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The Great Giveback: Food Pantry Donations

09/19/2024 @ 9:00am - 10/19/2024 @ 5:00pm
Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Festival
Age Group: Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Great Giveback is here! The library will be collecting unexpired and nonperishable goods to replenish the local food pantries in Long Beach. Donations can be dropped off at the circulation desk through October 19th.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Chair Yoga (Hybrid)

9:00am - 10:00am
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

This popular Chair Yoga class focuses on a full-body practice and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. Kathleen Regan has been teaching yoga since 1993, and she has been practicing for even longe

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. 

No library card waitlist

Registration for this program opens first to Long Beach Public Library cardholders. If you do not have an LBPL card, you can still register and be put on a "pending waitlist". If there are seats available 72 hours before the program, you will receive an email notifying you that your registration is confirmed. So please make sure you enter your email address :)

This event is in the "Babies" group.

Baby Sign Language

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Your baby has A LOT to say! Toddlers too!

With just a few easy-to-learn American Sign Language signs,  start communicating with your preverbal baby or toddler today!

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must participate

This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Parents" group.

Preschool Readiness

10:30am - 11:15am
Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Stories, games, and other activities help kids develop their fine and gross motor skills. They also learn social skills and preschool readiness skills including sharing, listening, focusing, and participating.

 

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. 

No library card waitlist

Registration for this program opens first to Long Beach Public Library cardholders. If you do not have an LBPL card, you can still register and be put on a "pending waitlist". If there are seats available 72 hours before the program, you will receive an email notifying you that your registration is confirmed. So please make sure you enter your email address :)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Adult Craft: Triple Circle Fall Wall Hanging (West End)

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
West End Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Join us to make a fall themed decorative wall hanging customized with three images of your choice on connected wooden disks.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

LB Gardening Club

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Do you love gardening and want to meet others in your community who love gardening too? Join our LB Gardening Club to discuss all things gardening! Promoting the love of gardening one seed at a time.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Libby Help

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 1st Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology, Community Help
Event Details:

Need some help reading or listening to digital books?

Drop in for one-on-one assistance from Library Director Tara on using Libby, your Kindle, or another device for reading and listening to digital books.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Historical Fiction Book Club: Cooking for Picasso

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

We are pleased to present the LBPL's Historical Fiction Book Club, led by librarian Jakea Williamson. This is an in-person program taking place on the 2nd floor of the Library. This month's book is Cooking for Picasso.

 

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary School" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Join Miss Tanya to draw and/or color in this hands-on, free-form class.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Yoga for Health & Peace (Hybrid)

9:45am - 10:45am
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This Hatha yoga class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles and free your mind. Instructor Stephanie Durso will guide you into each pose and provide alignment cues for holding the pose and breathing deeply.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Parents" group.

Baby Music With Love

10:00am - 10:45am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Main Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come join for a highly social and interactive baby music class that introduces rhythm, tone, melody, and movement. Kids and parents will sing, dance, explore instruments, and learn from one another as they fall in love with music.

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Acrylic Painting 101

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Paint along with instructor Joan Lazarus.  This month's painting is: An Autumn House.

Please note there is a $10 materials fee for this program payable to the instructor on the day of the program.

Registration required!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Scribblers: LBPL Writing Workshop

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 1st Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join published author and creative writing teacher Marc DeSantis as you explore techniques to enhance your writing abilities! Please bring any works in progress  and writing supplies.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

MOVIES AT WEST: Hocus Pocus 2 (West End)

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
West End Branch
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Two young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.

Comedy/Family, 2022, PG, 1hr 43min

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Parents" group.

Molly Mouse Lapsit

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Program Type: Exercise, Music & Entertainment, Storytime, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books. 

 

ON OCTOBER 21st MOLLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU IN A COSTUME FOR HALLOWEEN!

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. 

Caregivers must participate

This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate. 

Head Start Info & Registration

10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 1st Floor Lobby
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County will be at the Long Beach Public Library to provide information and assist families in enrolling in the Head Start program.

Disclaimer(s)

Outside organization event

This is a meeting or program held by an outside organization and in no way constitutes Library endorsement.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Parents" group.

Molly Mouse Lapsit

10:15am - 10:45am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exercise, Music & Entertainment, Storytime, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books.

ON OCTOBER 21st MOLLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU IN A COSTUME FOR HALLOWEEN!

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. 

Caregivers must participate

This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Parents" group.

Molly Mouse Lapsit

11:00am - 11:30am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Program Type: Exercise, Music & Entertainment, Storytime, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly Mouse puppet, music, movement, and books.

ON OCTOBER 21st MOLLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU IN A COSTUME FOR HALLOWEEN!

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

A Long Beach Public Library card is required to register for this event. 

Caregivers must participate

This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Writers' Circle (Zoom)

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Zoom (Adult)
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Zoom (Adult)
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Discussions
Event Details:

If you're a writer and want to join other local writers serious about the craft, then come join our Writers' Circle on Monday from 11am to 1pm! 

This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Parents" group.

Monthly Mommy Mixer!

11:30am - 12:30pm
Babies, Parents
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Babies, Parents
Program Type: Discussions, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Mommies (or Daddies, Nannies & Grannies) of children 18 months & under, come join Moms/Librarians Eileen & Nicole for our new Monthly Mommy Mixer! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

Long Beach Public Library cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Resume Help (Hybrid)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Adult Public Computers
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Jobs & Careers
Event Details:

Looking for a job and need some help with your resume? Book a 30-minute appointment with Lenora, a LBPL reference librarian with training on job search help and resume assistance.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Great Books Discussion Group

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 1st Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club, Discussions
Event Details:

The Great Books Discussion Group is an in-person program taking place on the 2nd floor of Long Beach Public Library. Below is the list of upcoming meeting dates as well as the titles up for discussion.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Monday Matinee: Uproar

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

A 17 year-old Maori student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.  Featuring Minnie Driver and Rhys Darby.