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Our Summer Reading Brochure is now live! See all of the great programming we have planned for the next few months!

Flyer describing the Summer Reading Programs at Pleasant Valley Library.
Drop-In Teen Crafts
All Day Mondays & Thursdays July 6th through August 13th

Choose from an array of summer-reading themed crafts: painted dinosaur rocks, bookmarks, and coloring to make and take with you! Keep an eye out for special projects and crafts throughout the summer, like button making, dino terrariums, and fossil charm beading. No registration required. Open to teens 12 to 17.
Game On! Drop-In Nintendo Switch & Gaming Day

Teens, age 12 - 17 - come on in and play games on our Nintendo Switch! Games include Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Luigi's Mansion, Overcooked, and Switch Sports. We have 4 Switch controllers, and also 2 computers for extra gaming.

No registration required - just stop by our circ desk, sign out our Switch and games, and play!

Every Tuesday - July 7 through August 18th - all day
Kraftys Kids is a make-and-take craft session for children that runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 7th through August 18th. For dates and times, please see our calendar.
Stitch Together
Tuesday, July 7 12:00—1:30 PM

Come and gather with our cozy, creative stitching group to relax, chat, and work on yarn crafts! If you'd like, join us in making crochet and knit items to donate to local charities. (Donations of washable yarns are needed and much appreciated!) Need help figuring out a pattern or working a new stitch? Come with your questions!

This group will meet on the first Tuesday of each month between 12pm and 1:30pm. Stop by and join us!
Senior Movie Morning - "Fisherman's Friends"
Wednesday, July 8 11:30 AM—1:30 PM

Seniors (ages 50+) are invited to attend this special seniors-only movie matinee. Light refreshments will be provided, but feel free to bring your own snack or lunch to enjoy!

July's movie is "Fisherman's Friends," (2019, PG-13), a warmhearted British comedy-drama inspired by a true story of ten singing Cornish fishermen and a cynical London music executive who signed them to Universal Records. Their group, Fisherman's Friends, achieved a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties.

Registration is required.
An Evening of Spanish Music, Song and Dance
Friday, July 10 6:00—7:00 PM

Join us to welcome back classical guitarist Terry Champlin, dancer Kati Garcia-Renart, and dancer/vocalist Nicole Bernhardt. These renowned performers will present old Spanish music and songs with flamenco dance, choreographed and performed by Kati Garcia-Renart, along with Nicole Bernhardt.

Registration is required.
Dinosaur Island Escape Room!
Saturday, July 18
Saturday, July 25

Your team are paleontologists who have been called to explore Dinosaur Island, a park in the middle of the ocean with many real dinosaurs on it, cloned by the brilliant scientist, Professor Michaels. You study the dinosaurs in their enclosed habitats, but suddenly there's a terrible thunderstorm and a lightning bolt strikes the power station that supplies the park's security system, unlocking all of the dinosaurs' gates! The park's staff and other visitors panic - what if the dinosaurs find their way out of their enclosures? Professor Michaels flies off in his helicopter, leaving your team to restore the power. But the mad scientist has hidden the combination to activate the security gates in coded messages and puzzles all around the power station.

You must work together to solve the codes and puzzles for the combination that opens a secret box with the key that will open the main gates, so you can escape - before the dinosaurs attack!

For families and friend teams of 3 to 5 players, ages 8 and up. All teams must have at least one member age 15 or older.

Registration required. One team per heat.
If registration is closed/full for this heat, please choose another.
Box Full of Dinos w/ Paper Heart Puppets
Friday, July 17 4:30—5:30 PM

Enjoy two imaginative stories acted out with simple materials! A baby dinosaur hatches from a cardboard egg and sets off in search of his mom, discovering a world build from rods, strings, and imagination. Puppets transform, a flying dinosaur soars overhead, and cardboard becomes a heartfelt adventure. Then the audience helps decide what happens next in a playful choose-your-own-adventure story.

This is a family-friendly show for ages 5 and up.

Registration is required.
Face & Lymphatic Yoga
Friday, July 3 1:30—2:30 PM
Monday, July 13 6:30—7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 29 6:30—7:30 PM

Yoga for your whole body. Learn how to engage the muscles in the face and neck to help firm and tone. Remove toxins from your face and body by activating your natural immune support system. Please note the entire body will be engaged during class.

Please bring a water bottle, yoga mat, and face lotion to class.
** PLEASE NOTE: Participants must be able to get on and off of the floor unassisted. This is a floor/mat yoga.

Registration is required.
D&D One-Shot for Teens!
Tuesday, July 21 6:00—8:00 PM

Calling teen heroes, ages 12 - 17! Dungeons and Dragons has been around for decades and is a truly immersive table-top adventure game. Come and join our Dungeon Master Arthur and fellow players for a short adventure and make new friends, build characters, and journey on an epic quest in a world of fantasy and fun. All interest and experience levels are welcome.

Registration is required, and attendance is limited to 6 players.
Teen Lock-In!
Friday, July 24 6:00—9:00 PM

Join us for after hours fun inside Pleasant Valley Library at our 3rd Summer Teen Lock-In! This event will be packed with gaming on our Nintendo Switch, competition games like Cornhole and Limbo (winners will get prizes!) crafts, pizza, snacks, and more! At the end, we'll have an awesome Hide & Seek/Tag battle!

All teens must currently be in or entering into grades 7-12. All must have completed a permission slip, which will be emailed upon registration. All teens must be in the building when the doors are locked at 6:00 p.m. and picked up promptly at 9:00 p.m.

Registration is required and opens at 12pm on Friday, June 26th.