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Flashlight Hunt (Grades K-2)(DG) MOVED INDOORS

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Community Room C at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Recreation, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Children

Join us after dark in Discovery Grove to play a game outside. Please dress for the weather.

 

*This program has been moved indoors

 

Discovery Grove

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Community Room C
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games & Recreation, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us after dark in Discovery Grove to play a game outside. Please dress for the weather.

 

*This program has been moved indoors

 

Discovery Grove

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Study with a dog

Study with a Dog

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
desTEENation at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Recreation, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Study and de-stress with a certified therapy dog.

No registration required.

Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: desTEENation
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Recreation, Nature & Environmental
Event Details:

Study and de-stress with a certified therapy dog.

No registration required.

Winter Lovers Storytime (Ages 2-3)(DG)

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room C at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Celebrate all there is to love about winter in this storytime while we stay warm and cozy.

Siblings welcome, please register them.

 

Discovery Grove

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Community Room C
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate all there is to love about winter in this storytime while we stay warm and cozy.

Siblings welcome, please register them.

 

Discovery Grove

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Winter Lovers Storytime (Ages 4-5)(DG)

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Community Room C at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Celebrate all there is to love about winter in this storytime while we stay warm and cozy.

Siblings welcome, please register them.

 

Discovery Grove

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Community Room C
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate all there is to love about winter in this storytime while we stay warm and cozy.

Siblings welcome, please register them.

 

Discovery Grove

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Backyard Wildlife with Sweetbriar Nature Center Ages 3-5 (DG)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children's Program Room at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child
Age Group:
Children

Sweetbriar Nature Center will be presenting some of their ambassador animals. Meet a variety of animals that might live in your neighborhood, right here on Long Island.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sweetbriar Nature Center will be presenting some of their ambassador animals. Meet a variety of animals that might live in your neighborhood, right here on Long Island.

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Backyard Wildlife with Sweetbriar Nature Center Ages 3-5 (DG)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child
Age Group:
Children

Sweetbriar Nature Center will be presenting some of their ambassador animals. Meet a variety of animals that might live in your neighborhood, right here on Long Island.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Nature & Environmental, Parent & Child
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sweetbriar Nature Center will be presenting some of their ambassador animals. Meet a variety of animals that might live in your neighborhood, right here on Long Island.

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Crystal Suncatcher (Grades K-2)(DG)

Friday, March 13, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Children's Program Room at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Children

Embrace the beauty of nature and get creative as we use flowers and other items to make a sparkling suncatcher. 

 

Discovery Grove

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Embrace the beauty of nature and get creative as we use flowers and other items to make a sparkling suncatcher. 

 

Discovery Grove

Serpents, Dragons, and Turtles with Sweetbriar Nature Center (Grades 3-5)(DG)

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Program Room at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Children

Sweetbriar Nature Center will share the amazing world of reptiles and their fascinating adaptations for survival. You will even meet some reptile friends.

 

Discovery Grove

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sweetbriar Nature Center will share the amazing world of reptiles and their fascinating adaptations for survival. You will even meet some reptile friends.

 

Discovery Grove

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Upcycled Kinetic Mobile (Grades 3-5)(DG)

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Children's Program Room at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Children

Rooted in the principles of physics, use recycled materials to make a perfectly balanced mobile.

 

Discovery Grove

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Rooted in the principles of physics, use recycled materials to make a perfectly balanced mobile.

 

Discovery Grove

Gardening and planting

Sachem Teen Volunteers : Patio Planners

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room 2 at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Teen Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Bee Hotel Building

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Inside/Out Community Garden at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Build your own bee hotel to take home using phragmites, bamboo, and other natural materials to support solitary native bees like mason bees and leafcutters, who are essential pollinators.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Inside/Out Community Garden
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Educational, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Build your own bee hotel to take home using phragmites, bamboo, and other natural materials to support solitary native bees like mason bees and leafcutters, who are essential pollinators.

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Gardening and planting

Sachem Teen Volunteers : Patio Planners

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room 2 at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Teen Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Sachem Teen Volunteers: Garden Guardians

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Inside/Out Community Garden at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Inside/Out Community Garden
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Sachem Teen Volunteers: Garden Guardians

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Inside/Out Community Garden at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Inside/Out Community Garden
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Feathered Family Fun…Summer’s LI Nesting Birds (In Person)

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Community Room A at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Adults

So many birds on Long Island and so many are here in summer raising a family! It makes summertime so much fun!

Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Nature & Environmental
Event Details:

So many birds on Long Island and so many are here in summer raising a family! It makes summertime so much fun!

Wilderness Survival Basics

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Inside/Out Entire Garden at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Through hands-on activities and discussion, explore what to do before a trip, what matters most in the first 24 hours, and how to build toward longer-term safety and success if rescue is delayed.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Inside/Out Entire Garden
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Educational, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Through hands-on activities and discussion, explore what to do before a trip, what matters most in the first 24 hours, and how to build toward longer-term safety and success if rescue is delayed.

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Gardening and planting

Sachem Teen Volunteers : Patio Planners

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room 2 at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Teen Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Sachem Teen Volunteers: Garden Guardians

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Inside/Out Community Garden at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Inside/Out Community Garden
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Gardening and planting

Sachem Teen Volunteers : Patio Planners

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room 2 at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Teen Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Paleontology of Dinosaurs

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room C at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, History & Genealogy, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Compare dinosaur eggs, teeth, gait and footprints while creating dinosaur fossils to take home.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Community Room C
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Educational, History & Genealogy, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Compare dinosaur eggs, teeth, gait and footprints while creating dinosaur fossils to take home.

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Sachem Teen Volunteers: Garden Guardians

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Inside/Out Community Garden at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Inside/Out Community Garden
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Feathers In The Water…Waterbirds of Long Island! (In Person)

Friday, August 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Community Room A at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Adults

Swimmers? Waders? Herons, sandpipers, plovers and more! The abundance of water around Long Island also attracts an abundance of birds that need water to thrive.

Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Nature & Environmental
Event Details:

Swimmers? Waders? Herons, sandpipers, plovers and more! The abundance of water around Long Island also attracts an abundance of birds that need water to thrive.

Gardening and planting

Sachem Teen Volunteers : Patio Planners

Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room 2 at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Teen Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help our librarians design and maintain the outdoor Patio space, including the gardens, pergola, and other features.

We will be weeding and working in the gardens.  Dress for the outdoors!

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.

Sachem Teen Volunteers: Garden Guardians

Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Inside/Out Community Garden at Sachem Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Age Group:
Teens

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sachem Public Library
Room: Inside/Out Community Garden
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Service & Volunteer, Nature & Environmental
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help maintain our Community Garden by weeding, watering, sweeping, pruning, and harvesting. Each session will include an interactive nature activity. 

Disclaimer(s)

Sachem Cardholders.

This program is for Sachem cardholders only.