Art Studio

Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2-4:00 PM in the library for a creative time and space to work on your artwork, journals, or scrapbooks. Bring your supplies and share in ours. We offer coffee & tea and calm music to enhance creativity! Space is limited; ple......More

Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2-4:00 PM in the library for a creative time and space to work on your artwork, journals, or scrapbooks. Bring your supplies and share in ours. We offer coffee & tea and calm music to enhance creativity! Space is limited; please register in advance.

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Modern Art Moves

Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator with the Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center, provides an art history lesson plus a workshop during each of her sessions, along with encouraging and critical feedback of your work. You can choose in-person or Zoom for these hybrid ......More

Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator with the Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center, provides an art history lesson plus a workshop during each of her sessions, along with encouraging and critical feedback of your work. You can choose in-person or Zoom for these hybrid events. A speeding train, a twirling ballerina, a swoosh of paint... this session provides an overview of innovative ways modern artists capture motion in art. Following the presentation, create your own drawing or painting that captures movement on Wednesday, December 10th at 2:00 PM.*Please register in advance for each class and have paper, pencils or watercolor/acrylic paints & brushes with you, whether attending in-person or via Zoom. Your Zoom link will be sent on the day of each class, so check your email & spam folder.

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Relax and Reenergize!

We’ll have soothing music, herbal teas and an assortment of self-directed art projects for you to partake in. The goal is to destress between the holidays and take a little time for yourself. Register for your quiet spot at the table on Wednesday, December 10th from 6:0......More

We’ll have soothing music, herbal teas and an assortment of self-directed art projects for you to partake in. The goal is to destress between the holidays and take a little time for yourself. Register for your quiet spot at the table on Wednesday, December 10th from 6:00-8:00 PM in the library.

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Budding Bookworms Story Time

Join Ms. Emily every Wednesday night at 6:00 PM in October, November, and December for Budding Bookworms Story Time! We will meet in the library and listen to classic stories and new ones, funny and sweet ones. Drop in for a fun evening!

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Jane Austen Birthday Party

Celebrate Jane’s 250th Birthday with us on Thursday, December 11th from 2:00-4:00 in the library. We’ll enjoy tea and cookies and make Regency bookmarks while watching a film version of one of her classics. Please register for a seat and bring $5.00 for materials if you......More

Celebrate Jane’s 250th Birthday with us on Thursday, December 11th from 2:00-4:00 in the library. We’ll enjoy tea and cookies and make Regency bookmarks while watching a film version of one of her classics. Please register for a seat and bring $5.00 for materials if you wish to craft.

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Chess Club for Adults

Want to increase your mental focus and problem-solving skills? Come play chess! New adult members are always welcome; we have a kind, yet competitive, chess group that meets on the second and fourth Fridays per month at 1:30 PM in the library meeting room. Coffee and co......More

Want to increase your mental focus and problem-solving skills? Come play chess! New adult members are always welcome; we have a kind, yet competitive, chess group that meets on the second and fourth Fridays per month at 1:30 PM in the library meeting room. Coffee and cookies will be provided. No need to register, just drop in!

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Knit Chicks

Drop into the library and join a wonderful community of fiber artists twice each month (second Saturdays and fourth Thursdays.) Coffee and snacks provided on:

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Gingerbread Houses

Join us for our annual holiday tradition on Wednesday, December 17th from 6:00-8:00 PM in the William Udicious Pavilion. We supply milk cartons, graham crackers, and frosting, and participants are asked to bring one bag of candy to share for the decorations. This event ......More

Join us for our annual holiday tradition on Wednesday, December 17th from 6:00-8:00 PM in the William Udicious Pavilion. We supply milk cartons, graham crackers, and frosting, and participants are asked to bring one bag of candy to share for the decorations. This event is for ages 6 and up. Please bring a sturdy tray or box to transport your creation home. Parents may assist their child as necessary and must stay in the pavilion until the workshop ends. Please register each child in advance.

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Budding Bookworms Story Time

Join Ms. Emily every Wednesday night at 6:00 PM in October, November, and December for Budding Bookworms Story Time! We will meet in the library and listen to classic stories and new ones, funny and sweet ones. Drop in for a fun evening!

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Euchre Club

Cheryl continues organizing our fun and friendly Euchre games! Euchre knowledge is necessary, as this is not a class for beginners. The club will meet twice per month on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM (note the location of each date you register for). Here's how registration wor......More

Cheryl continues organizing our fun and friendly Euchre games! Euchre knowledge is necessary, as this is not a class for beginners. The club will meet twice per month on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM (note the location of each date you register for). Here's how registration works: Because this is a 4-player game, if registration is full, you should sign up on the waiting list, and we will open another table when we get a total of four waitlisted folks. You will be automatically emailed if you come off the wait list, so watch your email and spam folder too. Invite your friends to register with you! We’ll meet up:December 17th in the Library

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Holiday Cookie Sampling

Looking for a new cookie recipe this holiday season? Join a community cookie-sampling event before you start baking. Just bring 7 of your own favorite holiday cookies to share, along with the recipe, on Thursday, December 18th at 2:00 PM in the library. Everyone will le......More

Looking for a new cookie recipe this holiday season? Join a community cookie-sampling event before you start baking. Just bring 7 of your own favorite holiday cookies to share, along with the recipe, on Thursday, December 18th at 2:00 PM in the library. Everyone will leave with a satisfied sweet tooth and a copy of all the recipes. Seating is limited, please register in advance.

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Holiday Cookie Sampling

Looking for a new cookie recipe this holiday season? Join a community cookie-sampling event before you start baking. Just bring 7 of your own favorite holiday cookies to share, along with the recipe, on Thursday, December 18th at 6:00 PM in the library. Everyone will le......More

Looking for a new cookie recipe this holiday season? Join a community cookie-sampling event before you start baking. Just bring 7 of your own favorite holiday cookies to share, along with the recipe, on Thursday, December 18th at 6:00 PM in the library. Everyone will leave with a satisfied sweet tooth and a copy of all the recipes. Seating is limited, please register in advance.

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LEGO Junior Builders

Kids aged 4 to 12 are invited to come use their block-locking skills on a themed building challenge, game, or activity! We’ll meet up regularly on the third Friday of each month from 4:00-5:00 PM in the library meeting room. The library’s Lego collection will be availab......More

Kids aged 4 to 12 are invited to come use their block-locking skills on a themed building challenge, game, or activity! We’ll meet up regularly on the third Friday of each month from 4:00-5:00 PM in the library meeting room. The library’s Lego collection will be available for your enjoyment, along with a bowl full of ideas & prompts to get you started. Please register in advance as space is limited.

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