Week Calendar

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

For children ages 5 months to 3 years.

YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR EACH WEEK'S CLASS INDIVIDUALLY.

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

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 instructor Yoanna Da Vinci (in lineage of the Wudang, WuGulun and Vietnamese Vovinam Schools)on the healing and delightful journey of QIGONG as Dance, with elements of TaiJi.

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!

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.

Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this gentle yoga class featuring certified RYT instructor Beverlee Bertinetti.

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

For children ages 5 months to 3 years.

YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR EACH WEEK'S CLASS INDIVIDUALLY.

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.

During these 4 sessions the class will be working primarily with oils on small canvas paper. Brushes, canvas paper, and oils will be provided by the instructor.

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.

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

For children ages 5 months to 3 years.

YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR EACH WEEK'S CLASS INDIVIDUALLY.

If you're a writer and want to join other local writers serious about the craft, then come join our Writers' Circle on Monday from 11am to 1pm! 

Mommies (or Daddies, Nannies & Grannies) of children 2 & under, come join Moms/Librarians Eileen & Nicole for our new Monthly Mommy Mixer! 

Lori is live in the Auditorium!

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.

Dive into Summer Reading with the Songs & Stories of the Sea!

Drop anchor and get some wind in yer sails- YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ADVENTURE!

Looking for a job and need some help with your resume? Book a 30-minute appointment with Lenora, a LBPL reference librarian with training on job search help and resume assistance.

Calling all readers!

Join instructor Donna Irvine to make a memory wire bangle bracelet with a clasp-free wire base and your choice of beads.

There is a $10 Materials Fee for this class.

The Karate Kid is turning 40!  A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to Daniel LaRusso, the object of bullying by Cobra Kai, a menacing gang of karate students.

Action, 1984, PG, 2hr 6min

The Great Books Discussion Group is an in-person program taking place on the 2nd floor of Long Beach Public Library. Below is the list of upcoming meeting dates as well as the titles up for discussion.

Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

Action, 2024, PG-13, 2hr 46min

Join us as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book Everything I Learned About Racis

Join us at the Point Lookout Branch for a silly story time and movement class. Designed for children 4-24 months of age and their caregivers.

We are pleased to present the LBPL's Historical Fiction Book Club, led by librarian Jakea Williamson. This is an in-person program taking place on the 2nd floor of the Library.

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

Stress of the end of the school year getting to you? Need a space to study with friends? Swing by Library Study Hall every Tuesday throughout the months of May and June!

Join librarian Ron Carroll for an overview of the ProQuest database Part II

Calling all tweens ages 9-12! Looking for a place to hang after school? We've got the snacks, activities, and space for you! Swing by the YS Teen Space every Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm. 

Ahoy! Get ready for Summer Reading Kick Off with a swash-buckling Mermaid (or Merman) Parade! Join Miss Sarah and Miss Eileen to make a fun craft, go for a march outside, and enjoy a cool treat.

Sit back, relax, and get creative at Summer Paint and Sip! Follow along with the guided painting tutorial, or branch off and do your own thing with some light refreshments. 

Cook With Me! Let's have a Juneteenth Jamboree!

Animation Afternoons is a monthly movie series celebrating the art of animation!  Animation lovers of all ages are welcome at this family-friendly program.

This Month: The Boxtrolls (2014)

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

 Trading rules

Need community service hours, but can't make a long term commitment?

Stop by the Teen Space on Mondays from 5:00pm-6:00pm for an hour of opportunities! Help the Long Beach Librarians and give back to your community. 

DIY Rhinestone feather bookmarks! Snacks and crafts supplied. 

Increase strength, flexibility, and balance through an engaging Pilates class taught by Pat Cappetto.

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

During the summer solstice, the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and gives us our longest day of the year. Reminding us to celebrate the nourishing light of the sun and the light within each of us.

Prepare to be spellbound as Jenny's students take center stage, demonstrating their mastery of the piano with pieces that will stir your soul and ignite your imagination.

Please join the Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees for their monthly meeting. All are welcome!

Join the yoga flow as we spin vinyl from the library's NEW record collection. 

This month we will be featuring the music of Bob Marley!

Join staff members Jake and Zachary for a book discussion of Star Tek: No Time Like the Past by Greg Cox.

Create a summer reading themed painting and sip a refreshing mocktail while making new friends. We'll spin some vinyl, too, as we celebrate the adventures reading can bring!