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Rock-A-Bye Reader (21 Months - 3 Years Old)

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 11:15am - 12:15pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for toddlers ages 21 months to 3 years old.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for toddlers ages 21 months to 3 years old.  Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

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Creative Expressions

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

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.

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.

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Online Lecture: Georgia O’Keeffe — Visions of an American Pioneer

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Where many saw only bones in the deserts of the American Southwest or everyday flowers, Georgia O’Keeffe saw the transcendent passage of time.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Where many saw only bones in the deserts of the American Southwest or everyday flowers, Georgia O’Keeffe saw the transcendent passage of time.

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Books 4 Fun

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

AARP Tax Preperations

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Bedford Tharp Room at Bedford Central Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Yearly Tax Preparation ServicesToday will be for appointment setting ONLY.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Tharp Room
Purpose of Meeting

Yearly Tax Preparation Services

Today will be for appointment setting ONLY.

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Books 4 Fun

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

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Books 4 Fun

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Collage of community helper photos.

Books 4 Fun

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

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Stitchin' Chicks

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us every Tuesday at 2:00 PM (except holidays), bring your projects, and knit or crochet with us!

New members are always welcome, and no experience is necessary. Come learn with us!

Library Branch: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday at 2:00 PM (except holidays), bring your projects, and knit or crochet with us!

New members are always welcome, and no experience is necessary. Come learn with us!

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Stewartsville Support System: A Support Group for Family and Friends of Individuals with Mental Health Diagnoses

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Do you have a loved one, friend, or family member struggling with a mental health diagnosis?  You are not alone. 

Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Do you have a loved one, friend, or family member struggling with a mental health diagnosis?  You are not alone. 

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Rock-A-Bye Reader

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a Lap Sit program focusing on action songs and movements that develop fine motor skills for newborns and children up to age 23 months.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a Lap Sit program focusing on action songs and movements that develop fine motor skills for newborns and children up to age 23 months.

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Books 4 Fun

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Cute illustration of two babies holding books with the words Rock-A-Bye Reader above them.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML 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. ...

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required

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.

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Toddler Time

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Come join us for our interactive story time for children ages 2 to 3 years old - Toddler Time!  This story time will feature books, movement songs, scarves, parachutes, crafts, and musical instruments.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us for our interactive story time for children ages 2 to 3 years old - Toddler Time!  This story time will feature books, movement songs, scarves, parachutes, crafts, and musical instruments.

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ESL for Everyone

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Family - All Ages

Would you like to learn, improve, or practice your English? ESL teacher Barbara Stevenson can help you. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level. Come and meet other people and make new friends.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Would you like to learn, improve, or practice your English? ESL teacher Barbara Stevenson can help you. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level. Come and meet other people and make new friends.

AARP Tax Preperations

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Bedford Tharp Room at Bedford Central Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Yearly Tax Preparation Services

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bedford Central Library
Room: Bedford Tharp Room
Purpose of Meeting

Yearly Tax Preparation Services

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Books 4 Fun

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Big Island Movie Area at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

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

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Collage of Community Helper photos

Books 4 Fun

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library
Program Type:
Story Times
Age Group:
Preschool

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Stewartsville Library
Room: Stewartsville Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required
Event Details:

Books 4 Fun is our preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5.  Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and activities geared towards engaging and entertaining your child. 

Our theme for this session is Community Helpers!

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Read to a Dog

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Forest Children's Area at Forest Library
Program Type:
Animals/Wildlife
Age Group:
Preschool, Kids

Come meet a new furry friend at the library!  

Maisie, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, and a certified Therapy dog (Therapy Dogs International), will be here this morning to listen as you practice reading out loud.

 

Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Animals/Wildlife
Event Details:

Come meet a new furry friend at the library!  

Maisie, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, and a certified Therapy dog (Therapy Dogs International), will be here this morning to listen as you practice reading out loud.

 

Cute illustration of two babies holding books with the words Rock-A-Bye Reader above them.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Montvale Community Room at Montvale 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. ...

Registration Required
Library Branch: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Story Times
Registration Required

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.

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Confessions of a Colorholic

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Confessions of a Colorholic:

Open to anyone who enjoys coloring for relaxation or creative expression!  Join us every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM at the Montvale Library.  The library provides ...

Library Branch: Montvale Library
Room: Montvale Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Confessions of a Colorholic

Open to anyone who enjoys coloring for relaxation or creative expression!  Join us every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM at the Montvale Library.  The library provides coloring sheets as well as markers, coloring pencils and pens but you are welcome to bring your own.

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Building Club: Scary Monster Challenge

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Big Island Movie Area at Big Island Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids

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 this month's challenge.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Big Island Library
Room: Big Island Movie Area
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
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 this month's challenge.

Balls of yarn in a bowl and hand crotcheting

Fiber Club: Knitting and Crocheting

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Family - All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults

Would you like to learn to knit, crochet, or share your talents with others?

Registration Required
Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library
Room: Moneta Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Would you like to learn to knit, crochet, or share your talents with others?

Lego® bear and fox in a library

LEGO® Club

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Forest Community Room at Forest Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Family - All Ages
Lego® Club:

Kids from 5 and up come and join us as we play with LEGOS®. Take on the challenge of the month or just use your imagination to build whatever you want with our LEGOS® or DUPLOS®.

Children 12 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Forest Library
Room: Forest Community Room
Age Group: Family - All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Lego® Club

Kids from 5 and up come and join us as we play with LEGOS®. Take on the challenge of the month or just use your imagination to build whatever you want with our LEGOS® or DUPLOS®.

Children 12 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.