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

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

Sunday, May 28

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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Teen Space

Teen Space

Tuesday, May 30

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Grades 6-12

Come to the Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-5:30 for board games, video games, crafts, and more! Or just to hang out and get free snacks. Stop by for a minute, or stay the whole time.

No registration required.

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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 4

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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Teen Space

Teen Space

Tuesday, June 6

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Grades 6-12

Come to the Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-5:30 for board games, video games, crafts, and more! Or just to hang out and get free snacks. Stop by for a minute, or stay the whole time.

No registration required.

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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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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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Teen Space

Teen Space

Tuesday, June 13

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Grades 6-12

Special Pride Week Activities: Make your own Pride posters, flags, and buttons!

Come to the Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-5:30 for board games, video games, crafts, and more! Or just to hang out and get free snacks. Stop by for a minute, or stay the whole time.

No registration required.

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Tween Book Club (Registration Required)

Tween Book Club (Registration Required)

Friday, June 16

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join the Tween Book Club! We read a new book every month, then meet on the third Friday to discuss our thoughts and do a trivia battle against each other! This month, we will be reading Twins, a graphic novel by Varian Johnson.

Place a hold so it’s ready to pick up when you come in!

Registration is REQUIRED so that we can make sure to acquire copies for our participants through WLS – please email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615 or stop by the Children’s Room to register.

“Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran — a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister!Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there’s nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good?”

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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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Teen Space

Teen Space

Tuesday, June 20

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Grades 6-12

Come to the Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-5:30 for board games, video games, crafts, and more! Or just to hang out and get free snacks. Stop by for a minute, or stay the whole time.

No registration required.

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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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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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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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Teen Space

Teen Space

Tuesday, June 27

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Grades 6-12

Come to the Community Room on Tuesdays from 3-5:30 for board games, video games, crafts, and more! Or just to hang out and get free snacks. Stop by for a minute, or stay the whole time.

No registration required.

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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 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 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 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 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 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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Summer Reading Game - June 26 to August 18

Summer Reading Game – June 26 to August 18

Sunday, August 13

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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