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All Day
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Closed for Columbus Day

All Day
Orangeburg Library
Branches:
Orangeburg Library
Closing

Library Closed

All Day
Piermont Public Library
Branches:
Piermont Public Library
Description:

Library Closed

10 am
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Farm Day Family Activities

10:00am - 2:00pm
All Ages
Palisades Free Library
Offsite Event
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Offsite - PAL
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Offsite, In-Person
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Scheduled Events

10:30 - Yoga for children (30-40 min)
For ages 5-12

10:30 - Bubble Machine

This event is in the "Pre-School" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Kids' Yoga with Danielle

10:30am - 11:00am
Pre-School, Children
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
Registration
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Pre-School, Children
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Yoga moves & a story with Miss Danielle!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Exercises with Paul Trinkoff (Virtual)

10:30am - 11:15am
Adults
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 77
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
Babies & Toddlers
Palisades Free Library
Closed
Registration
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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: 13
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
Adults
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 - Walking Spider Puppets

10:00am - 8:00pm
Children
Orangeburg Library
Closed
Registration
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Register today to reserve your Take and Make Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder.  Kits will be placed in the lobby for pickup on October 16th.  Your kit will be labeled with your first name and last initial.

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

Teen Haunted House Drop Off Week!

10:00am - 8:00pm
Tween/Teens
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Tween/Teens
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Calling all teens! It's time to get in the spooky spirit with our 2nd annual Haunted House Competition.  You can drop off your house at the Orangeburg Library anytime between Wednesday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 22.

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

Rise'n'Shine Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
Registration
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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: 2
Event Details:

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

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

Teen Haunted House Drop Off Week!

10:00am - 8:00pm
Tween/Teens
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Tween/Teens
Event Details:

Calling all teens! It's time to get in the spooky spirit with our 2nd annual Haunted House Competition.  You can drop off your house at the Orangeburg Library anytime between Wednesday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 22.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Meditation & Chair Yoga with Debbie Broadman

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us on Thursday mornings for Meditation and Chair Yoga with Debbie Broadman who will teach you various yoga poses along with a meditative journey to restore, refresh and rejuvenate your body and mind.  

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

Story Time with Miss Kimberly

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Orangeburg Library
Closed
Registration
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

Friday Morning Walking Club

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join a dedicated group that sets out for a weekly, hour long walk on the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail (weather permitting). Meet up at Blauvelt Free Library. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Craft-to-Go: Hanging Bat

10:00am - 6:00pm
Children
Tappan Library
Closed
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Front Desk Pick Up - TAP
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Don't just "hang around" waiting for Halloween--register and pick up a kit to make a cute bat craft.  

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
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
Registration
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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 "Tween/Teens" group.

Teen Haunted House Drop Off Week!

10:00am - 3:00pm
Tween/Teens
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Tween/Teens
Event Details:

Calling all teens! It's time to get in the spooky spirit with our 2nd annual Haunted House Competition.  You can drop off your house at the Orangeburg Library anytime between Wednesday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 22.

11 am
This event is in the "Pre-School" group.

Talking to Twos and Threes with Ms. Nancy

11:00am - 11:30am
Pre-School
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Children's Room - PMT
Age Group: Pre-School
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

Talking to Twos and Threes with Ms. Nancy
Children 2 and 3 years old with an adult.
Drop-in program on Tuesdays
September 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 22, 29
November 5, 19, 26
December 3, 10, 17

This event is in the "Pre-School" group.

Preschool Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Pre-School
Tappan Library
Closed
Registration
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Pre-School
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Shake your sillies out with stories, songs, parachute play, and more.  No storytime Oct. 2.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Library Historic Committee

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
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

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
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:

Have fun with your little one with music, puppets, and a short book.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga

11:15am - 12:15pm
Adults
Palisades Free Library
Closed
Registration
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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: 0
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 "Adults" group.

Creative Writing Workshops

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

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

Open Play

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Tappan Library
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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 "Tween/Teens" group.

Teen Haunted House Drop Off Week!

12:00pm - 5:00pm
Tween/Teens
Orangeburg Library
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Tween/Teens
Event Details:

Calling all teens! It's time to get in the spooky spirit with our 2nd annual Haunted House Competition.  You can drop off your house at the Orangeburg Library anytime between Wednesday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 22.

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

Movie Matinee: Beetlejuice (PG)

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
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:

After Barbara and Adam Maitland die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house.

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

Baby/Toddler Storytime

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Babies & Toddlers
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:

Have fun with your little one with music, puppets, and a short book.  

This event is in the "Pre-School" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Pre-school Storytime

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Pre-School, Children
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Storycraft Cottage - BLV
Age Group: Pre-School, Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for songs and stories. Craft, too!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Pre-School" group.

Little Artists: Bubble Wrap Prints

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Babies & Toddlers, Pre-School
Tappan Library
Closed
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Craft Room - TAP
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Pre-School
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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 "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Story Time with Miss Kimberly

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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
Adults
Palisades Free Library
Closed
Registration
Offsite Event
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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 "Adults" group.

Matter of Balance

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Tappan Library
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Event Details:

If you want to reduce your fear & risk of falling, increase your activity levels, strength and balance, this class is for you

 

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

Adult Book Club

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

Our Adult Book Club meets once a month to have a lively discussion about a new book.   Members work together to pick a variety of books- usually fiction, but sometimes memoirs.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knit-Wits Club with Billie

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Share knitting and crocheting projects, learn some stitches and techniques, and generally have fun chatting with others. Bring your needles, crochet hooks and some yarn.  

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

Chair Tai Chi

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Tappan Library
Closed
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Community Room - TAP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

This three session class will focus on slow and gentle moves to increase strength, flexibility and balance.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Autumn Scarecrow Fun

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children
Palisades Free Library
Closed
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Marie H. Firestone Community Room (Palisades)
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Listen to some scarecrow stories and create a pumpkin head scarecrow!

This event is in the "Pre-School" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Family Storytime with Jane Murphy

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Pre-School, Children
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Pre-School, Children
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for a reading of Jane's book: Hi, My Name is Skye! about a baby bald eagle from Rockland County! Jane will show us her pictures which chronicle the life of a baby bald eagle from West Nyack.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Story & Craft: Fizzy Color Experiments

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children
Piermont Public Library
Closed
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Listen to some books and make an easy craft with Ms. Nancy
Ages 4-6.

October's theme is Fizzy Color Experiments!

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Throughout the Month- October Art Show- Owen Gould: Elements of My Life

4:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages
Piermont Public Library
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: In-Person
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We invite you to visit the library throughout October for our Art Show of the Month- Owen Gould: Elements of My Life.  All are welcome!

still lives , candles , flowers.

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

Fall Art Classes for Grades 6 - 12 with Alexis Starke: The Coast of Maine!

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tween/Teens
Piermont Public Library
Closed
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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:

Fall Art Classes for Grades 6 - 12 are here with this season's theme The Coast Maine!  Join us for a fun and creative series of art classes taught by Alexis Starke.

This event is in the "Children" group.

She Persisted Book Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children
Piermont Public Library
Closed
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Conference Room - PMT
Age Group: Children
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

She Persisted Book Club
Readers 1 st -3 rd grade
Wednesdays from 5-6pm
October 16: Oprah Winfrey by Renee Watson
November 13: Simone Biles by Kekla Magoon
December 18: Maya Lin by Grace Lin

This event is in the "Children" group.

Fall Art Classes for Grades 3 - 5 with Alexis Starke: Adventures in Maine!

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children
Piermont Public Library
Closed
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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:

Fall Art Classes for Grades 3 - 5 are coming soon with this season's theme Adventures in Maine!  Join us for a fun and creative series of art classes taught by Alexis Starke.

Disclaimer(s)

Piermont Minor Dropoff Waiver of Release

Program-Minor-Dropoff-Release-Waiver.pdf

6 pm
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Library Benefit Dinner at Lomar Farms

6:30pm - 8:30pm
All Ages
Palisades Free Library
Offsite Event
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Room: Offsite - PAL
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Offsite
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Celebrate autumn with Lomar Farms at our Fall Harvest Palisades Library Benefit Dinner on October 14. Enjoy a 3-course farm-to-table meal by Mimi’s Plate. The event features a grazing table, live entertainment, and a wine bar.

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

Bailes Latinos

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tween/Teens, Adults
Piermont Public Library
Closed
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Location: Piermont Public Library
Room: Hudson Room - PMT
Age Group: Tween/Teens, Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Dr.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Stocks: The Nuts and Bolts - Rescheduled Session

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
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: 23
Event Details:

Learn how stocks can fit into an overall investment strategy

 

Please note, in the event of low registration, this program may be switched to being presented Virtually instead.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Club: Fever in the Heartland

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Palisades Free Library
Closed
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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: 20
Event Details:

Join this newly formed book club!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knitting Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Meet, mingle and trade yarns with others. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Culinaria Germania: The delicious dish on German Food (Virtual)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Orangeburg Library
Closed
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Location: Orangeburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Culinaria Germania—the delicious dish on German Food

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Culinaria Germania—the delicious dish on German Food

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Tappan Library
Closed
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Virtual Event
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Location: Tappan Library
Room: Virtual Zoom - TAP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

When thinking about German food bratwurst, sauerkraut, beer, and all kinds of breads are the first things that come to mind. German food and drink are well-known and popular all over the world.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Culinaria Germania—The Delicious Dish on German Food (VIRTUAL)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Palisades Free Library
Closed
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Location: Palisades Free Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
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Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

When thinking about German food bratwurst, sauerkraut, beer, and all kinds of breads are the first things that come to mind. German food and drink are well-known and popular all over the world.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Friends of the Library Meeting

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Join the Friends of the Blauvelt Free Library! It's a terrific way to meet new friends, give back to the community, and make Blauvelt Free Library even better.

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

Board of Trustees Meeting

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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:

Meeting of the Palisades Free Library Board of Trustees. All are welcome to attend.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Chat with Alison Costello

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Blauvelt Free Library
Closed
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Location: Blauvelt Free Library
Room: Community Room - BLV
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: In-Person
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

In Hour of the Witch, 24-year-old Mary Deerfield is desperate to escape her violent husband, Thomas.