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Silent Book Club at Barrier Beets

Silent Book Club

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site

Event Details:

Join fellow book lovers for this low pressure book club.  All you have to do is show up and read!  Bring your own book to Barrier Beets and enjoy the quiet comfort of rea...

Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join fellow book lovers for this low pressure book club.  All you have to do is show up and read!  Bring your own book to Barrier Beets and enjoy the quiet comfort of reading together.

Calligraphy Workshop

Modern Calligraphy Workshop

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Main Library

Event Details:

Join us for an inspiring calligraphy workshop with Marcy Robinson!Award-winning lettering artist Marcy Robinson—whose work has been featured in Alphabet: The Journal of the Friends...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an inspiring calligraphy workshop with Marcy Robinson!

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Book Swap & Potluck with the LBNY Bestseller's Book Club

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Main Library

Event Details:

Calling all book lovers! This year, the Bestseller's Book Club invites you to bring a book and a dish to swap and share!  We will exchange books, take a look back at our favor...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all book lovers! This year, the Bestseller's Book Club invites you to bring a book and a dish to swap and share!

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Tech Guy Talks: Password Managers

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 8:00pm - 8:45pm
Auditorium at Main Library

Event Details:

Join Long Beach Library's Tech Guy for this informative presentation on password managers.Do you have trouble remembering all of your passwords? We will discuss what password ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning, Technology, Community Help
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Long Beach Library's Tech Guy for this informative presentation on password managers.

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Retro Gamers Club

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Main Library

Event Details:

Whether you have nostalgia for classic video games or want to try out retro video games you've heard about on the internet, this all-ages gaming club is for you! This month's ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whether you have nostalgia for classic video games or want to try out retro video games you've heard about on the internet, this all-ages gaming club is for you! 

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LBNY Bestseller's Book Club: Happy Land (Hybrid)

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Main Library

Event Details:

Ring in the new year with a discussion of Dolen Perkins-Valdez's historical fiction novel, Happy Land. Copies will be available at the circulation desk and digitally on Libby with ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ring in the new year with a discussion of Dolen Perkins-Valdez's historical fiction novel, Happy Land. Copies will be available at the circulation desk and digitally on

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String Instrument Tuning Hours

6:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Main Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Reference Desk
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Program Type: Community Help
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your child's string instrument to the Youth Services department to have resident librarian/violist Michela tune your instrument and answer any questions you may have about string instrument care.

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

Family Game Night at West (West End)

5:45pm–7:45pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
West End Branch
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come play board games or cards at West!

We have several games including Monopoly, Scrabble, Pictionary, Backgammon, and Connect 4.

Prizes will be provided!

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Drawing Club

4:00pm–4:45pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Main Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

String Instrument Tuning Hours

6:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Reference Desk
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Program Type: Community Help
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your child's string instrument to the Youth Services department to have resident librarian/violist Michela tune your instrument and answer any questions you may have about string instrument care.

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

Chess Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Love chess? Want to learn how to play?  Come join our Chess Club for children in the 2nd grade and above.  Play against each other and instructor Chess Master Joel Salman.

Bingo at West (West End)

7:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
West End Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage in family fun by playing bingo!

Prizes will be provided!

Please register for the event so that we can adequately plan.

String Instrument Tuning Hours

2:00pm–4:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Reference Desk
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Program Type: Community Help
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your child's string instrument to the Youth Services department to have resident librarian/violist Michela tune your instrument and answer any questions you may have about string instrument care.

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

String Instrument Tuning Hours

6:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Reference Desk
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Program Type: Community Help
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your child's string instrument to the Youth Services department to have resident librarian/violist Michela tune your instrument and answer any questions you may have about string instrument care.

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

String Instrument Tuning Hours

6:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Reference Desk
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Parents
Program Type: Community Help
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your child's string instrument to the Youth Services department to have resident librarian/violist Michela tune your instrument and answer any questions you may have about string instrument care.

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

Retro Gamers Club

6:30pm–7:45pm
Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whether you have nostalgia for classic video games or want to try out retro video games you've heard about on the internet, this all-ages gaming club is for you! 

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.

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Bingo at West (West End)

7:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
West End Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage in family fun by playing bingo!

Prizes will be provided!

Please register for the event so that we can adequately plan.

Tween & Teen Craft: Intro To Junk Journaling

12:30pm–1:30pm
Teens, Tweens
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of junk journaling! Junk journaling is a great way to recycle all the scraps of life like ticket stubs, photos, receipts, old magazines and compile them into a journal full of memories.

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Bingo at West (West End)

7:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
West End Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage in family fun by playing bingo!

Prizes will be provided!

Please register for the event so that we can adequately plan.

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Bingo at West (West End)

7:00pm–8:00pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
West End Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage in family fun by playing bingo!

Prizes will be provided!

Please register for the event so that we can adequately plan.

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and

Poetry Open Mic Night!

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all poets, spoken word artists, lyricists, and songwriters!  Welcome to Long Beach Library's Unplugged Open Mic Night, hosted by Nassau County Poet Laureate Emeritus 2022-2024, Paula Curci, and