Voorheesville Public Library

10:00am-4:00pm

51 School Rd
Voorheesville, NY 12186
United States

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Mon-Wed: 9:30am-8:00pm

Thu-Fri: 9:30am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-4:00pm

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Featured Events

Three students sitting together with a messy background of plants and crayons

MESStival!

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Library Lawn at Voorheesville Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children

Full

Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library

Room: Library Lawn

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join your friends for messy and fun play and art stations on the lawn. Stations may include shaving cream, chalk, bubbles, glitter, oobleck, and many ways to paint. Wear clothes that can get messy. Ages 3 to Grade 6. Register.

Young child dances in front of a painted sky

Reading Together: A Sky That Sings

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 6:15pm - 7:15pm

Community Room at Voorheesville Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Social

Age Group:

Children

Open

Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Book Discussion, Social

Registration Required

Event Details:

Children in grades K-3 with caregivers are invited to join local author and science educator, Anita Sanchez, as we read and discuss her new book, A Sky That Sings. Mia is spending a sunny afternoon at the park bird-listening!

team with hands raised encouraging each other to run fast

2nd Annual Mid-Summer Mad Dash

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Voorheesville Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming, Social

Age Group:

Teens

Open

Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Gaming, Social

Registration Required

Event Details:

Gather a team of friends to solve clues and tackle challenges while dashing around town, vying for the top prize. We have new secret locations and silly challenges lined up for our second annual dash! Grades 8-12, please register in teams of 3.

Vincent Van Gogh book drawn in a cartoon style

Graphic Novel Book Discussion

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Voorheesville Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Registration Required

Event Details:

Graphic Novel Book Discussion

Vincent: A Graphic Biography by Simon Elliott

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Time	Sun (10/12)	Mon (10/13)	Tue (10/14)	Wed (10/15)	Thu (10/16)	Fri (10/17)	Sat (10/18)
All Day		Closing Closed for Holiday All Day Branches: Voorheesville Public Library Description: The library will be closed on Monday, October 13 in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. Regular hours will resume at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 14.	This event is in the "Everyone" group The Great Give Back - Food Pantry Collection All Day 10/14–10/18 Everyone Donation Drive This event is in the "Everyone" group Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Main Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Donation Drive Event Details: The Great Give Back, an annual community service initiative for New York State libraries is Oct. 18. Let's see how many carloads of donations and personal care items we can collect for The New Scotland Community Food Pantry!
10 am			This event is in the "Children" group Preschool Storytime - Squirrely Squirrels 10:00am–11:00am Children Social, Storytime This event is in the "Children" group Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Social, Storytime Event Details: Squirrels are gathering nuts to prepare for the cold weather ahead and they can act rather squirrely! We will share stories about squirrely squirrels.		This event is in the "Babies" group Library Tots 10:00am–11:00am Babies Arts & Crafts, Social, Storytime This event is in the "Babies" group Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Babies Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social, Storytime Event Details: Children, 0-24 months, with a caregiver, are invited to join us as we get together for a fun program featuring songs, fingerplays, body movement, felt board stories, books, and toys! No registration needed.	This event is in the "Adults" group Crafts for All 10:30am–12:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts, Social Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social Registration Required Event Details: Adults of all ages and abilities are welcome to make a craft while promoting inclusion so our community can connect, build friendships and have creative time together. Please register.	This event is in the "Adults" group Sew Simple 10:00am–12:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts, Community Service Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service Registration Required Event Details: Learn to sew a simple fleece hat for our Great Give Back project. We'll be donating hats to Hatsgiving, a teen-created organization that gathers warm hats for pediatric cancer patients in our region.
11 am				This event is in the "Adults" group Fiction Book Discussion 11:00am–12:00pm Adults Book Discussion Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussion Registration Required Event Details: When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing.
12 pm
1 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Nimblefingers 1:00pm–3:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts, Social This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social Event Details: Join us to share our arts, crafts and conversation. Nimblefingers Weekly on Tuesdays, 1:00 - 3:00pm Join us to share conversation and company while you work on your sewing, knitting or other handcraft projects.		This event is in the "Adults" group Thursday Afternoon Movie 1:00pm–3:30pm Adults Movie This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movie Event Details: Join us for a classic movie, and a relaxing afternoon at the library. There's always time for some trivia before the show starts, so settle in early, choose some snacks and a drink, and visit with your fellow movie lovers. Auntie Mame 1958 2h 23m 10/16/25
2 pm
3 pm						This event is in the "Teens" group Teens Care 3:00pm–4:30pm Teens Arts & Crafts, Community Service Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Upcoming Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service Registration Required Event Details: Learn to machine-sew fleece hats for our teen Great Give Back project. The hats will go to Hatsgiving, a teen-created organization that collects hats to warm young cancer patients. All supplies and snacks provided.
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm			This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Bead Creative 6:00pm–7:30pm Teens, Adults Arts & Crafts, Social Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social Registration Required Event Details: Try an easy project to learn beading techniques needing only a few basic tools. The hardest part will be selecting your beads from our large supply! Teens in grades 9-12 and adults, please register.	This event is in the "Adults" group Fiction Book Discussion 6:45pm–8:00pm Adults Book Discussion Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussion Registration Required Event Details: When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide. Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing.	This event is in the "Adults" group Hauntings of the Capital District 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Local History Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Voorheesville Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Local History Registration Required Event Details: Join Discover Albany's Maeve McEneny-Johnson for tales of the ghosts, ghouls and gossip lurking in Albany. Who is the ghostly figure who lingers past closing time at the historic Olde English Pub?