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Friday morning storytimes Dec 5 & Dec 12

Steele Kids: Friday Morning Storytime

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kid's Space Program Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Join Miss Haley or Miss Emma on Friday mornings for storytime!

10am in the Kid's Space, December 5 and 12.

December 5 - Mr. Grinch is a Mean One

December 12 - Frosty the Snowman & Hot Cocoa

illustrated picture of an open book with a castle and rainbows popping out of the pages

Van Etten -Friday Family Storytime!

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Friday Family Storytime-  We are learning the letters of the alphabet with books, crafts and songs!  This storytime is intended for toddlers/preschoolers and their caregivers, but everyone is welcome!

Steele Teen Indoor paper snow ball fight

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Teen Space at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

7th-12th graders let the paper snowballs fly in the Steele Library Teen Space 

Steele - CCLD 12th Annual Chess Challenge

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

To play games, arrive anytime between 9am and 3:30pm. 

Last games will begin at 3:30pm. Prizes will be awarded at 4:30pm.

Open to All Ages and Abilities! Prizes will be awarded at all levels.

Learn to play chess with volunteer Harris. 1st & 2nd saturday of the month from 1-2pm

Steele Tweens: Learn to Play Chess!

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kid's Space Program Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Tweens

Interested in chess? Learn how to play from a fellow kid! No experience necessary.

Register
Registration Required
Pokémon GO logo

Steele - Pokémon GO

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Conference Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Meet Pokémon GO players in the area, make new friends, set up lures, and do trades!

Note: There is an off-site component to the group; anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a guardian to participate.

Pokémon GO logo

Steele Teen Pokémon GO & Trading Card Group

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens

Meet Pokémon GO players in the area, make new friends, set up lures, and do trades as well as trade cards! ( not limited to Pokemon cards)

Note: This Group is for 7th-12th Graders, There is no off-site component to the group.

Magic Reindeer Food making

Steele Kids: Drop-in craft - Reindeer Food

All Day
Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-directed Activities & Kits, Other
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens

Drop-in to make a tasty treat for Santa's reindeer!

Available while supplies last. 

(Not for human consumption - contains dry beans, bird seed, glitter, etc.)

Located in the Steele Memorial Library Kid's Space

Send Santa a letter & get a reply

Steele Kids: Send a letter to Santa (& get a reply!) Dec. 1st-15th

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 9:00am - 7:45pm
Kid's Space at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs / Literature / Writing, Special Events
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens

Fill in your Santa letter & we will give it to our Elf on the Shelf, Bixby, to take back to Santa!

Santa will reply to every child that writes to him from Steele Memorial’s Santa mailbox.

Preschool Playtime Mondays, Decemeber 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. 10am-11am

Steele Kids: Preschool Playtime

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Kid's Space Play Area at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Self-directed Activities & Kits, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join Miss Haley for an hour of preschool-oriented free-play and socialization, featuring new toys each week. 
Mondays, December 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 @ 10am in the Kid's Space.

stuffed snowman wearing a red hat decorated with snowflakes

Van Etten - Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community, Self-directed Activities & Kits, Special Events
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Come by the Van Etten Library December 1 thru December 12 and create a stuffed frosty friend to keep, gift, or donate to the Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Drive!

Sewing Class

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshops / Classes / Lectures
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Register
Registration Required

West Elmira - Stained Glass Holly with Unterwoman

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
West Elmira Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Begin the season holiday with Holly leaves. Learn the copper foil stained glass process with artist, Erica Unterwoman. Solder candy colored glass pieces to sculpt a traditional suncatcher.

Waitlist
Registration Required
teens playing dungeons and dragons and waving at the camera

Steele Teen D&D with teen DMs

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teen Space at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies, Other
Age Group:
Teens

Love D&D?  

Steele Adult - Disney Trivia Night

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Large Meeting Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us at Steele for another themed trivia night! In honor of National Disney Day, we're hosting a Disney Trivia Night. Make buttons, compete for prizes, and test Disney knowledge! Free and open to adults and teens, no registration required.

Smurfs 2025

Copy of Steele Kids: Free Movie - Smurfs

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Kid's Space Program Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movies & TV / Performances
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens

Enjoy a free showing of Smurfs at the Steele Kid's Space!

Monday, December 8th @ 6:00pm
Thursday, December 11th @ 6:00pm

Rated PG, 1hr 32min