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Ferry Festa at the Library
Saturday, October 1
All Day
All Ages
- All Day: Crafts (Recycled Yarn-Wrapped Coasters -- help the library recycle and make cool ornaments/coasters for your home!) and giveaways for children
- All Day: Friends Book Sale
- 1:00 PM: Hulda: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- 5:00 PM: Comedy Open Mic
- 8:00 PM: Quilt Raffle Drawing
For more details, you can check out our website!
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Hulda: the Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Saturday, October 1
1:00 PM
Ages 8 and Up
Storyteller Carla Lynne Hall performs an updated narrative of Mother Hulda of Bohemia, a woman who lived in Sleepy Hollow during the 1770s. In Edgar Mayhew Bacon’s 1897 book Chronicles of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, he mentioned the woman whose basket weaving and healing abilities led to her being shunned as a witch, while her skills as a sharpshooter made her a Revolutionary War hero.
Musical accompaniment by Jim Keyes.
This program is made possible through Revolutionary Westchester 250, Westchester County, and the Westchester Library System. It is designed to build awareness and appreciation for the Revolutionary War era in Westchester, in anticipation of the nation’s 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026.
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LEGO Club in the Community Room
Monday, October 10
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 4-7
LEGO club is back! Use your imagination to build a minifigure adventure and then see it displayed all month long in the children's room.
Registration recommended but not required – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
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Tween Book Club in the Community Room
Friday, October 21
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 8-12
Join the brand new Tween Book Club! We read a new book every month, then meet on the third Friday to discuss our thoughts and do a trivia battle against each other! In September, we will be reading Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott.
Place a hold so it's ready to pick up when you come in!
Registration is required so that we can make sure to acquire copies for our participants through WLS – please email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615 or stop by the Children’s Room to register.
When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they'll be safe. There are two rules when it comes to the dragons: don't let them out of the bag, and don't feed them anything sweet. Before he knows it, Jax and his friends Vikram and Kavita have broken both rules! Will Jax get the baby dragons delivered safe and sound? Or will they be lost in Brooklyn forever?
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Diwali Celebration with Bollywood Drag Queen Malai
Sunday, October 23
2:00 PM
All Ages
This year's Diwali festivities will feature Malai, who will treat us to a spoken word performance, dance lessons, rangoli design, and more!
Registration recommended but not required – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
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Ferry Festa Craft: Recycled Yarn-Wrapped Coasters
Saturday, October 1
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Ages
Help the library recycle and make cool ornaments/coasters for your home!
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Ferry Festa Book Sale
Saturday, October 1
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Ages
Come to the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library's Book Sale on the Library Plaza!
Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer!
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Paws for Reading with Buddy on the Library Terrace
Saturday, October 8
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Ages 4 and Up
Children read one-on-one with Buddy, a specially trained Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) and his handler, Dobbs Ferry resident Marty Kanengiser. Children will select a book to read to Buddy before the program begins, and they will spend 10-15 minutes reading aloud. They are also welcome to ask questions about Buddy, a 12-year-old rescued black lab who loves children, other dogs, and reading.
Registration is required -- email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
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Tuesday Movies: "Hotel Transylvania 3" in the Community Room
Tuesday, October 11
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Ages 4 and Up
Join us for a showing of "Hotel Transylvania 3" in the Community Room!
The monster family boards a luxury cruise ship so Dracula can take a summer vacation from the hotel. It's smooth sailing for the pack as they indulge in all of the fun things the cruise has to offer, including monster volleyball, exotic excursions and catching up on their moon tans. However, the dream vacation soon turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy them all.
This movie is rated PG.
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Digital Comics Creation Lab in the Community Room
Saturdays, October 22, 29, & November 5
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Ages 7-12
Learn to create digital comic strips using Inkscape! We will be creating characters, stories, and finished strips over the course of three classes. Students who sign up must be able to attend all three classes; laptops will be provided.
Limited space – Registration REQUIRED -- email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
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Halloween Party in the Community Room
Monday, October 31
4:00 - 5:00 PM
All Ages
Come to the library for prizes, pumpkin-decorating, and most importantly a chance to meet real characters from Star Wars!
Registration recommended but not required – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
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Recurring and Upcoming Events
Baby Songs and Stories on the Library Terrace
Mondays, 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Parents/Caregivers of Babies Under 24 Months
Join children's librarian Gina to learn songs, fingerplays, and more that you can do with your baby. Each meeting will leave time for open discussion and connection with other parents and caregivers. Registration recommended but not required – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime on the Library Terrace
Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Ages 18-36 Months
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina! Registration recommended but not required – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Dungeons and Dragons Club in the Community Room
Wednesdays, 4:15 - 5:45 PM
Ages 9-12
Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you. We’ll start a new campaign every few weeks. Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.
Registration is currently closed, but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org for more information.
Preschool Storytime on the Library Terrace
Thursdays, 4:00 - 4:20 PM
Ages 3-6
Join Ms. Gina for seasonal storytimes! Registration recommended but not required – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Chess Club in the Community Room
Thursdays, October 20 & 27, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. Register with dobref@wlsmail.org -- please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids
Saturdays, October 8-22, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ages 3 and Up
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited! Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to reserve your kit for pick up.
October 8: Paper Plate Black Cat Wreaths
October 15: Paper Bag Mummies
October 22: Paper Cup Witches
NEA Big Read: Dream Big with Areli Storytime in the Library Plaza
Saturday, November 12, 11:00 AM
Ages 4 and Up
Dobbs Ferry Children's Librarian Ms. Gina will be leading a bilingual storytime of Areli is a Dreamer by Areli Morales in partnership with local mom and educator Danielle Bello, who will be reading the story in Spanish. The story will be followed by an arts and crafts activity where we reflect on our own identities and family stories.
NEA Big Read is a program of the Nat ional Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Mercy College with a "Big Read" grant this year. This program is sponsored by Mercy College and the NEA.
Stuffed Animal Field Trips
Ages 3 and Up
The library's stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you're at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they've been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Ages 0-5
Our newest early literacy initiative is the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge. Open to any child who hasn't started kindergarten yet (even newborns)! This year-round, ongoing program asks families who register to keep a log of the books they've read with their children. For every 250 books you log, you can earn cool prizes. The library will provide all the materials that you need to get started! Interested in signing up? Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org or call (914) 693-6615 to register!
Registration required for library programs, please call 914-693-6614. For more information on our programs, check out our website!
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