Children’s Programs

Ages 3 and up.

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

This week’s Kit – Leftovers Day (Missed a craft this winter? Don’t worry! You can pick up a surplus craft from any of our January and February take and makes).

Contact the Library at dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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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.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 2-6.

Every week, get comfy-cozy and listen to Ms. Gina read bedtime stories on our YouTube channel!

This March, many of our stories will celebrate Women’s History Month.

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6615 or dobchildref@wlsmail.org if you would like more information.

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Ages 9-12

Dungeons and Dragons is back! Join the newly revived club, led by a local middle school Dungeon Master! Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org with questions or interest to join.

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All ages.

Do you miss coming to the library? Do you need help choosing a book? Or do you want to tell your librarian about what you’ve been reading lately? Schedule a 20-minute virtual browsing and/or reference appointment with Ms. Gina. She can find what you’re looking for!

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 7-9.

Tune in to listen to Ms. Gina read from The Unicorn Rescue Society: Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot by Adam Gidwitz and Joseph Bruchac. She will read from the same book every week until she finishes it, but don’t worry if you miss a meeting — she’ll catch you up before starting.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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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 kit – Popsicle Stick Bookmarks

Contact the Library at dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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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.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 4 and up

Celebrate International Women’s Day with local author/illustrator Dawn Masi, whose book G My Name is Girl is a new release from Doubleday Books for Young Readers. Listen as she and Ms. Gina read picture books and participate in a drawing activity to honor the women in your life!

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Google Meet link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Join us as we take a tour into the heart of our favorite city with licensed professional NYC tour guide Garrett T. Shore to discover the forgotten lives of New York’s immigrants. Garrett will bring us into Little Italy and Chinatown to study the lives of NYC’s 19th and 20th century immigrants and the neighborhoods they came up in. How did they stake their claim in a new world? How did they reinvent themselves in an emerging nation on its way to becoming the world’s #1 superpower by 1920? What gangs did they join for protection and security? What methods or tricks were employed to gain footing in America? How did native New Yorkers treat them?

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 2-6.

Every week, get comfy-cozy and listen to Ms. Gina read bedtime stories on our YouTube channel!

This March, many of our stories will celebrate Women’s History Month.

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6615 or dobchildref@wlsmail.org if you would like more information.

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Ages 9-12

Dungeons and Dragons is back! Join the newly revived club, led by a local middle school Dungeon Master! Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org with questions or interest to join.

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All ages.

Do you miss coming to the library? Do you need help choosing a book? Or do you want to tell your librarian about what you’ve been reading lately? Schedule a 20-minute virtual browsing and/or reference appointment with Ms. Gina. She can find what you’re looking for!

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 7-9.

Tune in to listen to Ms. Gina read from The Unicorn Rescue Society: Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot by Adam Gidwitz and Joseph Bruchac. She will read from the same book every week until she finishes it, but don’t worry if you miss a meeting — she’ll catch you up before starting.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 7-12

Have you read Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Did you know you too can create stories like his? Join Ms.Gina and local high-schooler Franka Pessin, to learn about all the different ways you can create your own diary, such as drawing, comic/graphic novel style, journaling and scrapbooking. Many people find that writing diaries is therapeutic and it’s safe to say that the pandemic has impacted our mental health. Let’s document both historic events and our own emotions!

Diary entries may also be featured (with permission) on our @dfplkids Instagram account!

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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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 kit – St. Patrick’s Day Hats

Contact the Library at dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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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.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 2-6.

Every week, get comfy-cozy and listen to Ms. Gina read bedtime stories on our YouTube channel!

This March, many of our stories will celebrate Women’s History Month.

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6615 or dobchildref@wlsmail.org if you would like more information.

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Ages 9-12

Dungeons and Dragons is back! Join the newly revived club, led by a local middle school Dungeon Master! Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org with questions or interest to join.

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All ages.

Do you miss coming to the library? Do you need help choosing a book? Or do you want to tell your librarian about what you’ve been reading lately? Schedule a 20-minute virtual browsing and/or reference appointment with Ms. Gina. She can find what you’re looking for!

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 7-9.

Tune in to listen to Ms. Gina read from The Unicorn Rescue Society: Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot by Adam Gidwitz and Joseph Bruchac. She will read from the same book every week until she finishes it, but don’t worry if you miss a meeting — she’ll catch you up before starting.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 8-14

Our annual ecology program is back — virtually! Join librarians Ned and Gina to discover what owls eat and learn how to reconstruct a skeleton by searching through your very own owl pellet to find animal bones.

Please reserve a dissection kit (complete with magnifying glass, gloves, pellet, and everything else you’ll need!) ahead of time by emailing dobchildref@wlsmail.org or calling the Circulation Desk at (914) 693-6614. Space is limited!

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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 kit – Mini Bulletin Boards

Contact the Library at dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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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.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

We have a special guest! Local family therapist Dr. Rebecca Hershberg will visit the New Caregivers’ Circle to talk about parenting babies during the pandemic.

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Ages 2-6.

Every week, get comfy-cozy and listen to Ms. Gina read bedtime stories on our YouTube channel!

This March, many of our stories will celebrate Women’s History Month.

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6615 or dobchildref@wlsmail.org if you would like more information.

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Ages 9-12

Dungeons and Dragons is back! Join the newly revived club, led by a local middle school Dungeon Master! Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org with questions or interest to join.

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All ages.

Do you miss coming to the library? Do you need help choosing a book? Or do you want to tell your librarian about what you’ve been reading lately? Schedule a 20-minute virtual browsing and/or reference appointment with Ms. Gina. She can find what you’re looking for!

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 7-9.

Tune in to listen to Ms. Gina read from The Unicorn Rescue Society: Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot by Adam Gidwitz and Joseph Bruchac. She will read from the same book every week until she finishes it, but don’t worry if you miss a meeting — she’ll catch you up before starting.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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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 Kit – Missed a craft this month? Don’t worry! You can pick up one from our surplus pile!

Contact the Library at dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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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.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 4 and up.

Children read one-on-one with Chubba, a specially trained Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) and his handler, Hastings resident Deirdre Drohan Forbes. Children will select a book to read to Chubba before the program begins, and they will spend 10 – 15 minutes reading aloud. They are also welcome to ask questions about Chubba, a 5-year-old rescued pit bull who loves children, other dogs, and reading.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call the Library at 693-6614 to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Ages 2-6.

Every week, get comfy-cozy and listen to Ms. Gina read bedtime stories on our YouTube channel!

This March, many of our stories will celebrate Women’s History Month.

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6615 or dobchildref@wlsmail.org if you would like more information.

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Ages 9-12

Dungeons and Dragons is back! Join the newly revived club, led by a local middle school Dungeon Master! Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org with questions or interest to join.

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FerryCon will be returning as a virtual event this Spring! Keep an eye on this space for more info.

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