Voorheesville Library Notes for Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Join us for a holiday cookie exchange, Thursday, Dec. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. Dress to impress in your holiday worst! Snowmen, sparkles, sequins, oh my! Wear your ugly sweater to the party! Please bring 2 dozen homemade cookies to exchange along with the recipe to share with others. Containers will be provided. Music will be playing as we enjoy snacks, make crafts, color and much more. Prizes will be given for the ugliest sweater and other fun categories! Light refreshments will be served. Please register.
Wrap Party
Need some space to wrap gifts? Come in and use our community room on Saturday, Dec. 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 22, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The library will provide tables, tape, scissors and some ribbon and a limited supply of paper.
Holiday Hours
The library will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas.
Kids Movie Matinee
Students are invited to drop in at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27, to watch an afternoon matinee. In this sequel “it's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild!” Rated PG, 107 minutes. Refreshments served. No registration required.
Bored? Games!
Bring friends and family along to the library at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 28, for games of all sorts. Board games, Switch videogames on the big screen, Minecraft on the laptops, Magic the Gathering battles and Pokemon card trading, or bring your own game board. There will be snacks! All ages, elementary school to adults; please register.
Bricks, Bits, and Bots
We’ve got LEGO bricks for all ages and stages, toddlers to tweens. Everyone is welcome to drop in and enjoy building together from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Monday, Dec. 30. You can also program the Ozobots and build inventions with the littleBits. No registration necessary.
Holiday Hours
The library will close at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and remain closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of The New Year. Regular hours will resume at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Happy New Year!
Giving Tree
Bring hope and warmth to others! Help the Voorheesville Public Library decorate our Giving Tree with handmade or store bought mittens, scarves, hats, and socks. The Library will be accepting donations from Dec. 1 through Jan. 13. All donations will be distributed to one or more local agencies that support children, families and adults who may not have the necessary winter outerwear.
Musical Storytime
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 10 a.m., Matt Yeager from Music Together will be offering a special music filled morning of rhythm, song, dance, and instruments! Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood music and movement program for ages 0 to 4 and their accompanying caregiver. Please register for this special storytime.
Register
Registering for programs helps us to determine supply needs. Unless otherwise indicated, registration is requested for all programs. You can register in person, by phone at 518-765-2791 or using our online calendar at http://voorheesvillelibrary.org/calendar.asp.