Week Calendar

Visit each of the South Orangetown libraries to search for pictures related to the SOCSD Pick a Reading Partner book "Fenway and Hattie".  Complete the scavenger hunt at all five libraries and get a prize!  Ends Sun. May 19.

Join us on Monday morning for Chair Yoga & Meditation with Debbie Broadman who will teach you various yoga poses along with a meditative journey to restore, refresh and rejuvenate your body and mind. These classes are hybrid.

Dr. Paul Trinkoff of Orangetown Chiropractic Center, provides interactive workouts to improve strength, cardiovascular health, mobility and balance all from the comfort of a sturdy chair.  Bring weights to the "virtual" class.

Join us for a 45 minute music and movement class for children and their caregivers with Tina Abreu, a certified Zumbini instructor.

Please fill out this form (or give us a call) and we'll try our best to help!

Can you find the paw prints hidden around the first floor of the library?  Find all six and get a prize!  Ends May 31.

Join Marybeth for stories, songs and puppets. Registration is limited.

Come and play with your child in our Storycraft cottage, with our many educational toys.

Join Miss Kimberly for a story and a craft at the library! Story times will now have registration on a month-by-month basis so be on the lookout for our next sessions! Ages 2-5

More than a game, Mah Jongg offers opportunities to socialize with other players and is an effective workout for your brain. It's also a lot of fun to learn with Linda Gottlieb as the instructor.

Note: Start time going forward will change from 11 am to 10 am. 

Want to learn Mahjongg? Join us!

Teacher Linda Gottlieb will instruct attendees in the play and basic strategy of Mahjongg.

Join us for rhymes, songs and puppets in our Storycraft Cottage. Please let us know if you cannot attend after registering.

Anu Amaran takes a creative approach to deepening the practice of writing using writing exercises and games, suggested readings, and collaborative revision strategies.  She engages you to use your voice and natural self-expression.  

Children up to 2 years old with an adult.
 

Drop-in Mondays from 11:00-11:30am

Stories, songs, and finger play.

The class is a continuation of the Italian for Beginners classes. If you are familiar with the language and would like to expand upon what you already know, then this class is for you.

Shake your sillies out with stories, songs, parachute play, and more.  Spring session ends May 22.

Weekly meeting of the Palisades Library Historic Committee.  If you are interested in joining, please ask the library to put you in touch with Alice Gerard.

Stop in after 11am to pick up a craft to assemble at home. Supplies limited.

Have fun with your little one with music, puppets, and a short book.  Spring session ends May 23.

Have fun with your little one with music, puppets, and a short book.  Spring session ends May 23.

Chris Raccioppi has taught drawing for the Blauvelt Free Library for over 15 years.

This class will include pranayama (breath work), guided meditation, and/or mindfulness practice as well as gentle arm and leg movements while seated, opening up the joints and activating the muscles.

Spring Craft Fair 2024

What's better than painting with brushes?  Painting with fingers!  Register and pick up a kit May 4-18 with everything your child needs to get a little messy for Mother's Day.  

Mah Jongg, Canasta, Bridge-- you name it. Blauvelt Free Library joins cohorts to offer a rounded out schedule at venues in Orangetown and Clarkstown for board and card game fans.

These sessions are first come first serve. Bring a friend, meet a friend, and please bring your own materials.

Featuring never-before-seen footage and performances, filmmaker Brett Morgen explores David Bowie's creative, spiritual and musical journey.

Looking to level your Canasta skills up? This class is for you!

Enjoy practicing your Mah Jongg skills with this friendly, casual group.  Please bring your own game set and cards.  Walk ins welcome!

Come and join us in the DiFrancesca Playground at 600 Main St, Sparkill, NY for story time! Weather permitting!

Created from the massive art collection from the House de Medici, the Uffizi Gallery is one of the most visited museums in the world.

Join Miss Kimberly for a story and a craft at the library! Story times will now have registration on a month-by-month basis so be on the lookout for our next sessions! Ages 2-5

Meet your neighbors at this participant-directed group and foster community through a deeper sense of belonging.

Meet up to discuss and respectfully critique works submitted by other members in the group. Open to both fiction and nonfiction writers.

Bring some knitting needles or a crochet hook, some yarn, and we'll have fun knitting.

Sign up for a 10-minute session and "pause" to read with Ollie, an adorable miniature Schnauzer and certified therapy dog.  Bring a book or arrive early to pick one out.  Sign up per session.

You bring your imagination, we'll supply the LEGOs!  Creations will be displayed in the Children's Room.  Sign up per session.  April 30th session cancelled. 

Do you like to get lost in the world of a picture book? Do picture books take you to magical places? Then come to the library for a picture book, book club! Each month we read a book and do a craft!

Design a dog from perler beads! Use Fenway and Hattie, your own dog, or your imagination for inspiration!

Smoothie Wars!

 About YAK

Winter/ Spring Art Classes are here!  Join us for a fun and creative series of art classes taught by Alexis Starke.

Winter/ Spring Art Classes are here!  Join us for a fun and creative series of art classes taught by Alexis Starke.

Winter/ Spring Art Classes are here!  Join us for a challenging and creative series of art classes taught by Alexis Starke.

Attention all readers! We will be hosting an informal monthly book chat.  Come to discuss what you've been reading: good, bad, or other.  Or discuss books you've been wanting to read!

Join us for a Poe-sitively grand time! The Poe Show is a live, in-person experience. With readings of Annabelle Lee and The Bells, and live reenactments of The Raven, and The Tell-Tale Heart!

Be inspired by famous artists of the past and present through drawing, painting, and collage.  All levels welcome.  Sign up per session.  [Date change from May 9]