Library News
Political emails are not coming from us
It has come to our attention that the Library is being mentioned in a political email sent to residents. The Library did not write this email and is not affiliated with this group. Any email from the Dobbs Ferry Public Library will have a wlsmail.org domain address.
Join the Teen Advisory Group!
Teens! Join the Teen Advisory Group.
Want to make a difference in your community and get volunteer credit hours? Apply to become a member of TAG at DFPL! We’ll meet monthly to discuss your ideas, work on projects to improve the library and its services, and have pizza.
Download Graphic Novels to Your Device
| Comics Plus is provided by Westchester Library System. Access graphic novels for all ages from 80 publishers for free with your library card!
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Homebound Services are Running Again
Homebound Services are starting again, thanks to help from the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library.
Please call the library at 914-693-6614 to make arrangements!
Upcoming Programs
Baby Songs & Stories in the Community Room
Monday, June 5
10:30 am - 11:00 am
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.
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.
Mary’s Yarns Crafting Group: in the Community Room
Monday, June 5
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mary’s Yarns Crafting Group will be meeting in the Library Community Room.
1st Meeting of the Month: Quilting. This year the quilting group will be making the Ohio Star Pattern, with each member creating one square. When the quilt is finished, it will be raffled to benefit the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library.
2nd Meeting of the Month: Crocheting. We will provide you with the supplies to create a granny square or dishcloth.
Even if we’re not working on a type of crafting you’re interested in, you are welcome to come and chat and work on your own projects! Newcomers are always welcome.
Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Comedy Open Mic (ON ZOOM)
Tuesday, June 6
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
INTENDED FOR AUDIENCE 18+
Pre-registration REQUIRED for first timers —> Email TDeery@wlsmail.org.
Show reminder with Zoom link will be sent out the morning of each month’s mic to everyone already on the performer & audience list.
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For more info about our comedy open mics and showcases, check out our Comedy on the Hudson page.
Author Mary Calvi Book Talk & Sale: “If a Poem Could Live and Breathe”
Thursday, June 8
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Meet the Author: Mary Calvi
Mary Calvi is a 12-time New York Emmy-award winning journalist and national anchor. Her in-depth research for her debut book, “Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington’s First Love”, is the basis of a Smisthsonian Channel documentary. Calvi lives in Yonkers, NY.
Studded with the real love letters between a young Theodore Roosevelt and Boston beauty Alice Lee — many of them never before published — “If a Poem Could Live and Breathe” makes vivid what many historians believe to be the pivotal years that made the future president into the man of action that defined his political life and cemented his legacy.
This event is co-sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society.
Baby Songs & Stories in the Community Room – themed for Pride Week
Monday, June 12
10:30 am - 11:00 am
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.
Today’s program will be pride/rainbow themed and we’ll do a short craft.
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.
Chess Club in the Community Room
Thursday, June 15
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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!
Pride Party! in the Community Room / Library Plaza
Saturday, June 17
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
For all ages.
Join us for a storytime led by local families, reading pride books with our therapy dog Buddy, craft stations for all ages, music, food, a parade, and more!
Chess Club in the Community Room
Thursday, June 29
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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!
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, June 30
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Game Night at the Library!
Join the Library’s Director, Erik Carlson, for an evening of tabletop games. Feel free to bring your own games.
Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room
Sunday, May 28
All Day
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.
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime in the Community Room
Tuesday, May 30
10:30 am - 11:00 am
18 to 36 months.
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!
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.
Meet the Raptors
Wednesday, May 31
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Ages 6 and Up
Teatown Reservation visits the Dobbs Ferry Library with a live presentation of 4-5 birds of prey!
Registration recommended but not required – email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: CD Snails – Limited Supply / Contact the Library to schedule a pick up
Saturday, June 3
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home – supplies are limited!
This Week’s Craft – CD Snails
Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.
Stuffed Animal Field Trips – Ongoing from the Children’s Room
Sunday, June 4
All Day
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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