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Mon, Jul 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Backroom
For grades K-6. Create a beautiful butterfly puddler to help our butterflies gather the nutrients they need.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 1 2026 at 9:30am

Mon, Jul 27, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Medford Branch - North & South Meeting Rooms Combined
Focus on native plants for shade gardens, the disappearing understory, habitat, and host plants.

Tue, Jul 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - Meeting Room A & B
For families with children grades K-5. Meet and learn about the amazing reptiles, furry mammals, and feathered wildlife of Long Island.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 1 2026 at 9:30am

Mon, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Backroom
For grades K-6. Join us to paint your own beautiful bird wind chime.
Registration opens Wednesday, July 1 2026 at 9:30am

Wed, Aug 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Meeting Room A & B
For families with children grades 1-6. Board Buoy the Bus, a unique mobile science museum, for amazing hands-on marine exploration. Patchogue-Medford Library Cardholders only.
Registration opens Saturday, August 1 2026 at 9:30am

Sat, Aug 08, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Avery Homestead County Park
For families with children grades 2-6. Learn all about these amazing creatures and how you can be a friend to them. This program will be held off-site at Avery Homestead County Park in East Patchogue.
Registration opens Saturday, August 1 2026 at 9:30am

Mon, Aug 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Meeting Room A & B
Everybody wants butterflies but they forget the most important part, the host plants! Learn about native butterflies and moths, their life cycle, and an overview of host plants.