Putnam Valley Free Library
30 Oscawana Lake Road
Putnam Valley, NY 10579
Phone: (845) 528-3242
Fax: (845) 528-3297
Email: director@putnamvalleylibrary.org
Celebrate National Tell A Fairy Tale Day with Natalie Arneson! Participants will act out pieces of their favorite fairytales using story and theatrical elements as their guide!
Free, ages 0-5 years old with caregiver. No registration required.
Troops are forming now: leaders and girls wanted! Please join Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson for a Girl Scout info session. For more information, please contact lcoughlan@girlscoutshh.org
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to Toddler Time at the library. Each week, a read-aloud, craft, and singing focuses on a special theme. The program begins at 10:15am, join us every Wednesday!
Every Friday at 10:15 a.m.! No registration required Free, ages 0-24 months with caregivers Featuring simple songs, rhymes, books and playtime for babies and their caregivers
Calling all poets and writers—please join us for the introductory meeting of the Putnam Valley Writer’s Group!
Monday, March 4th at 7pm in PV Library Community Room
This group will meet monthly to explore the writing process: performing creative writing exercises with prompts, hosting occasional open mics, and listening to local published authors discuss their journeys. Everyone is welcome!
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to Toddler Time at the library. Each week, a read-aloud, craft, and singing focuses on a special theme. The program begins at 10:15am, join us every Wednesday!
Work out your science, technology, engineering, art and math skills to get you imagining, building and problem-solving with a robot that draws! This program combines science, engineering and art, allowing students to explore, create and observe non-representational art as well as a create a functioning bot. You will be exploring robotics technology in a fun way and when you're done, you have your own robo-artist to take home!
Free
Registration required; space is limited
3rd-6th grade
We will be discussing Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and then select a book to read in March. Please bring an open mind for discussion and book suggestions!
Every Friday at 10:15 a.m.! No registration required Free, ages 0-24 months with caregivers Featuring simple songs, rhymes, books and playtime for babies and their caregivers
Join us for KnitWits, meeting monthly on the second Saturday 2-3:30 p.m. and the third Tuesday 5-6:30 p.m. Learn how to knit or work on your own project while being a part of a community of other knitters and crocheters of all skill levels and ages at the Putnam Valley Library.
Free, no registration required
Please bring your own needles.
Battle of the Books: Interest Meeting, ages 5th - 8th grade
March 12, 2019 –
Putnam Valley Library is joining the Jeopardy-style Battle of the Books competition! Join us to learn how a battle works, what six books you'll read, and how you can crush the competition!
We will be serving pizza!
Teen Room
Free
No registration required
5th - 8th grade
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to Toddler Time at the library. Each week, a read-aloud, craft, and singing focuses on a special theme. The program begins at 10:15am, join us every Wednesday!
Seminar: Blueprint for Financial Success, ages 18+
March 13, 2019 –
Want to learn how to build a strong financial foundation? During our free seminar, “Blueprint for financial success,” we will explore the basics of building financial security, including managing debt, growing savings, and safeguarding against risk and unexpected events. All participants will receive a complimentary workbook.
Pi Day
Thursday, March 14 | 3 p.m.
No registration required FREE PIZZA & PIE!
All ages
Celebrate Pi Day with the Library! Swing by the Community Room anytime after 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 to grab a slice of pizza or pie to celebrate one of mathematics most useful numbers!
Thank you to Westbrook Pizzeria and Nonna's Pizzeria in Putnam Valley for donations!
Every Friday at 10:15 a.m.! No registration required Free, ages 0-24 months with caregivers Featuring simple songs, rhymes, books and playtime for babies and their caregivers
Join us for KnitWits, meeting monthly on the second Saturday 2-3:30 p.m. and the third Tuesday 5-6:30 p.m. Learn how to knit or work on your own project while being a part of a community of other knitters and crocheters of all skill levels and ages at the Putnam Valley Library.
Free, no registration required
Please bring your own needles.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to Toddler Time at the library. Each week, a read-aloud, craft, and singing focuses on a special theme. The program begins at 10:15am, join us every Wednesday!
Every Friday at 10:15 a.m.! No registration required Free, ages 0-24 months with caregivers Featuring simple songs, rhymes, books and playtime for babies and their caregivers
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to Toddler Time at the library. Each week, a read-aloud, craft, and singing focuses on a special theme. The program begins at 10:15am, join us every Wednesday!
Every Friday at 10:15 a.m.! No registration required Free, ages 0-24 months with caregivers Featuring simple songs, rhymes, books and playtime for babies and their caregivers
PERFORMANCE: The Hand to Mouth Players: Frankie's Hanky, ages 13+
March 29, 2019
The Hand to Mouth Players: Frankie's Hanky, with a taste of Steel Magnolias
Friday, March 29 | 7:30 p.m.
No registration required
Free, donations welcome
Ages 13+
The TANYS Award-winning one-act play, Frankie's Hanky, will be presented prior to its regional ESTA Festival performance. Special guest YCP TheaterWorks will also showcase a scene from their upcoming performance run of Steel Magnolias. Talkback session to follow!
Our Passport Acceptance Agents will be on hand to process your applications. Please note that we do not take passport photos here and you will need to bring them with you.
We have forms available. See https://travel.state.gov/ for what you need to bring and to print forms that you can fill out.
Please email pvpassports@gmail.com if you have any questions!
Healing Yoga
Tuesdays, April 2 - May 7 | 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Ages 15+
$72 per person; 6 weeks. Registration with class fee required
Please wear loose or comfortable clothing, and bring a yoga mat and towel or pillow to sit on.
Join us for a 6-week series of Healing Yoga with instructor Chun Kim-Levin to start off April with a spring in your step! This healing yoga class has been specifically designed so that anyone can learn to safely practice, and reap the benefits, of one of the most profound ancient healing systems.
Learn how to:
-Stretch safely without pain
-Maintain proper alignment
-Develop a fuller range of motion
-Strengthen fragile joints and muscles
-Reduce stress
-Cultivate a peaceful mind.
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to Toddler Time at the library. Each week, a read-aloud, craft, and singing focuses on a special theme. The program begins at 10:15am, join us every Wednesday!
Sit, Roll Over & READ, ages 6-10, registration required
April 3, 2019 –
Sit, Roll Over & READ
Every other Wednesday starting April 3 | 4-5 p.m.
Registration required; 15-minute sessions by appointment only
Free
Ages 6-10
A volunteer from Therapy Dogs International will visit our library each month every other Wednesday to give children the opportunity to gain confidence and improve reading skills by reading aloud to therapy dog Sunny Boy, a 19-month-old Golden Retriever!
We will be discussing Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro, and then select a book to read in April. Please bring an open mind for discussion and book suggestions!
Every Friday at 10:15 a.m.! No registration required Free, ages 0-24 months with caregivers Featuring simple songs, rhymes, books and playtime for babies and their caregivers
Teen Poetry Workshop
Saturday, April 6 | 1-3 p.m.
Registration required; space is limited
Free
Grades 9-12
Join us for a teen poetry workshop led by Orange County Poet Laureate Robert Milby! The workshop theme will be Dead Poets of the Hudson Valley.
Robert Milby of Florida, NY has been reading his poetry from the gutter to the garret in the Hudson Valley and beyond since 1995. He has organized over 30 poetry series and currently hosts seven Hudson Valley poetry readings.
Fairytale Theater, ages 0-5
