Lewisboro Library

Google Docs Workshop
2022-03-19 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Held in person at the Library.

Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited, stored and shared online.
Learn how to create documents on any device, and then view or edit on your phone, tablet or PC from any location. Edit them, back them up to the cloud and collaborate with others. Come learn about Google Docs and what it has to offer, including up to 15GB of free space.
Space is limited. Please register below.

(Virtual) Bird Friendly Backyards
2022-03-29 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.

Bird houses, bird feeders & more. Find out how to be a bird friendly neighbor. Learn the best ways to attract and benefit birds with this multimedia program featuring images, sounds and video of local backyard bird species. Discover the best choices for bird feeders and seed, native plants, water features and bird houses to improve backyard bird habitat.
Presented by Anne Swaim, Executive Director of the Saw Mill River Audubon. Co-sponsored by the Bedford Free, Pound Ridge and Ruth Keeler Memorial Libraries.

Please register HERE for your Zoom link. The link will be sent as soon as you register. If you do not receive, please check your SPAM email.

To download a handout on additional resources, click this link: Bird_Friendly_Backyards_Resources.

(Virtual) Author Talk with Tom Dunne "Notes from the Fireground"
2022-04-03 14:00 - 15:00
Via Zoom.
Retired FDNY Deputy Chief Tom Dunne discusses his book “Notes from the Fireground: Memoir of a New York Firefighter.”
In a 33 year career with the New York City Fire Department, Tom Dunne fought hundreds of fires, survived near death incidents and was witness to multiple tragedies. He was one of the responders to the Happy Lands Social Club fire in the Bronx, a disaster of historical proportions where 87 people died. He worked through Hurricane Sandy, which flooded and devastated whole sections of New York City. Most notably, Chief Dunne worked for months supervising rescue and recovery operations following the World Trade Center terrorist attack. He saw how people in crisis lived and survived and how the firefighters who served them worked and bonded. His no-holds barred memoir provides an honest account of an occupation that outsiders seldom get to see.
Please register HERE for your Zoom link. The meeting link is sent right away and comes directly from Zoom. If you don’t receive it, please check your spam email.

Welcome Spring Take & Make Craft Prep
2022-04-04 10:00 - 2022-04-08 17:00
Calling all Lewisboro Community Crafters! Join us this month in welcoming spring and giving back to others!
On April 19* we will be making pop-up cards and decorating flowerpots for our First Responder groups and some other Very Special People in town. Before we do that, however, volunteers are needed for some cutting and decorating prep work at home the week of April 4th.

Please register below, and then pick up your craft kit between April 4 – April 8. Kits must be returned on or before Monday, April 11.
*If you’d also like to join us in person at the Library on April 19 to assemble the crafts, please follow this LINK to that event page.

(Virtual) Author Talk with Ben Raines: "The Last Slave Ship"
2022-04-06 19:30 - 20:30
Via Zoom.
Ben Raines is the author of The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of how Clotilda was found, Her Descendents, and an Extraordinary Reckoning.

Hear about the incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America. Learn about the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them to this day – by the journalist who discovered the ship’s remains.
Please register below, then click THIS LINK to join the discussion that evening.

Free Books, Movie & More - with Your Library Card
2022-04-09 11:00 - 12:00
Held In Person at the Library
OverDrive/Libby, hoopla and Kanopy – what do they have in common? They are all downloadable digital media and streaming services you can use FREE with your library card.
Discover which library services to use for free eBooks, audiobooks, music, TV and film – and how to access them.
Space is limited. Please register below.

Welcome Spring: Lewisboro Community Crafters Project
2022-04-19 14:00 - 16:00
Calling all Lewisboro Community Crafters! Join us this month in welcoming spring and giving back to others!
We will be making pop-up cards and decorating flowerpots for our First Responder groups and some other Very Special People in town.

Many thanks to our partner, the Lewisboro Garden Club, and to Copia Home and Garden for their help with the flowers.
Please register below.
(If you can not make this time, but want to help, volunteers are needed for some cutting and decorating prep work at home the week of April 4th. Follow this LINK for info about helping with prep work.)

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "Once There Were Wolves"
2022-04-20 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!
For the April 20 meeting, the group will be discussing Charlotte McConaghy’s Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a woman leading a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands.
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 – 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. The book is also available as an eBook and audiobook via Overdrive/Libby.

Library Board Meeting
2022-04-20 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-05-11 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-06-08 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.

(Virtual) Stress Management for Busy Bodies
2022-04-21 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.
This program will cover an introduction to acute and chronic stress, what happens inside your body when you experience stress and a layered approach to help your body deal with stress.
Local resident Sarah Menichelli is a Health at Every Size (HAES) Nutritionist. HAES is an approach that seeks to de-emphasize weight loss as a health goal, and reduce stigma towards people who are overweight or obese. She has her Master of Science in Human Nutrition and is currently seeing clients virtually. Her presentation will be followed by a Q & A session.To learn more please check out her website at www.chellihealth.com.
Please register HERE to receive your Zoom link. A confirmation with the meeting link will be sent directly from Zoom.

Lewisboro Library Book Group
2022-04-27 19:30 - 20:30
The Lewisboro Library Book Group is back in person! The group usually meets at the Library on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. 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 533-2550.
The book selection for April is Winesburg, Ohio, by Sherwood Anderson.

Defensive Driving Class
2022-04-30 10:00 - 16:00
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL! The instructor is also offering the class in the following locations in the next 2 months: Putnam Valley Library (May 7), Mahopac Library (May 21), Croton Recreation Dept. (June 4). Please contact these facilities.
This is a six hour Defensive Driving course. Completion of the course results in a ten percent liability insurance discount to the principal operator as well as a maximum of four points off the driver’s violation record.
Space is limited. Please register below and pay in person at the Library to hold your reservation. Must pay by April 18 to hold your space.
The fee is $45; seniors over 65 is $35. Check should be made payable to John Coxen.
Since this course is 6 hours, be sure to bring a lunch to eat at the midday break.

(Virtual) Cutting the Cord
2022-05-03 19:00 - 20:30
Via Zoom. (This program is also being offered in person at the Library on May 7.)

Break free from the high cost of TV!

New streaming services seem to appear – and disappear – all the time. Find out about the latest cost-saving alternatives to cable and satellite television.

Please register HERE for the Zoom link. The meeting link will be emailed as soon as you register, if you don’t receive it please check your SPAM.

(Virtual) What's it Worth: Antiques Road Show
2022-05-04 18:30 - 20:00
Via Zoom.

Back by Popular Demand!
Author, Auctioneer, Appraiser and Radio show Host Mike Ivankovich will reveal what your Antiques, Collectibles, and Personal Treasures are really worth today.
He will begin with a discussion on “10 Factors That Will Always Impact the Value of Your Treasures.” This will be followed by the appraisal portion of the program.
Each attendee is invited to bring on 1 item for Mike to appraise (plus one back-up item, in case he can’t virtually appraise the primary item).
If you have an item to be appraised, please log on 15 minutes early so he can view the item. Space is limited. Priority will be given to those people who participated in January and the appraiser did not have time to get to.
Please click HERE to join meeting.
Sponsored by the Lewisboro, Pound Ridge and Ruth Keeler Memorial Libraries.

Cutting the Cord
2022-05-07 11:00 - 12:30
In Person at the Library. (This program is also being offered via Zoom on May 3.)
Break free from the high cost of TV!

New streaming services seem to appear – and disappear – all the time.

Find out about the latest cost-saving alternatives to cable and satellite television.

Space is limited, please register below.

(Virtual) Coexist with Coyotes
2022-05-11 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.

There are few species in North America as misunderstood and maligned as the coyote. Yet to many, they are a symbol of resilience and a subject of admiration, a North American mascot and vital member of our ecological team. Please join us to learn about eastern coyotes, their history and ecology, and what we can do to best coexist with them.
Guest Speaker Dana Goin is the Wildlife Outreach Specialist at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem. She holds a degree in Wildlife Conservation, specializing in large and mid-sized carnivores including mountain lions, coyotes, and bobcats.

In partnership with the Pound Ridge Library.

A link to the recording of the program can be found HERE. The passcode is: COY!051122. The recording will only be up until May 19.

There is also a Digital Coexistence Kit – a PDF that consolidates some of the information from the presentation. It can be accessed HERE.

Demystifying Medicare & Healthcare Options for Seniors
2022-05-12 18:00 - 21:00
A must for anyone trying to navigate their way through our complicated healthcare system for older adults. It will help those who already have Medicare, as well as people soon to be 65, planning their retirement, or assisting relatives and friends with their medical decisions.
This engaging, interactive program outlines the various parts of Medicare and lays out the costs associated with the medical and drug insurance provided by the government and private companies.
Topics include:
Original Medicare
Medicare Advantage Plans
Prescription drug plans (Part D)
Medigaps (supplemental plans)
Various cost-saving programs (MSPs, Extra Help, EPIC, etc.)
This program will be held in-person at the Library. Space is limited and registration is required. Please register below.

Intermediate Mahjong
2022-05-17 13:00 - 15:00
Are you a mahjong player? A group of experienced players meets weekly Tuesdays at 1 pm at the Library.
Their roster is currently full, but the number can vary with the season. Interested players should send an email to info@lewisborolibrary.org to be placed on the wait list.
There is always room in the Thursday evening session, which meets at 6 pm. That is a mixed-level gathering, with many newer players who have taken “Mahjong for Beginners” at the Library. If interested in joining the Thursday session, or the next “Mahjong for Beginners”, please contact the Library at the email above.

Earring Design Workshop
2022-05-17 19:00 - 20:30
For Adults and Teens. In person at the Library.

Make earrings to keep and earrings to donate to women’s shelters.
Led by Joan Lloyd, who donates over 900 pairs of earrings each month.
Space is limited, please register below.

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight"
2022-05-18 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!
For the May 18 meeting, the group will be discussing Alexandra Fuller’s Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, an African Childhood. This is a coming of age memoir set in the midst of a war-torn African nation.
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 – 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. The book is also available as an eBook and audiobook via Overdrive/Libby.

(Virtual) Life at Manzanar, the WWII Internment Camp
2022-05-18 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.
Learn about life at Manzanar War Relocation Center for the Japanese-Americans who were detained there during World War II. A ranger from Manzanar National Historic Site will discuss the experiences of the Japanese-Americans forced to leave their homes and relocate to this California internment camp.

Presented by the Greenburgh, Lewisboro, New Rochelle, Pelham and Somers Libraries.

Please register HERE to receive your Zoom link. The email with meeting link will come directly from Zoom as soon as you register. Please check your SPAM mail if you do not receive.

(Virtual) Planting for Birds
2022-05-23 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.
Attract and feed birds the natural way! Our Bird Friendly Backyards program generated so many questions about planting for birds, we invited Bedford Audubon Society Garden Director Mathew McDowell to go into detail on gardening with native plants to provide resources and habitat that birds require. With thought-out planting, you can provide resources to birds all-year long, and witness foraging and nesting behavior right from your window.
Sponsored by the Lewisboro, Pound Ridge and Ruth Keeler Memorial Libraries.

Please register HERE for your Zoom link. The link will be emailed from Zoom as soon as you register.

(Virtual) Composers, Conductors & Singers: aspirations, interactions and careers
2022-05-25 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.
Get an insider’s look at working in the world of music.
Led by local resident Dr. Harold Rosenbaum, the award-winning founder and conductor of distinguished professional choir The New York Virtuoso Singers and celebrated volunteer choir The Canticum Novum Singers.
Please click HERE to register for your Zoom link. The link will be emailed from Zoom as soon as you register.

Lewisboro Library Book Group
2022-05-25 19:30 - 21:00
The Lewisboro Library Book Group is back in person!
The group usually meets at the Library on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. 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 533-2550.
The book selection for May is the mystery Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Nobel Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk.

(Virtual) All About Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency
2022-06-07 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.
Cryptophobia: a distrust and misunderstanding of Cryptocurrency.
What is bitcoin? What is the difference between cryptocurrency and cryptopunks? NFT, DeFi, web3, Cardano, Ethereum … what do these terms mean?
Please join us to get answers to these questions and more.
Caution: You may get cured of cryptophobia but catch cryptomania
This presentation will be led by Harmeet Goindi, an Expert Engineer at cboe.com .
Please register HERE to receive your Zoom link for the meeting. The link will be sent as soon as you register, so please check your spam email if you don’t receive.

Birding Nature Walk
2022-06-11 08:00 - 10:00
Adults & Teens age 12 and over
Join us to learn about birding and our region’s native plants from Bedford Audubon’s expert naturalist, Tait Johansson. June is a lovely time to see breeding birds in and around the shrub lands that surround Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm. Tait will teach participants how to recognize birds by sight or sound, and a good variety of species can be expected to be seen.
Sturdy shoes, pants, a hat, and binoculars are recommended. Steady rain and other inclement weather will cancel. Bylane Farm is located at 35 Todd Road, Katonah, NY 10536. This program is co-sponsored by Lewisboro Land Trust and Lewisboro Library.
Participation is limited to keep the group small, so advance registration is required at the link below.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birding-nature-walk-tickets-345681662157

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "The Dictionary of Lost Words"
2022-06-15 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!
For the June 15 meeting, the group will be discussing The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams.
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 – 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. The book is also available as an eBook and audiobook via Overdrive/Libby.

Hard Headed Comedy Showcase - SOLD OUT!!
2022-06-17 20:00 - 22:00
WOW! Thanks to your overwhelming response, seats to our Hard Headed Comedy Showcase sold out in a week! Many thanks for supporting this Library fundraiser.

Looking for a unique Father’s Day gift? How about a NYC comedy club experience – right here in Lewisboro? That’s right, it’s the return of the “Hard Headed Comedy Showcase.” This event features SIX stand-up comics – who regularly perform on TV, podcasts and venues such as the Comedy Cellar and the New York Comedy Club – now performing on the stage of the Library!
The show is the Friday before Father’s Day, so expect parenting to be a common theme that evening. Performers include headliner Mark De Mayo, (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing), Carolyn Castiglia (New York Comedy Club, Women in Comedy Festival), Alyce Chan (Comedy Cellar, Carolines), Patrick Holbert (The Movie Loft, The Comic’s Table) Andrew Woolford (Laughter Hours/Late Night Comedy) and hosted by comic and local resident Luz Michelle (Gotham Comedy Club, NYC Comedy Festival). Thanks to Luz for organizing this fundraiser again for her hometown Library!
