Alzheimer's Caregivers: Understanding & Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior
2023-07-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
The Library is hosting two in-person workshops this summer for individuals caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, as a way for caregivers to learn and share experiences. This second one deals with responding to dementia-related behavior.
During the middle stage of dementia, the person with the disease often starts to exhibit new behaviors that can be confusing for a caregiver. These behaviors are actually a form of communication, and are essential to understanding the needs of the person with dementia. This program helps identify common triggers for common behaviors associated with dementia and learn strategies for addressing these behaviors.
Presented by the The Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter. Space is limited, please register below.

Adult Scrabble
2023-07-13 18:30, 2023-09-14 18:30 - 20:30
Are you a scrabble player? The Library has formed a Scrabble club for those who want to meet at the Library and play.
The group meets on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month at 6:30 pm.
This is NOT a drop-in program. We need to know the number of players each week to set up the room.
If you are interested in joining the group, please send an email to lewisborolibrary@gmail.com.

Adult Paint Night
2023-07-14 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for another session of our popular Adult Paint Nights!
South Salem artist and art teacher Samantha Kanner will guide the class in painting a calming nature scene, complete with a waterfall in the woods.
Space is limited; please register below

Robert Frost Poems of Summer: Reading & Discussion
2023-07-18 19:00 - 20:30
A close look at two short poems (“Hyla Brook” and “The Oven Bird”) set in summer that illustrate Frost’s deep knowledge and probing response to our ever changing natural world. If time allows, we will also consider Frost’s “A Time to Talk.”
To start us off, we will look at Shakespeare’s treatment of this theme in Sonnet 13: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
This session will be geared toward discussion, and everyone is encouraged to take part. The library will provide copies of the poems.
The program will be led by David Sanders, a retired Professor of English and resident of South Salem since January 2021.
Space is limited, please register below.

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "Mad Honey"
2023-07-19 11:00 - 12:00
Our group meets in person on (usually) the third Wednesday of the month during the Lewisboro Senior Adults meeting at the South Salem Firehouse. All seniors are welcome!
In July the group will be discussing Mad Honey, by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan.
The Library will provide copies of the book to all participants. Large print copies are also available upon request. Please contact the Library if you need a copy of the book – (914) 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. The book is also available as an eBook and audiobook via Overdrive/Libby.

Library Board Meeting
2023-07-19 19:30 - 20:30, 2023-08-16 19:30 - 20:30
The monthly meeting of the Lewisboro Library Board of Trustees meets in person at the Library.
Meetings are open to the public.

Adult Craft: Garden Fairy Wands
2023-07-20 14:00 - 15:00
Come make glass bead “fairy wands” to decorate your summer planters.
Space is limited, please register below.

"Once We Were Home": Virtual Author Talk with Jennifer Rosner
2023-07-20 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.
Join us for a virtual book discussion with author Jennifer Rosner as she discusses her latest book, Once We Were Home. Based on the true stories of children stolen during wartime, this heart-wrenching novel raises questions of complicity and responsibility, belonging and identity, good intentions and unforeseen consequences, as it confronts what it really means to find home.
Please register for your Zoom link HERE.

Lewisboro Library Book Group: "Euphoria"
2023-07-20 19:30 - 20:30
The Lewisboro Library Book Group usually meets at the Library on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. THIS MONTH THEY WILL BE MEETING ON THURSDAY, JULY 20. The group does not meet in August.

Books are available through the Westchester Library System. New members are always welcome in this adult, co-ed book group. For more information contact Myrna or Steve Shomstein at (914) 533-2550.
The book selection for July is Euphoria, by Lilly King. It is a novel about three young anthropologists of the ’30’s caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives.

Afternoon Film Series: "Origami in the Garden"
2023-07-24 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of Origami in the Garden. This visually stunning, award-winning documentary tells the story of Kevin Box, a New Mexico artist who supersizes mini origami foldings into giant metal sculptures that reveal important messages of peace. He and his wife Jennifer have created stunning art installations, in collaboration with famous origami artists.
Space is limited, please register below.

(Virtual) Bird Friendly Gardens
2023-07-24 18:30 - 19:30
Via Zoom.
In this virtual program, you will learn how to preserve backyard and other habitats, the importance of native plants, the impact of climate change, and how to help our fine feathered friends.

Led by Cary Andrews, an avid birder, and board member for the Saw Mill River Audubon. She is past chair of the Croton Conservation Advisory Council, and was recently named as the Croton Bird Commissioner.
Presented in conjunction with libraries of the Westchester Library System. Please register for the Zoom link HERE.

Earring Design Workshop
2023-08-02 19:00 - 20:30
For Adults,Teens & Children Ages 8 & Up

The theme of our Summer Reading program is “All Together Now,” so we are inviting volunteers of all ages to do a good deed this summer – make earrings to donate to women’s shelters. For every pair that you make and keep, you must donate a pair to charity.

This workshop is led by Joan Lloyd, who donates over 900 pairs of earrings each month and has been offering workshops at the Library for over 10 years.
Space is limited, please register below. If the program fills up, please email the Library to be put on the wait list – we often have cancellations the day before.

Author Talk: Fiona Davis - "The Spectacular"
2023-08-06 15:00 - 16:30
We are thrilled to welcome back New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, to talk about her latest novel The Spectacular. Fiona has written six historical fiction novels, set in iconic New York City landmarks, which showcase the stories behind the famous buildings at key moments in history through the eyes of female characters. Her previous bestsellers include The Lions of Fifth Avenue, set at the New York Public Library, and The Magnolia Palace set at the Frick Collection.
In The Spectacular, Fiona Davis invites readers behind the shimmering gold curtain of one of the most famous stages in the world, Radio City Music Hall, as a talented young dancer in the 1950s defies society’s (and her family’s) expectations when she joins the glamorous precision-dancing troupe, the Rockettes. At the same time, a mysterious madman is terrorizing New York City by leaving explosives in some of the Big Apple’s busiest locations; Radio City among them.
Fiona’s talk will be followed by a book signing. Our thanks to Ridgefield’s Books on the Common, which will be providing books for sale at this event.
Space is limited. Please register below.

Library Fair Donation Days at Onatru Farm
2023-08-12 09:00 - 13:00
The Lewisboro Library Fair takes place on Saturday, September 9, 2023 The Fair is our largest fundraiser to support the Library.
The Book Sale and Attic Treasures Sale are two of the most popular events of the Fair.
On Saturdays August 12, 19 & 26, volunteers will be collecting donations of gently used books and Attic Treasures from 9 am to 1 pm at Onatru Farm. Onatru Farm is located at 99 Elmwood Road in South Salem.
Please click HERE for more information on the Fair, including a list of items we do and do not accept.
p.s. If you or your teen would like to volunteer to work at Donation Days, please sign up HERE.

Afternoon Film Series: "She Said"
2023-08-14 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of She Said.
The New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor publish a report that exposes sexual abuse allegations against powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The shocking story also serves as a launching pad for the #MeToo movement, shattering decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault and harassment.
Space is limited, please register below.

Community Safety Series: Stop the Bleed
2023-08-15 19:00 - 20:30
For Adults and Teens ages 15 and older.

Accidents happen in an instant, and getting help for the wounded in a timely manner is critical. STOP THE BLEED is the result of a collaborative effort led by the American College of Surgeons Committee to bring knowledge of bleeding control to the public, essentially to train bystanders to take life-saving action if needed until professional help arrives. The skills you learn in this 90 minute class can help save a life!

The Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps (LVAC) is sponsoring and leading this class, which will instruct community members in the proper methods to control active bleeding in an emergency situation using tourniquets, applying direct pressure and wound packing.

This class is part of a Community Safety Series coordinated by the Lewisboro Library, LVAC, and the Town’s Emergency Management Committee. Additional safety workshops will be offered in the fall.

Space is limited; please register below.

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "Hang the Moon"
2023-08-16 11:00 - 12:00
Our group meets in person on (usually) the third Wednesday of the month during the Lewisboro Senior Adults meeting at the South Salem Firehouse. All seniors are welcome!
In August the group will be discussing Hang the Moon, by Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle. It is a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.
The Library will provide copies of the book to all participants. Large print copies are also available upon request. Please contact the Library if you need a copy of the book – (914) 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. The book is also available as an eBook and audiobook via Overdrive/Libby.

Afternoon Film Series: "Belfast"
2023-08-28 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of Belfast.
This award-winning 2021 film chronicles the life of a working-class Ulster Protestant family from the perspective of their nine-year-old son Buddy during “The Troubles” in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Buddy’s father Pa works overseas in England, while the family – Buddy, Ma, elder brother Will, and paternal grandparents Granny and Pop – live in Belfast.
Space is limited, please register below.

All Together Now: Operation Gratitude
2023-08-29 19:00 - 20:30
For Adults and Families with School-age Children
We are capping off our Summer Reading Theme of “All Together Now” with a night of community service!
Operation Gratitude provides opportunities for people to express their gratitude and show our Military and first responders that what they do matters. They send out up to 200,000 Care Packages per year.
Tonight we will be writing/decorating letters and making Paracord Lanyards to send to Operation Gratitude to include in their Care Packages. Children can draw pictures and make cards, and teens and adults can make the lanyards. Each lanyard provides 5 feet of cord that can be used for a variety of emergency situations.
Please register below.

Library Fair Pre-Sale: Books Only
2023-09-07 17:00 - 21:00
The Lewisboro Library Fair Pre-Sale begins tonight at Onatru Farm (99 Elmwood Road in South Salem).
Admission is free for Lewisboro residents; there is a $25 admission fee for non-residents.

Attic Treasures Sale - VIP Ticket Holders ONLY
2023-09-07 17:00 - 21:00
VIP Ticket Holders ONLY get early access to shopping at Attic Treasures today from 5 to 9 pm.
Click HERE for details on purchasing VIP Tickets.

Library Fair Pre-sale: Books Only
2023-09-08 10:00 - 14:00
The Lewisboro Library Fair Pre-Sale continues today at Onatru Farm (99 Elmwood Road in South Salem).
Admission is free for all.

Library Fair Pre-Sale: Attic Treasures Early Access $25
2023-09-08 10:00 - 14:00
Shoppers who can’t wait for Fair Day can pay $25 to get early access to shopping at Attic Treasures today from 10 am to 2 pm.
Click HERE for Fair details.

Lewisboro Library Fair
2023-09-09 10:00 - 16:00
The annual Lewisboro Library Fair is back! The Fair will be held rain or shine, on Saturday, September 9 from 10 am to 4 pm at Onatru Farm Park (99 Elmwood Road in South Salem).
The Library Fair is the largest community event in Lewisboro. It has something for all ages: Book Sale, Attic Treasures Sale, Car Show, Silent Auction, Vendor Market, Beer Garden, Kids Zone, Food Trucks, Music, plus the always popular Dunk Tank!
For complete details, please click HERE.

Library Fair After-Sales: Books & Attic Treasures
2023-09-10 10:00 - 14:00
The Lewisboro Library Fair After-Sale has great bargains on the remaining books and Attic Treasures.
The Sale is at Onatru Farm (99 Elmwood Road in South Salem) from 10 am to 2 pm.
Admission is free.

Afternoon Film Series: World Trade Center
2023-09-11 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of World Trade Center.
Oliver Stone directed this docudrama about two Port Authority officers who become trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center after going in to help people escape from the buildings during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
Space is limited, please register below.

Virtual Tour of MoMA Exhibit "Never Alone: Video Games & Other Interactive Design"
2023-09-19 17:00 - 18:00
Via Zoom.
Join us online for a look at the exhibit Never Alone: Video Games and Other Interactive Design at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. It includes a recorded video tour of the exhibit given by its curators followed by a Q&A session with a MoMA guide.
We spend a huge portion of our lives in digital worlds. The interfaces we use to access them – from Zoom to FaceTime, WhatsApp to Fortnite – both connect and separate us, and shape the way we behave and perceive others. This exhibition brings together notable examples of interaction design, the points of contact between objects and people. These works remind us that while the digital realm has different rules of engagement, interaction design can transform our behaviors – from the way we experience and move our bodies to the ways we conceive of space, time, and relationships.
Please see the meeting link below to join the program.
Topic: MoMA Virtual Exhibition Tour – Never Alone: Video Games And Other Interactive Design
Time: Sep 19, 2023 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89527097988?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 895 2709 7988
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
2023-09-20 11:00 - 12:00
Our group meets in person on (usually) the third Wednesday of the month during the Lewisboro Senior Adults meeting at the South Salem Firehouse. All seniors are welcome!
In September the group will be discussing the memoir I’m Glad My Mother Died, by Jennette McCurdy, a writer, director and former child actress. The book is about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother
The Library will provide copies of the book to all participants. Large print copies are also available upon request. Please contact the Library if you need a copy of the book – (914) 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. The book is also available as an eBook and audiobook via Overdrive/Libby.
