Dungeons & Dragons Club (Waitlist - Email for Information)

Dungeons & Dragons Club (Waitlist – Email for Information)

Wednesday, June 7

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

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 Interest Meeting via ZOOM

Battle of the Books Interest Meeting via ZOOM

Wednesday, June 7

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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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Peg & Cat's Eid al-Adha (Registration Required)

Peg & Cat’s Eid al-Adha (Registration Required)

Thursday, June 8

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

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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Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Make a Frog! - Limited Supply / Contact the Library to schedule a pick up

Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Make a Frog! – Limited Supply / Contact the Library to schedule a pick up

Saturday, June 10

All Day

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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Stuffed Animal Field Trips - Ongoing from the Children's Room

Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room

Sunday, June 11

All Day

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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LEGO Club in the Community Room

LEGO Club in the Community Room

Monday, June 12

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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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Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime in the Community Room - themed for Pride Week

Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime in the Community Room – themed for Pride Week

Tuesday, June 13

10:30 am - 11:00 am

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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Dungeons & Dragons Club (Waitlist - Email for Information)

Dungeons & Dragons Club (Waitlist – Email for Information)

Wednesday, June 14

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

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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Virtual Spanish Story Time

Virtual Spanish Story Time

Thursday, June 15

9:00 am - 9:30 am

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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Build Your Own Pride Parade Float!

Build Your Own Pride Parade Float!

Thursday, June 15

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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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Chess Club in the Community Room

Chess Club in the Community Room

Thursday, June 15

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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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Pride Party! in the Community Room / Library Plaza

Pride Party! in the Community Room / Library Plaza

Saturday, June 17

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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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Stuffed Animal Field Trips - Ongoing from the Children's Room

Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room

Sunday, June 18

All Day

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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Baby Songs & Stories in the Community Room

Baby Songs & Stories in the Community Room

Monday, June 19

10:30 am - 11:00 am

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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Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime in the Community Room

Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime in the Community Room

Tuesday, June 20

10:30 am - 11:00 am

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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Battle of the Books Launch Party

Battle of the Books Launch Party

Tuesday, June 20

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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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Dungeons & Dragons Club (Waitlist - Email for Information)

Dungeons & Dragons Club (Waitlist – Email for Information)

Wednesday, June 21

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

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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Chess Club in the Community Room

Chess Club in the Community Room

Thursday, June 22

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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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Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, June 22

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm

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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Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Rainbow Butterfly Suncatchers - Limited Supply / Contact the Library to schedule a pick up

Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Rainbow Butterfly Suncatchers – Limited Supply / Contact the Library to schedule a pick up

Saturday, June 24

All Day

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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Stuffed Animal Field Trips - Ongoing from the Children's Room

Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room

Sunday, June 25

All Day

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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Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, June 25

All Day

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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Baby Songs & Stories in the Community Room

Baby Songs & Stories in the Community Room

Monday, June 26

10:30 am - 11:00 am

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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Summer Reading Game Kickoff with Talewise

Summer Reading Game Kickoff with Talewise

Monday, June 26

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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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Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime in the Community Room

Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime in the Community Room

Tuesday, June 27

10:30 am - 11:00 am

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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Virtual Spanish Story Time

Virtual Spanish Story Time

Thursday, June 29

9:00 am - 9:30 am

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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Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, June 29

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm

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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Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail: Launch at the Keeper's House

Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail: Launch at the Keeper’s House

Friday, June 30

10:30 am - 11:30 am

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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Board Games With the Library Director

Board Games With the Library Director

Friday, June 30

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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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Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, July 2

All Day

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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Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, July 9

All Day

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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Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, July 16

All Day

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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Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, July 23

All Day

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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Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, July 30

All Day

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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Summer Storywalk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, August 6

All Day

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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