Event List

Assemble activity kits for those with memory impairment.  Kits will contain word puzzles and light craft activities. 

Assist a younger child with a variety of hands-on maker activities.

Teach younger children how to play chess and checkers. You do not have to be an expert to volunteer but knowledge of the rules is required. 

Read to a younger book buddy.  It is a rewarding experience that you won’t want to miss.

Decorate coffee cup sleeves to donate to local coffee shops and businesses in Smithtown to spread kindness and cheer.

Make bags full of birthday goodies for patrons of our Children’s Department to enjoy.

Help feed our furry friends at the Smithtown Animal Shelter.  We will prepare all ingredients for dog treats at the Library and you will take them home to bake.

Make one-of-a-kind cards to brighten the day of a hospitalized child. 

Paint canvas magnets that showcase encouragement and positivity.  These magnets will be featured in the Kings Park Teen Room.

Team up with a child for hands-on fun as we create, experiment, and learn.  Dress to make a mess.

Teen volunteers are needed to design and make bookmarks for Smithtown Library patrons.

Play fun board games with a younger child.

Help your community by making wash kits to donate to local shelters. 

Make suncatchers that will fill the Kings Park Children’s Room with rainbows!

Use Mod Podge and old time embellishments to create a vintage collage on canvas featuring shelter pets. Each picture will help to promote each animals' adoption.

Make your favorite spring and summer scenes into magnets that will be given to local nursing homes and senior centers. 

Enjoy the great outdoors by helping children with eco-friendly projects and activities. This program will be held outside. In case of rain, this program will be held in the Community Room.

Play fun board games with a younger child.

April is Autism Awareness Month.  Volunteers will paint a unique puzzle piece that will become part of a community mural at the Kings Park Building throughout the month of April.

Play fun board games with a younger child.

Help aid local food pantries by planting, tending and harvesting vegetables in the Library’s garden bed. Meet us in the lobby to head out to the garden together. In the event of rain, this program will be held in the Community Room.

Celebrate National Library Week by painting bookends. After they’re painted and sealed, the bookends will go back on the shelves to hold up books with a new sense of style.

Celebrate Earth Day by decorating reusable tote bags that will be donated to The Smithtown Food Pantry.