Events

Ages 3 and up.

Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home – supplies are limited!

This Week’s Craft – Paper Plate Black Cat Wreaths

Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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Ages 4+

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.

Register with dobchildref@wlsmail.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Bring your lawn chairs and join us under the stars for another FREE Stand Up Comedy Showcase (intended for 18+) down at Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park’s Concert Stage! 

Please register with dobref@wlsmail.org to sign up (max 4 people/sign up) in order to help us verify program attendance • show starts 7pm EST • open lawn seating area 

Featuring comedians: Tom Padovano, Josh & Tamra, Johnny Bob Musgrave, Jessie Murphy, Mike Noble, Tim Deery, and headliner Kate Nichols (see bio’s below)

FURTHER INFO…

DONATION$

While the event is FREE, we will gladly accept ca$h donations for the performers (who are doing this event free for the library) on behalf of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Public Library.

WEATHER (TBD updated 9/24/22)

In case of inclement weather, the show will take place in our library Community Room (seats up to 75 people).

transportation

address: RR Station 11 Station Plaza Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

If you are driving: Parking regulations will be suspended between 6pm to 10pm at the Waterfront Park lot thanks to our Village and Police Department.  No special tag necessary.

For any arriving by rail: The park is located right next to the Dobbs Ferry Metro North Hudson Line train stop.

seating

We recommend bringing lawn chairs to sit in.  You are welcome to bring a picnic blanket, but keep in mind the ground could be cold or wet and your view may be obstructed by others who bring chairs.  We will not be providing seating.  The show will begin promptly at 7pm and run til roughly 9pm.  It is an open lawn seating area, so it is recommended you arrive by 6:30pm, as there are no assigned spaces.  Please check in with our staff before 7pm in order to help us verify program attendance.

food + drink
Hudson Social has some great food & drink and is located right across the parking lot.  Please keep in mind that seating gets tight, especially on the weekends, so make reservations if you plan on going (914) 478-3634.  There are also a number of great spots nearby to grab a bite and a brew before or after the show.

restrooms

The public restrooms at the park are open and a short walk north of the concert stage.  

filming 

This event may be filmed.  Being as such, there is a chance that you could wind up in the recording at any given point.  If this is an issue for you, we recommend that you not attend, as we will not be able edit around individual preferences.

BIO’S

Tom Padovano

Tom has performed clean comedy on cruise ships, at comedy clubs, libraries, private events, and places beyond description!  Tom has sold over 1,000 jokes to comedians, professional speakers, politicians, publications, and total strangers.  He has also sold scripts, skits, and song parodies and has taught comedy at The Discovery Center in New York City. 

find him on IG: @TomComedy2, FB: Tom Padovano

Josh & Tamra

Josh and Tamra are a married, stand-up comedy duo. They write, star & produce a local TV show called, The Josh and Tamra Show; a Streamy Award Nominated, comedy, variety, news & entertainment, talk show, with puppets. Josh & Tamra are featured in Variety Magazine – for winning NYTVF best comedy TV Pilot

find them on YT: @TheJoshAndTamraShow, IG: @TheJoshAndTamraShow, FB: @TheJoshAndTamraShow

Our resident comic, Tim has run 7 Stand Up Comedy Showcases, 41 Comedy Open Mic’s, 3 FerryCon‘s, 3 Local Filmmakers Spotlight‘s, and 77 Cult Classic Movie Night‘s for DFPL, which, if you’re keeping count, requires a lot of fingers & toes.  His latest film work includes a starring role as a vampire, who sucks of course, in the music video “Owen Is A Dracula” from Wolf Face.  He has steadfastly been maintaining his goal of tweeting #1FunnyTweet a day for 2022! 

find him on IG: @MummiesOnMainStreet, T: @MummiesOnMainSt

Kate Nichols is a comedian who performs at comedy clubs in NYC and all over the tri-state area. She’s also a licensed therapist and loves blending the worlds of comedy and mental health by exploring their shared theme of trying to make sense of ourselves and the world we live in. 

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.

Join children’s librarian Gina to learn songs, fingerplays, and more that you can do with your baby.  Each meeting will leave time for open discussion and connection with other parents/caregivers.

Program will be outdoors unless there is inclement weather, in which case we will be in the Community Room.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Ages 4-7

Use your imagination to build something special and then see it displayed all month long in the Children’s Room.

Please wear a mask.

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

We will be outdoors unless there is inclement weather, in which case we will be in the Community Room.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Community Room, ages 4+

Join us for a showing of Hotel Transylvania 3 in the Community Room!

The monster family boards a luxury cruise ship so Dracula can take a summer vacation from the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for the pack as they indulge in all of the fun things the cruise has to offer, including monster volleyball, exotic excursions and catching up on their moon tans. However, the dream vacation soon turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy them all.

This movie is rated PG.

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Ages 9-12

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you. We’ll start a new campaign every few weeks. Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org for more information.

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We are delighted to announce that the RiverArts Studio Tour will return this November for a weekend celebration of art throughout the Rivertowns on Saturday, November 5, 11am–6pm and Sunday, November 6, 11am–6pm

This multi-village adventure offers a veritable treasure hunt through industrial lofts, home studios, outdoor installations, storefronts, and galleries stretching from Hastings-on-Hudson to Tarrytown. The Studio Tour offers an opportunity to engage with local artists in an intimate setting, learn about their process and inspiration, and meet plenty of art lovers along the way. Participants can explore a wide range of mediums and unique works, and if you are lucky, you’ll bring home something to treasure for years to come.
Come to a preview at the Dobbs Ferry Library on Wednesday, October 12!

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October 12, October 25, & November 16, 7:00 PM – Come to one session

We are offering this Zoom presentation to help families understand how COVID has changed the college admissions landscape and how it affects Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen.

We will discuss current college admissions trends, the importance of researching and visiting colleges to find schools that can be a good fit for your child, a timeline, and other action steps that can be taken to make this school year productive and help reduce the stress around the college admissions process.

We’ll examine the holistic admissions review process, what admissions officers consider important when they review applicants, and how students can position themselves to develop a compelling narrative to increase their chances for admission.

We will also discuss the importance of community service, how it can provide an opportunity for personal growth and a way to showcase a student’s character. Admissions officers place great emphasis on a student’s character and how the student has been able to give back and help others.

This program is recommended for parents and their high school teens.

Register: October 12 / October 25 / November 16

The presentation will be led by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC

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Ages 3-6

Join Ms. Gina for seasonal storytimes!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Alfred Hitchcock is probably the most famous film director whoever lived. For five decades, first in England, then in Hollywood, he made fifty-four films, including classics such as The Thirty-Nine Steps, Rebecca, Notorious, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Psycho. Few filmmakers have been as popular, critically celebrated, and as influential, not only as a director but also as a multi-media showman through his tv series, magazines, book anthologies, even extending to board games and record albums. This presentation looks at his achievements as “the master of suspense,” and through dozens of film clips, examines his extraordinary creativity as one of the 20th century’s greatest filmmakers.

Register here for the Zoom link.

BRIAN ROSE is a professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught for 38 years in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.

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Come celebrate spooky szn over some quality adult beverages at Climbing Wolf Craft Beer Bar on Thursday, October 13th, 2022 at 8pm EST, located at 78 Main Street Dobbs Ferry NY, 10522 –  just north of the library – at the corner of Chestnut & Main.  Film will begin promptly at 8pm EST.  Remember to tip your servers well!!

Army of Darkness (1992/Rated R/81 min/Comedy, Horror)

A discount-store employee is time-warped to a medieval castle in 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home.

To see one of our previous film discussions, check out our interview with Makeup/Special Effects Artist Dan Frye (Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Dr. Who)

Follow us on Instagram: @CultClassicMovieNight

Questions?  Email tdeery@wlsmail.org

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Ages 3 and up.

Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home – supplies are limited!

This Week’s Craft – Paper Bag Mummies

Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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• Identifying your activist archetype
• Exploring your “origin” story (why you care about social justice in the first place) and finding out how to use that to fuel your social justice work
• Choosing your cause(s)
• Building a plan of activism that is sustainable for you
• Finding and building community

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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Demystifying Medicare is perfect for anyone trying to navigate our complicated healthcare system for older adults. The workshop is for people who already have Medicare, as well as those soon to be 65, planning their retirement, or assisting relatives and friends with their medical decisions. Demystifying Medicare is offered as part of the ongoing work of the Westchester Library System to provide authoritative, actionable information that supports seniors in being connected and well-informed. In this engaging interactive session you will learn about the various parts of Medicare as well as the costs associated with medical and drug insurance provided by the government and private companies. Topics include”

• Original Medicare
• Medicare Advantage Plans
• Prescription drug plans (Part D)
• Medigaps (supplemental plans)
• Various cost-saving programs (MSPs, Extra Help, EPIC, etc.)

Registration is requested at (914) 231-3236.

Co-sponsored by the Library and the Dobbs Ferry Senior Citizen Program.

Future workshops and a full online version with audio chapters can be found on the library’s
website: http://seniors.westchesterlibraries.org/demystifyingmedicare/. For individual counseling
on Medicare and/or Medicaid, please contact the county’s Department of Senior Programs and
Services at 914-813-6100, Mon.–Fri., 8:30 am–4:30 pm, or 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) any time.

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For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.

Join children’s librarian Gina to learn songs, fingerplays, and more that you can do with your baby.  Each meeting will leave time for open discussion and connection with other parents/caregivers.

Program will be outdoors unless there is inclement weather, in which case we will be in the Community Room.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Join students, alumni, and others who love to write as they share excerpts from creative writing projects and give feedback to each another.

This online event is free and open to the public.

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Ages 13 – 18

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system

Maximum size of the campaign is 6 heroes.

Pizza and refreshments will be served.

Registration required – please email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615 or stop by the Children’s Room to register!

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Mary’s Yarns Crafting Group will be meeting on the first and third Monday of every month in the Library Community Room.

Please Join Us and invite your friends!

Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

We will be outdoors unless there is inclement weather, in which case we will be in the Community Room.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Ages 9-12

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you. We’ll start a new campaign every few weeks. Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org for more information.

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Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Ages 3-6

Join Ms. Gina for seasonal storytimes!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Everyone is noticing and talking about skyrocketing grocery prices. Join us for this informative and engaging workshop where we will learn strategies to slash our grocery bill while eating nutritiously. Get ready to feel energized with healthy nutrient rich foods and saving money! Specific action strategies, interactive game questions and recipe resources will be included.

As a registered dietitian and nutrition expert, Jill also brings her background of menu planning on a budget for school systems, consulting for grocery store chains, and being a cost-conscious shopper herself.

Join the Zoom meeting here.
Meeting ID: 849 0300 3705
Passcode: 156266

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Ages 8-12, in the Community Room.

Join the brand new Tween Book Club! We read a new book every month, then meet on the third Friday to discuss our thoughts and do a trivia battle against each other! In October, we will be reading Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott.

Place a hold so it’s ready to pick up when you come in!

Registration is required so that we can make sure to acquire copies for our participants through WLS – please email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615 or stop by the Children’s Room to register.

When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she’s not his grandmother–but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they’ll be safe. There are two rules when it comes to the dragons: don’t let them out of the bag, and don’t feed them anything sweet. Before he knows it, Jax and his friends Vikram and Kavita have broken both rules! Will Jax get the baby dragons delivered safe and sound? Or will they be lost in Brooklyn forever?

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Ages 3 and up.

Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home – supplies are limited!

This Week’s Craft – Paper Cup Witches

Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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Community Room, ages 7-12.

Learn to create digital comic strips using Inkscape! We will be creating characters, stories, and finished strips over the course of three classes. Students who sign up must be able to attend all three classes; laptops will be provided.

This class was made possible by Westchester Library System and will be taught by Aaron Porter, a graphic designer and illustrator with Westchester Community College’s Center for the Arts.

Limited space – Registration REQUIRED — email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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All ages.

This year’s Diwali festivities will feature Malai, who will treat us to a spoken word performance, dance lessons, rangoli design, and more!

Registration Recommended – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room

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For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.

Join children’s librarian Gina to learn songs, fingerplays, and more that you can do with your baby.  Each meeting will leave time for open discussion and connection with other parents/caregivers.

Program will be outdoors unless there is inclement weather, in which case we will be in the Community Room.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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For the month of October, we will be reading “Carnegie Hill: A Novel” by Jonathan Vatner. Get the book on Overdrive.

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

“Jonathan Vatner’s Carnegie Hill is a belated-coming-of-age novel about sustaining a marriage – and knowing when to walk away. It chronicles the lives of wealthy New Yorkers and the staff who serve them, as they suffer together and rebound, struggle to free themselves from family entanglements, deceive each other out of love and weakness, and fumble their way to honesty.”

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

We will be outdoors unless there is inclement weather, in which case we will be in the Community Room.

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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October 12, October 25, & November 16, 7:00 PM – Come to one session

We are offering this Zoom presentation to help families understand how COVID has changed the college admissions landscape and how it affects Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen.

We will discuss current college admissions trends, the importance of researching and visiting colleges to find schools that can be a good fit for your child, a timeline, and other action steps that can be taken to make this school year productive and help reduce the stress around the college admissions process.

We’ll examine the holistic admissions review process, what admissions officers consider important when they review applicants, and how students can position themselves to develop a compelling narrative to increase their chances for admission.

We will also discuss the importance of community service, how it can provide an opportunity for personal growth and a way to showcase a student’s character. Admissions officers place great emphasis on a student’s character and how the student has been able to give back and help others.

This program is recommended for parents and their high school teens.

Register: October 12 / October 25 / November 16

The presentation will be led by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC

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Ages 9-12

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you. We’ll start a new campaign every few weeks. Previous meeting attendance is recommended, but not required.

Registration is currently closed but you may email dobchildref@wlsmail.org for more information.

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Panel Discussion: LatinX and the Immigrant Experience through the lens of Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

Come to an informed panel discussion with social workers, community outreach workers, and immigrants who will discuss the issue of immigration in terms of the novel and real life experiences of immigrants coming to Westchester from South and Central America. Stop by the library for a free copy of the book.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with
Arts Midwest. The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Mercy College with a “Big Read” grant this year. This program is sponsored by Mercy College and the NEA.

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Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Ages 3-6

Join Ms. Gina for seasonal storytimes!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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