Explore the wonderful world of Paleontology! What do you think life was like millions of years ago? From soaring pterosaurs to towering dinosaurs, you can imagine how different the world looked. As a Junior Paleontologist, you’ll investigate fossils, bones, and more to learn about the time that dinosaurs walked the Earth. Space is limited. Please RSVP below to secure your spot!
Local author and educator Phyllis Carito leads this monthly writer's workshop. Join fellow authors and poets to practice and share your writing with others, developing lasting skills and connections along the way. All are welcome, whether you've got a short story idea in mind or are putting the finishing touches on a new novel!
Looking to help out the library on your summer break? This is the time to do it! Every Wednesday morning, we will have jobs ready for any teens who need to build their volunteer resume or who just love the library! This opportunity is open to all teens as a drop-in event. Jobs will vary from week to week, but may include prepping children's crafts, helping to set up programs, looking for missing books, and other tasks around the library. Want to get involved, but Wednesday mornings don't work? Contact Emily at teens@kinderhooklibrary.org to add your name to our list ... Read more
Sponsored by Community Bank Families can stomp on down to the Library this summer for fun, food, and five fantastic dinosaur films! Thanks to a generous grant from Community Bank in Valatie, our Dino-Bites Series will run for 5 consecutive weeks and provide free lunches and snacks for kids joining us for a movie matinee. All sessions will be held on a Wednesday at 12:00pm. Join us for the following movies: July 15th: The Good Dinosaur July 22nd: The Land Before Time July 29th: The Flintstones (1994) Aug. 5th: We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story Aug. 12th: Ice Age
Join us on Wednesdays at 4 pm for a drop-in craft or art project! Each week will feature a craft with an Archeology or Paleontology theme for summer reading!
Humans have been fascinated by shiny rocks since the stone age. Sign up today for our Wire-Wrapped Jewelry program to make and bring home your own shiny rock to wear! For teens and adults.
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!)
Make tiny layered cakes using stacked Oreo cookies! We will pipe frosting and decorate to our hearts' content!
Learn the art of masterful storytelling, gameplay, and worldbuilding in the realm of tabletop games at this workshop for adults and teens.
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!
Members of the Garden Club will be providing flowers from their gardens to make bouquets and arrangements for local nursing home residents
Looking to help out the library on your summer break? This is the time to do it! Every Wednesday morning, we will have jobs ready for any teens who need to build their volunteer resume or who just love the library! This opportunity is open to all teens as a drop-in event. Jobs will vary from week to week, but may include prepping children's crafts, helping to set up programs, looking for missing books, and other tasks around the library. Want to get involved, but Wednesday mornings don't work? Contact Emily at teens@kinderhooklibrary.org to add your name to our list ... Read more
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