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New Museum Passes Are Here!
Come and check out a pass to the Hudson River Museum and Mohonk Preserve. You get the pass for 7 days.
The Hudson River Museum pass gives you:
Free admission for 2 adults and up to 6 children to the Museum’s galleries.
Free Planetarium OR Glenview Tour Tickets for 2 adults and up to 6 children.
15% discount at the Museum Shop.
The Mohonk Preserve pass gives you:
Parking for one vehicle
Free admission for up to 4 adults 16+
Children ages 15 and under are free but need to be accompanied by an adult
Call the Library to reserve your pass – 914-693-6614
*Passes are only for Dobbs Ferry Library Card holders only.
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Please join the next Library Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2025, starting at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the Community Room of the Library.
The Friends are Accepting Book Donations
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| We accept hardcover and paperback books in good condition Book donations are only accepted during Library hours We do not accept: textbooks, magazines, DVDs, or CDs Outdated items like Encyclopedias, technical manuals, travel books, etc. Items left outside the building will not be accepted |
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Upcoming Programs
**NEW DATE** Reader’s Circle: “Absolution”
Thursday, April 24
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
This month, we will be reading Absolution by Alice McDermott. Get the book at the Library!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
American women―American wives―have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney on loan to navy intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. In Saigon in 1963, the two women form a wary alliance as they balance the era’s mandate to be “helpmeets” to their ambitious husbands with their own inchoate impulse to “do good” for the people of Vietnam.
Sixty years later, Charlene’s daughter, spurred by an encounter with an aging Vietnam vet, reaches out to Tricia. Together, they look back at their time in Saigon, taking wry account of that pivotal year and of Charlene’s altruistic machinations, and discovering how their own lives as women on the periphery―of politics, of history, of war, of their husbands’ convictions―have been shaped and burdened by the same sort of unintended consequences that followed America’s tragic interference in Southeast Asia.
A virtuosic new novel from Alice McDermott, one of our most observant, most affecting writers, about folly and grace, obligation, sacrifice, and, finally, the quest for absolution in a broken world.
Gigi’s Playhouse Trivia Night & Bake Sale
Friday, April 25
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Support Down Syndrome Achievement Centers with students from Dobbs Ferry High School as they host Gigi’s Playhouse Family Night Trivia & Bake Sale.
Winning team will receive a prize! 100% of all collected funds will be donated to the Gigi’s Playhouse Program which is a network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers that works to advance the acceptance of individuals with Down Syndrome!
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, April 25
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Game Night at the Library!
Join the Library’s Director, Erik Carlson, for an evening of tabletop games.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
*** NEW TIME*** Free Screening – We Want the Funk! The History of Funk Music
Saturday, April 26
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Indie Lens Pop-Up present a 60 minute screening of “We Want the Funk! The History of Funk Music”. A syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
Free pizza and soft drinks will be served.
The film will premiere on PBS on April 8, 2025 at 9/8c / PBS Free Streaming Window (pbs.org, PBS App, and YouTube) April 8, 2025 – July 6, 2025 / PBS Passport Window April 8, 2025 – April 7, 2028
Book Sale Blowout!
Sunday, April 27
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come to the library garage and buy gently used books — great finds for readers of all ages. During the last hour of the sale, bring your own bag to fill for $5.00.
Have questions or want to help? Email dflfriends@gmail.com.
Gigi’s Playhouse Trivia Night & Bake Sale
Friday, April 25
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Support Down Syndrome Achievement Centers with students from Dobbs Ferry High School as they host Gigi’s Playhouse Family Night Trivia & Bake Sale.
Winning team will receive a prize! 100% of all collected funds will be donated to the Gigi’s Playhouse Program which is a network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers that works to advance the acceptance of individuals with Down Syndrome!
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, April 25
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Game Night at the Library!
Join the Library’s Director, Erik Carlson, for an evening of tabletop games.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
Book Sale Blowout!
Sunday, April 27
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come to the library garage and buy gently used books — great finds for readers of all ages. During the last hour of the sale, bring your own bag to fill for $5.00.
Have questions or want to help? Email dflfriends@gmail.com.
Print of the Month: Random Springtime Assortment
Sunday, May 4
All Day
Alex ran out of ideas for May so you can choose between any of these unrelated and sort-of springy keychains made using the library’s 3D printer! Options are happy cloud, rainbow & clouds, caterpillar, butterfly, bee, or bird.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support Group
Wednesday, May 7
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Join Certified Nurse Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Shelby Alexa-Dizard in this new monthly support group! Topics discussed will include pregnancy (nutrition, common discomforts, latest research), birth (comfort methods, what to expect), and postpartum care (incorporating nutrition and your community to help your family thrive).
Dungeons & Dragons (Waitlist)
Thursday, April 24
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ages 8-18
Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you.
Each player will only attend once a week on either Wednesday or Thursday; your slot will be assigned by the library based on your availability, experience, and other factors. The club is spread across two days to accommodate as many members as possible and follows the Dobbs Ferry Schools calendar for vacations and days off. Please only sign up if you think you can attend most of the meetings.
Registration is required via this Google form. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details. This program is full but you can still sign up for the waitlist.
PROGRAM FULL to be placed on the waitlist or ask a question email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, April 25
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Visit the community room on Friday afternoons and play any of the wide selection of single and multi-player games on the library’s Switch
Just drop in or email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot. Time will be limited to 20 minutes when people are waiting.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, April 25
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.
Gigi’s Playhouse Trivia Night & Bake Sale
Friday, April 25
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Support Down Syndrome Achievement Centers with students from Dobbs Ferry High School as they host Gigi’s Playhouse Family Night Trivia & Bake Sale.
Winning team will receive a prize! 100% of all collected funds will be donated to the Gigi’s Playhouse Program which is a network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers that works to advance the acceptance of individuals with Down Syndrome!
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, April 25
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Game Night at the Library!
Join the Library’s Director, Erik Carlson, for an evening of tabletop games.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
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