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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:

Start communicating with your preverbal baby or toddler by learning some American Sign Language. Your baby has A LOT to say!

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. 

Baby Sign Language (Point Lookout)

10:45am - 11:15am
Babies, Toddlers
Point Lookout Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Point Lookout Branch
Room: Point Lookout Meeting Space
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Start communicating with your preverbal baby or toddler by learning some American Sign Language. Your baby has A LOT to say!

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. 

Preschool Readiness

10:45am - 11:30am
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. 

Film School 101: The Right Stuff

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Our new monthly film series led by resident film expert, Jake Cohen, will feature a variety of international film styles, themes, and directors. Discussion will follow each film. Jake's selection for April is The Right Stuff.

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: 12
Event Details:

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

It's a Shore Thing Poetry Festival 2025

9:00am - 9:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Festival
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join LBPL and The Shore Poets for the "It's a Shore Thing" Poetry Festival! Including Featured Readings, Open Mics, Flash Mob, Poetry Circles, Performance Poetry, Typewriter Poetry, Book Sales and more!

Crochet Club

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 1st Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Calling all crocheters and knitters! 🧶✨

Poetry Festival 2025: Poetic Journaling

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join librarian/poet Nicole for this workshop.  Poetic journaling can transform everyday thoughts, emotions, and observations into something artistic and expressive.

Poetry Festival 2025: The Untold Story - Finding Truth & Transformation through Writing

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Join Danielle Bertoli for this workshop.

Poetry Festival 2025: Bearing in Mind - Stories from Our Upbringing and Cultural Heritage

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Join Adriana Devers for this workshop.  Engage with themes of cultural heritage and the complexities of varied cultural experiences.

MOVIES AT WEST: Here (West End)

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
West End Branch
Library Branch: West End Branch
Room: West End Meeting Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences

Poetry Festival 2025: How to Self Publish Your Poetry

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Published poet Judy Turek will explain how to self publish your original work. 

National Library Week

04/06/2025 @ 9:00am - 04/12/2025 @ 5:00pm
Kids, Teens, Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Circulation Desk
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: News & Current Events
Event Details:

Celebrate National Library Week with us! 

It's a Shore Thing Poetry Festival 2025

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Festival
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join LBPL and The Shore Poets for the "It's a Shore Thing" Poetry Festival! Including Featured Readings, Open Mics, Flash Mob, Poetry Circles, Performance Poetry, Typewriter Poetry, Book Sales and more!

Poetry Festival 2025: Poetry in Motion - Film Screening and Q & A

1:15pm - 2:15pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

This short film showcases 12 Long Island poets and the thriving, energetic Long Island Poetry scene.

Poetry Festival 2025: Lyrics are Poetry Songwriting Workshop

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Katie Mitchell, experienced singer/songwriter and lyricist, will delve into the similarities and differences between writing poetry and writing lyrics for songs.

Poetry Festival 2025: Yin Yoga and Poetry

2:45pm - 3:45pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Relax and meld your body and mind in this calming yin yoga class infused with poetry read by Sabrina Perrino as the yoga postures are held.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

All about Passover! Family Storytime & Crafts

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kids, Toddlers, Preschool
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Children will go back in time to the story of exodus and discover how Passover is celebrated today through giant storytelling, a themed sensory bin and a Seder plate craft! Mark your calendars and join the festive fun!

Disclaimer(s)

Caregivers must stay

Caregivers must stay for the duration of the program. 

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 Festival 2025: Flash Mob Poetry

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Join Judy Turek for Flash Mob Poetry, the most comfortable poetry reading on the planet.

Poetry Festival 2025: Yin Yoga and Poetry

3:45pm - 4:45pm
Adults
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Relax and meld your body and mind in this calming yin yoga class infused with poetry read by Sabrina Perrino as the yoga postures are held.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Molly Mouse

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Main Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Parents
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly the 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
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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)

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.

Molly Mouse

10:15am - 10:45am
Babies, Toddlers
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly the 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. 

Molly Mouse

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies, Toddlers
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Join us for this fun family lapsit program featuring the Molly the 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.