Photo by Deborah J. Karson

Photo by Susan Moorhead

Celebrating 25 years of Debra Frasier’s picture book MISS ALAINEUS: A VOCABULARY DISASTER

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Heart Art
On Valentine’s Day, join us to create Heart Art with words and images—and even make a special valentine! All ages

Saturday, March 14, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Every Picture Tells a Story
Have fun creating a story inspired by art and photos!
You can select a picture from those we’ll provide, or draw your own—and then you’ll tell the story behind the image. Agues 4 to 10

Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Paint a Picture with Poetry
We’ll create poems and watercolor art that describe the world around us. Will you write about a flower, a bird flying in the sky, your favorite food, your pet, or maybe the library? If you can imagine it, you can write a poem about it! Agues 4 to 10

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 - 3 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Celebrate Mother Earth on Earth Day!
We’ll craft poems about nature, our planet Earth, or caring for the environment on paper that has seeds in it, which you can plant at home and watch grow. Ages 4 to 10

Past Events

Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 2 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Celebate CommUnity!

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 3:30 to 4:30 P.M.
Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham, NY
Help Create a Word Tree at the Library!

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 3 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Wonderful Words! at Crafternoon

Monday, April 28, 2025 - 4 to 5 P.M.
Dobbs Ferry Public Library, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 3 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Poetry Month: Wonderful Words!

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Saturday, March 29, 2025 - 3 to 5 P.M.
Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Kid Lit Reading with Society for Children’s Writers & Illustrators

Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Friday, December 13, 2024 - 3:30 to 4:30 P.M.
Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

October 2024
Lunenburg Storytime: The Books We Love,
(Public Access ; Season 5, Episode 1; begins at 26:06)
Reading Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Summer 2022
Black Cow Coffee Shop, Pleasantville, NY
Reflections: The Ugly Duckling
Folktales Illustrators’ Showcase, Westchester SCBWI

March 2022
Bartow Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, NY
Show Us Your Activism Art Exhibit