Upcoming Events

Join Ana Metaxas for Conversational French.  Attendance at all sessions strongly encouraged.

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, needlepoint, cross stitch, punch needling, applique, sewing and all of your fiber arts projects and join us for a non-instructional night of stitching but no b*@%$ing.  Group meets on the main level in the poetry corner.  No registration; drop-in anytime.

Join teachers from Wickham Works for four weeks of arts workshops tailored for mature adults, family members, and caregivers, welcoming individuals of all skill levels. These engaging sessions aim to ignite enthusiasm and active participation through music, art, and craft activities. Led by talented teaching artists, each session features a diverse range of hands-on activities. Choreographer and dance instructor Linda Mensch, Director of Movco Dance, along with musician and conductor David Dworkin, creator of Conductorcise, kick off the session with a dynamic 15-minute music and movement segment. Following a brief intermission, participants reconvene for an hour-long art or craft project guided by Jenny Torino, an artist and Registered Dietitian experienced in adult and developmental challenge programs, and Beth Laule, a seasoned artist, educator, and scenic craftsperson. All activities are adaptable for seated participation and cater to varying skill levels.

Come visit our new P.A.R.C. – Play and Reading Community. 

Join us for an informal playdate with Playing Together, Being Together and Screen Strong.  Teachers, Melissa Reali and Heather Franklin, will be available to guide children, read to children, and support parents in this screen free space.

For families with children ages 0 – 5 years.

Do you know four ways you can help a Veteran (or anyone) in crisis? Join VA Hudson Valley Health Care System here at the library on Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. for VA S.A.V.E. Training – it’s a free, brief, in-person course that will help you act with care and compassion if you come across a Veteran in crisis. You don't need to be a Veteran to attend – all are welcomed and registration is not required. Contact Kim Fazio-Ruggiero at kimberly.fazio-ruggiero@va.gov for more information.

When renowned British botanist John Lindley wrote Ladies’ Botany in 1834, he did so to block women from, not welcome them into, the academic world of horticulture. Learn how women figured it out anyway and managed to contribute to science, influence public taste and advance their own craft. The Victorian artists featured range from rebels to spinsters, suffragettes to missionary wives and are highlighted with strikingly beautiful imagery and humor.  Presented by Lesley Parness, Garde Historian and retired Superintendent of Horticultural Education at New Jersey’s Morris County Park Commission.  Visit Lesley's website here!