Event List

Do you have questions about your computer or laptop? Want to learn more about Zoom, streaming movies, or downloading ebooks to your device?

Do you love baseball & basketball?

Take a moment to stretch, breathe, and reset at the West End Branch of the Long Beach Library.

Teens create original poems using curated word stickers, then build around them with collage, drawing, and layered materials. The focus is on composition over perfection—arranging language like art.

Come play board games or cards at West!

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

Prizes will be provided!

Get ready for bedtime with Miss Janet! Enjoy a few themed stories and take home an activity to do before bed.  

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

Gary Jansen is a Certified Meditation and Health Instructor and will help you achieve positive lifelong change through meditation.

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.

Bring your little one to rock out with Miss Michela and Miss Ali during this playful program featuring live music, stories and movement!

Join us to mingle with other moms/caregivers while learning about ways to support your postpartum self in this low-pressure group facilitated by occupational therapists.  Babies and support people are welcome!

Start your morning with great stories and even better company! Books & Bagels is a relaxed, community-centered book club that pairs lively conversation with bagels and warm beverages.

Join Miss Tanya for Messy Art!

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

The Alzheimer’s Association is offering a FREE caregiver support group from 6:30-7:30pm. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia is very challenging.

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

Join Miss Ali for songs, a story and an easy craft.  Build important early literacy and learning skills.  

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

Join Miss Tanya for Messy Art for Tots!

We will be using crepe paper, glue and canvas to create beautiful pieces of art. Remember to dress for a mess!

Calling all crocheters and knitters! 🧶✨

In this workshop, participants will explore writing that responds to selected pieces of visual art, without the constraints of rhyme or meter.

Tap into your personal voice through reflective and expressive writing. This workshop encourages authentic storytelling in a supportive, open environment. Led by Gary Jansen.

Do you love true crime?

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

This workshop will offer a brief introduction to the history and tradition of haiku, featuring readings from renowned poets such as Matsuo Bashō and Nick Virgilio, along with selections from other notable voices in the form.