Join us for a look at different animals that resemble each other. Please email blvprograms@rcls.org  to register and receive the link. 

Tune in for some fun with puppets! Watch in-person or online at 4pm or after on our Facebook page.

Email blvprograms@rcls.org to register for in-person viewing. | Limit 10

Join us in person for a reading of Chapters 13 & 14 from "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" and go on a scavenger hunt related to the book. Trivia questions, too!

Register by emailing blvprograms@rcls.org with child's name and age | Limited to 10 families

BFL resident storyteller, Jonathan Kurk spices up the doldrums of January with tales of suspense! Watch him tell, "The Monkey's Paw", the local legend, "The Lavender Dress" and other hair-raising stories. 

Use the following link to tune into Facebook Live on Tuesday, January 11 at 7:30 pm:

Blauvelt Free Library Facebook Page

Watch our performance of "Children's Puppet Theatre" with Marybeth & Nicole on Facebook Live! Join us @ 4pm on or watch whenever you can!

Meet some unexpected, unusual or a-typical animals. We call them Oddballs!

Email blvprograms@rcls.org for the link

Listen to internationally known storyteller Bobby Norfolk, as he finishes out our Creepy Crawlies Week with the tale of that famous trickster Ananse the Spider! Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-6-5/ and enter blauvelt (username) and summer2021 (password). Watch at your leisure!

Meet author Candace Fleming, who has written over 40 books, including Honeybee and Cubs in the Tub. Find out the true story of the first woman Zoo keeper at the Bronx Zoo! Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-6-3/ and enter blauvelt (username) and summer 2021 (password). Watch at any time!

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Watch the Smallest Show On Earth! Can Felix the Flea join a flea circus? Meet a real jumping spider & the last ringmaster from Barnum & Bailey! Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-6-1/ and enter blauvelt (username) and summer2021 (password)

Pick up a clue sheet and search for animals at each of the Mighty 5 libraries during the month of August! Prizes at each library for finishing.

Meet Noggin, the sled dog, and her human, Karen Land. Karen will talk about being a musher and relate her experiences in the Alaskan Iditarod sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, held every March.

Please email blvprograms@rcls.org with your name and child's name & age (if applicable) for the link

Watch our performance of Fairy Tale Theatre with Marybeth, Fran, and Nicole on Facebook Live! Watch on the library's Facebook page whenever you can!

Listen to the tale of the Three Little Pigs with Marybeth, Fran and Nicole performing on Facebook Live! Watch on the library's Facebook page whenever you can!

Meet Cindy Cavallini from Teachers of Nature and her animal superheroes! Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-5-5/ and enter blauvelt (username) and summer2021 (password). Watch at any time, as many times as you want!!

Meet puppet master Jim Hammond from The LION KING! Watch anytime; visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-5-4/ and enter blauvelt (username) and summer2021 (password). Learn how to make a simple puppet!

Joion illustrator David Pasquale as he shares his book "A Wisdom of Wombats" and talks about other names for groups of animals. He will also teach you how to draw Arlo, the Alligator Boy! Watch the video any time!

Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-5-3/ and enter blauvelt for username and summer2021 for password.

What animal eats upside down? What animals never fart? Find out the answers to these questions and more when you watch the Sofa Safari Game Show! Watch at any time: visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-5-1/ and enter blauvelt for username and summer2021 for password.

Watch Wesley Williams of America's Got Talent and his hilarious Puppy Pals Show, featuring his delightful dogs!

Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-4-5/ and enter blauvelt (username) and summer2021 (password)

Read along with author Pat Cummings as she shares her book Harvey Moon, Museum Boy, about a boy and his pet lizard who go on an adventure and wind up in their own movie! Also, illustrator Francesca Chessa demonstrates how to draw some common pets. Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-4-4/ and enter blauvelt (username) and summer2021 (password.

Watch the video at any time! Meet super-star author and illustrator Pat Cummings, a recipient of the Coretta Scott King and the Boston Globe-Horn Book awards. She'll share her latest book Where is Mommy? as well as Ananse and the Lizard. Visit https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-4-3/ and enter blauvelt for username and summer2021 for password

Watch the video at any time! Get ready to roll out the red carpet when a cast of special guests join Kenny and Page Turner during this classic awards -style show honoring furry friends of the silver screen, hero animals and presidential pats. Visit

https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-4-1/ and enter blauvelt for username and summer2021 for password.

Meet author Donna Gephart and illustrator Francesca Chessa! They will talk about their picture book Go Be Wonderful! We'll also get a sneak peek at Donna's new novel for older readers, Abby Tried and True, and learn how to draw our own animals. Watch at any time! Just click here and enter blauvelt for user name and summer2021 for password.

Watch the show at any time! Kenny's many pets keep interrupting his Zoom call and he is frustrated! So, Page Turner tells him the folktale, "It Could Always be Worse!" Then she gives it a modern-day twist by transporting the tale to a library filled with animals, a magical book and a wacky librarian named Miss Understood.

Just click here and enter blauvelt for user name and summer2021 for password.

Yasu Ishida is an award-winning performer who combines traditional Japanese theatre, music, origami, magic and storytelling into one of a kind performances. He will amaze you with stories, then show you how to make your very own origami whale! Watch any time!

https://pageturneradventures.com/s21-2-5/     user name: blauvelt   password: summer2021

Meet an American alligator, 14 foot python, a giant tortoise and more with Erik's Reptile Adventures! Email blvprograms@rcls.org to register and to receive the Zoom link.

Join a live Zoom presentation and meet rescued animals such as a coatimundi, wallaby, macaw, scorpion & more!

World Turtle Day is Sunday, May 23. The hamlet of Blauvelt is specially situated to make note of this day, as the north end of Western Highway that connects us to West Nyack, NY is the site of a millennia-old trek of female snapping turtles every spring, from mid-May to mid-June, who cross the road from the Hackensack River to lay their eggs in the sandy soil adjacent to its eastern shore.

The Turtles of Western Highway is a volunteer group who administers to the snappers' safety, helping them cross the busy two-lane highway, and also building a temporary yearly barrier with egg-laying mounds on the river side of the road, to encourage the females to relocate future treks to the safer area.

Each year, on May 23, the above group, part of The Hudson Valley Humane Society, holds a kick-off event, which is usually held at the library. However, COVID-19 and a coming renovation of our Community Room have conspired against a planned program here. Interested parties should check for updates on the Turtles of Western Highway Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/287554056087940

Jonathan Kruk, well known Master StoryTeller in the Hudson Valley, creator of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Old Dutch Church in Tarrytown, brings his yarn spinning skills to Facebook Live, courtesy of the Blauvelt Free Library, on the first Tuesday of the Month at 7:30. Just go to:

https://www.facebook.com/BlauveltFreeLibrary

Stop by the front desk beginning on Tuesday, February 23 to pick up your bingo cards. 

Registration required. Email child's full name and age to blvprograms@rcls.org for the Zoom link

Watch Jan and two live "animal ambassadors" from Everything Animals. Try your hand at drawing each animal after Jan's demonstration. Please email blvprograms@rcls.org with the child's name and age for the link.

Join us for a virtual scavenger hunt to find a list of items around your house!

Registration required. Please email blvprograms@rcls.org for the link.

Join us for a virtual, live, interactive experience with Jan Berlin from Everything Animals. Meet 5 live animal ambassadors from around the world! Show us your own pets at the end of the program, too!

Registration required. Please email blvprograms@rcl.org for the link.

Master Storyteller, Jonathan Kruk-- famous for his telling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in the Old Dutch Church north of Tarrytown, NY, returns again with tales of Christmas, Hannukah and the Solstice. Learn about Grandmother Christmas from the great Russian and Italian seasonal traditions, hear about the Hannukah Goat & Bear, and enjoy the story of why we "Give Back the Light" at the Winter Solstice.

This is a live event on the Blauvelt Free Library Facebook page and was RESCHEDULED FROM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8

https://www.facebook.com/BlauveltFreeLibrary

Join Arlene virtually as she explains how to tie dye a mask or t-shirt using sharpies and rubbing alcohol. Limited supply of masks will be available. Email blvprograms@rcls.org to register and for the link. Please indicate if you need a child's or adult mask.

Watch Jan tell a true story featuring a live "animal ambassador" from Everything Animals and demonstrate a quick-drawing activity. Please email blvprograms@rcls.org for the Zoom link.

Be entertained with fables and myths by a master storyteller! Tune into our Facebook page to watch.

Join us for a virtual, live, interactive experience with Jan Berlin from Everything Animals. Meet 3 live animal ambassadors! Join in a scavenger hunt, too! Show us your own pets at the end of the program, too!

Registration required. Please email blvprograms@rcl.org for the link and list of materials for the scavenger hunt

Juggling fire and spinning iPads is just the start ! This 40 min live broadcast will be packed with tricks, balancing, and laughs, and will leave you wanting more! Come join us for all the fun and interact with Jim and his amazing show, LIVE! Jim has a background in film making and over 3 million views on social media.

Email blv.summer@rcls.org to receive the link to the show

Build a barn for a farm animal with your child to celebrate our Parents as Reading Partners 2020 read.

Children's Room | Drop-in | from 4 - 6pm

Bring a pillow and blanket and a copy of the PARP reading choice for WOS & Cottage Lane for a family read. Drinks & snacks, too!

Children's Room | All Ages | Drop-in

Design a holiday card from a variety of materials!

Children's room | Drop-in | All ages

Sip hot chocolate and nibble on sweets while Mr. Magoo puts on a stage show in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge (Did you know his first name is "Quincy"? It says so on the theatre marquee.). The crude animation style (by today's standards) is more than redeemed by the memorable tunes. Scrooge, as always, is voiced by Jim Backus. With the voices of Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano and Paul Frees.

Saddled with the kind of simplified animation that was considered affordable to produce in the early 1960s, when computerization was non existent, it still manages a winning formula due to the heartfelt musical score.

If you think of it, bring along some non-perishable  foods or personal hygiene products to add to our collection for Neighborhood Pantry, South Orangetown's own food charity, and you'll get raffle ticket(s) for a $60 gift card to AMC Cinemas, to be picked on Friday, December 27.

Comedy + magic with audience participation

Registration required | Limit 30 | Community room

Learn the ways of the Jedi! Dress up as you favorite Star Wars character. Sign up with your home library (Blauvelt, Orangeburg, Palisades, Piermont or Tappan). Location is St. Catharine Parish Gymnasium, 523 Western Highway, Blauvelt.

Meet Blauvelt's own pet pig when he comes to visit the library for a meet-and-greet!

All ages welcome | Behringer Room | Drop-in

Six years ago, a foursome made up of the leaders of each section of the Westchester Chordsmen, a "barbershop" chorus from the other side of the Hudson came together as a quartet called, "Main Ingredients" to perform a Valentine concert at the library. We liked them so much that we asked them back for a St. Patrick's Day show the next year. They had never been asked to do such a program, but were up for the challenge of creating one, so they mixed beloved ditties from the Green Holiday with American Songbook selections to make a great show.

We decided to email their leader, Chet, to offer them a slot if they would reprise the concert this year. He said, "Sure! In fact, I've got a new quartet, and they are even better than the last one!"

The new barbershop quartet is named, "RSVP". The concert is FREE, with Irish-themed sweets to nosh on.

"Barbershop" singing is a style of very close harmony in which the first tenor often sings higher notes than the lead tenor. It's characterized by a minimum of vibrato in the delivery, resulting in clear, brassy chords. The lore tells of groups that evolved from pals who hung around the local barbershop in "olden times", and dress often refers to music hall costumery of the late 1890s-into-1900s, such as brightly striped summer blazers (perfect for romantic spooning), loud vests, bow ties and "straw boaters"--flat-topped, flat brimmed straw hats that businessmen wore in the summertime.

Create an original masterpiece from assorted materials! For kids and adults.

Storycraft cottage | Drop-in from 6 - 7:30pm.

Meet some animals who use rocks for protection!

Community Room | Registration required | Limit 20

Play board games and solve puzzles! For all ages

Children's Room | Drop-in | 6:30 - 8pm

Colorful fun for the whole family!

5:00 to 7:00pm | Children's Room | Drop-in 

Play games and puzzles with your young ones!

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

Play board games, cards, puzzles or chess with your kids, grandkids or friends. Singles welcome, too!

Children's Room | Drop-in