
Open to Ages 13-19 As of 8/5, we are converting AC Beach Day to a regular TAB Meeting to plan fall programs! Haven't joined TAB yet? It's the perfect meeting to join and enjoy fancy lemonade! Attendees will earn one hour of community service. Hope to see you there!
We will explore a new art medium every week including watercolors, clay, fingerpaints, paper crafts and more! This program has the potential to be messy so please dress little ones in clothes you don't mind getting dirty! Best for toddlers and pre-schoolers!
Open to Grades 5-12 Wrap up the summer with a showing of A Minecraft Movie! Before the show begins, test your knowledge of the game with a Minecraft Crating Quiz for some blocky prizes. A Minecraft Movie is rated PG.
Join Super-Stories and the Kinderhook Library for an evening of bookmaking and pizza! Seeking inspiration from books read over the summer, personal experiences, or just pure imagination, we will use a variety of materials to craft handmade books, focusing on creating covers and endpapers that tell that a story. Then we will eat pizza! This is a free drop-off event for kiddos and tweens aged 7 and up and will take places at Super-Stories at 2 Chatham St., Kinderhook.
This twice-weekly exercise group is led by Kinderhook resident Pat Berroyer. If you are interested in attending, please contact the library first at info@kinderhooklibrary.org.
Fresh coffee, delicious bagels, and new books?? What's not to like? Join library director Matt Pavloff (who is a huge fan of all three of these!) as he shares some of the newest titles being added to the Library's collection. Get great recommendations from other readers in the community, enjoy a delicious brunch, and grow your "to read" list! Thank you to Tierra Farm for providing their fair trade, organic coffee for our enjoyment!
Join fellow book lovers for our Banned Books Club! This insightful program is a chance to explore the novels that have been making headlines in recent years due to challenges in schools and public libraries across the country. Each month, we'll be reading one challenged title and discussing not only the stories, but the controversy surrounding them as well as the broad concept of censorship. Join us for a discussion of Patricia McCormick's 2006 novel Sold. Told in a series of haunting vignettes, SOLD is a harrowing account of a sexual slavery. Alternating lyrical imagery with precise detail, McCormick gives ... Read more
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