Children’s Programs

Ages 9-12

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you. We’ll start a new campaign every few weeks. Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org for more information.

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Battle of the Books is an the annual book trivia tournament run by the Westchester Library System. Every library has its own teams and we’re looking for kids in grades 4-12 to represent Dobbs Ferry!

If you’re interested in joining and able to dedicate all of Saturday, October 21st, to the tournament, please email dobchildref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link! We will be discussing the tournament format, the books everyone will be reading, permission slips, and more. For more information, please click here.

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Grades K-4

Join Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Peace Play for an Eid al-Adha adventure with Peg + Cat! Get ready to read, rattle, and roll into learning about the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Ages 3 and up.

Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home – supplies are limited!

This Week’s Craft – Make a Frog!

Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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Ages 4-7

Use your imagination to build something special and then see it displayed all month long in the Children’s Room.

Please wear a mask.

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

Today’s program will be pride/rainbow themed and we’ll do a short craft.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Ages 9-12

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you. We’ll start a new campaign every few weeks. Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org for more information.

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Join us for virtual Spanish story time! Sing fun nursery rhymes and learn new words in Spanish!

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Ages 3-6

Listen to a story about the importance of LGBTQIA+ pride and we will build pride parade floats out of shoeboxes ahead of our parade on Saturday! Stuffed animals will be provided as float riders.

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Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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For all ages.

Join us for a storytime led by local families, reading pride books with our therapy dog Buddy, craft stations for all ages, music, food, a parade, and more!

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.

Join children’s librarian Gina to learn songs, fingerplays, and more that you can do with your baby.  Each meeting will leave time for open discussion and connection with other parents/caregivers.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Anyone who’s committed to joining Battle of the Books is welcome to bring in their permission slips, pick up their books for the summer, and get to know their teammates at this party featuring snacks, books, and MarioKart!

For more information, please click here.

Battle of the Books is an the annual book trivia tournament run by the Westchester Library System. Every library has its own teams and we’re looking for kids in grades 4-12 to represent Dobbs Ferry!

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Ages 9-12

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you. We’ll start a new campaign every few weeks. Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org for more information.

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Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Ages 3-6

Join Ms. Gina for seasonal storytimes!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Ages 3 and up.

Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home – supplies are limited!

This Week’s Craft – Rainbow Butterfly Suncatchers

Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. We’ll be fighting climate change, learning about race and LGBTQIA+ issues, and exploring how to become young activists.

The Game ends with an ice cream party in the plaza on Friday, August 18th, from 2 to 3pm.

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For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.

Join children’s librarian Gina to learn songs, fingerplays, and more that you can do with your baby.  Each meeting will leave time for open discussion and connection with other parents/caregivers.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Ages 5 +

Science and stories collide in this kickoff to our summer reading game! Two unlikely heroes must learn to work together to stop a super polluting mastermind.

Throughout the story, you’ll help the performer conduct amazing science experiments all about air pressure, the laws of motion, chemical reactions, and much more!

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Join us for virtual Spanish story time! Sing fun nursery rhymes and learn new words in Spanish!

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Ages 3-6

Join Ms. Gina for seasonal storytimes!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Ages 3 and Up

Launch Event: Join Ms. Gina for storytime at the Keeper’s House on the Old Croton Aqueduct trail to launch our brand new storywalk for the summer! We’ll be learning about kindness and making change in our community with The Little Things: A Story About Acts of Kindness by Christian Trimmer and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita. Then we’ll do a nature-themed craft together!

Visit our storywalk all summer long, starting at the Keeper’s House and continuing toward Chestnut Street on the Old Croton Aqueduct. Available in Spanish and English. Those who finish are eligible for extra points toward their Summer Reading Game!

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Game Night at the Library!

Join the Library’s Director, Erik Carlson, for an evening of tabletop games. Feel free to bring your own games.

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This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. We’ll be fighting climate change, learning about race and LGBTQIA+ issues, and exploring how to become young activists.

The Game ends with an ice cream party in the plaza on Friday, August 18th, from 2 to 3pm.

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This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. We’ll be fighting climate change, learning about race and LGBTQIA+ issues, and exploring how to become young activists.

The Game ends with an ice cream party in the plaza on Friday, August 18th, from 2 to 3pm.

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This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. We’ll be fighting climate change, learning about race and LGBTQIA+ issues, and exploring how to become young activists.

The Game ends with an ice cream party in the plaza on Friday, August 18th, from 2 to 3pm.

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This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. We’ll be fighting climate change, learning about race and LGBTQIA+ issues, and exploring how to become young activists.

The Game ends with an ice cream party in the plaza on Friday, August 18th, from 2 to 3pm.

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This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. We’ll be fighting climate change, learning about race and LGBTQIA+ issues, and exploring how to become young activists.

The Game ends with an ice cream party in the plaza on Friday, August 18th, from 2 to 3pm.

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This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. We’ll be fighting climate change, learning about race and LGBTQIA+ issues, and exploring how to become young activists.

The Game ends with an ice cream party in the plaza on Friday, August 18th, from 2 to 3pm.

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