Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Pride Butterfly Craft – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, June 6
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Pride Butterfly Craft
Paws for Reading (Registration)
Saturday, June 6
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Ages 4-12
Join Wally and his handler Jessica Greene to practice your reading! Each child can sign up for a private 10-minute slot.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Reading Education Assistance Dogs® (R.E.A.D.®) is a registered program of Intermountain Therapy Animals, Salt Lake City, Utah. All rights reserved. R.E.A.D. is the 1st and foremost comprehensive reading to therapy dogs support program helping to improve children’s literacy and social skills through the assistance of trained, licensed and insured therapy dog teams as literacy mentors.
Wild Facts About Wild Mushrooms
Saturday, June 6
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
All Ages
Do you like nature? Do you want to learn more about the plants and things that grow outside? Lisa Solomon will give a slide presentation and introduce you to the captivating world of wild mushroom hunting!
Lisa is an experienced mycophile, and she will show you the variety of colors, shapes, sizes, and even smells found in fungi, and challenge common myths along the way.
If you come you will:
- learn how to identify mushrooms
- find out about what to wear and what to bring
- review safety rules for collecting and cooking
- learn about emerging frontiers and how fungi can save the world
Take home information about local amateur clubs, field guides, apps, and online resources so you can go exploring.