Summer Reading Wrap Up Party
Help us celebrate the end of our 2024 Summer Reading Program! We’ll draw winners of our prize bundles, celebrate reading challenge winners, scoop out free ice cream, and raffle off door prizes for attendees. It’s an end of summer bash and you’re invited! Sponsored by The Community Library.
Intro to Metal Detectors
This informative, interactive program will introduce the world of metal detectorists and the tools they use. Learn about different types of equipment, techniques, and suggestions from our guest presenter Jacob Freiermuht. For ages 12 and up. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Teen Video Game Night
Join other teams for game night on our Nintendo Switch! We have extra controllers for group games, but you’re welcome to bring your own controller if you have one. Light snacks and drinks provided. Open to rising 7th-12th graders (ages 11-18).
Cinematic Adventures
To align with our Summer Reading Program theme of “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” our Silver Screenings film series is focusing on adventure films in July and August. Join us in the cool, dark library program room for a movie, popcorn, and a conversation about the film of the month. The August screening is the […]
Basic Knot Tying
Learn how to tie a variety of knots with practical applications at this hands-on workshop taught by retired SUNY Cobleskill Plant Sciences professor Chris Cash. Open to adults and teens aged 12 and over. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Fuzzy Belly Felting Friends
Drop in and spend some time working on needle felted projects alongside other friendly, crafty library patrons. Basic supplies will be provided. The program is open to adults and teens over 12. Note: This is more of a workshop/studio than a traditional class, but beginners can get tips and inspiration from our regulars. Come experience […]
Bug Hunt!
Join us for a bug hunt at the Community Library! This is a great chance to learn about local insects and other invertebrates with an entomologist (a person who studies bugs!). After a short lesson inside, we’ll wander around outside the library and see what creatures we can find! This program is aimed at kids, […]
Coffee from Shrub to Cup
Join Cooney Walters, the owner/roaster of Chatty Wren Coffee Roasters, for a flight around the coffee belt where he’ll discuss how coffee is grown, processed, and sold in the various regions around the world. You will learn everything from what it takes to produce a specialty grade bean, to roasting the beans and how it […]
FESTIVAL FARMERS MARKET Season 28
Festival Farmers Market welcomes season 28 on Saturday, July 13! All our farmers look forward to seeing you and your family. We happily accept SNAP, Farmers Market Nutrition Checks, WIC checks, and Fresh Check! Parsons Vegetable Farm offers assorted seasonal vegetables. Will-O-Way Farm presents various cuts of beef and chicken and duck eggs. VanDale Farm […]
Make a Camping Lantern
Learn how to upcycle a plastic container into a decorative and useful camping lantern you can take with you on all your adventures! Open to kids 4 and up; all supplies provided. Pre-registration is required to ensure adequate supplies. Sponsored by The Community Library.
How to D&D
If you’ve been curious about the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, but never knew where to turn for more info, turn here! Join us for this basic introduction to how the game works, presented by Jamie Vanderhoef, one of the resident Dungeon Masters at The Community Library’s twice-a-month D&D Club. Jamie will provide an overview […]
Family Movie: Toy Story 4
Bring family and friends to the library for a movie matinee! Enjoy our A/C, popcorn, and drinks while we watch Toy Story 4, a great road trip adventure movie for all ages. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Trivia Night at the Library
Assemble a team and join us for our live, in-person trivia contest covering a range of general knowledge categories including history, music, geography, politics, business, and culture. Bragging rights (and modest prizes) are at stake at this monthly, hour-long program. Sponsored by The Community Library
Adventures with Animal Tracks
Animal tracks leave a trail to adventure when you can read the stories they tell. Join naturalist George Steele and earn how to identify the tracks of eight mammals found in our fields and forests. You’ll make an animal track bandana to take home that you can use in your tracking adventures. Sponsored by The […]
Teen Craft: Paracord Bracelets
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FESTIVAL FARMERS MARKET Season 28
Festival Farmers Market welcomes season 28 on Saturday, July 13! All our farmers look forward to seeing you and your family. We happily accept SNAP, Farmers Market Nutrition Checks, WIC checks, and Fresh Check! Parsons Vegetable Farm offers assorted seasonal vegetables. Will-O-Way Farm presents various cuts of beef and chicken and duck eggs. VanDale Farm […]
Author Talk with Dana Cudmore
Local author Dana Cudmore will discuss his latest book The Cave Electrician’s Widow. This new book focuses on the death in 1930 of two cave workers in Howe’s Caverns and the dramatic legal battle that followed. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Fuzzy Belly Felting Friends
Drop in and spend some time working on needle felted projects alongside other friendly, crafty library patrons. Basic supplies will be provided. The program is open to teens and adults. Note: This is more of a workshop/studio than a traditional class, but beginners can get tips and inspiration from our regulars. Come experience the soothing, […]
Reptile Adventure
Come see live reptiles at the library! Reptile Adventure, a reptile education group from Schenectady, will bring a few of their scaly friends to the library for a fun learning event. This program is aimed at kids and families, but patrons of all ages are welcome. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Teen Video Game Night
Join other teams for game night on our Nintendo Switch! We have extra controllers for group games, but you’re welcome to bring your own controller if you have one. Light snacks and drinks provided. Open to rising 7th-12th graders (ages 11-18).
Cinematic Adventures
To align with our Summer Reading Program theme of “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” our Silver Screenings film series is focusing on adventure films in July and August. Join us in the cool, dark library program room for a movie, popcorn, and a conversation about the film of the month. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Teen Dungeons & Dragons
Tuesday, Jul. 16, 5:00-7:00 pm Come play D&D at the library with other teens and tweens! You can bring your own character to play, or create a new one when you arrive. No experience needed. Open to rising 7th-12th graders (ages 11-18). Sponsored by The Community Library.
West African Drum and Dance Workshop
Come experience – and learn – the rhythms and dance moves of West Africa! Zorkie Nelson is a master drummer from Ghana with 30+ years musical experience, and the group specializes in Ga music, dance, and cultural traditions. Registration is required to make sure we have enough space and drums for all participants. This engagement […]
Fuzzy Belly Felting Friends
Drop in and spend some time working on needle felted projects alongside other friendly, crafty library patrons. Basic supplies will be provided. The program is open to teens and adults. Note: This is more of a workshop/studio than a traditional class, but beginners can get tips and inspiration from our regulars. Come experience the soothing, […]
Summer Reading Volunteer Crafts
Learn some paper crafting skills and help The Community Library prepare our Summer Reading Program decor. Each summer we decorate the library to fit our Summer Reading theme. This year the theme is “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” so we’re planning to transform our space into a lush green jungle with trees, plants, flowers, vines, […]
Board of Trustees Meeting
The Board of Trustees meets every second Thursday at 1:00pm. Meetings are open to the public. Sponsored by The Community Library.
All Ages Craft Buffet
Each month we bring out our arts & crafts supplies and invite you to come in and make something wonderful. Painting, drawing, origami, knitting, beadwork, embroidery, you name it. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Faux Stained Glass Craft
Join us for some relaxed crafting as we learn to make bookmarks and window decorations with a stained glass effect. Use our pre-printed patterns or design your own. Open to teens and adults ages 12 and up. Advance registration is required. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Trivia Night at the Library
Assemble a team and join us for our live, in-person trivia contest covering a range of general knowledge categories including history, music, geography, politics, business, and culture. Bragging rights (and modest prizes) are at stake at this monthly, hour-long program. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Fan Favorites Book Club
Join us for our casual conversation about what we’re reading, watching, and listening to lately. No assigned readings; just book-lovers talking about the books, movies, and shows they love. We meet at noon on the first Friday of every month. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Intro to Mushroom Foraging
Special guest Todd Del Marter will lead this short, practical presentation about basic foraging skills, tools, and tips to be followed by time for Q&A and an opportunity to see, touch, smell, and taste some mushrooms from the region. (Intended for teens and adults.)
Board of Trustees Meeting
The Board of Trustees meets every second Thursday at 1:00pm. Meetings are open to the public. Sponsored by The Community Library.
All Ages Craft Buffet
Each month we bring out our arts & crafts supplies and invite you to come in and make something wonderful. Painting, drawing, origami, knitting, beadwork, embroidery, you name it. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Anime Club
Hang out with our Anime Club! Every month we meet to watch a couple episodes of an anime series, eat snacks, make a craft, and chat about the Japanese media we’re reading and watching. Open to middle and high schoolers only (ages 11-18) Sponsored by The Community Library.
LEGO Club
Come build LEGO at the library! Try one of our themed building challenges, or build something that inspires you. We’ve got the LEGO, just bring your imagination! Open to kids in grades K-8. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Old Fashioned Games
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will offer “Old Fashioned Games” as part of the I Love New York – Path Through History Weekend at Lansing Manor, part of the Visitors Center for the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project. Play like kids did back before screens – with hoops, hopscotch, Jacob’s Ladder, stilts, croquet and […]
Anime Club
Hang out with our Anime Club! Every month we meet to watch a couple episodes of an anime series, eat snacks, make a craft, and chat about the Japanese media we’re reading and watching. Open to middle and high schoolers only (ages 11-18) Sponsored by The Community Library.
Richmondville Days
Come join us for breakfast on Sunday morning at the Firehouse located on Main Street in Richmondville and a community church service to be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 265 Main St.
Richmondville Days
This annual event will feature a parade at 10:00 :00am, programs at the Bunn Mill located on High Street, TREPS at the Radez Elementary School, entertainment at the Emergency Squad building, antique cars, food and vendors and fireworks beginning at 9:00 pm.
Richmondville Days
Richmondville Volunteer Fire Department Chicken BBQ. Serving delicious chicken halves or meals for eat in or take out beginning at 4:00 pm until gone.
Festival Farmers Market Pop-Up Sale
It’s time to plant gardens, decorate our spaces, and enjoy once more the tasty products from our farmers! Festival Farmers Market is having a special pop-up welcome to our 29th year. We will be offering a wide variety of products: Parsons Vegetable Farm: hanging baskets, assorted fresh herbs, vegetable transplants, other flowers. Will-o-Way Farm: USDA […]
POP-UP FESTIVAL FARMERS MARKET
The farmers of Festival Farmers Market look forward to another awesome season and offer a pop-up market to welcome summer. This is your opportunity to start your garden, decorate your space, and enjoy now some of the products you enjoy all summer and fall. Parsons Vegetable Farm will encourage your green thumb with hanging baskets, […]
Chicken BBQ
Chicken BBQ by Brooks to benefit Jefferson Heritage Day Saturday May 25 from Noon till Sold Out Chicken halves – salads Jefferson Central School Parking Lot – 1332 Rt. 10 Jefferson
Friends of the Community Library Meeting
Make plans with the Friends and get involved!
Fan Favorites Book Club
Join us for our casual conversation about what we’re reading, watching, and listening to lately. No assigned readings; just book-lovers talking about the books, movies, and shows they love. We meet at noon on the first Friday of every month. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Game On!
We’ve expanded our Check Mates program to include other board and card games. Stop by with friends or family to play a game from our board game collection, or join a pick-up game with other patrons. Open to all ages. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Trivia Night at the Library
Assemble a team and join us for our live, in-person trivia contest covering a range of general knowledge categories including history, music, geography, politics, business, and culture. Bragging rights (and modest prizes) are at stake at this monthly, hour-long program. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Teen Movie Night: Wonka
Come relax at the library and watch Wonka (PG, 2023) with other teens. Popcorn and sweet snacks will be served. Open to middle and high schoolers only. Sponsored by The Community Library.
Intro to Paper Flowers
April showers bring May flowers! Come learn how to make some basic paper flowers with crepe paper, tissue paper, floral tape, and wire. Advanced registration required so we can have enough supplies on hand. Free and open to adults and teens 14+.
Fuzzy Belly Felting Friends
Drop in and spend some time working on needle felted projects alongside other friendly, crafty library patrons. Basic supplies will be provided. The program is open to teens and adults. Note: This is more of a workshop/studio than a traditional class, but beginners can get tips and inspiration from our regulars. Come experience the soothing, […]