Week Calendar

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

Dance your way to fitness with instructor Barbara Prince in this high energy exercise class. 

Please note Randy Kinsley will be the instructor this week.

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!

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!

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 accessible yoga for every body with Miriam Abrahams. Using a combination of seated and standing positions, you’ll learn balance, breathing, and focus.

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

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

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 Jennifer for a class for Parents where we will discuss parenting tips and tricks, all while learning about how important tummy time is for your New Baby’s development.

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

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.

Come join for a highly social and interactive baby music class that introduces rhythm, tone, melody, and movement. Kids and parents will sing, dance, explore instruments, and learn from one another as they fall in love with music.

Calling all crocheters and knitters! 🧶✨

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

Get your blood flowing with Lori Rozell, a certified group fitness instructor. Beginners are welcome in this low-impact cardio class which includes ab strengthening. Class start time is 11:05.

Come hang out while squishing, smooshing, rolling and flattening homemade play dough! When a child uses play dough, they build strength in their hands and increase fine motor skills.

Do you play Canasta and want to meet other community members who play? Join us on Wednesdays at 11:00am in the Library Auditorium! Practice your skills and have fun while you do it.

Do you play Mah Jongg and want to meet other community members who play? Join us on Wednesdays at 11:00am in the Library Auditorium! Practice your skills and have fun while you do it.

Join us for an inspiring calligraphy workshop with Marcy Robinson!

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

This beginner/intermediate class meets every Wednesday and Thursday morning. 

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 writers! Join this group and build your writing skills. Here is an opportunity to connect with your inner-voice and express yourself in writing.  Write to prompts and share personal projects.

Long Beach's hottest club is Club Bébé... 

Located at in the Long Beach Public Library auditorium...

This place has everything; black lights, books, librarians in disguise, music, Channel Jr. and more!

Join us at the West End Branch of the Long Beach Library for this beginner-friendly Chair Yoga class. With gentle instruction by Librarian Nicole, together we will build strength, flexibility and mental well-being.

Our 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.

Participants will join published author and creative writing instructor Marc DeSantis for this interactive writing workshop. Of course, all writing is welcome. Please bring materials!

Thoughts for December:

The Great Books Discussion Group is an in-person program taking place on the 2nd floor of Long Beach Public Library. Physical copies will be available at the front desk of the Library two weeks before each discussion.

After 15 years, the heavy metal band Spinal Tap is reuniting for one final show. The band’s members Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Small return to the stage, followed by their documentary filmmaker Marty DiBergi.

Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J.

Relax, sip, and create. Drop in for calming Zentangle-style doodling with tea, or settle in with a cup of coffee and color your stress away. No art experience needed — just cozy vibes, quiet creativity, and time to unwind with others.

Do you love baseball & basketball?

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

Meditation will:

These gift bags just might outshine what's inside them!

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.

Join us for one exciting hour of Hanukkah fun! Enjoy storytime, songs, chocolate gelt, and crafts — and best of all, decorate your very own wooden dreidel!
Fun for the whole family!

Join us at the West End Branch of the Long Beach Library for this beginner-friendly Chair Yoga class. With gentle instruction by Librarian Nicole, together we will build strength, flexibility and mental well-being.

Stop on by the library during this year's Point Lookout Stroll! We will have Take & Make crafts and hot chocolate available for all.

Restorative yoga is a gentle and deeply relaxing style of yoga designed to calm the nervous system and promote healing on a physical, mental, and emotional level.

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

Having trouble with your homework? 

Join us on Tuesdays and get help with your homework from our high school volunteers!

Create a tiny festive wreath with simple seasonal touches — perfect for hanging on a door, shelf, or gift bag. All supplies provided.

Come play board games or cards at West!

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

Prizes will be provided!

The West End Library will be open during the Electric Light Parade with hot cocoa for all and Take & Make crafts for the kids!

Come by and enjoy free-play time with our massive Lego collection!

Grades K - 6th.

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

Bring your child's string instrument to the Youth Services department to have resident librarian/violist Michela tune your instrument and answer any questions you may have about string instrument care.

Join Congresswoman Laura Gillen and team for help with passports, Social Security, VA benefits, Medicare & Medicaid or any other federal services. 

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

Our monthly series highlighting LGBTQ+ films. This month, Queer. 1950.

Fall in love with these swoon-worthy romance books! This month, join us for a talk about All I Want is You by Falon Ballard, at our West End Branch.

Celebrate the winter season with this fun and festive craft!  Use wooden snowflakes, sequins, and vinyl lettering to create a piece that shines!

Join us for a special winter-themed edition of bingo and your chance to win LBPL swag. 

This holiday month, join library staff at Long Beach Coffee & Tee for drinks and a potentially unserious chat about Carly Anne York's book, The Salmon Canon and the Lev

Gary Jansen is a Deepak Chopra 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.

Share your love of vinyl with fellow collectors! This month, our theme is "Merry and Bright".  Bring a record you've been dying to share with the group.