• 🎨  🖌️ Kids in grades 3–8 are invited to get creative at the library! We’ll be painting tile magnets that you can take home and display. Choose from one of our fun designs or come up with your own masterpiece—the choice is yours! All supplies ...more

  • 🎨📚 Kids in grades K-5 can create their very own colorful bookmarks using tissue paper and water on cardstock. Watch as the colors “bleed” and blend to make amazing, one-of-a-kind designs! ✂️💧 All supplies provided—just bring your creativity and get ready to make your reading ...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

  • 📚✨ Kid's Book Club: Save Me a Seat 🎉 Tweens and teens, grab a seat—literally! Join us at the library to dive into Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan. Joe and Ravi come from very different worlds—Joe’s lived in the same ...more

  • 🔄✨ 🎨 Kids in grades 3–8 are invited to fold and create their very own paper kaleidocycle—a cool 3D paper toy that flips and turns in endless ways! Once it’s built, decorate it with colors and designs, then discover how movement makes the image change ...more

  • 🏆🎯 Kids in grades K–5 can build their very own cup-and-ball game using paper cups, string, and a small ball. Once it’s ready, test your skills and see how many catches you can make in a row! It’s a classic game that’s simple to make, ...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

  • The regular meeting of the Valentine Public Library Board will be held on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting room to conduct any business that may properly come before them. A current agenda will be on file at the public ...more

  • NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING The Valentine Public Library Board will hold a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at the Valentine Public Library. This meeting is open to the public and an agenda is available for public inspection during regular business ...more

  • 🍎🎨 Celebrate the season with some colorful creativity! Kids in grades 3–8 will get an apple template to decorate using bright colors, doodles, and patterns. You can use one of our example designs for inspiration or make your own totally unique apple! No great artistic ...more