Closed for Thanksgiving

The Library will be closed all day on Thursday, November 28 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

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This event is in the "Children" group.

Sketch & Stretch

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2-4. Children will explore various yoga activities and painting techniques. Each participant will leave this program with a completed painted canvas. Dress for a mess.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Family Program - BenAnna Band Concert

11:00am - 11:45am
Children
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Event Details:

Children of all ages with accompanying adult. Kids will go bananas for this high energy musical duo that will have kids and adults singing, dancing, and playing with instruments!

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

Branches:
Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Description:

The Library will close at 1 pm in observance of Christmas Eve.

Branches:
Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Description:

CHRISTMAS DAY - LIBRARY CLOSED ALL DAY

This event is in the "Children" group.

Family Center Movie - Wonka

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Children
Children
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Event Details:

Ages 3 and up with accompanying adult. Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells t

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens/Teens" group.

Video Game Tournament - Super Smash Bros.

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children, Tweens/Teens
Children, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Children, Tweens/Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4 and up. Race against your friends in a Mario Kart 8 tournament.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Family Center's Drop In Crafts

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children
Children
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Family Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 3 and up. Drop in for our rotating selection of crafts to create in Family Center or take it to go! While supplies last. No registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Learning Is Fun with Ms. Cili

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying adult. Learning is Fun with Ms Cili provides a fun, interactive and learning environment for children, enhancing all different motor skills. 

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Crafts to Go" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens/Teens" group.

Happy New Year Family Fun Pack

11:00am - 7:00pm
Crafts to Go, Children, Tweens/Teens
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Crafts to Go, Children, Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

It is time to say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025.

Branches:
Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Description:

The Library will close at 5 pm in observance of New Year's Eve.

Branches:
Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Description:

Happy New Year! Library closed all day.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens/Teens" group.

Family Center's Winter Sticker Mural

All Day
Children, Tweens/Teens
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Family Center
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Children, Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

Create a beautiful sticker mural in the Family Center. Beginning Friday, January 3, 2025, come to the Family Center desk and pick up colorful strips of stickers. Then, using the adjacent color key, help the stickers find their correct place.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens/Teens" group.

Lego Creations

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Children, Tweens/Teens
Children, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Children, Tweens/Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2 and up. We'll supply the Lego pieces and you supply the creativity. Join us to freely imagine and build to your heart's content! 

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Music for Aardvarks

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 6 months to 5 years with accompanying adults. (No 1st graders) We sing, we dance, and we jam with real musical instruments.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Crafts to Go" group.
This event is in the "Video" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Moose Ceramic - Craft to Go!

11:15am - 7:00pm
Crafts to Go, Video, Children
Children
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts to Go, Video, Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-4. You will definitely have an a-moose-ing time learning how to decorate your own moose ceramic by following the tutorial video.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Play Hooray Family

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 6 months to 5 years old with accompanying adult(s). This themed program includes rhymes, books, music, dancing, and other activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Rockets

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Children
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-4. Explore the trajectory of a rocket as students design and launch their own rockets. Students will investigate variables from the length of the tube to the number of fins on their rocket to create the best performing rocket.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Learning is Fun with Ms. Cili

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying adult. Learning is Fun with Ms Cili provides a fun, interactive and learning environment for children, enhancing all different motor skills. 

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Sketch & Stretch

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2-4. Children will explore various yoga activities and painting techniques. Each participant will leave this program with a completed painted canvas. Dress for a mess.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Winter Canvas

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-4. Children will get to create their own piece of winter splatter art by choosing from a snowman, winter trees, animals and more ! 

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Rock the Block

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2-4 with accompanying adult. Rock the Block program offers toys to provide the kids with the opportunity to be creative, improve fine and gross-motor skills, build, develop an appreciation for how things work, and all while having fun!

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool Crafts

1:15pm - 1:45pm
Children
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3 to 5 (No Kindergartners) with accompanying adult. Adults are welcome to create an art project and listen to a story with their preschoolers.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Kindergarten & 1st Grade Crafts

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Children
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-1. Let your child's imagination soar. A creative project will be completed.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

This event is in the "Children" group.

Music for Aardvarks

10:00am - 10:45am
Children
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 6 months to 5 years with accompanying adults. (No 1st graders) We sing, we dance, and we jam with real musical instruments.

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*