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Drop-In Craft: Frosty Fun

All Day 1/10 - 1/11
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
Drop In Craft:

Drop-in craft activities available while supplies last. Children ages 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop-in craft activity available each day while supplies last.  Children ages 8 & under must be accompanied by an adult.

Batavia Public Library MakerZone Logo. "create, inspire, explore."

Meet the MakerZone

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Learn about the various equipment and creative designs you can make in our MakerZone! 

Open
Registration Required
Seniors holding up crafts they made

Sweet Life After 50

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Engagement, Fun & Games
Age Group:
Adults
Sweet Life After 50:

Visit the library for social time and a relaxed craft or activity designed for individuals 50 and older who enjoy fun and easy crafts, games, and puzzles while socializing with oth...

Jan. 12: 3D Line Art; Jan. 26: Dot Painting; Feb. 9: Felt Roses; Feb. 23: Watercolor Dots

Open
Registration Required

Chat & Stitch

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Do you enjoy knitting, crochet, cross-stitching, or hand sewing? Then join us once a month to socialize while you stitch! Bring your own materials. 

Drop-in Craft: I Have a Dream

01/17/2026 @ 9:00am to 01/19/2026 @ 5:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., while supplies last, create a card or bookmark for the clients of Mutual Ground and make a dream catcher and express your dreams for the future.

Image of scrapbook materials

Scrapbook Meet

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Drop in and bring your own scrapbook, binder, or planners to decorate and utilize our free scrapbooking supplies such as colorful designed craft paper, stickers, washi tape, and more!  

Example of 2026 vision board/collage

Crafting Night: 2026 Vision Boards

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us for a fun hour of crafting once a month. All materials provided.

January - 2026 Vision Boards

February - Wintery Yarn Snow Flakes

March - No-sew Sock Bunny

Open
Registration Required

Drop In Craft: DIY Origami

All Day
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8, Teens, Adults

Create your own origami masterpiece. Origami instructions will be provided for a variety of age and skill levels.




 

Book Bedazzling

Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 8-12

Sparkle up your bookshelf with Book Bedazzling. Bring in your favorite book (or any book) and give it a makeover. 

Limit: 12

Open
Registration Required
Seniors holding up crafts they made

Sweet Life After 50

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Engagement, Fun & Games
Age Group:
Adults
Sweet Life After 50:

Visit the library for social time and a relaxed craft or activity designed for individuals 50 and older who enjoy fun and easy crafts, games, and puzzles while socializing with oth...

Jan. 12: 3D Line Art; Jan. 26: Dot Painting; Feb. 9: Felt Roses; Feb. 23: Watercolor Dots

Open
Registration Required
Image is Hundertwasser's Green Town.

Artist Adventures: Grades 1-5

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades K-5
Artist Adventures:

Explore the wide world of art by studying a different famous artist every month. We’ll begin the class with a look at the artist’s life and their artwork and then create our own pr...

This month's artist is: Hundertwasser. 

Open
Registration Required

Crochet Basics

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades 6-8

Learn the basics of crochet in this four-week course. All materials provided.

Open
Registration Required

Crochet Basics

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades 6-8

Learn the basics of crochet in this four-week course. All materials provided.

Open
Registration Required
Seniors holding up crafts they made

Sweet Life After 50

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Engagement, Fun & Games
Age Group:
Adults
Sweet Life After 50:

Visit the library for social time and a relaxed craft or activity designed for individuals 50 and older who enjoy fun and easy crafts, games, and puzzles while socializing with oth...

Jan. 12: 3D Line Art; Jan. 26: Dot Painting; Feb. 9: Felt Roses; Feb. 23: Watercolor Dots

Open
Registration Required

Chat & Stitch

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Do you enjoy knitting, crochet, cross-stitching, or hand sewing? Then join us once a month to socialize while you stitch! Bring your own materials. 

Crochet Basics

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades 6-8

Learn the basics of crochet in this four-week course. All materials provided.

Open
Registration Required

Drop-In Craft: Heart Art

All Day 2/14 - 2/15
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
Drop In Craft:

Drop-in craft activities available while supplies last. Children ages 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Image of heat press and sublimation t-shirt

Sublimation & Heat Press Demo

Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Watch a live demonstration of how to print a design with the sublimation printer and press it onto fabric with our Swing-Away Heat Press. Patrons will then be able to test the heat press by pressing a pre-made design.

Open
Registration Required
Alma Thomas's painting The Tulips, which is rows of colors

Artist Adventures: Grades 1-5

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades K-5
Artist Adventures:

Explore the wide world of art by studying a different famous artist every month. We’ll begin the class with a look at the artist’s life and their artwork and then create our own pr...

This month's featured artist is: Alma Thomas. 

Upcoming
Registration Required

Crochet Basics

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grades 6-8

Learn the basics of crochet in this four-week course. All materials provided.

Open
Registration Required
Seniors holding up crafts they made

Sweet Life After 50

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Engagement, Fun & Games
Age Group:
Adults
Sweet Life After 50:

Visit the library for social time and a relaxed craft or activity designed for individuals 50 and older who enjoy fun and easy crafts, games, and puzzles while socializing with oth...

Jan. 12: 3D Line Art; Jan. 26: Dot Painting; Feb. 9: Felt Roses; Feb. 23: Watercolor Dots

Open
Registration Required
Image of heat press and sublimation t-shirt

Sublimation & Heat Press Demo

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Watch a live demonstration of how to print a design with the sublimation printer and press it onto fabric with our Swing-Away Heat Press. Patrons will then be able to test the heat press by pressing a pre-made design.

Upcoming
Registration Required

Book Bedazzling

Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 8-12

Sparkle up your bookshelf with Book Bedazzling. Bring in your favorite book (or any book) and give it a makeover. 

Limit: 12

Open
Registration Required
Seniors holding up crafts they made

Sweet Life After 50

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Engagement, Fun & Games
Age Group:
Adults
Sweet Life After 50:

Visit the library for social time and a relaxed craft or activity designed for individuals 50 and older who enjoy fun and easy crafts, games, and puzzles while socializing with oth...

Jan. 12: 3D Line Art; Jan. 26: Dot Painting; Feb. 9: Felt Roses; Feb. 23: Watercolor Dots

Open
Registration Required