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Messy Art For Tots - Toothbrush Painting

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join Miss Tanya for Messy Art for Tots!

We will be using toothbrushes, paint and paper to create unique pieces of art. Remember to dress for a mess!

Friends of the Library Meeting

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 220
Event Details:

The Long Beach Friends of the Library is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to fundraising which enhances programs and services at the Long Beach Public Library.

ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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 9-12pm from February 7th through May 30th. 

NY State of Health Marketplace Enrollment Assistance Information

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

NY State of Health is the official health plan marketplace for New Yorkers to shop for, compare, and enroll in health insurance coverage.

Video Game Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Games, Music & Entertainment, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Need some time to relax? Check out LBPL's Tween/Teen Gamer Club!

Unwind after a long day of school at the library. Come play some Nintendo Switch and enjoy yummy snacks with friends!

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.

ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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 9-12pm from February 7th through May 30th. 

Rise and Shine Storytime!

9:15am - 9:45am
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

Adults (YS In-Person Programs)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Chess Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

Preschool Readiness

10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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 :)

Adults (YS In-Person Programs)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Drawing Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library
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: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

Library Fun Fair!

11:00am - 5:00pm
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Teens, Tweens, Adults, Seniors, Parents
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

Let's finish our Summer Reading Program right! Join us for a community Fun Fair at Kennedy Plaza to celebrate all of your hard work during our Summer Reading Program! There will be:

Disclaimer(s)

Off-Site

As a participant in an off-site event held by Long Beach Public Library, you agree to indemnify, release and hold harmless the Long Beach Public Library, all of the elected and appointed officers, directors, employees, volunteers, and/or agents, from and against any and all liability, loss, damages, claims, or actions (including costs and attorney fees) for any harm, bodily injury including economic, physical, or mental, including death, or property damage incurred by me, to the fullest extent permissible by law, arising out of my participation in an event that is held off Library property.

Anime and Manga Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Love the art of Japanese style animation and graphic novels?  Join us and other fans to discuss recent popular series and classics.  We will read the first volume of the manga series as a book club, watch the first episode of the anime a

ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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 9-12pm from February 7th through May 30th. 

Messy Art - Splat Painting

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join Miss Tanya for Messy Art!

We will be using cotton balls, paint, spoons and paper to make unique pieces of art. So remember to dress for a mess!

Video Game Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Games, Music & Entertainment, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Need some time to relax? Check out LBPL's Tween/Teen Gamer Club!

Unwind after a long day of school at the library. Come play some Nintendo Switch and enjoy yummy snacks with friends!

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.

ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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 9-12pm from February 7th through May 30th. 

Silent Book Club (West End)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
West End Branch
Registration
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Calling all readers!

Preschool Readiness

10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers, Preschool, Parents
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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 :)

Adults (YS In-Person Programs)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

LB Gardening Club

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

Pokémon Trading Card Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library
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:

Calling all kid Pokémon card collectors and card enthusiasts! Meet other collectors and trade Pokémon cards.

 Trading rules

ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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 9-12pm from February 7th through May 30th. 

Meditation (Hybrid)

2:15pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Meditation session with Lisa Wisel, MS, BC-DMT, LCAT

Meditation will:
- EASE your mind
- SOOTHE your emotions HEAL your body

Fright Night Feature: ALIEN (1979)

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

At The Long Beach Library, no one can hear you scream with Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi classic Alien (1979, R, 2h 5m).

ESL with the Adult Learning Center

9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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 9-12pm from February 7th through May 30th.