Lewisboro Library

Citizen Preparedness Training Program
2023-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Be prepared for emergencies and disasters! This one-hour program will go over the steps you need to take to prepare for an emergency.

Citizen Preparedness Corps is an Emergency Preparedness program to provide residents the knowledge and tools to prepare for emergencies and disasters, respond accordingly, and recover as quickly as possible. New York National Guard Service Members, working with experts from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) and local Emergency Management personnel, are holding classes across the state. The program was designed by DHSES and covers a broad range of emergency preparedness topics like developing a family emergency plan, what to do in the case of an Active Shooter situation, stocking up on emergency supplies, and registering for NY-Alert, the free statewide emergency alert system.
This in-person event is co-sponsored by the Lewisboro Library and Lewisboro Emergency Management Committee.
Space is limited to 50 people and registration is required. Please register below.

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "The Spectacular"
2023-10-18 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!
This month the group will be discussing the historical fiction novel The Spectacular, by Fiona Davis. The book invites readers behind the curtain of one of the most famous stages in the world, Radio City Music Hall, as a talented young dancer in the 1950s defies 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.
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.

MakerSpace Wednesdays: Ghost Fairy Wands
2023-10-18 11:30 - 12:30
For ages 2 – 6.
Come work on crafts, technology and more in the MakerSpace Corner of the Children’s Room. This month we are making crafts with an autumn theme.
Space is limited. Please register your child 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.

Westchester Power
2023-10-18 18:30 - 19:30
This informational session is to update community members on changes to their energy supply. Representatives from Westchester Power and Sustainable Westchester will be discussing the details of the upcoming contract for NYSEG rates, which starts December 1, 2023. They will present the details of the new contract, including the supplier and rates, and welcome questions the community may have on how to read their bill and energy related questions.
Westchester Power is a community-based bulk energy purchasing program designed to control costs and increase the use of renewable energy in Westchester County. It was initiated and implemented by Sustainable Westchester Inc, on behalf of member municipalities that have chosen to participate in the program. The program was established in 2016 and includes 29 municipalities throughout Westchester County who buy their electricity in bulk to provide a competitive, fixed rate. The program provides two supply options: 100% Renewable Supply, where the entire electricity supply is matched by New York State qualified hydropower Renewable Energy Certificates, and a Standard Supply, where the electricity supply is a mixture of fossil fuels, nuclear, and some renewable energy. Learn more about the program here: https://sustainablewestchester.org/wp/.
Please register below to attend the presentation in person.
If you prefer to attend via Zoom, you can join that evening by clicking on this LINK.

Family Storytime
2023-10-19 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-10-24 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-10-26 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-11-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-03 13:30 - 14:00
All ages.
Join Miss Marie in the children’s room for stories, music and more.
Please register below, so we have your info in case we need to cancel.

Demystifying Medicare & Healthcare Options for Seniors
2023-10-21 10:15 - 13:15
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 is approximately three hours long. Space is limited and registration is required. Please register below.
If the program is full, you may email the Library to be placed on the wait list, in case someone cancels – lewisborolibrary@gmail.com.

Fall Family Fun with Arts & Crafts
2023-10-21 10:30 - 11:30
For Families with Preschoolers through Grade 5
Come for pumpkin painting and more family fun!
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.

Teen Makerspace: Crochet
2023-10-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-30 16:00 - 17:00
For Teens in Middle & High School
In this series, you will learn basic crochet stitches, and then how to make these adorable sea creatures!
All materials supplied.

Lego Hour
2023-10-23 16:30 - 17:30
Grades K – 5
Come build Legos with your friends! Each week there will be a different project (build your house, build a playground, etc) followed by free play.
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.

Teen Advisory Group
2023-10-24 19:00 - 20:00
For 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. Ice cream is served.
Help us make the Library YOUR favorite gathering space!
Please register below.

MakerSpace Wednesdays: Halloween Bracelets
2023-10-25 11:30 - 12:30

Halloween Pajama Storytime
2023-10-25 19:00 - 20:00
All Ages
Put on your jammies and come join Ms. Marie for Halloween-themed bedtime stories.
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.

Lew Library Book Group: "The Blind Assassin"
2023-10-25 19:30 - 21:00
The Lewisboro Library Book Group usually meets at the Library on the last 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 (914) 533-2550.
The book selection for October is The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood.

South Salem Ghost Walk - Postponed to Oct 27!!
2023-10-27 19:00 - 20:00
WE HAD TO USE OUR RAIN DATE, SO THE OCTOBER 20 GHOST WALK HAS BEEN SWITCHED TO OCTOBER 27.
Town historian Maureen Koehl will lead a “Ghost Walk,” a one-hour walking tour of local sites with a haunted history. The tour takes place on the roads surrounding the Library, where we will encounter some historic “ghosts” along the way!
Thrill seekers and history buffs should meet at the Library promptly at 7 pm – armed with flashlights (and reflective vests if you have them.) Space is limited; please register below. The rain date for this event is Friday, October 27.
If the program is full and you’d like to be placed on the wait list, please email lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. We often get a few cancellations that week.

Author Panel: From Writing to Publishing
2023-10-29 15:00 - 16:30
Come hear a panel of newly-published authors discuss the writing and publishing process. All four went to Sarah Lawrence College for their MFAs, have lived in Westchester at some point, and are part of a writing group that has been together for nearly 20 years. Coincidentally, they all also had books published within the last 12 months!
Jimin Han – is a Lewisboro resident and author of The Apology, an inter-generational saga about a pampered and defiant South Korean matriarch thrust into the afterlife, from which she seeks a second chance to make amends and fight off the curse that could devastate generations to come.
Marcia Bradley – is the author of The Home for Wayward Girls, a harrowing and heartfelt novel about a young girl growing up in the 1990s, who escapes her abusive parents – and the “ranch” they ran for “bad” girls – and becomes an advocate for teen runaways.
Kate Brandt – is the author of Hope for the Worst, which traces a young woman’s involvement with a self-proclaimed American Buddhist teacher, and the way her life falls apart as a result. It is a book about being in love, despair, magic, and the redemption of female friendship.
Patricia Dunn – AKA T.M. Dunn, Patricia is the author of Her Father’s Daughter, a suspenseful thriller about a serial killer on the loose, a love affair, a desperate police investigation and the journey into a family’s twisted secrets.
After the panel, the authors will autograph copies of their books, which will be available for sale courtesy of Books on the Common.
Please register below.

Afternoon Film Series: "Pick of the Litter"
2023-10-30 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of Pick of the Litter.
This documentary tracks five spirited Labrador puppies as they embark on an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. Which ones will have what it takes?
Space is limited, please register below.

Halloween Storytime & Parade
2023-10-30 14:00 - 15:00
For Families with Infants, Toddlers & Pre-K
Come in costume for a special storytime with Leokadia George, author of Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup: Trumpet Grows Up. Then we’ll have a Halloween Costume Parade around the Library.
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.

Family Storytime
2023-10-31 10:30 - 11:30
All ages.
Join Miss Marie in the children’s room for stories, music and more. Wear your Halloween costume!
Please register below, so we have your info in case we need to cancel.

MakerSpace Wednesdays: Crepe Paper Sunflowers
2023-11-01 11:30 - 12:30
For ages 2 – 6.
Come work on crafts, technology and more in the MakerSpace Corner of the Children’s Room. This month we are making crafts with a seasonal theme.
Space is limited. Please register your child 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.

Girls Who Code (New Members)
2023-11-01 16:30 - 17:30
For Students in Grades 3 through 5.
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.
Students are welcome to bring their own laptops or Chromebooks, if preferred.
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.

Caring for the Caretaker: Music & More!
2023-11-03 10:30 - 12:00
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and the Library is hosting a special series for caretakers.
The healing power of music is known, understood, and appreciated by nearly everyone, but how can music specifically work to support a caretaker while caring for an individual with dementia? Discover the ways in which music can support, comfort, and stimulate individuals with memory impairment, and support the caretaker simultaneously.
Join Music Therapists Eleanor Dennis and Caroline Greco in this three-part series to explore the healing power of music, and discover new ways for individuals with dementia and caretakers to connect with each other and themselves.
Please register below to be enrolled in all three sessions.

Dungeons & Dragons
2023-11-04 16:00 - 18:00
For Players in Grades 4 – High School. Group will be split according to age.

Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role playing game. Players work collaboratively through a series of adventures, gathering treasure and experience points along the way.
The group meets monthly. New and experienced players are welcome.
Space is limited. Registration was taken in September. If registration is full, please contact the Library to ask about available space.
Thanks so much to the Pezone family for running our D & D programs!

Lewisboro History: Henry Wallace
2023-11-05 15:00 - 16:00
Join Town Historian Maureen Koehl as she offers us a closer look at Henry Agard Wallace, who served as Secretary of Agriculture and Vice President under FDR, and was the owner of Farvue Farm in South Salem. Get a glimpse of the life of one of Lewisboro’s most famous citizens, through pictures and recordings of people who knew him. Henry was a scientist, politician and dreamer, who till his dying day was looking to make the world a better and more peaceful place … a farmer from Iowa who loved his home here in South Salem.
Please register below. If the program is full, you may email the Library to be placed on the wait list – lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. We often get some cancellations the day before.

Election Day Adventure Hike & Pizza Party
2023-11-07 10:00 - 12:30
For Teens in Middle & High School.
No school due to Election Day! Join other teens for a guided 4-mile hike to the overlook and Leatherman’s Cave in Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. We’ll hike from 10 to 12/12:30 and then end with pizza lunch.
Parents can drop off/pick up at the end of Michigan Rd in Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Please be sure to bring a water bottle.

This hike is co-sponsored by the Lewisboro Land Trust. All hikers must download and fill out this waiver – Lewisboro Land Trust Release-Hold Harmless Agreement – to bring with you that day. Copies will also be available at the start of the hike.
Space is limited. Please register below so we have your email in case of bad hiking conditions. If you’d like to be put on the wait list for this event, please email lewisborolibrary@gmail.com
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 teen not be photographed.

Duck for President Storytime
2023-11-07 10:30 - 11:00
All ages.
Join Miss Marie in the children’s room for a special Election Day Story and more.
Please register below, so we have your info in case we need to cancel.
