In Concert: Jay Prince & Friends
2025-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
We’re going to raise the roof in January – this time with a concert featuring popular favorite Jay Prince & Friends!
A Hudson Valley legend, guitarist and vocalist Jay Prince has been packing houses full of smiling music lovers for as long as anyone can remember. Known for his soulful style and impeccable taste in material, you can expect an evening of rockin, bluesy, familiar good times. In addition to Jay on guitar & vocals, the band features Bill Heller on keyboard & vocals, Tyger MacNeal on drums, Dave Anderson on bass and Chris Eminizer on sax and vocals – plus special guest vocalist Christine Tambakis!
Members of the band have performed with: Roberta Flack, Luther Vandross, Bruce Springsteen, Ashford & Simpson, Rippingtons, Michael McDonald, Bernie Williams, Paul Simon, Janet Jackson, Keith Urban, Average White Band, Jose Feliciano, Donna Summer & many more. With a killer band like this, you know you’re in for a great night!
Reserved seating is $45 per person. Wine, beer and light bites are included. Doors will open at 7:00 pm for the 7:30 show.
Make your reservations now while there are still seats – they always sell out fast! Paid reservations can be made in person at the Library or online by using the “Buy Now” button below. When you click on the box above the “Buy Now” button, you can elect to pay $45.00, or $46.40 to cover the credit card processing fee and enhance your donation.
This event is a benefit for the Lewisboro Library. Thank you to our sponsors, The Horse & Hound and Lily’s Deli & Market for providing light bites, and Cross River Wine Merchant for a select wine tasting. We so appreciate their ongoing support of the Library!
In the case of inclement weather, the concert will be postponed to January 24.

Jay Prince & Friends Payment Options

Ticket Plus Processing Fees $46.40 USDTicket Only $45.00 USD

Family Fun Saturday: Experience Reptiles with Wild & Bright
2025-01-11 10:30 - 11:30
For ages 5+. Children must be supervised by a caretaker during this event.
Join reptile educator Maureen of Wild & Bright for an exciting and engaging animal program!
Wild & Bright programs feature live, up-close reptile experiences and promote nature conservation by celebrating the beauty of these often misunderstood creatures. We invite curious folks, animal lovers, and even the brave souls looking to face their fears of reptiles!
Please register below. If registration is full, please email the Library to go on the wait list – info@lewisborolibrary.org. We often have a few families cancel the day before.
Note: photographs are often taken at our events to post on social media and our website. Please let the event leader know if you would prefer your child not be photographed.

Afternoon Film: "It Ends with Us"
2025-01-13 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of the 2024 movie hit movie It Ends with Us.
Based on the best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover, the film’s main character is Lily Bloom, a young woman with a troubled past who runs a successful flower shop in Boston. Lily finds herself grappling with that past as she experiences love, resilience, and domestic abuse.
Please register below.

Boast the Book
2025-01-13 16:00 - 17:00
For Teens in Middle & High School
Join fellow teens for some hot chocolate and doughnuts, while sharing your favorite books and authors.

Everyone gets to choose a free book as well!

Please register below.

Library Closed – Records Retention/Clean-up Day
2025-01-14
The Lewisboro Library will be closed on Tuesday, January 14, so the staff can work on reorganizing files, storage, etc. The outside bookdrop will be open all day for those who need to return Library materials.

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "Life After Life"
2025-01-15 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 Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church. The church is located at 9 Shady Lane, South Salem All seniors are welcome!
This month the group will be discussing Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson. The novel tells the story of a girl named Ursula Todd, born in England in 1911, who has an odd ability to die and be reborn again and again into the exact same life, after dying in various ways. It is a book about life, and all the different ways one person can live it, even when born into the exact same circumstances.
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.

Lego Stop Motion Animation
2025-01-15 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-01-22 16:30 - 17:30
Grades K – 5
Stop Motion Animation is now a WEEKLY program! Work on simple stop motion animation using iPads, Legos and an animation app.
No registration required.
Note: photographs are often taken at our events to post on social media and our website. Please let the event leader know if you would prefer your child not be photographed.

Family Storytime
2025-01-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-17 16:00, 2025-01-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-01-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-06 10:30 - 11:30
Ages Birth to Five with Caregiver

Join Miss Marie in the children’s room for seasonal stories, music and more fun for infants and toddlers.
No registration required.

Martin Luther King Jr Day - Library Closed
2025-01-20

Read to Kitty
2025-01-21 16:00 - 17:00
Grades K – 5
Our friends at Rock n’ Rescue are coming back with their feline friends to let children in grades K – 5 practice their reading aloud skills by reading to the kittens – and cuddling them too!
This program helps children develop their reading skills and their sense of compassion. They will learn about animal-savvy behavior and volunteerism. It also provides enrichment for the cats and helps them learn to trust children and adults through calm, positive interactions.
There are 15-minute time slots available, beginning at 4:00 (siblings can share a time slot.) To register for a time slot, please email Children’s Librarian Marie Nania at mnania@lewisborolibrary.org.

(Virtual) The 8th Wonder of the World: The Brooklyn Bridge
2025-01-21 18:30 - 19:30
Via Zoom.
Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was hailed as “the eighth wonder of the world.” Well over a century later, it still stands as one of the world’s most recognizable spans.
This interactive virtual presentation, presented by the New York Historical Society, explores the amazing history of the bridge’s construction and the heroic and sometimes tragic stories of the men and women who made it possible. Discover how the bridge’s construction helped lead to the consolidation of New York and how old-world engineering know-how and modern industrial innovation came together to complete the project.
Please register for the Zoom link HERE. Presented by the Lewisboro, Irvington, New Rochelle and Yonkers Libraries.

Teen Advisory Group
2025-01-21 19:00 - 20:00
Teens in Middle & High School.

EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS * PLAN AND RUN TEEN EVENTS * GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS!
The Lewisboro Library Teen Advisory Group (or “TAG”) seeks teens to help come up with fun, engaging programs for you and your friends all year round.
New members are welcome to join this group, which meets monthly for planning – and snacks!
Help us make the Library YOUR favorite gathering space!
Please register below.

PK Storytime & Craft
2025-01-24 16:00 - 17:00
Ages 2 to 5 with caregiver.
Ms. Marie is celebrating the season with special Stories, Music, & Crafts.
No registration required.

Poems of Winter: Reading & Discussion
2025-01-25 15:00 - 16:00
This is the make-up date for the program snowed-out on January 19.

What is revealed when we see our lives through the lens of winter? Selected poems exemplify some of the ways poets have reflected on this question.

The session will be geared toward discussion, and everyone is encouraged to take part. The Library will provide copies of the poems.
Our poetry discussions are led by David Sanders, a retired Professor of English and resident of South Salem.
Please register below. If the program is full you may email the Library to be placed on the wait list – info@lewisborolibrary.org.

Bearing Witness to the Holocaust
2025-01-26 15:00 - 16:00
A special presentation in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27).
As a descendant of two Holocaust survivors, Renee Bronner Pessin will tell the story of her parents, Helen and Sam Bronner, who met while imprisoned in a concentration camp. Helen was the only survivor of more than 50 members of her immediate and extended family, while Sam and one brother were the only survivors of his immediate family.
The couple became separated during the war, but they eventually found each other following liberation. Soon after, Helen and Sam got married and immigrated to the United States to start a new life in Brooklyn, NY. Renee shares the story of her parents through excerpts of her mother’s video testimony to the Shoah Foundation and through family pictures that survived the horrors of the Holocaust.
Please register below.

Afternoon Film: "Irena's Vow"
2025-01-27 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a showing of the movie Irena’s Vow.
This biographic film is about Irene Gut Opdyke, a young Polish woman during the Second World War, who hid a group of Jews in the house of her boss – a high-ranking Nazi commander, risking her life to save a generation of Jews from the atrocities of the Holocaust.
Please register below.

MakerSpace Lunar New Year Craft
2025-01-29 10:00 - 15:00
All Ages
Drop into our MakerSpace corner between 10 am and 3 pm to celebrate the Lunar New Year by crafting a paper snake.

Children's Earring Design Workshop
2025-01-29 14:00 - 15:30
Unfortunately, this program had to be cancelled due to lack of registration.
For Grades 3 – 5
No school today! Bring your child to learn how to make earrings – and how to do good for others. This workshop is led by Joan Lloyd, who donates over 1000 pairs of earrings each month to women’s shelters.
For every pair of earrings that a child makes to keep, they must make a pair to donate back.
Please register below.
Note: photographs are often taken at our events to post on social media and our website. Please let the event leader know if you would prefer your child not be photographed.

Lewisboro Library Book Group: "North Woods"
2025-01-29 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 the group will be discussing North Woods, by Daniel Mason. It is a sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries.
Books are available through the Westchester Library System and copies are often ordered in advance for members to pick up at the Library. New members are always welcome in this adult, co-ed book group. For more information contact Myrna or Steve Shomstein at (914) 533-2550.

Annual Meeting with Featured Speaker J Henry Fair
2025-02-02 14:00 - 16:00
This year’s Annual Meeting features a presentation by J Henry Fair, acclaimed photographer and environmental activist.
J Henry Fair has traveled around the world to take pictures of our fragile environment, which have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. His photographic work focuses on the effects of global warming, environmental pollution and habitat destruction. His passion for environmental activism started right here in South Salem, fighting to preserve the open spaces here, and the vital link they create in the Eastern Biotic Corridor.
Mr. Fair’s presentation will be preceded by a short business meeting. We will also draw the winner of the 2025 “Taste of the Town” raffle at this meeting.
Please register below.

Girls Who Code
2025-02-05 16:30 - 17:30
For Students in Grades 3 through 6.
Girls Who Code is a non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. The club is a FREE after-school computer science program, facilitated by Children’s Librarian Marie Nania. Boys are welcome.
The group will meet monthly on the first Wednesday.
Students are encouraged to bring their own laptops or Chromebooks; some will be provided.
Space is limited, please register below.
Note: photographs are often taken at our events to post on social media and our website. Please let the event leader know if you would prefer your child not be photographed.

(Virtual) Successfully Navigating College Admissions in 2025
2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom. For Families of High School Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen
This program for parents and their high school teens is a detailed and strategic overview of what students should focus on for a successful college admissions process.
We will discuss current college admissions trends, admissions strategies, the changing test-optional environment, the importance of researching and visiting colleges to find schools that can be a good fit for your child, a timeline and other action steps that can be taken to make the remainder of the school year productive and help reduce the stress around the college admissions process.
We will also discuss the importance of community service, how it can provide an opportunity for meaningful experiences, personal growth and a way to showcase a student’s character. Admissions officers place great emphasis on a student’s character and how the student has been able to give back and help others.
The presentation will be led by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC. (www.standoutforcollege.com).
Please register for the Zoom link HERE. If you can not attend this session, another will be offered on MARCH 11.

Community Crafters: Valentine Sweets & Treats
2025-02-06 11:00 - 12:00
This program has been cancelled due to the weather forecast. Keep an eye out for our next session coming May 14!
We have another great project for those who love to craft – and give back to others in our community!
Crafters will make four “Crafty Clips” using washi tape, jewels and flowers.

The clips will be included in a Valentine’s gift bag for Homebound Seniors in Lewisboro. The gift bag will also include a Red Rose wrapped in Lace, Heart Tags, Tea and Colored Sugar Crystals, Lemon Biscotti, Cookies and Chocolate Kisses.
Please register below. If the program is full you may email the Library to be placed on the wait list – info@lewisborolibrary.org.

Afternoon Film Series: "Conclave"
2025-02-10 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of Conclave, a Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Motion Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new pope. Cardinal Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.
Please register below.
