Lewisboro Library

(Virtual) Special Goodbye Storytime!
2020-11-27 16:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Via Facebook. Families.
Miss Anna is leaving us! She’s saying goodbye the only way she knows how, by reading stories to her favorite audience!

(Virtual) Lewisboro Seniors Book Group
2020-11-30 15:00 - 16:00
Via Zoom.
This book group used to meet monthly during the Lewisboro Senior Adults meeting at the South Salem Firehouse. It has now moved to Zoom and all seniors are welcome!
The book for the November 30 meeting is “Normal People” by Sally Rooney.
The Library will provide copies of the book to all participants. Large print copies and CD audio books are also available upon request. Please contact the Library if you need a copy of the book – 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.org. The book is also available as an eBook or audiobook via Overdrive.
Please register below for the Zoom link. The link will be emailed the day before.

(Virtual) Family Storytime!
2020-12-02 10:30 - 11:00
Mondays & Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. All ages. Via Facebook Live.

Come join Miss Marie for stories, songs, movement, and of course BUBBLES!
This storytime has something for everyone!

(Virtual) How to "Leave No Trace" while Camping and Outdoor Recreating
2020-12-03 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom. For Adults and Families.
Are you looking to recreate safely and responsibly outdoors? More and more families are turning to outdoor camping and activities when considering an isolated vacation. Come learn how to incorporate “Leave No Trace” principles as well as brainstorm ideas for local/regional outdoor recreation when planning for family trips in 2021.
Led by JJHS graduate Jackie Ricca (’15), a Sustainability Fellow at Bard and a Wilderness First Responder with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Jackie has traveled the world’s unique ecosystems and learned how environmental values are ingrained in cultures. As a sustainability educator, she realizes people need to develop a personal connection to their natural environment to fuel the desire to protect it. She hopes to encourage families to recreate responsibly outdoors when considering isolated family trips in 2021.
Register below to receive your Zoom link the day before.

(Virtual) Family Storytime!
2020-12-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2021-01-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2021-01-06 10:30 - 11:00
Mondays & Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. All ages. Via Facebook Live.

Come join Miss Marie for stories, songs, movement, puppets and more!
This storytime has something for everyone!

(Virtual) Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer's Disease
2020-12-08 13:00 - 14:00
Via Zoom.
The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease makes planning more important than ever. This program will oﬀer information about legal and ﬁnancial issues to consider, how to put plans in place and how to access legal and ﬁnancial resources near you.
Topics covered will include making legal plans that ﬁt your needs, legal documents you’ll need, how to ﬁnd legal and ﬁnancial assistance, practical strategies for making a long-term care plan and government programs that can help pay for care.
Presented by Attorney Moira Laidlaw, in conjunction with the Hudson Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
https://hollislaidlaw.com/moira-s-laidlaw/

Please register below to receive your Zoom link the day before.

(Virtual) Middle Reads
2020-12-08 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom. For teens in Grades 6 – 8.
Join us for monthly book discussions and socializing! Books will be available for pickup at the Library.
The book selection for December 8 is Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jason Sonnenblick.
Please register below to receive your Zoom invite the day before.

(Virtual) Celebrate Winter Origami
2020-12-16 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom. For Adults & Teens.
Our Origami guru Vihan is back, with a special winter-themed Origami class! You can use your own paper, or stop by the Library to pick up a packet of winter-themed Origami paper.
Space is limited. Please register below to receive your Zoom link the day before.

It’s Our Holiday Pop Up Bakery! - Sold Out
2020-12-18 - 2020-12-21
8” cake (serves 12 – 15)
$50

This might be the ultimate holiday cake! Four layers of melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cake, fluffy white chocolate buttercream with crushed candy canes and a decadent chocolate ganache drip. Topped with chopped peppermint bark – this cake is sure to please!

Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Ganache – Sold Out

11 x 3” tart (serves 8)
$25
This decadent tart features a bittersweet chocolate filling covered with a hazelnut chocolate ganache within a short dough pastry crust.

To Pick Up: Your order will be available for pick up at Lewisboro Library on Tuesday 12/22 from 4pm to 7pm and Wednesday 12/23 from 10:30am to 7pm.

After you place and pre-pay your order, you will receive an email with instructions on contact-less pick up.

SOLD OUT! Thanks to those who ordered within the first hour – our Holiday Bake Sale is sold out!

Due to the generosity of our talented bakers, Alison Edgar and Amy Raffle, 100% of profits go to the Lewisboro Library.
We will be holding more Pop Up Bake Sales in the New Year.

Pop Up Bakery Holiday Offerings:

Peppermint Bark Cake – Sold Out

8” cake (serves 12 – 15)
$50

This might be the ultimate holiday cake! Four layers of melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cake, fluffy white chocolate buttercream with crushed candy canes and a decadent chocolate ganache drip. Topped with chopped peppermint bark – this cake is sure to please!

Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Ganache – Sold Out

11 x 3” tart (serves 8)
$25
This decadent tart features a bittersweet chocolate filling covered with a hazelnut chocolate ganache within a short dough pastry crust.

To Pick Up: Your order will be available for pick up at Lewisboro Library on Tuesday 12/22 from 4pm to 7pm and Wednesday 12/23 from 10:30am to 7pm.

After you place and pre-pay your order, you will receive an email with instructions on contact-less pick up.

(Virtual) Boredom Busters
2020-12-18 16:30 - 17:00
Popsicle Stick Christmas Ornaments
Via Facebook Live! All ages and Their Families.
Looking to make some quick and easy gifts for friends or family? Join us to learn how to make reindeer and Santa stick ornaments.
Materials List:
3 Brown Pipe Cleaners
2 White Pipe Cleaners
4 Popsicle Sticks
Markers: Black, Red, Brown
1 Pencil
Glue
A pair of squiggly Eyes
1 Red Puff Nose

Head over to the Library to pick up materials (except glue). They’ll be in the Curbside vestibule.

(Virtual) Tales from "A Christmas Story"
2020-12-20 16:00 - 16:30
Via Zoom. For All Ages.
The Library is excited to announce “Tales from A Christmas Story,” a virtual reading taking place via Zoom. The reading is based on the autobiographical musings of author Jean Shepherd – and famously made into the 1983 film about Ralphie Parker and his quest for a Red Ryder BB gun. Join us for this humorous and heartwarming recounting of the Parker family’s Christmas-time experiences in small-town Depression-era Indiana. Only instead of gathering around your radio to listen to stories like in olden days, your family will be gathering around the computer screen!

The reading will be performed by James McGowan, a professional audiobook Narrator, Editor and Director. James has worked for the past 6 years for Jewish Books International, which provides audiobooks for the blind and reading impaired.

Please register below to receive your Zoom link, which will be emailed the day before.

(Virtual) Teen Advisory Group
2020-12-22 19:30 - 20:30
Via Zoom. For Teens in Middle & High School.
The Lewisboro Library Teen Advisory Group (or “TAG”) helps plan special events for teens and younger children. Creative thinkers are especially needed to help develop engaging programs for our teens during this pandemic.
Being part of TAG looks great on your college resume.
To join TAG, please contact Jane Rothschild at 875-9004.

Closed Christmas Eve
2020-12-24

Closed Christmas Day
2020-12-25

(Virtual) Lewisboro Seniors Book Group
2020-12-29 15:00 - 16:00
Via Zoom.
This book group used to meet monthly during the Lewisboro Senior Adults meeting at the South Salem Firehouse. It has now moved to Zoom and all seniors are welcome!
The book for the December 29 meeting is Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles.
The Library will provide copies of the book to all participants. Large print copies and CD audio books are also available upon request. Please contact the Library if you need a copy of the book – 875-9004 or lewisborolibrary@gmail.org. The book is also available as an eBook via Overdrive.
Please register below for the Zoom link. The link will be emailed the day before.

(Virtual) Drawing with Zentangles
2020-12-29 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom. For Adults & Teens.
Zentangle is an unplanned, abstract drawing created with simple structured patterns called tangles. It is a type of drawing meditation that provides a point of focus, as well as to calm and provide relaxation by drawing repetitive patterns. Zentangles are focused, purposeful, and let you redirect your thoughts to a better place.
Local artist and educator Sam Kanner will lead this exercise in creating Zentangles. The only supplies you need are plain paper and markers.
Please register below to receive your Zoom link the day before.

New Years Eve - Closing at 1:00 pm
2020-12-31 13:00 - 23:59

Closed New Years Day
2021-01-01

(Virtual) Boredom Buster: Bee Life Cycle Craft & Bookmark
2021-01-08 16:30 - 17:00
Via Facebook Live! All ages and Their Families.
It’s Bee Week at the Library and Miss Marie invites you to a Bee-oredom Buster featuring crafts to celebrate our winged friends!
We’ve attached the Bee life cycle printable for you!
Your materials list is below. You can pick up craft packets containing the starred * items at Curbside Service vestibule.
Materials List:

Bee life cycle printable*

Cardstock paper: white and yellow* or white paper plate 9”

Googly eyes*

1 Paper Fastener*

Hole punch

Scissors

Glue

Black marker

1 Popsicle Stick*

(Virtual) Motivating the Unmotivated Student
2021-01-12 19:00 - 19:30
Via Zoom. For parents of students in 4th to 12th grades.

Is your student in a January slump? In this 30-minute interactive webinar, parents are invited to learn a few tips, tools, and strategies to motivate, inspire, and support their student.
Presented by Successful Study Skills 4 Students.
Discover:

How to inspire your kids to motivate themselves
How self-esteem and anxiety impacts motivation
The effects of power struggles
The importance of goals and objectives, choices and consequences
What problem-solving skills benefit an unmotivated student

Please register at enroll.successfulstudyskills4students.com/enroll/virtual

(Virtual) Middle Reads!
2021-01-12 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom. For teens in Grades 6 – 8.
Join us for monthly virtual book discussions and socializing! Books will be available for pickup at the Library.
The book selection for January 12 is Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri. The story is of a boy who flees Iran as a small child, detours through a refugee camp in Italy, then winds up in middle school in Oklahoma, where he is met with both curiosity and suspicion.
Please register below to receive your Zoom invite the day before.

Library Board Meeting
2021-01-13 19:30 - 21:00
Library Board Meetings are currently held at 7:30pm via Zoom and are open to the public. To receive a Zoom link, please email lewisborolibrary@gmail.com.

(Virtual) Stitch Together
2021-01-15 13:00 - 14:00
Via Zoom.

This casual, weekly gathering of those who knit/crochet – and chat – will meet via Zoom until warmer weather lets us meet outside! Catch up on people’s craft projects and what is going on in Town – and beyond.
To receive the Zoom link, email lewisborolibrary@gmail.com.

(Virtual) Boredom Buster: Celebrate National Hat Day!
2021-01-15 16:30 - 17:00
Via Facebook Live! All Ages and Their Families.
January 15 is National Hat Day. Celebrate along with Miss Marie by making your own creative hat!
Your materials list is below. You can download the templates below for: Princess Crown, Bowler Hat, Pointed Hat and Hat Bottom – or pick up the cardstock with template on it in the Curbside Service vestibule.
princesscrown3 bowler hat pointed hat hat-bottom2

Materials List:

A4 or Letter size cardstock
Scissors
Glue
Crayons or markers
Things to decorate your hat with: ribbons, feathers, beads, buttons, sequins, string, glitter glue, etc.

Closed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2021-01-18

(Virtual) Introduction to Zoom
2021-01-19 14:00 - 15:00
Via Zoom.
Zoom is an online platform for video conferencing, chat and enjoying virtual programs. It has become very popular as a way to meet up, learn a new skill and enjoy presentations online. The Library is using Zoom for many of our programs. This how-to lesson will give you the basic skills to enjoy these programs safely from your home – or host a video chat with friends and family.
Please register below. A Zoom invite with meeting link will be emailed to you the day before the program.

(Virtual) Stitch Together - Evening
2021-01-21 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.

This casual, monthly gathering of those who knit/crochet – and chat – will meet via Zoom until warmer weather lets us meet outside! Catch up on people’s craft projects and what is going on in Town – and beyond. The group usually meets the third Thursday evening of the month.
Please register below to receive a Zoom link. The link will be emailed the day before.

(Virtual) Boredom Buster: Marshmallow Snowflake Craft
2021-01-22 16:30 - 17:00
Via Facebook Live! All Ages and Their Families.
January is the time for hot chocolate – and making edible marshmallow snowflakes! Miss Marie will walk you through making this delicious craft, using ingredients from your pantry.
Materials List:

18 small marshmallows

1 large marshmallow

9 toothpicks

A pair of scissors
