Storytime- Alligators
2025-06-04 11:00 UTC | NY
A is for Alligator! This week all our books will feature alligators! Storytime is designed for children ages birth to five and their caregivers.

Digital Library Office Hours
2025-06-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Do you have questions about using Libby, Kanopy, Mango Languages, or other digital library services? Learn about library databases and more. Stop by our office hours to get hands-on help! Bring your phone, laptop, kindle, iPad or other device.

Adult Dungeons and Dragons
2025-06-04 18:00, 2025-06-18 18:00, 2025-07-02 18:00, 2025-07-16 18:00 | NY
Our adult Dungeons and Dragons Group meets this evening. If you are interested in learning more about D&D, please contact Caleb Fesmire at fesmirec@stls.org.

Mandy's Balloon Animals @ Market Sprouts
2025-06-08 11:00 - 15:00 | Alfred Farmers Market, Alfred, NY, 14802, United States
Today is the opening day of the Alfred Farmers Market! The library is sponsoring Mandy’s Balloon Animals for fun for all ages! Stop by and get a balloon creation!

Library Board Meeting
2025-06-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Parish House, West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802, United States
The board of trustees of the Alfred Box of Books Library will meet June 10 at 4:00pm at the Seventh Day Baptist Parish House.

Family Birding with Eli Knapp
2025-06-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Join us for a talk with ornithologist and author, Dr. Eli Knapp. From Houghton University, Dr. Knapp will discuss local birding as well as discuss his own adventures in studying birds in Tanzania. His most recent book, Dead Serious: Wild Hope Amid the Sixth Extinction is available at the library.
From Houghton University:
Dr. Eli Knapp teaches courses in Human Ecology, Wildlife Behavior, Geology, Ornithology, Conservation Biology, and Swahili at Houghton University, in New York, and in Tanzania, East Africa. In Tanzania, he directs the Houghton-in-Tanzania study abroad, semester-long program. He has also taught Forest Ecology and Ecosystems Research for the Creation Care Studies Program, in New Zealand. He holds a Masters in Environmental Science and Management from the University of Santa Barbara, California (2003), and a PhD in Ecology from Colorado State University, in Fort Collins, Colorado (2009). His interests lie in the interactions between humans and the environment, especially around protected areas. He has studied human-environment relationships most extensively in East Africa and lived in Serengeti National Park, in Tanzania, for three years. His active areas of research involve household economies and poaching around protected areas.

Public Hearing: Library Budget Vote
2025-06-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Almond 20th Century Club Library, Almond, NY, 14803, United States
The library is hosting a public hearing ahead of our upcoming budget vote (June 30th.) Members of the public are welcome to come ask questions about the library’s proposed budgets for fiscal year 2026. This meeting will cover both the Alfred and Almond library budgets.
For additional information please see our Budget Vote Guide.

Mushroom Walk at Foster Lake
2025-06-14 10:00 - 23:30 | Foster Lake, Alfred, NY, 14802
Meet up at Foster Lake for a guided mushroom walk with Sam Warren. Learn to identify and discover local mushrooms. All ages welcome. Children must have parent or guardian supervision at all times. Please dress for the weather. Rain or shine!

Library Closed
2025-06-19 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
The library will be closed, Thursday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. We re-open Friday at 10:00am.

NEW: Summer Solstice Yarn Art
2025-06-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Celebrate the start of summer by making a beautiful landscape on canvas using yarn and glue! Ages 5+. Adult supervision encouraged!

Library Budget Vote
2025-06-30 10:00 - 19:00 | Alfred Almond Central School, 6795 NY 21, Almond, NY, 14803, United States
Voters of the Alfred-Almond Central School District can vote for the Alfred Box of Books and Almond 20th Century Club libraries today! Information can be found on out Budget Vote Guide
Voting will take place at the Alfred Almond Central School auditorium from 10:00am-7:00pm.

Library Closed
2025-07-04 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
The library is closed today for Independence Day. We re-open Sunday, July 6th at noon.

Summer Reading Kickoff
2025-07-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Sign up for summer reading and enjoy family fun! We’ll have live music provided by Garegin Grigoryan, build your own reading buddy, and more!
Summer reading will run from July 7 until August 15. Track your reading and win prizes!

Red Storytime
2025-07-09 11:00 - 11:30 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Every week we’ll be celebrating a color! This week we’re reading about all things RED!
Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to storytime for books, songs, and more!

Art Book Club with the Alfred Ceramic Arts Museum
2025-07-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Alfred Ceramics Museum, Pine Street, Alfred, NY, 14802, United States
Join us for a discussion of The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. A limited number of copies of the book will be available at the Alfred Ceramics Arts Museum and at the library. The discussion will take place at the Museum! You can also get a copy of our next book.
About the Book:
Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.
The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.

Crafternoon: Build a Reading Buddy
2025-07-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Every Thursday afternoon we’ll be having a crafternoon! Join us for an art related project. This week we will be creating stuffed reading buddies. Read to your buddy all summer long!
Crafternoon activities will have Take and Make Kits available if you can’t make it in-person! Supplies are limited and are first come first served.

Draw Your Own Comic with Doogie Horner
2025-07-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Bestselling author and illustrator, Doogie Horner will lead a workshop for all ages on creating your own comic book!
Get creative in this hands on workshop.
Register by emailing alfred@stls.org or calling 607-587-9290 or sign up in person the next time you visit the library!

Family Day at the Alfred Ceramic Arts Museum
2025-07-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Alfred Ceramics Museum, Pine Street, Alfred, NY, 14802, United States
Get free entry into the Alfred Ceramic Arts Museum. Complete a scavenger hunt there and win a prize as part of the library’s summer reading program. Be sure to stop by the library to get your ticket for our raffle baskets for participating in a program! (There is also a second scavenger hunt you can participate in!)

Color in the Garden
2025-07-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Master Gardener, Mary Lu Wells will give a short talk on the use of color in the garden. This event will take place at the library or you can join via zoom. For the Zoom link, please email alfred@stls.org.

Fun that Pops Magic Show
2025-07-15 16:00 - 17:30 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Join us for a magic show with Fun that Pops! This is a 45 minute magic show, followed by balloon animals!

Orange Storytime
2025-07-16 11:00 - 11:30 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Throughout the summer we’re reading about colors! This week we’ll be reading about the color ORANGE! Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us for books, songs, activities and more!

Crafternoon: Tissue Paper Bookmark
2025-07-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Every Thursday throughout summer reading, we’ll be holding crafternoons! Join us for art-focused activities. This week we will be making colorful bookmarks with tissue paper.
All Crafternoon programs will have Take and Make Kits available if you can’t make it in-person. Supplies are limited and are first come first served.

Spoon Rings with Kim Chebalo
2025-07-22 13:00 - 18:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Learn how to make a spoon ring in this workshop. Space is limited to 15 people. Participants must sign up for 1 of 3 sessions.
Session 1: 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Session 2: 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Session 3: 4:00pm – 5:15pm.
Space is limited to 5 participants in each session. Please let us know which session you would like to sign up for when you register. This program is for those 12 and older.
Register by calling 607-587-9290 or at the circulation desk the next time you visit the library!

Yellow Storytime
2025-07-23 11:00 - 11:30 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
This summer, to coincide with our summer reading theme of Color Our World, we’re exploring colors each week during storytime! This week we’ll be reading about YELLOW!
Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us for storytime for books, songs, activities, and more!

Crafternoon: Paint Your Own Tote Bag
2025-07-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Every Thursday throughout summer reading, we’ll be having crafternoons! Join us for art related activities. Paint your own tote bag this week. Use a stencil or create your own design!
All Crafternoon programs will have Take and Make Kits available if you can’t make it in person. Supplies are limited and available first come first served.

Petting Zoo
2025-07-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
Mike Morton of Sun Dance Kids Farms will be at the library with several animals! Get up close and personal with several furry (and not so furry) friends!
This event will take place on the bandstand lawn (across the street from the library!)

Green Storytime
2025-07-30 11:00 - 11:30 | Alfred Box of Books Library, 1 West University Street, Alfred, NY, 14802-1113, United States
This week we’re exploring all things GREEN! Children and caregivers are invited to join us as we read book, sing songs, and work on activities to explore the color green!
