• VPL Summer Program: Grades K-5th

    📚🌈 Get ready for a summer of fun at VPL! Our Summer Reading Program: Reading Colors Our World will take place on Wednesday mornings in June from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Each week, kids will enjoy stories, activities, and a special guest! 🌟Whether you're exploring ...more

  • Sidewalk Stained Glass at the Library: For kids and kids at heart!

    Get ready to turn our sidewalks into stunning stained glass masterpieces! ✨ Join us for a creative outdoor art activity where we'll use painter’s tape to design our own “stained glass” patterns and fill them in with bright, colorful chalk. When the tape comes off—voila!—a ...more

  • Story Time: Pre-K

    This Week's Theme: Sticks! June is made for fun—come spend it with us at the library! Our story time is designed for Pre-K kids and takes place every Friday morning from 9:30 am to 10:00 am. Each week features a unique theme, including a story ...more

  • Board Meeting

    The regular meeting of the Valentine Public Library Board will be held on Monday, June 23, 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

  • Pinch & Paint: Part 1- Grades 3 & Up

    Get your hands messy and your creativity flowing at the library! Join us for Pinch & Paint, a two-part clay craft where young artists will learn how to shape and decorate their own pinch pots. In Part 1 (today!), we'll use modeling clay to form ...more

  • VPL Summer Program: Sandhills Leadership team

    📚🌈 Led by the Sandhills Leadership Team!Join us for the last Wednesday of our Summer Reading Program: Reading Colors Our World as the amazing young adults from the Sandhills Leadership Team take the lead! They’ll guide us through fun, creative activities that celebrate imagination, color, ...more

  • Pinch & Paint: Part 2 – Time to Add Color!

    Your clay creations are ready! Join us for Part 2 of our Pinch & Paint craft event as we bring those pinch pots to life with color. If you joined us earlier to make a clay pot, now’s your chance to finish your masterpiece. We’ll ...more

  • Story Time: Pre-K

    This Week's Theme: Chameleons! June is made for fun—come spend it with us at the library! Our story time is designed for Pre-K kids and takes place every Friday morning from 9:30 am to 10:00 am. Each week features a unique theme, including a story ...more

  • Sand Painters Art Club Artist Reception: All ages welcome

    Art lovers of all ages are invited to join us for a special Artist Reception at the library! This month we’re featuring the work of Susan Reenders McNaught, DVM, an artist from Blunt, South Dakota, who uses multiple mediums to express her deep passion for ...more

  • Pre-K Take & Make: Patriotic Paper Popsicle Craft

    Even though the library will be closed on July 4th, you can still celebrate with a festive craft! Stop by July 1–3 to pick up a patriotic paper popsicle Make & Take—a fun and simple activity perfect for little hands. Celebrate the season with red, ...more