Category Archives: Events

Anita Sanchez – The Importance of Slime – 8/2 at 1 p.m.

Today, August 2 at 1 p.m.  Anita Sanchez returns with “Slime Time:  Meet Some Slugs, Snails and Worms.”  Why is slime so vital to the survival of these creatures?  Find out why Ms. Sanchez admits to having a sneaking fondness for slugs. She says, “They’re not crowd-pleasers like, say, fireflies. But here’s the amazing thing—if it weren’t for […]

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Paper Heart Puppets Show Tuesday at 2 P.M.

Join us  on Tuesday, July 31st at 2 p.m. for something special.  Brad Shur will be joining us with his show, “Paper Mouth Puppets.”   Learn about the art of making paper mouth puppets.  Enjoy an interactive presentation.  Brad Shur is a puppeteer, puppet builder and  and the founder and lead artist of Paper Heart Puppets.  […]

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Wednesday’s Animal Embassy Program

Last night’s program was another wonderful experience presented by Animal Embassy, an organization dedicated to exotic animal rescue/adoption and environmental education.  Animal Embassy specializes in providing hands-on, educational and interactive experiences for people of all ages.  Children and adults enjoyed seeing the exotic animals: lizard, frogs, toad, chinchilla and six-month old emu.  Presenter Chris discussed […]

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Thank You, John Gray

On Saturday, April 21st, the Valatie Free Library hosted John Gray of Channel 10 News who spoke about his children’s book, God Needed a Puppy.  He kept his audience spellbound as he described why he wrote the book, the trials he encountered while trying to publish it and the amazing (to him, but not to […]

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