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AI generated Marshmallow peep in a graham cracker house.

Colorific Club for Kids: Peeps Edition

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of coloring and crafting at this monthly program. Each session will be unique! Come and be creative with your imagination! For grades 1-5.  This m...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of coloring and crafting at this monthly program.

Each session will be unique! Come and be creative with your imagination!

For grades 1-5. 

Collage of young children with books.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool
Rock-A-Bye Reader:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources. ...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. This month's sel...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. 

AI illustration of an owl perched on a tree branch, reading a book to a young rabbit, a fawn, a bear cub, and a young fox.

Books 4 Fun

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Big Island Movie Area at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our pre-school story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared to engage and entertain your child.  Our ...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Movie Area
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our pre-school story time for children ages 3 to 6.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared to engage and entertain your child. 

Our theme for this session is Into the Night!

 

Whimsical illustration of the word Poetry AI generated

STEAM Club: Poetry Month!

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Big Island Outside at Big Island Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

The most wonderful time of the year is here, and sometimes it even rhymes! It’s poetry Month, of course! In this very special session, we'll talk about poetry, its history, its for...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Outside
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

The most wonderful time of the year is here, and sometimes it even rhymes! It’s poetry Month, of course! In this very special session, we'll talk about poetry, its history, its forms, its styles and traditions….

Car made out of Legos

Building Club: Car Edition

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Big Island Movie Area at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library for Building Club! Use our assortment of building materials including LEGO® bricks, wooden blocks, and K’nex connectors to construct what your ima...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Movie Area
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library for Building Club! Use our assortment of building materials including LEGO® bricks, wooden blocks, and K’nex connectors to construct what your imagination sees OR accept the challenge of the month.

AI generated cartoon of a Jenga tower in a library

4th Friday: Family Fun & Games

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Family - All Ages
Event Details:

Bring the whole family and join us for some fun with board games!Checkers, Bedford Monopoly, or Headbanz.  Other games, Jenga, Tic-tac-toe, and card games will also be availab...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring the whole family and join us for some fun with board games!

Checkers, Bedford Monopoly, or Headbanz.  Other games, Jenga, Tic-tac-toe, and card games will also be available.  

Collage of photos: Yarn and Knitting Needles, Person Coloring Flowers, and the words New Chapter Typed of a Typewriter

Creative Expressions

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions. Do ...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions.

If poster

Thursday Theatre presents IF

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Family - All Ages, Kids
Event Details:

Join us in the fun as we watch a movie on the big screen at Big Island Library. This month's movie is IF starring Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Steve Carel...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages, Kids
Program Type: Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us in the fun as we watch a movie on the big screen at Big Island Library.

This month's movie is IF starring Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Steve Carell, and More!

AI generated purple paper butterfly on a straw illustration

Colorific Club for Kids: Beautiful Butterfly Edition

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of coloring and crafting at this monthly program. Each session will be unique! Come and be creative with your imagination! For grades 1-5.  This m...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of coloring and crafting at this monthly program.

Each session will be unique! Come and be creative with your imagination!

For grades 1-5. 

S.T.E.A.M Library Makers Logo

STEAM Library Makers with Amazement Square

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Amazement Square and the Big Island Library are teaming up for the first time this year to present a series of STEAM programs for children ages 3 to 5.  Each month there wi...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Amazement Square and the Big Island Library are teaming up for the first time this year to present a series of STEAM programs for children ages 3 to 5. 

Sunflowers and blackberries along a fence AI illustration

STEAM Club: Garden Day Spring Edition

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Big Island Outside at Big Island Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Garden day returns….. springtime edition! The kids will help us transplant everything, water everything in, and then plant sunflowers along the back fence. We might even have a bla...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Outside
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Garden day returns….. springtime edition! The kids will help us transplant everything, water everything in, and then plant sunflowers along the back fence. We might even have a blackberry bush we can plant in the corner!

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. This month's sel...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. 

Bottle of Ketchup made out of Legos

Building Club: Grocery Edition

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Big Island Movie Area at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library for Building Club! Use our assortment of building materials including LEGO® bricks, wooden blocks, and K’nex connectors to construct what your ima...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Movie Area
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library for Building Club! Use our assortment of building materials including LEGO® bricks, wooden blocks, and K’nex connectors to construct what your imagination sees OR accept the challenge of the month.

AI generated cartoon of a Jenga tower in a library

4th Friday: Family Fun & Games

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Family - All Ages
Event Details:

Bring the whole family and join us for some fun with board games!Checkers, Bedford Monopoly, or Headbanz.  Other games, Jenga, Tic-tac-toe, and card games will also be availab...

Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring the whole family and join us for some fun with board games!

Checkers, Bedford Monopoly, or Headbanz.  Other games, Jenga, Tic-tac-toe, and card games will also be available.  

CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY

All Day
Bedford Central Library, Big Island Library, Forest Library, Moneta/SML Library, Montvale Library, Stewartsville Library

ALL BPLS LOCATIONS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY.

Closing
Branches:
Bedford Central Library, Big Island Library, Forest Library, Moneta/SML Library, Montvale Library, Stewartsville Library
Description:

ALL BPLS LOCATIONS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY.

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. This month's sel...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. 

CLOSED FOR JUNETEENTH

All Day
Bedford Central Library, Big Island Library, Forest Library, Moneta/SML Library, Montvale Library, Stewartsville Library

ALL BPLS LOCATIONS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH.

Closing
Branches:
Bedford Central Library, Big Island Library, Forest Library, Moneta/SML Library, Montvale Library, Stewartsville Library
Description:

ALL BPLS LOCATIONS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH.

Collage of photos: Yarn and Knitting Needles, Person Coloring Flowers, and the words New Chapter Typed of a Typewriter

Creative Expressions

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions. Do ...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions.

CLOSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY

All Day
Bedford Central Library, Big Island Library, Forest Library, Moneta/SML Library, Montvale Library, Stewartsville Library

ALL BPLS LOCATIONS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY IN HONOR OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Closing
Branches:
Bedford Central Library, Big Island Library, Forest Library, Moneta/SML Library, Montvale Library, Stewartsville Library
Description:

ALL BPLS LOCATIONS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY IN HONOR OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Reader's Choice logo

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. This month is Re...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. 

Collage of photos: Yarn and Knitting Needles, Person Coloring Flowers, and the words New Chapter Typed of a Typewriter

Creative Expressions

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions. Do ...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions.

Reader's Choice Logo

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. This month is Re...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us at the Big Island Library to read the book of the month and share insights and stories.  The book club is held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. 

Collage of photos: Yarn and Knitting Needles, Person Coloring Flowers, and the words New Chapter Typed of a Typewriter

Creative Expressions

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions. Do ...

Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Calling all creative types! The Big Island Writers Group is evolving our lovely club to include makers and crafters of all sorts to further inspire our friendly discussions.