Lewisboro Library

Sing-along with Laurel
2023-05-08 16:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
For all ages.
Laurel Aronian sings and teaches seasonal songs for children. Laurel is an accomplished singer-songwriter who has studied with Juilliard, Berklee, and Interlochen Center for The Arts. She has taught in libraries and community service centers throughout NY and CT. Laurel plays local open mics and has performed at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Bring your kids for fun and head home with a bevy of songs to celebrate spring.
Space is limited. Please register yourself and your child below.

Historic Hamlet Hunt 2023
2023-05-07 12:00 - 16:00
The Lewisboro Library and Town Historian, Maureen Koehl, are hosting another Historic Hamlet Hunt – a family–friendly community event that is a fundraiser for the Library. The last Hunt, back in 2020, was one of our most popular family events!
The Hunt begins with a check–in at the Library anytime between 12 PM and 2 PM. Participants will pick up a booklet with directions to take a scenic tour of Lewisboro in their own cars, learning the history of iconic architectural and natural treasures of the town. To help keep cars spread out on the tour, participants are urged to stagger their start times, and two routes will be offered. Both routes will complete a loop through the hamlets of South Salem, Cross River and Goldens Bridge and visit all 12 treasures. This all–ages event has many opportunities to stretch and explore, plus “I Spy” puzzles, and small treasure chests for the little ones to collect gold coins along the way.
The itinerary includes a drive into Mountain Lakes Park, a visit to historic St. John’s Church, a dock walk at beautiful Truesdale Lake, and a chance to explore the grounds of the magnificent Simeon Brady Estate. It also includes a stop at the Marian Yarrow Preserve, part of Lewisboro Land Trust’s Indian Brook Assemblage, where LLT volunteers will hand out flowering seedlings beneficial to pollinators, along with a detailed history of the preserve and surrounding area. Along your drive you can admire the Lewisboro Garden Club’s Golden Roads Daffodils and Pollinator Pathway Triangles.The trip takes less than two hours with the last stop for music and refreshments on the Library lawn.
The Historic Hamlet Hunt is a fundraiser for the Lewisboro Library and the price is $30 per car. The 2020 Hunt sold out quickly – so make your reservations early!

The event is generously underwritten by the Mark Boyland Real Estate Team, Lewisboro Garden Club, Lewisboro Land Trust and Ingenuities, allowing all proceeds to go directly to the Library.
Paid reservations may be made in–person at the Library or online HERE.

* In case of SEVERE weather, the rain date is Sunday, May 21. *

Dungeons & Dragons: Grades 4 & 5
2023-05-06 14:00 - 16:00
For Students in Grades 4 & 5
Our Teen D & D has been so popular, last year we began offering a chance for younger players to learn the game. A new school year means a new campaign of D & D!
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 took place in September. Please contact the Library to ask about about available space.
Thanks so much to the Pezone family for running our D & D programs!

Author Visit: "Little Baby Caterpillar"
2023-05-06 10:30 - 11:00
For Toddlers – Grade 2
Local resident Elizabeth Meyer-Gross has written a book, “Little Baby Caterpillar,” which includes an original poem and song, piano sheet music with lyrics and guitar chords, hand and body movements and a life cycle of the butterfly activity book.
Come hear the book and learn the song! Books will be available for purchase.
Space is limited. Please register your family below.

(Virtual) Designing a Shady Retreat
2023-05-04 19:00 - 20:30
Via Zoom.
The Lewisboro Garden Club is sponsoring this lecture, which will explore a variety of intriguing gardens that will inspire you to create your own shady retreats! Discover design tricks and strategies to light up shady corners, highlight unusual plants that thrive in low-light conditions, and illustrate the creative use of art objects, seating and water features.
Led by Master Gardner Joan Butler, a member of the Garden Consultants Council, the New England Hosta Society and an accredited Flower Show Judge.

Click Shady Retreat Handout for a list of plants that Joan will be referencing.
Please register for your Zoom link HERE.

Family Storytime
2023-05-04 13:30 - 14:00
All ages.
Join Miss Marie in the Children’s Room, or outdoors weather permitting, for stories, music and more.
Please register all family members below, so we keep the group to 20 participants.

Lewisboro Library Open Mic Night
2023-05-03 18:30 - 20:00
For Adults and Teens in High School
Want to share your artistic talent & creativity with others?
The Lewisboro Library is hosting monthly “Open Mic Nights” to offer adults and high schoolers a community venue to share their work and make connections with the public and other artists.So whether you are a poet, artist, author, musician, singer or budding comic – come to the Library to try out your material!
The “Open Mic Nights” will resume in October, from 6:30 to 8 pm on the first Wednesday of the month. These evenings are free and open to the public to attend, to provide a supportive listening ear.

Performance time slots are up to 5 minutes each. Registration is required for scheduling purposes, but drop-ins are welcome. Please register below. We will email you after registration to ask what you will be doing that evening, and if you have a preference in the 6:30-8:00 time slot.

MakerSpace Afternoons: Paper Bag Pinatas
2023-05-03 13:30 - 14:00
For toddlers – age 5.
Come work on crafts, technology and more in the MakerSpace Corner of the Children’s Room. This month we are making crafts that celebrate May like pinatas for Cinco de Mayo and a special Mother’s Day craft.
Space is limited. Please register your child below.

MakerSpace Mornings: Paper Bag Pinatas
2023-05-03 10:30 - 11:00

Family Storytime
2023-05-02 10:30 - 11:00
All ages.
Join Miss Marie in the Children’s Room. or outdoors weather permitting, for stories, music and more.
Please register all family members below, so we keep the group to 20 participants.

Special OUTDOOR Family Storytime
2023-04-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-24 12:00 - 13:00
All ages.
Join Miss Marie outside on the Library lawn (weather permitting) for a special storytime to welcome the warmer weather. Hear stories and listen and dance to music. Bring a blanket to sit on.
Please register all family members below so we can contact you if we need to cancel.

(Virtual) Gene Kelly: Singing and Dancing in the Rain
2023-04-27 19:00 - 20:00
Via Zoom.
Gene Kelly was one of the most engaging and influential dancers to ever set foot in Hollywood, transforming male movement and film directing to help make dance come alive on the big screen.
Fordham University professor emeritus Brian Rose leads us through this survey of Kelly’s extraordinary achievements, and examines his enduring impact on Hollywood dancing.
Please register HERE for the Zoom link.
This program is co-sponsored by the Irvington, Lewisboro, New Rochelle and Pelham libraries.

Family Storytime
2023-04-27 13:30 - 14:00, 2023-04-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-04-20 13:30 - 14:00
All ages.
Join Miss Marie in the Children’s Room for stories, music and more to celebrate April & National Poetry Month.
Please register all family members below, so we keep the group to 20 participants.

Lewisboro Library Book Group: "The Night Watchman"
2023-04-26 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. 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 April is the 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich.

(Virtual) The Lewisboro Comprehensive Plan: Then and Now
2023-04-26 19:00
Via Zoom.
Learn a brief history of the Comprehensive Plan of 1985 and how it has benefited the Town of Lewisboro. A member of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee will discuss why an updated Comprehensive Plan is much needed, explain the steps already taken, and detail the expectations for the coming year.
You will also learn the most important aspect – how you can get involved!
Join us as we find the path to the updated Lewisboro Comprehensive Plan and a vision for the future of our Town.
Please register for your zoom link HERE.

MakerSpace Afternoons: Acrostic Name Collage
2023-04-26 13:30 - 14:00
For toddlers – age 5.
Come work on crafts, technology and more in the MakerSpace Corner of the Children’s Room. This month we are making crafts that celebrate April and National Poetry Month. Today’s craft is an acrostic name collage.
Space is limited. Please register your child below.

MakerSpace Mornings: Acrostic Name Collage
2023-04-26 10:30 - 11:00

Teen Advisory Group
2023-04-25 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.

Afternoon Film Series: "A Man Called Otto"
2023-04-24 13:00 - 15:00
Our afternoon film series continues with a showing of A Man Called Otto.

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Ove. The Americanized film version, A Man Called Otto, tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down..

Space is limited, please register below.

Robert Frost: Poems of Spring - A Reading & Discussion
2023-04-23 15:00 - 16:00
A close look at Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall,” a poem whose accessibility has often masked its richness and depth. If time allows, we will consider two other poems -“Spring Pools” and “Nothing Gold Can Stay”- that explore Frost’s probing response to our ever-changing natural world.
This session will be geared toward discussion, and everyone is encouraged to take part. The Library will provide copies of the poems to all registrants.
Led by David Sanders, a retired Professor of English. Since January 2021, he has been a resident of South Salem.
Space is limited, please register below.

The Lewisboro Comprehensive Plan: Then and Now
2023-04-22 14:00 - 15:00
Learn a brief history of the Comprehensive Plan of 1985 and how it has benefited the Town of Lewisboro. A member of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee will discuss why an updated Comprehensive Plan is much needed, explain the steps already taken, and detail the expectations for the coming year.
You will also learn the most important aspect – how you can get involved!
Join us at the Lewisboro Library as we find the path to the updated Lewisboro Comprehensive Plan and a vision for the
future of our Town.
Space is limited. Please register below.
If you can’t make the in-person presentation, a virtual one is being held April 26.

Teen Lavender Sachet Workshop
2023-04-21 19:00 - 20:00
For Teens in Middle & High School.
In celebration of Earth Day (and a gift idea for Mother’s Day!)
Learn about the many uses and benefits of the herb lavender, and make a pretty sachet with Provence lavender from the library’s garden.
Space is limited, please register below.

Demystifying Medicare and Healthcare Options for Seniors
2023-04-19 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 is approximately three hours long. Space is limited and registration is required. Please register below.

MakerSpace Afternoons: Pocket Poetry
2023-04-19 13:30 - 14:00
For toddlers – age 5.
Come work on crafts, technology and more in the MakerSpace Corner of the Children’s Room. This month we are making crafts that celebrate April and National Poetry Month. Today’s craft is Pocket Poetry.
Space is limited. Please register your child below.

Lewisboro Seniors Book Group: "West with Giraffes"
2023-04-19 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!
For the April meeting, the group will be discussing West with Giraffes, by Linda Rutledge. The story is inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America
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 Mornings: Pocket Poetry
2023-04-19 10:30 - 11:00

Middle Reads: "Two Degrees"
2023-04-18 19:00 - 20:00
For teens in grades 6 – 8.
Join us for monthly book discussions, ice cream and socializing! Books are available for pickup at the Library.
The book selection for April is Two Degrees, by best-selling author Alan Gratz.
Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters and four teens fighting for their lives. Gratz shines a light on our increasingly urgent climate crisis while spinning an action-packed story that will keep readers hooked — and inspire them to take action.
Please register below.
