WSPL Youth Newsletter:
 
Summer Reading 2026
"Reading is a passport to countless adventures."
— Mary Pope Osborne
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WSPL Youth Newsletter: Summer Reading 2026
Program Calendars by Age Group
End-of-Summer Dino Bash!
Dinner-and-a-Movie Nights
School's Out! Teen Watch Parties
Playgroup & Storytime
Field Trips
Nature Art
Summer Story Squad
Garden Club
Library Hours
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Miss C's Corner
 
Wow, what a summer we've been having! We've been having so much fun unearthing stories new and old, making art and making memories with friends at the library and beyond. Thank you to everyone who has joined us so far!
 
Have you picked up your 2026 Library Passport yet? Both you and your child can get credit for checking out books, attending programs and completing special activities. Get enough stamps and you can take home a special prize! We will also be giving out Reading Tracker Bookmarks, which earn you a passport stamp when completed.
 
Please remember, as always, registration is required for ALL programs! We cannot contact you about essential information unless we know you are planning to attend! 
 
Thank you all for being a part of our library's community, and happy reading!
 
- Callison Stratton, aka Miss C
Youth Programs Coordinator
wspl.childrens@gmail.com
 
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Program Calendars by Age Group
 
Summer Programs
for Littles
ages 0-5 
Calendar & Registration here!
Summer Programs
for Kids
ages 6-11
Calendar & Registration here!
Summer Programs
for T(w)eens
ages 12-17
Calendar & Registration here!
 
 
End-of-Summer Dino Bash!
 
Saturday, August 29th @ 11am - 2pm
Tusten Multigenerational Park
75 Third Street
Narrowsburg, NY
 
Register here!
 
Dinner-and-a-Movie Nights
Join us at the Jeffersonville Branch for special
Dinner-and-a-Movie Nights throughout the Summer!
 
Chef Dale Buchheister will lead families in making a special meal together before enjoying a fun family film. Young children will have the option to do a craft while parents and older children cook! We will serve dinner halfway through the film. Please register everyone in your party and indicate any allergies or dietary restrictions in your registration form. Meals will be nut-free with a vegetarian option.
 
FREE ADMISSION - Registration required!
Cooking & Crafts: 6:00pm
Movie: 6:30pm
 

Wednesday, August 12th
The Goonies
(1985)
 
Register here!
 

Wednesday, September 2nd
Encanto
(2021)
 
Register here!
 
School's Out! Teen Watch Parties
 School's Out!
Teen Watch Parties
Select Wednesdays @2pm
Jeffersonville Branch
 
Enjoy your summer vacation with movies at the library! We'll eat pizza and popcorn, cozy up and watch a movie with friends! Arrive early to vote for which movie we should watch.
 
Doors open at 1:30pm, movie starts at 2:00pm.
 
This event is for TEENS ONLY (ages 13-18).
 
Register here
Playgroup & Storytime
Storytime with Miss C
Tuesdays at 10am
Narrowsburg Branch
 August 11th - September 1st
Register here
 
Storytime with Miss C combines crafts, rhymes, reading and rhythm for curious kids and their caregivers. This program is geared towards children ages 2-6, but all are welcome. Please register everyone in your party!
 
(Miss C will be taking a Storytime break after Labor Day, and the program will return weekly in October!)
 Let's Play!
Wednesdays at 10:15am
Jeffersonville Branch*
 
Through September 2nd
 
Music, open play and socializing for babies, toddlers and caregivers!
 
Register here
 
*We will return to our usual rotating branch schedule in September!
Field Trips
 
Family Farm Tour
at Buck Brook Alpacas
****RESCHEDULED****
NEW DATE:
Thursday, August 6th @10:30am
 
Join WSPL for a private tour of Buck Brook Alpaca Farm, packed with fun and learning for all ages! Meet the alpacas, peacocks, Angora bunnies, chickens, and a pig named Daisy, then mine for gemstones at Buck Brook’s gem panning station!
 
Registration is FULL but a waitlist is available!
Add your party to the waitlist here
Nature Art
Tuesdays @ 3pm
Jeffersonville Branch
 
Through August 18th
 
Join local artist Thane Reeve every week for a fun art project using natural materials!
 
This program is intended for ages 6-17 (and an accompanying adult for children under 12).
 
Free! Registration is required:
Register here!
Summer Story Squad
Thursdays @ 2pm
Callicoon Branch
 
Extended through August 27th!
 
WSPL's buzzing brigade of bookworms! A special Summer reading club for early and intermediate readers.
 
Early Readers: Readers at a K-2 reading level can enjoy a group storytime where we practice reading a new book every week!
 
Growing Readers: Readers at a 3-5th grade reading level will pick a chapter book to read aloud together week by week, and will share what they've been reading in the meantime. 
 
Register here!



Garden Club
Alternate Saturdays @10am
Tusten Heritage Community Garden
(behind the Narrowsburg Branch)
 
Join us for Garden Club! Participants will learn all about gardening, from starting seeds to harvesting, and will participate in community service projects to earn their Junior Master Gardener certification.
 
Summer Sessions:
Saturday, August 8th @ 10:00am
Saturday, August 22nd @ 10:00am
Saturday, September 12 @10:00am
 
"Unearth a Story: Summer Reading at WSPL" is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.
Library Hours
Delaware Free Branch
845-887-4040  del@rcls.org
Mon, Wed, Thurs: 10am - 5pm
Tuesday: 3pm - 7pm
Friday: 10am - 6pm
Saturday: 11:30am - 4pm 
Jeffersonville Branch
845-482-4350   jef@rcls.org
Tues, Wed: 10am - 8pm
Thurs, Fri: 10am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Tusten-Cochecton Branch
845-252-3360   nar@rcls.org
Monday: 10am - 8pm
Tuesday: 9:30am - 2pm
Wed, Fri: 10am - 7pm
Saturday: 9:30am - 2pm 
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