Event List

Teach younger children how to play chess and checkers. You do not have to be an expert to volunteer but knowledge of the rules is required. 

Play fun board games with a younger child.

Help younger children experiment with science and engineering activities with hands-on learning and fun.

Bring a friend and join us for all the games you can imagine!  We’ll have board games, Nintendo Switch tournaments, and classic retro video games.

Teen volunteers are needed to create and assemble craft kits for our local nursing homes and senior centers.

Help your community by making wash kits to donate to local shelters. 

Celebrate National Pet Month by creating catnip fleece toys for local shelters. Take home a kit with all of the supplies you need to make these easy cat favorites!

Spring has sprung! Take home a kit with all of the supplies you need to make these beautiful spring signs! Kits will be available at the building of your choice beginning Monday, May 5.  Kits must be picked up by Friday, May 16.

Join us to make seasonal decorations that will be donated to local nursing homes.

Join us for a round of this classic role-playing game! Perfect for players of all skill levels, this campaign will introduce you to the game and its rules while you play. Dice and snacks will be provided.

Help the Teen Department design stickers for the library district that will be distributed during the Summer Reading Club.

Spend an afternoon paired with a younger child for some arts and crafts projects.  We will be using art materials; please dress appropriately.

Join Ryu Shu Kan: Japanese Arts Center to learn about the history, tools, and techniques of Shodo while creating your own works of art.

Join Art Teacher Amy as she shows us how to paint this tropical bird just in time for Summer.

Create a decorative art piece using painters tape and a blank canvas.

Join us at our first Friends’ Garage Sale – an outdoor market with yard sale items, books, crafts and more. The event will be in the library parking lot at the Nesconset Building.

Use floral accents to add Spring flair to a mirror. 

Use common household items to make a one of a kind bowl.