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Partially colored picture of cactuses with colored pencils laying on it.

West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
West Elmira Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Hobbies, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Everyone

Enjoy a laid-back time coloring in one of our many themed coloring books. Choose from a variety of coloring media—markers, colored pencils, crayons, and more!

Crafternoon pictured with assorted paint brushes, scissors, paper

Van Etten - CRAFTernoon

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Wednesday Crafternoon!

Pile of Legos.

Horseheads Family Building Hour

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Earle R. Catlin Meeting Room at Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Games & Hobbies, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Children

What will you build?  We will provide Duplos, Legos, and Magnatiles for you to create.

Polar Bear iced sugar cookies

Big Flats Library Teen "Crafts and Stuff": Polar Bear Key Chains & Cookies!

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Big Flats Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community, Food, Home, & Garden, Games & Hobbies, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Science & Nature / STEAM, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

This months Teen "Crafts & Stuff" is Polar Bear key chains & cookies!  Join us at Big Flats Library, Wednesdays from 3:30pm-5:30pm for fun activities and crafts geared toward our teenage patrons.

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MULTICOLORED COVER OF WRECK THIS JOURNAL BY KERI SMITH

Van Etten - Teen Wreck-It Wednesdays

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs / Literature / Writing, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Teens

TEENS!  Pick up a Free copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith!  

Colored wooden block with a small child sitting nearby.

Horseheads Toddler Toy Time

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Do you have a toddler?  Bring them to Toddler Toy Time!  They can play with educational toys and have a chance to socialize with other kids.  You can talk to other people that are caring for toddlers.

assorted toys for toddlers and a little girl playing with toy dinosaurs

Van Etten-Friday Family Storytime/Finger Lakes Toy Library!

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Community, Self-directed Activities & Kits, Special Events, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Friday Family Storytime!  This storytime is intended for toddlers/preschoolers and their caregivers, but everyone is welcome!  

Preschool Playtime Mondays 11am-12pm

SML Kids: Preschool Playtime

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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 @ 11am in the Kid's Space.

Partially colored picture of cactuses with colored pencils laying on it.

West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
West Elmira Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Hobbies, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Everyone

Enjoy a laid-back time coloring in one of our many themed coloring books. Choose from a variety of coloring media—markers, colored pencils, crayons, and more!

Steele Kids LEGO Club Ages 4-12. Jan 13 & 27

Steele Kids: LEGO Club **NEW DATE**

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Kid's Space Program Room at Steele Memorial Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature / STEAM, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Join us for Lego Club! Have your creations displayed for all to see!

2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 4:30-5:30pm. Open kids 4-12. 

Leaders from 4H will join us on the 4th Tuesdays with interactive lessons.

Crafternoon pictured with assorted paint brushes, scissors, paper

Van Etten - CRAFTernoon

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Wednesday Crafternoon!

MULTICOLORED COVER OF WRECK THIS JOURNAL BY KERI SMITH

Van Etten - Teen Wreck-It Wednesdays

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs / Literature / Writing, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Teens

TEENS!  Pick up a Free copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith!  

Colored wooden block with a small child sitting nearby.

Horseheads Toddler Toy Time

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Do you have a toddler?  Bring them to Toddler Toy Time!  They can play with educational toys and have a chance to socialize with other kids.  You can talk to other people that are caring for toddlers.

An image of colored pencils alongside the words 'Color Away the Gray at the Horseheads Library: Help us turn February from blah to bright!"

Color Away the Gray at Horseheads Library

All Day 2/1 - 2/15
Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Winter days can feel a little gray, so let's brighten them up together! Color Away the Gray is an all-ages community coloring activity open throughout the month of February.

Here's how it works:

Cow made from paper holding a heart that says I love moo.

Horseheads - Take N Make Cow Valentine

All Day
Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Stop in anytime this month to pick up your cow valentine to tell someone special "I love moo!"

Preschool Playtime Mondays at 11am

Steele Kids: Preschool Playtime *NEW TIME*

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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, Feb. 2, 9, & 23 @ 11am in the Kid's Space.

NO Playtime on 2/16 due to President's Day Holiday

snowy city scene, groundhog waving out of a mound in the foreground. text reads happy groundhogs day, february take and make big flats library

BF February Take and Make Craft: Groundhog Puppet

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Big Flats Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Stop by in February and grab our adorable groundhog paper bag puppet kit.  While supplies last

paper ground hog with googly eyes and pompom nose

Big Flats Library February Craft Table: Grounghog Craft!

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Big Flats Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

all month join us at the craft table to make your own groundhog!!

picture of a brown stuffed animal groundhog

Van Etten - Adopt a Groundhog!

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Van Etten Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Self-directed Activities & Kits, Special Events
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens

Celebrate February's Favorite Furry Animal and Adopt a Groundhog!

Come by the Van Etten Public Library and create and cuddle your very own Groundhog!  

Partially colored picture of cactuses with colored pencils laying on it.

West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
West Elmira Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Hobbies, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Everyone

Enjoy a laid-back time coloring in one of our many themed coloring books. Choose from a variety of coloring media—markers, colored pencils, crayons, and more!

Colored wooden block with a small child sitting nearby.

Horseheads Toddler Toy Time

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Horseheads Free Library
Program Type:
Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Do you have a toddler?  Bring them to Toddler Toy Time!  They can play with educational toys and have a chance to socialize with other kids.  You can talk to other people that are caring for toddlers.

Preschool Playtime Mondays at 11am

Steele Kids: Preschool Playtime *NEW TIME*

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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, Feb. 2, 9, & 23 @ 11am in the Kid's Space.

NO Playtime on 2/16 due to President's Day Holiday

Partially colored picture of cactuses with colored pencils laying on it.

West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
West Elmira Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Hobbies, Self-directed Activities & Kits
Age Group:
Everyone

Enjoy a laid-back time coloring in one of our many themed coloring books. Choose from a variety of coloring media—markers, colored pencils, crayons, and more!