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Stop & Shop Community Bag Program
During the month of October, the Dobbs Ferry Library is partnering with Stop & Shop! For every $2.50 reusable bag purchased at the Dobbs Ferry Stop & Shop (390 Broadway), the Dobbs Ferry Library will receive a $1 donation!
FerryCon — CANCELED due to weather
Join the Library’s Board of Trustees
Do you love the Dobbs Ferry Public Library?
Are you interested in making a difference and support the library?
The Board of Trustees is looking for new members
As a board member, you will help shape library services,
guide policies and be a great advocate for the library.
Terms are opening for January 2027. Terms last 3 years.
Meetings are monthly on the 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
We are especially looking for people in the law profession.
Send a letter of interest to trustee3@dobbsferrylibrary.org
by September, 2026.
Upcoming Programs
Mary’s Yarns Quilting
Monday, October 5
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Interested in Learning How to Quilt? Please Join Us! This year, the quilting group will be working on the Diamond Star pattern. We’ll provide the supplies you need to create a square that will be added to our annual quilt, which will be raffled to benefit the Dobbs Ferry Public Library.
There is no cost to participate, and you can join at any time! Please email marysyarn@dflfriends.org if you have questions or would like to join!
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
The DFPL Virtual Writers Circle via ZOOM (Registration)
Tuesday, October 6
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us in our free, drop-in writing sessions. We will offer prompts that will help you generate new stories.
This month, you can write about seasonal changes and special holiday traditions you or your characters will take in memorable and mysterious places.
Register for the ZOOM link at reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org or with Sara Bramble at sbramble@dobbsferrylibrary.org
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Comedy Open Mic (ON ZOOM) (Registration)
Tuesday, October 6
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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 min. apiece to perform via our Zoom meeting room. Started during the COVID pandemic as a means of comedy self-preservation, these monthly Zoom mics remain useful, fun, and welcoming to performers literally the world over!
All who attend will get a copy of the footage with a link to their set via unlisted YouTube link and coming to work on your act could lead to a featured 5-10 min. spot on one of our well-received Stand Up Comedy Showcases, which we hold 3-4x/year in our DFPL Community Room (sits 75).
INTENDED FOR AUDIENCE 18+
Pre-registration REQUIRED for first timers —> Email tdeery@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
Show reminder with Zoom link will be sent out the day of each month’s mic to everyone already on the list previously.
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For more info about our comedy open mics and showcases, check out our Comedy on the Hudson page.
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Chess Class (Registration Recommended)
Thursday, October 8
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with instructor Mark Stern!
Register with reference@
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Town & Gown Book Discussion Group: “Evil Genius” via ZOOM (Registration)
Thursday, October 8
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This month we’re reading Evil Genius by Claire Oshetsky. Get the book at the Library!
Register with sbramble@dobbsferrylibrary.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for.
It’s 1974 and San Francisco is full of mystery and menace. Nineteen-year-old Celia Dent keeps telling herself how lucky she is to be working at the phone company and to be married to her Drew, a man who says he loves her. Celia’s contentment with her little life is shattered, though, when a woman she knows from work is murdered in a love tryst gone awry. What would that be like, Celia wonders, to die for love—or to kill for love? What would it be like to live each moment passionately and with full awareness that each breath is bringing her closer to her last?
Before Celia knows it, her musings about love-and-death happenings are bleeding into daily life. Suddenly she’s playing hooky from work and searching for a love tryst of her very own. She’s practicing her marksmanship at a local gun range and thinking about how good it would feel to bury something sharp inside her domineering husband’s ear. It’s all pretend, though, until the night comes when Celia finally goes too far, and she and Drew are set on a deadly collision course.
Exhilarating, surreal, and bitingly clever, Evil Genius is a comic noir exploring obsession and desire—and what happens when a sweetly seditious young woman dares to imagine a better life.
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Chess Class (Registration Recommended)
Thursday, October 8
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with instructor Mark Stern!
Register with reference@
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Stop & Shop Community Bag Program
Sunday, October 11
All Day
During the month of October, the Dobbs Ferry Library is partnering with Stop & Shop! For every $2.50 reusable bag purchased at the Dobbs Ferry Stop & Shop (390 Broadway), the Dobbs Ferry Library will receive a $1 donation!
Bam! Crack! Dot! — It’s Mah Jongg Time!
Monday, October 12
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Want to add a little excitement to your Monday? Join us for Drop-In Mah Jongg at the Dobbs Ferry Public Library every Monday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
It’s the perfect way to sharpen your mind, meet new friends, and share plenty of laughs. No experience? No problem! Players of all levels are welcome.
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Rivertowns Clothing, Toy, & Gear Swap
Saturday, October 17
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
A FREE kids’ clothing, toy, & gear swap — open to everyone!
Donate: drop off items anytime before the swap at 68 Belden Avenue, Dobbs Ferry — donation bin on the porch. Day-of donations are welcome too.
Swap: show up with bags and take whatever your family can use!
No donation? No problem! You absolutely do not need to donate in order to participate. Everyone is welcome.
Please donate ahead of time if possible so shoppers have the best selection!
Especially needed:
- Winter gear — jackets, pants, boots, gloves, hats, etc.
- Warm clothes
- Halloween costumes
Also bring:
- Summer clothes
- Pajamas
- Shoes, socks, & accessories
- Kids’ toys
- Baby/kids gear
- Everything else
Clothing should be in wearable condition and free of rips. Stains are okay.
Have questions? Check out the FAQ here!
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Stop & Shop Community Bag Program
Sunday, October 18
All Day
During the month of October, the Dobbs Ferry Library is partnering with Stop & Shop! For every $2.50 reusable bag purchased at the Dobbs Ferry Stop & Shop (390 Broadway), the Dobbs Ferry Library will receive a $1 donation!
Baby & Toddler Storytime
Tuesday, October 6
10:30 am - 11:00 am
0 to 36 months.
Learn songs, fingerplays, & more for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 36 months. Plus, connect with other caregivers just like you!
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Chess Class (Registration Recommended)
Thursday, October 8
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with instructor Mark Stern!
Register with reference@
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, October 9
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Ages 3 +
Use your imagination to build something special with our giant stash of LEGOS!
Fridays all month long.
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Author Visit with Mina Elwell
Saturday, October 10
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Ages 8-12
Celebrate the new release of local author Mina Elwell’s new middle grade graphic novel, Undercover Monster! Attendees will receive a free copy of this silly, spooky mystery about a monster girl named Mia who goes undercover at human school (while supplies last). Plus, participate in a tie-in activity that combines Encyclopedia Brown and the classic game Guess Who.
This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library
Stop & Shop Community Bag Program
Sunday, October 11
All Day
During the month of October, the Dobbs Ferry Library is partnering with Stop & Shop! For every $2.50 reusable bag purchased at the Dobbs Ferry Stop & Shop (390 Broadway), the Dobbs Ferry Library will receive a $1 donation!
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