The Valentine Public Library Board will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Valentine Public Library. This meeting is open to the public and an agenda is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the office ...more
🪄✨🎨 Kids in grades 3–8 are invited to brew up some spooky fun by creating their very own smoking cauldron picture! Using a mix of art supplies, you’ll design a bubbling pot filled with swirling “smoke” and magical details. Add your own colors, patterns, and ...more
💨🚀 Kids in grades K-5th are invited to build their very own Balloon Hovercraft! Using a cardstock disc and a balloon, you’ll create a simple machine that glides smoothly across a surface. Then we’ll explore the science behind it—how trapped air escapes from the balloon, ...more
It’s Fire Safety Week, and we’ve got a special surprise planned for our Pre-K friends! Fire Safety Story Time! Our friends from the Valentine Fire Department are visiting Pre-K Story Time this Friday, October 10th at 9:30 AM! Kids will get to meet real firefighters, ...more
🍂🎨 Kids in grades 3 and up can celebrate the season with a Fall Bean Mosaic! Using an assortment of colorful dried beans, you’ll glue and arrange them to create a festive fall picture—maybe pumpkins, leaves, or anything autumn inspires. Each design will be one-of-a-kind, ...more
Did you know Dictionary Day is celebrated every year on October 16th—the birthday of Noah Webster, the famous American lexicographer? In 1806, his groundbreaking dictionary paved the way for what we now know as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. This year, Dictionary Day falls on Thursday, October ...more
The Valentine Public Library Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 10:30am at the Valentine Public Library. This meeting is open to the public and an agenda is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the office of ...more
Join us for Story Time—designed especially for Pre-K kids and their grown-ups!Each Friday from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m., we explore a fun new theme through stories and hands-on crafts that spark creativity and learning. What to Expect: Themed Story Time: Listen to an engaging story ...more
Teens & tweens, get ready for a page-turner you won’t want to put down! This month, we’re diving into Wild Fire by Dee Garretson. When a simple summer camp in the wilderness turns into a fight for survival, four teens must rely on their wits, ...more
Join us at the library as we host Impact Nebraska Artists and their traveling exhibition, A Tapestry of Life – Impact Willa Cather. This collection showcases original works by Nebraska artists inspired by Cather’s writings, exploring themes of migration, resilience, and life on the Great ...more