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Board of Trustees Meeting
The next DFPL Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 15th at 7:30 pm in the Community Room. Public comments will be held at the beginning of the meeting.
Book donations are not being accepted at this time
We are not able to accept donations of books, CDs or DVDs at this time.
New Online Resources
We’ve got some new online resources for you!
Or check out the rest of our online resources here!
We have Wonderbooks!
Kids can now check out these combination print-and-audio books and discover a whole new way to read. Find them in the back of the children’s room!
P.S. Please be gentle with our Wonderbooks — they’re expensive and very special! Please return them at the circulation desk and not in the book drop.
Upcoming Programs
Virtual Writers Circle (Registration)
Tuesday, May 7 - May 14
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Are you interested in creative writing? Do you want to meet other writers and get inspired? Bring a poem, short story, or excerpt from your novel to share with the group. Get feedback and support each other.
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
Virtual Writers Circle (Registration)
Tuesday, May 14
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Are you interested in creative writing? Do you want to meet other writers and get inspired? Bring a poem, short story, or excerpt from your novel to share with the group. Get feedback and support each other.
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
Comedy Open Mic (LIVE AT DIVINO’S)
Tuesday, May 14
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Come get your comedy Side Hustle on at DIVINO’S SPEAKEASY IN HASTINGS-ON-HUSON – located 524 Warburton Avenue Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706 on the second Tuesday of every month at 8pm, with host in residency DFPL’s Tim Deery!
SIGN UP STARTS AT 7:30PM IN PERSON
*1 DRINK MINIMUM FOR PERFORMERS
INTENDED FOR AUDIENCE 18+
Following a traditional Comedy Open Mic format, comedians new and old — who want to work on new jokes, change old ones, or just experiment — sign up and get 5 minutes apiece to perform.
Hybrid Virtual and In-Person Town and Gown Literary Discussion Group: “Zone of Interest”
Wednesday, May 15
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This month, we will be reading “Zone of Interest” by Martin Amis. Get the book at the Library!
Martin Amis first tackled the Holocaust in 1991 with his bestselling novel Time’s Arrow. He returns again to the Shoah with this astonishing portrayal of life in “The Zone of Interest,” or “kat zet“—the Nazis’ euphemism for Auschwitz. The narrative rotates among three main characters: Paul Doll, the crass, drunken camp commandant; Thomsen, nephew of Hitler’s private secretary, in love with Doll’s wife; and Szmul, one of the Jewish prisoners charged with disposing of the bodies. Through these three narrative threads, Amis summons a searing, profound, darkly funny portrait of the most infamous place in history.
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, May 15
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, May 15
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.
Chess Club (Registration)
Monday, May 20
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Board Games with the Director
Friday, May 24
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
It’s Game Night at the Library!
Come and play new games with your friends or make friends new here. You can bring your own games to enjoy. Bring your own beverages and snacks.
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, June 8
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
All Ages welcome.
Children read one-on-one with Buddy, a specially trained Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) and his handler, Dobbs Ferry resident Marty Kanengiser. Children will select a book to read to Buddy before the program begins, and they will spend 10-15 minutes reading aloud. They are also welcome to ask questions about Buddy, a 12-year-old rescued black lab who loves children, other dogs, and reading.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Improv Showcase
Saturday, June 8
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Featuring players from Improv Innovations’ Inter-generational Troupe. Audience Participation encouraged. Directed by Ellen Flaks. Theater Games, Improv Sketches — Bake Sale and Reception to Follow!
2:45 PM Doors Open
3:00 PM Performance Begins
4:30 PM Refreshments
Toddler Yoga (Registration)
Tuesday, May 14
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Ages 18-36 Months
Help your toddler find their breath and follow along as they flow through this little-kid-friendly practice with Pooja Mehta. The interactive yoga adventure will be having them move in a way that feels good and allows them to use their imagination as they stretch their body and calm their mind!
Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to register. Bring your own yoga mat!
Tween Book Club: “Mabuhay” a graphic novel by Zachary Sterling (Registration)
Tuesday, May 14
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages 8-12
Join us for a once-a-month kids’ book club! We read a new book every month, then meet discuss our thoughts and do a trivia battle against each other! This month, we will be reading Mabuhay, a graphic novel by Zachary Sterling.
Place a hold so it’s ready to pick up when you come in! Registration is REQUIRED – please email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615 or stop by the Children’s Room to register.
Can two kids save the world and work their family food truck? First-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck by dressing up as a dancing pig and passing out samples. Ugh! And their mom is always pointing out lessons from Filipino folklore — annoying tales they’ve heard again and again. But when witches, ogres, and other creatures from those same stories threaten their family, JJ and Althea realize that the folklore may be more real that they’d suspected. Can they embrace who they really are and save their family?
Dungeons & Dragons Club (Ages 8 – 18) *PROGRAM FULL* Waitlist only
Wednesday, May 15
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ages 8 – 18
Programs full – waitlist only
Registration is required via this Google form: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.
Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, May 15
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.
Dungeons & Dragons Club (Ages 8 – 18): SPACE ON THURSDAYS / REGISTRATION
Thursday, May 16
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ages 8 – 18
AVAILABLE SPACE ON THURSDAYS – last session June 20th
Registration is required via this Google form: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.
Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
Online Resources
