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Molly Mouse

PlayHooray Presents Molly Mouse!

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Large Meeting Room AB at Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Children
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Large Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Join Molly Mouse for a program filled with singing and dancing!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!


 

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SummerFest Volunteers

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Teen Volunteer

Age Group:

Teens & Tweens
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Teen Volunteer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet in the upper parking lot. 

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Summerfest 2025!

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Parking Lot at Cold Spring Harbor Library

Age Group:

Children, Teens & Tweens, Adults, Everyone
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Children, Teens & Tweens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

For children of all ages and their families!

Join us for our annual Summer Reading kick-off event!  Join us for games, snacks, a petting zoo, Mr. Softee, and much more! Sign up for Summer Reading while attending!

 

Helen Murdock Prep's Elephant Watercolor

Morning Watercolor with Helen Murdock Prep

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room AB at Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Art, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Large Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Workshop
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Thank you for registering for Watercolor with Helen Murdock-Prep!
(4) Mondays: July 7, 14, 21, 28 from 10 am-12 pm 

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Teen Volunteer Orientation

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
The Underground at Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Workshop, Teen Volunteer

Age Group:

Teens & Tweens
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: The Underground
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Workshop, Teen Volunteer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 7-12. Newcomers to the teen library volunteer program will get an overview, introductory folder and information on some upcoming volunteer opportunities.

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Jellybean Taste Test

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Event

Age Group:

Teens & Tweens
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bertie Bots AND Jellybelly? Let’s take a chance. We will do blind testing as well as specific reviewing of popular flavors, plus unravel the secrets of multi-bean combos!

Pin art toys

Mind Unwind Sensory Lab

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Underground at Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Event, Health & Wellness, Workshop

Age Group:

Teens & Tweens
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: The Underground
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Event, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. In this lab we will test out a variety of sensory items, from pin art boards, to giant step pianos, to ring fidgets.

Yoga for All Levels

Yoga for All Levels

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room AB at Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Fitness, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Large Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fitness, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

(4) Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30 at 10 am 
In the event the library needs to close, the make-up date for this class is August 13.

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Drawing for the Painter with Marie Sheehy-Walker

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Cold Spring Harbor Library

Program Type:

Art

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

(4) Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30 from 10 am to 12 pm
In the event of a library closure, the makeup date for the January-February session of Drawing for the Painter will be Wednesday, August 6.

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In Stitches: Knit and Crochet Circle

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Crafts
Cancelled
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Fireside/Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

(6) Mondays: May 12, 19 & June 2, 9, 16, 23 from 1pm-2pm

Shark Hat

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Celebrate Shark Week with your very own shark hat!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Coffee Filter Butterfly

11:00am–11:45am
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Make colorful butterflies to take home!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Fizzy Flowers

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering grades 1-5

Create fizzy flowers with vinegar and baking soda!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Flip Flops Wall Hanging

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering grades 1-5

Paint your own flip flop wall hanging!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Makerspace Highlight: Tote Bags and Button Making

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens & Tweens
Art, Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: The Underground
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Art, Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make custom tote bags using our heat-press Cricut machine. Select your favorite image online (Ex: Mario, Hello Kitty, Animal Crossing) and we will be able to print it on your bag, which you can then customize further with fabric markers. 

Drop-In Model Magic Fun!

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children
Crafts
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Childrens Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

For children of all ages

Create your very own colorful figure with Model Magic!

 


 

Tie Dye T-Shirts

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering grades 1-5

Create your own colorful tie-dye shirt!

Please bring your own shirt as one will not be provided.

Painted Felt Scene: Summer

2:00pm–4:30pm
Adults
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Large Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join art educator/artist Bonnie Schwartz as you learn the fun and easy art of 2D wool felting (also known as ‘painting with wool’).

Sand Art

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering grades 1-5

Create your very own colorful sand art!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

A Time For Kids Presents: 1,2,3 Full STEAM AHEAD

10:30am–11:15am
Children
Crafts, Performance
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Large Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

An introduction to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Lego Club

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Childrens Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering grades 1-5 

Get creative with our Legos!  Each month will be a themed set.  

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!


 

Teen Art Council: Great Outdoors w/ Georgia O'Keeffe

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens & Tweens
Art, Crafts, Workshop, Teen Volunteer
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Art, Crafts, Workshop, Teen Volunteer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring the outside in with famous American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, then create your own art inspired by her colorful paintings of the natural world.

Rainbow Craft

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Create a colorful rainbow!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Friendship Bracelets

6:00pm–6:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering grades 1-5

Create friendship bracelets to share!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

My Color Book

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Learn about colors and create a book to take home!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Stuff a Capybara (ages 2-5)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Stuff your very own capybara friend to take home!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!


 

Stuff a Capybara (entering 1-5)

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering grades 1-5

Stuff your very own capybara friend to take home!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!


 

Stuff-A-Squatch

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens & Tweens
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Stuff, dress, and take home your very own sasquatch!

Family Garden Stones

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children of ages and their families

Create your very own garden stone to decorate your garden!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Paint Drip Cake Pops

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens & Tweens
Cooking, Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Cooking, Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color our world by unleashing your inner artist with these paint drip cake pops by Fanny Cakes! Learn to mix, ball, dip and decorate to create delicious masterpieces.

Jelly Fish

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Using crepe paper and your imagination, create your own jellyfish!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

Finger Painting Fun!

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Crafts
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

Get creative and make your own masterpiece!

Registration with a Cold Spring Harbor Library Card is required!

A Time For Kids Presents: 1,2,3 Full STEAM AHEAD

10:30am–11:15am
Children
Crafts, Performance
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cold Spring Harbor Library
Room: Large Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children ages 2-5 with adult

An introduction to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills