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Rise and Shine Storytime!

9:15am - 9:45am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Get ready for the day with Miss Sarah & Miss Eileen at Rise and Shine Storytime!

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:15am - 12:15pm
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: 15
Event Details:

Join teachers from the Adult Learning Center for this English as a Second Language series. 

This beginner/intermediate class meets every Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30-12:30pm. 

Play Hooray

10:00am - 10:45am
Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Program Type: Music & Entertainment, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Your 2 to 5 year old will have lots of fun in this music & movement program using puppets, instruments, finger play and dancing to encourage socialization and healthy expelling of energy.

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. 

Adult Craft - Fall Glass Cutting Board

11:30am - 1:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us to decorate a small glass cutting board with Thanksgiving or Fall images.  

Registration Required.

This class is held at multiple branches, please register for only ONE class.

Tutor.com Overview (Zoom)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Zoom (Adult)
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Zoom (Adult)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Join librarian Ron Carroll for an overview of Tutor.com

STEAM Club Teaser & Sign Ups

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Elementary School
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Are you a lover of science and experimentation?  Then Join Miss Eileen for LBPL's STEAM Club!

*** This is a teaser session and a chance to sign up for early registration in our Winter STEAM Club!

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

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

Animation Afternoons: Inside Out 2

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Kids, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Parents
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Parents
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Animation Afternoons is a new monthly movie series celebrating the art of animation!  Animation lovers young and old welcome, families encouraged.

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Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
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.

LBPL Presents: Comedy Open Mic Night

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Event Details:

Attention all comedians new or old looking to sharpen their skills: Join us for our Comedy Open Mic Night hosted by our very own Jewels! Come test out some new material and watch others do the same!

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: 18
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

LBPL cardholders are prioritized for registration in this program. 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 :)

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. 

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. 

Caregivers must participate

This is a family program. Caregivers stay and participate. 

Library Board - Special Meeting

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: News & Current Events
Event Details:

LBPL Board of Trustees Special Meeting --- Executive Session to Discuss Personnel, then Public Session to Consider Personnel Resolution.

Film Friday: It Ends With Us

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Meet other kid Pokémon card collectors and trade cards.

Trading rules

• The Library is not responsible for trades made during this program

• Leave cards you don’t want to trade at home

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.

True Crime Book Club: The Monster of Florence

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 1st Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Do you love true crime?

Join Tanya and Eddie to discuss a specific case each month. We will focus on a different true crime case with theories, suspects and coverage being discussed.

Learn to Write Free Verse Poetry

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Paula Curci, Nassau County Poet Laureate, Emeritus 2022-2024, and Journal to the Self ™ Certified Instructor, will guide participants through several writing prompts to create free verse poetry.  No experience in

Friendsgiving Friend Speed Dating (West End)

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Adults, Seniors
West End Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In the spirit of Friendsgiving (Thanksgiving with friends) join us for a speed dating style social mixer for adults looking to make new friends.

More details to follow.

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.

Family Holiday Photo Shoot! (In Person)

1:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids, Teens, Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Capture a family photograph this year for the holidays.

We've got a selection of beautiful backdrop and librarians Tanya & Natasha on hand to snap your photo! Bring your phone and we'll take digital pictures for your holiday needs.

Molly Mouse Lapsit

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Main Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Program Type: 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.

 

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. 

Accessible Yoga for Every Body (Hybrid)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this accessible yoga for every body with Miriam Abrahams. Using a combination of seated and standing positions, you’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus.

Disclaimer(s)

LBPL card required

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

No library card waitlist

LBPL cardholders are prioritized for registration in this program. 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 :)

Exercise

As a participant in any exercise class offered by Long Beach Public Library, you agree to indemnify the Library and the instructor from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) which may arise, for any reason whatsoever, as a consequence of any claim made in connection with the negligence or improper conduct of the Program Presenter or its agents or employees.

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.

Molly Mouse Lapsit

10:15am - 10:45am
Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

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

 

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.