Week Calendar

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.

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

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

Register today to reserve your Take and Make Candy Corn Catapult.  Kits will be placed in the lobby for pickup on November 20th.  Your kit will be labeled with your first name and last initial.

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

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.  

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

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. 

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

Children up to 2 years old with an adult.
Drop-in Mondays from 11:00-11:30am
September 9, 16, 23, & 30
October 7, 21, & 28
November 4, 18, & 25
December 2, 9, & 16

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.

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

Pick up a craft kit at the front desk after 11am. Crafts will be held for 1 week.

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

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.

Pick up a kit at the front desk after 11am. Kits will be held for one week.

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

Dance along with certified instructor Miss Sarah at this special Zumba program designed just for young children.  

This class will include meditation, breathing exercises, and overall attention to, and focus on, the body and mind.

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.

Come listen to stories written by Indigenous authors. One of the books we will read is We Are Water Protectors by Carol Lindstrom and you will get to make a stained glass water droplet to take home.

 Registration for the Watercolors workshop series is full. 

Mah Jongg, Canasta, Bridge-- you name it. We can accommodate up up to six tables of four, on a first come, first served basis. 

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

The Maturely Motivated Players is a traveling troupe of seniors who bring their entertainment of adapted readings from the writing of well known humorists to community and private venues throughout Rockland and Bergen County N.J.

The Maturely Motivated Players is a travelling troupe of seniors who bring their entertainment of adapted readings from the writing of well known humorists to community and private venues throughout Rockland and Bergen County N.J.

Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of "Grease," the most successful movie musical of all time.

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

Caitlin Rulli will demonstrate how to make a healthy and delicious salad in a jar. Attendees will take home their own salad in a jar.

Caitlin Rulli will demonstrate how to make a healthy and delicious salad in a jar using seasonal fruits and vegetables. Attendees will make and take their own salad in a jar to enjoy at home.

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.

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.

Please join us on the third Thursday of the month for our virtual book club discussion group with Lynne Warshavsky as the facilitator. The selected book for November is Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty.

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

Library staff visit the Esplanade at Palisades to offer library card signups and books to borrow.

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.  

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!

Join us for Dungeons & Dragons! Beginners welcome!

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

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

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.

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.

Learn to knit or crochet, work on or start a project. Beginners welcome.

Listen to some books and make an easy craft with Ms. Nancy.  November's theme is Turkey Time!
Ages 4-6.

Fall Art Classes for Grades 1 - 3 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.

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

Booksters!

Join with friends to discuss your favorite books and talk about our "book of the month". For November, it will be: The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. We'll have snacks and drinks!

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.

Come and join Miss Joette to play the classic game of Bingo, but with your favorite anime/magna characters!

 For Grades 5-12.

Meet, mingle and trade yarns with others. 

ArtScapades presents three Hudson River School artists, Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church and Asher B. Durand.

Earn an hour of community service credit while sharing your ideas and helping plan events for your friends.

We would love your input!

For ages 12 - 18. 

 This presentation focuses on the Hudson River School painters, and explains the changes in art brought about by national pride, the westward expansion, and the growth of travel.  

This presentation focuses on the Hudson River School painters, and explains the changes in art brought about by national pride, the westward expansion, and the growth of travel.  

Join us (via Zoom) on Thursday, November 21st, at 6:00 pm for Amazing Sicily! with Loretta Tito.  Please register for this program.  A Zoom link will be sent when we are close to the date.  

Amazing Sicily!  

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.

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