Week Calendar

Early literacy class for children birth to age 5, with adult caregiver. Stories, songs, activities and social interaction for the whole family.

Drop-in, no regisration required.

In partnership with the Town of Rotterdam, SCPL will be visiting parks around Rotterdam this Summer! Enjoy an outdoor story time with a breakfast snack and craft.

Toddler Time, we shake our sillies out, play with scarves, two books to read and play time.

This program has been cancelled due to low registration.  Program will be rescheduled for the Fall. 

Join WMHT Public Television for a Kids Count program and activities.

Register with a librarian for personalized reference assistance that is uninterrupted.
Book a forty-five-minute one-on-one session to get assistance in one of the following areas:

Come check out our early literacy stations in the programming room, including a story time! We will have books previously selected for check out and a craft station every week! Activities and play stations will be different each week.

Join WMHT Public Television for a program of family activities.  Watch a short Frog Science video, have fun with frog crafts, and choose a Frog book to take home.

For kids entering PreK - 2nd grade in the Fall.

Bring your baby and bounce along to songs, rhymes, and stories! Learn about early literacy resources and connect with other caregivers. 

Come check out our early literacy stations in the programming room, including a story time! We will have books previously selected for check out and a craft station every week! Activities and play stations will be different each week.

Adventures begin in the garden! Join SCPL at the Children’s Learning Garden in Central Park for stories and hands-on activities all about growing.

Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create an art project based on our book of the day. Today we'll read Never Let a Unicorn Wear a Tutu and will make Sparkly Unicorn Snow Globes!

Stories & learning for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. 

Book a Librarian is a one-on-one session for personalized reference assistance with a librarian that is uninterrupted.

Date: 07/16/2025 

Title: Polite Society 

Actors: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Renu Brindle, Rekha John-Cheriyan, Seraphina Beh 

Studio: Focus Features 

Director: Nida Manzoor 

Get inspired by slime! Join us to enjoy a storybook reading and create a slimy masterpiece to take home. For children in K to grade 5. Refreshments are provided. Please dress for mess.

Join us for some Mario Kart or Smash Brothers. Snacks provided.

A classic workshop where we make paper! Participants learn about the importance of recycling while making art. Participants will have access to seeds and flower petals to press into their paper to enhance its utility and beauty.

Enjoy working together, meeting new friends, and helping each other to begin and complete fiber arts projects.

Join local artist Tracy Loring for a fun mixed media experience using collage to create a unique piece of artwork

A family program featuring Rhonda's Reptiles.  Now is your chance to get up close to snakes, tortoises, even a baby alligator!

An Affair to Remember  
Actors: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning, Cathleen Nesbitt, Matt Moore  
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox  
Director: Leo McCarey  

Create your own Tie Dye Teddy Bear!  First bring you bear to life by hand stuffing it.  Then make it uniquely your own by stamping it with tie-dye paint markers.  Teddy grahams will be provided as a snack.

Come and learn how to bedazzle tote bags and take home 1 tote bag with a design of your choice! Presented by Pauline Saunders and Electric City Barn. 

Registration is required.

Join local artist and educator, Megan Viscio as we explore the complex beauty of color while designing a custom, miniature house!

Calling all fiber arts enthusiasts! Bring your supplies to this open crafting hour and work on your project in good company.

Relax with some crayons, colored pencils or markers and an adult coloring book! 

Welcome to the REELS at Glenville film series, Spotlight Cinema, where each series of films we highlight a particular actor, director, or theme. The current spotlight shines on movies helmed by women directors!

Register with a librarian for personalized reference assistance that is uninterrupted.
Book a forty-five-minute one-on-one session to get assistance in one of the following areas:

Meet some animals from the Utica Zoo!

For families with kids and teens.

NOTE: This program will be held outside (weather permitting). Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on. 

The zero waste movement isn't just about fitting your year's worth of trash into a mason jar- it's about making conscious choices when purchasing and- more importantly- when practicing the three Rs.

This summer join art curator, Njeri, in exploring Ghost Adventures. This project is inspired by Ghost River, a painting by artist Tyson Reeder.

Take advantage of our air conditioning to chill out and de-stress at the library! Join us each month for relaxing activities that don’t feature a screen. Snacks and supplies provided!

Scratch Art is fun & easy too; and with your Grab & Go kit you can bring home the fun.  Scratch out a design for a bookmark, a note to a friend, or a decoration for your room.  You can even create an animal mask! 

Bring your current fiber art project to this social group to work on, meet new people and learn new skills. From knitting/crochet to cross stitch, and everything in between, we can help each other begin and complete craft projects.

The mobile game truck is coming to the Mont Pleasant Library. Kids ages 6 and up and teens are invited to the mobile video game truck to play games suitable for kids, tweens and teens.

Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets.

Come to the library and get creative with the Spark Wheel! Spin the wheel and it will randomly select what to draw, what shapes and colors to use! For families with kids & teens.

Come write in! Poets, novelists, cartoonists, and more are invited to an hour of writing inspiration and sharing. Work on your existing projects or try a new prompt in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.

Tunisian crochet is an easy technique a little bit like knitting that makes a thicker material suitable for wash or dish cloths, potholders, and with fine yarn, scarves.

"Stories are a communal currency of humanity." - Tahir Shah

Whether you’ve been doing it forever or just starting out, bring your written words to this volunteer run community group and receive feedback from fellow wordsmiths as time permits.

At the Car Wash...at the library!  Each child participant will construct a car wash for their very own matchbox cars!  Two cars will be provided (and kept!) by each child participant.

Play Bingo with us! 

The group meets to read poetry written by those that attend.