Events

Watch the film at your leisure – stream on Kanopy.  Afterwards we will come together via Zoom to discuss the film.

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

“Going to see Nutcracker with the whole family has been a tradition in other countries for many years. Now it is a tradition in the Netherlands as well. It became apparent that the Netherlands had also adopted this tradition in 1996, when the Dutch National Ballet presented its own version of the famous fairytale ballet. It is a magical production that has won the hearts of more than 250,000 people to date. Choreographers Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling created a Nutcracker for the children and adults of today. It is more dynamic and exciting, and less sweet than usual. They also chose to give a Dutch twist to their interpretation of the story, with skaters on the canals and a living room that transforms into a snowy forest. Unlike the original story, the production by Eagling and Van Schayk (who also designed the delightful sets and costumes) does not take place on Christmas Eve in a German town, but during St. Nicholas celebrations in Amsterdam, around 1810.”

2011, 108 minutes

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Kit includes a book and a simple craft project.

LIMITED SUPPLY – please call (914) 693-6614 to request and schedule a time for pick up!

Check out the Library’s website and calendar for future kit release dates!

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Announcing our Holiday project for the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library – Mary’s Yarns. We are building a community of Knitters and Crocheters to create scarves to be donated to our Seniors.

Weather permitting, acrylic yarn will be available from 11 am to 1 pm at a table in front of the Dobbs Ferry Library.

You are welcome to use your own yarn and pattern, however, all scarves and hats will be washed before distribution so materials must be washable.

Completed scarves or hats can be dropped off at the library until Saturday, December 19.

To join, please email us at dfflmarysyarns@gmail.com.

Thank you, and we hope you will join us!

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He is the Great Sage Heaven’s Equal; the immortal Monkey King – he is Sun Wukong.  Known the world over, the character of Sun Wukong has inspired countless adaptations and spin-offs of the epic Chinese Classical Novel Journey to the West. Join us for a two-part film series and discussion of a pair of these modern adaptations.

Watch the films (both available on Hoopla or may be borrowed as DVDs via the Westchester Library System) beforehand at your leisure, then join us for a discussion of the films, other adaptations of Journey to the West, and Martial Arts movies in general.

Links for the original story of Journey to the West here:
• Journey to the West full narrative
• Journey to the West synopsis

This Month’s feature: Journey to the West (aka Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons)

A novice Demon Hunter fights to rid the land of monsters, but is having a hard time of it. He is unable to defeat the demons he faces, and surpassed by rival hunters who outclass him at every turn. So how will he fare when he challenges the legendary King of the Demons – Sun Wukong?

2013 – 1 hour 50 min – Rated PG-13 (violence)

Hoopla link here

E-mail dobref@wlsmail.org for the Zoom Discussion meeting link

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Your essay can make the difference in your college application. Don’t leave anything to chance! Join Bruce Jonas of helpwithadmissionsessays.com for a free workshop sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry Public Library that will help you make sure you’ve done more than dotted your i’s and crossed your t’s, but made your best case to the colleges you want to attend.

To register for the Zoom link email dobref@wlsmail.org – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

About the Presenter:

Bruce Jonas, founder of Help With Admissions Essays, is an award-winning marketing writer. After graduating from Brown magna cum laude and receiving the List Award for outstanding honors thesis and earning an M.A. from Johns Hopkins, he wrote convincing copy for global corporations like American Express, T-Mobile, and AT&T. In addition to his marketing writing, he’s been doing alumni interviews for Brown for 10 years and currently manages academic recruitment for the Hudson Graduate Centers of Long Island University.

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Come to our virtual creative writing workshop series sponsored by Manhattanville College! Please bring your own writings to share with the group.

Please register and request a Zoom invitation at dobref@wlsmail.org – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Check out our virtual Story Times here:

Story Times

New stories uploaded every Tuesday and Thursday!

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6614 for more information or to register for a program.

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The Readers Circle from the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and the book club from Cabrini Immigrant Services will co-sponsor an afternoon book group. Eating and drinking is allowed in this at-home session of our book group. Have some tea and cinnamon cookies as we share our thoughts about three stories about the holidays.

Click on the titles for links to the stories:

• North Of by Marie-Helene Bertino
• Year’s End by Jhumpa Lahiri
• A House of My Own by Sandra Cisneros

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Come to a series of monologues of life during the COVID shutdown with Mercy College professor Marc Palmieri.

Register and request a Zoom invitation at dobref@wlsmail.org – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Check out our virtual Story Times here:

Story Times

New stories uploaded every Tuesday and Thursday!

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6614 for more information or to register for a program.

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Watch the film at your leisure – stream on Kanopy.  Afterwards we will come together via Zoom to discuss the film.

A Not So Silent Night

“The McGarrigle Sisters’ annual Carnegie Hall Christmas performance, captured live at the Knitting Factory stage, features the last filmed performance by Kate and Anne McGarrigle (together), since Kate’s passing on January 18, 2010. This unique concert also brings special appearances by Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Grammy Award-winner Emmylou Harris, Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed, and famed performance artist Laurie Anderson.”

2009, 97 minutes

Register with dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Kit includes a book and a simple craft project.

LIMITED SUPPLY – please call (914) 693-6614 to request and schedule a time for pick up!

NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 – kit may contain choking hazard

Check out the Library’s website and calendar for future kit release dates!

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Come to our virtual creative writing workshop series sponsored by Manhattanville College! Please bring your own writings to share with the group.

Please register and request a Zoom invitation at dobref@wlsmail.org – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Check out our virtual Story Times here:

Story Times

New stories uploaded every Tuesday and Thursday!

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6614 for more information or to register for a program.

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Check out our virtual Story Times here:

Story Times

New stories uploaded every Tuesday and Thursday!

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6614 for more information or to register for a program.

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Movie starts at 8 PM via Hoopla: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

Patrons may set up an account via their Westchester System Library card.

A group film discussion / trivia / Q&A to follow at 9:30 PM via ZOOM: meeting id 869 2842 1145 (no password)

Both the film and discussion require Internet access / the ZOOM discussion requires a webcam and microphone.

Questions?  Email Tim Deery at tdeery@wlsmail.org

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987/Rated R/88 min/Black Comedy, Slasher)

The ultimate in holiday slasher cult classic camp, SNDNP2 is anchored by the tour-de-force performance of Eric Freeman as Ricky. Blurring the line between sublime and terrible, Freeman is memorable for all the wrong (and right) reasons.

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Announcing our Holiday project for the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library – Mary’s Yarns. We are building a community of Knitters and Crocheters to create scarves to be donated to our Seniors.

Weather permitting, acrylic yarn will be available on December 5 from 11 am to 1 pm at a table in front of the Dobbs Ferry Library.

You are welcome to use your own yarn and pattern, however, all scarves and hats will be washed before distribution so materials must be washable.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DROP OFF YOUR COMPLETED SCARVES

To join, please email us at dfflmarysyarns@gmail.com.

Thank you, and we hope you will join us!

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Kit includes a book and a simple craft project.

LIMITED SUPPLY – please call (914) 693-6614 to request and schedule a time for pick up!

NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 – kit may contain choking hazard

Check out the Library’s website and calendar for future kit release dates!

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Come to our virtual creative writing workshop series sponsored by Manhattanville College! Please bring your own writings to share with the group.

Please register and request a Zoom invitation at dobref@wlsmail.org – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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Check out our virtual Story Times here:

Story Times

New stories uploaded every Tuesday and Thursday!

Please contact the library at (914) 693-6614 for more information or to register for a program.

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Children read one-on-one with Chubba, a specially trained Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) and his handler, Hastings resident Deirdre Drohan Forbes. Children will select a book to read to Chubba before the program begins, and they will spend 10 – 15 minutes reading aloud. They are also welcome to ask questions about Chubba, a 5-year-old rescued pit bull who loves children, other dogs, and reading! For ages 4 and up.

Please call (914) 693-6614 or email dobref@wlsmail.org to reserve a time slot and to receive the Zoom meeting link – please indicate you are registering for this program in the email.

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