Get ready for some adventures! It's farm week, with a show, crafts, an author day and a virtual visit to a bee farm. Today is Guest Day: click on the link to meet farmer Kamal Bell. He will take you on a virtual tour of Sankofa Farms, including their working beehives! Watch at your leisure!

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Email blvprograms@rcls.org with any questions.

Get ready for some adventures! It's farm week, with a show, crafts, an author day and a virtual visit to a bee farm. Today is Author Day: click on the link to meet Tammi Sauer! She has written about 30 picture books, and will talk about 2 of her fun farm-themed books: The Farm That Mac Built and her latest, Not Now, Cow. Watch at your leisure!

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Email blvprograms@rcls.org with any questions.

Ahoy Maties! It's Captain Billy Bones with a madcap comedy show for the entire family! Come dressed like a pirate if you like! Will be held in St. Catharine's Gym, 523 Western Highway, Blauvelt.

Please email mdarnobid@rcls.org to register | Non-Blauvelt residents please sign up at your home library.

Danielle the Bendy Bookworm will be here to help her young students learn yoga while they listen to a story!

email mdarnobid@rcls..org to register | Registration is limited to 8

Sign up for a 15 minute session and practice your reading skills with a warm, furry and non-judgemental therapy dog. You may bring your own book to read or choose a library book! Masks may need to be worn for your safety.

Please email mdarnobid@rcls.org to register | Only 8 sessions available, so sign up soon! | Children's Room

Join Marybeth for rhymes, songs, puppets & more! For ages 3 and under.

Register by emailing mdarnobid@rcls.org. Limit 6

Join us for a look into why certain animals have different ears and how they use them.

Please email blvprograms@rcls.org to register and receive the link.

Stop by and hunt for pictures scattered around the children's room! Based on "Where the Mountain meets the Moon" by Grace Lin. Prizes for South Orangetown students in grades K - 5.

March 2 - March 31

Join the party as we sing, clap, jump and dance with Miss Fran on FACEBOOK LIVE > Go to Blauvelt Library on Facebook

Make some Valentine Treats with us: candy bark, chocolate covered pretzels and more! Email blvprograms@rcls.org to register and for Zoom link. Pick up your food kit on Tuesday, Feb.1st, after 11am.

Limited to 10 kits

Join Nicole for stories and songs! Email blvprograms@rcls.org to register and receive the Zoom link.

Join Marybeth for songs, stories and rhymes in our Storycraft Cottage!

Please register by emailing mdarnobid@rcls.org

Limit 6 children | Registration required

THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE HELD ON JULY 13, 2022

Watch a virtual music concert with Matt Mazur on our TV screen, and move and groove with us!

Please register by emailing mdarnobid@rcls.org

Storycraft cottage | Limit 6 children

Wear your pj's and bring a stuffed friend! Enjoy some holiday stories, songs and more! Join us in our Storycraft cottage.

Please email mdarnobid@rcls.org to register | Limited to 6 children.

Join Nicole for a story and some science facts. Do an experiment or craft relating to the story.

Please email blvprograms@rcls.org to register. Limited to 6 children.

Wear your pj's and bring a stuffed friend! Listen to stories, songs and more! Join us in our Storycraft Room.

Registration required | Limit 6 children

Join us for stories, songs and puppets in our Storycraft Cottage. Adults & children 3 and older need to wear masks.

Register by emailing blvprograms@rcls.org | Limit 6

Stories, songs, rhymes and puppets in - person with Nicole in our Storycraft Cottage. Registration is required; limited to 8 children.

Please email blvprograms@rcls.org to register.

Yes, pet detectives do exist, and Jamie Katz (her REAL name) is one of the best. Jamie will introduce us to her sniffer dogs and show how they help her find lost pets. Watch here anytime (enter blauvelt for username and summer2021 for password)

Meet author Kate Messner, who will talk about the creatures who live Over and Under the Pond and AND Over and Under the Rainforest. Watch anytime!

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This week it's all about H2 OH! We'll dive deep and meet some fantastic finned friends with our wet and wild show, crafts & special guests. Today, watch octopus, mantis shrimp,angler fish and sea slug become actors! Watch at your leisure...

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Watch for more videos this week!

Join Jan Berlin from Everything Animals and meet some animals with beautiful colors and some with beautiful personalities. Find out which animals use camouflauge as a defense mechanism.

Email blvprograms@rcls.org to register and for the program link.

Join us for a virtual scavenger hunt to find a list of items around your house. Find out how the same words sound in Spanish. Please email blvprograms@rcls.org to register and receive the link.

Join Nicole on Thursdays for a story and some science facts. Do a simple experiment with household items. Email mdarnobid@rcls.org for the Zoom link.

Storytime is cancelled today due to Miss Fran not feeling well. She will return next Wednesday. See you then!

Stop by the library to pick up some items for making Valentines goodies:ice cream sodas and strawberry shortcakes! Please send child's name and age to blvprograms@rcls.org to receive the link and list of ingredients.

Registration required | Limit 12 goodie bags | Ages 7 & up

Honor our local veterans! Stop by the front desk for a takehome bag of materials to make valentines for our vets in gratitude for their service to our country. Return the homemade valentines to the library by Tuesday, February 9th; they will be delivered to the Rockland Veteran's Office and distributed to local veterans.

Wear your pj's and cuddle with a stuffed friend! Listen to stories, songs, fingerplays and more. Email blvprograms@rcls.org with the child's name and age to receive the Zoom link. Program duration is about 30min. Craft kit available, too!

Join Miss Fran on Facebook LIVE for songs and stories about a special different subject each week.

Wear your pj's and cuddle with a stuffed friend! Listen to stories, songs, fingerplays and more. Email blvprograms@rcls.org for the Zoom link. Program duration is about 30min.

Join Marybeth for a 30 minute storytime on Zoom. Email mdarnobid@rcls.org by 10am Wednesday for the link.

Visit each of the 5 South Orangetown libraries beginning September 8, and look for pictures or items hidden in windows, around the building, --even perhaps on trees! Grab a clue sheet to help you find the 25 items (5 per library) and when you've answered and found all 25, write your name, phone number and age on the sheet and drop it in any library bookdrop for a chance at a raffle prize! 

Scavenger hunt runs from September 8 - 30.

Wear your jammies and snuggle with a stuffed pal while you listen to 30 minutes of stories and songs. Register to receive the Zoom link: email blvprograms.org by 6pm with child's name and age.

Listen to a fun read aloud and play a trivia game as we find out different ways to deliver water to our homes. Email blv.summer@rcls.org or call 845-359-2811 to register and receive the Zoom link.

Abigail from Cornell Cooperative Extension will speak about fishing in the Hudson River and read a story.

Join Marybeth on Thursdays for a story and some science facts. Do a simple experiment with household items. Email mdarnobid@rcls.org for the Zoom link.

Join Marybeth for a fun 30 minute storytime on Zoom. Email by 9:30am Friday for the Zoom link: mdarnobid@rcls.org.

Join Fran Live on our Facebook page for stories and songs!

Watch the premier of a brand new video filmed just for that week by Miss Fran, with songs and brand new stories!

Make a fun caterpillar craft with Miss Nicole. Have a parent or caregiver help you assemble these things:

Paper (colored construction paper is great!)
A ruler
Colored markers
A glue stick
Scissors
Straws or sticks (for the antennae!)

Tune in at 2 pm on Tuesday, June 9 for the fun instructions with Miss Nicole.

Join Matt Mazur from Turtle Dance Music for a virtual live music show to kick off the summer reading program! A collaborative program from the Mighty Five Libraries! Must register to receive the link for the show. Please send an Email with child(ren)'s name & age to blv.summer@rcls.org

Join Marybeth for a 30 minute storytime on Zoom. Email mdarnobid@rcls.org by 9:30 am Wednesday for the link.

Sing songs, read stories and do a simple craft with Miss Fran on FACEBOOK LIVE> Go to "Miss Fran Music" on Facebook.

Meet exotic and indigenous animals!

Community Room | Registration required | Limit 25

For all summer reading club members. Receive your prize for finishing the program, play bingo and enjoy ice cream

Community Room | Registration required

Discover the differences between frogs and toads with live amphibians.

Children's Room | Limit 12

Join Janet for a hands-on demonstration making animal tracks, followed by scavenger hunt throughout the library, finding and identifying animal tracks. Earn your Master Tracker certificate! Prizes! 

Community Room | Registration required | Limit 15

Solve the riddle of what happens when the Sun and Moon compete for control of winter. Treats and a craft, too.

Storycraft Cottage | Registration required | Limit 8

Meet animals who are heroes in their daily lives. A Collaborative program with the Blauvelt, Palisades, Piermont and Tappan libraries. Please register at your home library.

For ages 4 & up | Manse Barn, Tappan | Limit 25 per library

Hear the tale of the Magical Forest of Cree. Who will win the battle between the squirrel families? Play a game and make a secret recipe mix.

Grades 1 - 3 | Storycraft Cotttage | Limit 8

A fun packed S.T.E.A.M. program that investigates the world of root vegetables. Hands-on activities, sampling, games and goody bags!

Storycraft cottage | Limit 15 | Must register

Fun facts about the red and grey squirrels of Scotland. Take a virtual journey there and make some trail mix!

Children's Room | Registration required | Limit 8

For all participants in our Summer Reading program! Bring your logs and receive a prize for finishing!

Community Room | Registration required |

Explore rocks, minerals and crack a geode!

Community Room | Registration required | Limit 25

Learn about strange and wonderful exotic jungle birds with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Games and goodies, too!

Children's Room | Registration required | Limit 15

Rhymes, Puppets, Books and Songs

Ages 6mos. to 15mos. |  Storycraft Cottage | Limit 8

Build glow-in-the-dark structures, crack secret spy codes, play games like Toilet Paper Olympics and more! A fun way to learn math with your friends! Please commit to 8 meetings

Mondays 3/26 to 5/14 | Children's & Community Room | Limit 16

Learn about different kinds of maple syrup and taste test them on yummy waffles!

Children's Room | Registration required | Limit 8

Practice your coding skills with the Minecraft Hour of Code!

4:30pm | Registration required | Limit 12

Learn about the different ways animals prepare for winter with stories, games and a craft.

Children's room | Registration required | Limit 15

Enjoy a folk tale from Thailand about yard spirits that protect homes from mischief, then decorate an authentic spirit house and make an exotic dessert for your yard spirits!

Children's Room | Registration required | Limit 8

Have fun building with Duplo blocks

10:30 to 12pm | Children's Room | Drop-in

Join the Master Gardeners and discover the world of bees. Games and a craft, too.

Find out how grapes are grown in New York state, sample different juices and vote for the best one!

Learn about the basics of Java coding by using Minecraft. Bring a laptop.

Community Room | Registration required | Limit 12

Have fun coding with Scratch, which was invented by MIT
professors to help kids learn basic coding principles. Bring your laptop.

Community Room | Registration required | Limit 12

Enjoy a stretch as you bond with your child

Community Room | Registration required | Limit 10