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All Day
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Book Sale Collection - Must Call Ahead!

All Day
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Collection guidelines are as follows:

-Patrons MUST call ahead and confirm that it is okay to come.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Book Sale Collection - Must Call Ahead!

All Day
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Collection guidelines are as follows:

-Patrons MUST call ahead and confirm that it is okay to come.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Book Sale Collection - Must Call Ahead!

All Day
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Collection guidelines are as follows:

-Patrons MUST call ahead and confirm that it is okay to come.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Book Sale Collection - Must Call Ahead!

All Day
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Collection guidelines are as follows:

-Patrons MUST call ahead and confirm that it is okay to come.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Book Sale Collection - Must Call Ahead!

All Day
Piermont Public Library
Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Collection guidelines are as follows:

-Patrons MUST call ahead and confirm that it is okay to come.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Book Sale Collection - Must Call Ahead!

All Day
Piermont Public Library
Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Collection guidelines are as follows:

-Patrons MUST call ahead and confirm that it is okay to come.

10 am
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Morning Meditation & Chair Yoga (Hybrid)

10:30am - 11:15am
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 47
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Exercises with Paul Trinkoff (Virtual)

10:30am - 11:15am
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 98
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Storytime at the Library

10:30am - 11:30am
Palisades Free Library
Closed
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Children's Room (Palisades)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come join us for storytime in the children's room with music!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tech Help

10:30am - 1:00pm
Tappan Library
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Location: Tappan Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Grades K-5 Take and Make - Soda Bottle Watering Can

10:00am - 8:00pm
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Register today to reserve your Take and Make Soda Bottle Watering Can.  Kits will be placed in the lobby for pickup on May 15th.  Your kit will be labeled with your first name and last initial.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Rise'n'Shine Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Storycraft Cottage - BLV
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Story Time with Miss Kimberly

10:30am - 11:30am
Orangeburg Library
Waitlist
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Beginners Mahjongg Lessons

10:00am - 12:00pm
Piermont Public Library
Closed
Registration
Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Want to learn Mahjongg? Join us!

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

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

In person /Virtual Turtle Dance With Mr. Matt

10:30am - 11:00am
Blauvelt Free Library
Open
Registration
Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Jump like a monkey, flap your wings like a bird and roar like a bear with songs and tales about animals! Watch in-person on our library's TV screen or watch from your home! 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Creative Writing

10:30am - 11:30pm
Orangeburg Library
Closed
Registration
Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

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.  

11 am
This event is in the "Children" group.

Yoga for littles with Wendy

11:00am - 11:30am
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Learn some yoga moves with your little one as Wendy integrates yoga and reading.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

11:30am - 12:30pm
Tappan Library
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This class will include breath work, guided meditation, and mindfulness practices as well as gentle arm and leg movements while seated, opening up the joints and activating the muscles.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Italian Lessons

11:00am - 12:00pm
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Tappan Library
Open
Registration
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Library Historic Committee

11:00am - 1:00pm
Palisades Free Library
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Marie H. Firestone Community Room (Palisades)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby/Toddler Storytime—CANCELLED

11:00am - 11:30am
Tappan Library
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby/Toddler Storytime—CANCELLED

11:45am - 12:15pm
Tappan Library
Open
Registration
Location: Tappan Library
Room: Craft Room - TAP
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Sensory Storytime

11:00am - 11:45am
Tappan Library
Open
Registration
Location: Tappan Library
Room: Craft Room - TAP
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Designed for children with sensitivities to input from sounds, lights and tactile stimulus, this sensory-friendly program engages the whole child through music, movement, and multi-sensory activities in a gentle environment.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Master Drawing Class

11:00am - 1:00pm
Blauvelt Free Library
Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

11:15am - 12:15pm
Palisades Free Library
Open
Registration
Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Marie H. Firestone Community Room (Palisades)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Peter and the Wolf Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Palisades Free Library
Open
Registration
Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Marie H. Firestone Community Room (Palisades)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Come to the library to hear the classic story of Peter and the Wolf as read by David Bowie! Make your own animal mask from the story to take home!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Animal Habitat Dioramas--CANCELLED

11:30am - 12:30pm
Tappan Library
Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

How do animals access food, resources, and shelter?  Join local author Jillian Henthorn for a story and lesson all about animal habitats, and then create a 3-D habitat diorama to take home! [Date change from 4/27]

12 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Seeing in Oil Pastel

12:30pm - 2:30pm
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Spring translates into oil pastel seamlessly. See the world in beautifully intense colors and expressive strokes. We’ll be painting vibrant landscapes and lush, gorgeous flowers.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Play Adult Gameday

12:30pm - 3:30pm
Blauvelt Free Library
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spice of the Month Club: Basil

12:00pm - 8:00pm
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Explore new spices, new cuisines, and new cultures by joining the Spice of the Month Club. Your kit will contain a sample of the spice, a brief history, and some recipes to try.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Play

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Tappan Library
Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

PARP Art Class: Pop Art Dog Painting

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Children's Room - PMT
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for a special PARP Art Class with Alexis Starke!  This class is in conjunction with the South Orangetown Central School District's PARP program.

1 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Movie Matinee: Freelance (R)

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Tappan Library
Closed
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Stuck in a dead-end desk job, former special forces operative Mason Pettis reluctantly takes on a freelance gig to provide private security for a washed-up journalist as she interviews a ruthless dictator.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Little Artists: Flower Power

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Tappan Library
Closed
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

An open-ended, no-rules approach to PreK art.  Kids create what they want using a variety of materials, while exploring different textures and building fine motor skills.  Dress for mess!  Sign up per session.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intermediate Canasta

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Tappan Library
Closed
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This class is for those who are interested in learning how to play Mah Jongg. Maximum 10 students and a minimum is 4 is required

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Play Mah Jongg

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Palisades Free Library
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Marie H. Firestone Community Room (Palisades)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Story Time with Miss Kimberly

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Orangeburg Library
Open
Registration
Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Community Conversations

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Palisades Free Library
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Palisades Presbyterian Church (Palisades)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Offsite, In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

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

2 pm
This event is in the "Children" group.

Pre-school Storytime

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Blauvelt Free Library
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Storycraft Cottage - BLV
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join us for songs and stories. Craft, too!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Discussion Cafe

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join the discussion at the library with Barbara Chen for May's selected book is: Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See. 

3 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

ESL Classes

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us at the library each week for English as a Second Language classes. Jane Berkowicz is the instructor.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Piermont Adult Book Discussion Group

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Book  Club meets once per month. If interested in joining, reach out to the library to be added to the email list--or just show up!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Summer Knitting Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

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

4 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Tai Chi with Phil (Virtua)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Blauvelt Free Library
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

The Blauvelt Free Library partners with the Orangeburg Library to present Philip Cross, teaching graceful movements of seated Tai Chi. Students enjoy the comfort of part of your home.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Tai Chi with Phil Cross (Virtual)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

The Orangeburg Library and The Blauvelt Free Library and collaborate presenting Phil Cross, who instructs in the gentle movements of the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Healthy Snacking with Caitlin

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Meet ShopRite of Northvale's Dietician, Caitlin Rulli!  She will be visiting the library each month to make some healthy snacks.  For Grades K-5. You must register for each month individually.

This event is in the "Children" group.

PAWS to Read—CANCELLED

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tappan Library
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Craft Room - TAP
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween/Teens" group.

Junior Astronaut Training

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Palisades Free Library
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Age Group: Children, Tween/Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to be an astronaut? Do you want to know what it is like to fly in space?

 

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Move & Groove with Mr. Kurt

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Blauvelt Free Library
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Enjoy funny songs, wacky props, dancing and bubbles with us!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Special After School Story and Craft with Local Author Jane Murphy

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join Jane Murphy (volunteer with Turtles of Western Highway) as she reads her book about bald eagles, Hi, My Name is Skye.  She wrote the book and took all of the photographs of a bald eagle family in West Nyack, NY.

5 pm
This event is in the "Children" group.

Winter/ Spring Art Classes for Grades 1 – 3 with Alexis Starke

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Children's Room - PMT
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Tween/Teens" group.

Winter/ Spring Art Classes for Grades 6 – 12 with Alexis Starke

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Children's Room - PMT
Age Group: Tween/Teens
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Winter/ Spring Art Classes for Grades 3 – 5 with Alexis Starke

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Children's Room - PMT
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

6 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

“How the Job Is Done” The CCC on the New Jersey Palisades (VIRTUAL)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Palisades Free Library
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Through some of the darkest days of the Great Depression, a pair of Civilian Conservation Corps camps on the New Jersey Palisades served as “home” to hundreds of young men who performed conservation work in the Interstate Park.

7 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Chat with Alison Costello

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Blauvelt Free Library
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Alison Costello moderates a lively monthly discussion of books from various genres. It's a casual meeting -- attendees may bring refreshments, "show and tell" items relating to the month's book selection, or just themselves!