• 🍂🎨 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

  • 🎃🧶 Kids in grades 3 and up are invited to get crafty with a Pumpkin Yarn Craft! Using yarn and glue, you’ll shape and design your very own pumpkin creation—perfect for adding a cozy fall touch to your seasonal dĂŠcor. It’s simple, fun, and a ...more

  • 🕷️🎨 Kids in grades K–5 are invited to make a Spooky Watercolor Painting! First, you’ll draw spider webs on your paper using a white crayon. Then, watch the magic happen as you spread watercolor paint across the page—the webs stay white while the colors swirl ...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, October 27, 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