Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, May 30
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, May 30
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.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, May 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.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Unicorn Finger Puppet Crafts – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, May 31
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Unicorn Finger Puppet Crafts
Free Screening – Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s
Saturday, May 31
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Indie Lens Pop-Up present a 60 minute screening of “Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s” – Three revealing stories about how family dynamics change when a loved one has Alzheimer’s disease.
Free pizza and soft drinks will be served.
PBS Premiere: Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10/9c
PBS Free Streaming Window: The Matter of Mind series will stream for free on pbs.org, the PBS App, and YouTube:
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s | April 11 – June 9, 2025
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s | May 5 – June 3, 2025
Matter of Mind: My ALS | May 15 – Jul 15, 2025
Note: All three episodes of the Matter of Mind series will be available to stream between May 15 to June 3, 2025.
PBS Passport Window: Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s | May 5, 2025 – May 4, 2028
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 1
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, June 2
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.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, June 2
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Diplomacy Decoded: Interpersonal Diplomacy Workshop for High School Students via ZOOM (Registration)
Monday, June 2
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Learn diplomacy skills to prepare for applying for internships, jobs, and networking opportunities.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org or diplomacydecoded@gmail.com to register
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Tuesday, June 3
10:30 am - 11:00 am
18 to 36 months.
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!
Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.
Westchester Breathes (Registration)
Tuesday, June 3
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Increase your resilience, lower your stress. Participate in a program of gentle movement, breathing, and relaxation exercises to reduce the experience of stress and have a positive impact on health and well-being.
Get ready for the next moment from a place of calm and clarity.
Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to register!
Learn more here!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 3
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Comedy Open Mic (ON ZOOM)
Tuesday, June 3
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 minutes apiece to perform via our Zoom meeting room. Started during the COVID pandemic as a means of comedy self-preservation, these monthly Zoom mics still remain fun in 2025, are welcoming to performers the world over (we’ve had many different countries and numerous continents represented), and all performers who attend get a copy of the footage after via unlisted YouTube link. Plus, coming to work on your act at our monthly Mic’s might very well lead to a spot on one of our well-received live 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 morning of each month’s mic to everyone already on the performer & audience list.
• • •
For more info about our comedy open mics and showcases, check out our Comedy on the Hudson page.
Meet the Raptors
Wednesday, June 4
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 childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, June 6
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Teens! Did you know that the library has a Nintendo Switch that you can use?
Come to the open hours on Friday afternoons OR Dobbs Ferry Public Library card holders can email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the building (not available for checkout).
Grades 6 – 12 only.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 6
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.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Pride Flag – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, June 7
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Pride Flag
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 8
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, June 9
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.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Tuesday, June 10
10:30 am - 11:00 am
18 to 36 months.
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!
Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.
Westchester Breathes (Registration)
Tuesday, June 10
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Increase your resilience, lower your stress. Participate in a program of gentle movement, breathing, and relaxation exercises to reduce the experience of stress and have a positive impact on health and well-being.
Get ready for the next moment from a place of calm and clarity.
Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to register!
Learn more here!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 10
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Comedy Open Mic (LIVE AT DIVINO’S)
Tuesday, June 10
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us at our comedy satellite location, DIVINO’S SPEAKEASY IN HASTINGS-ON-HUSON – located 524 Warburton Avenue Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706, on the second Tuesday of every month at 8pm, with our host, DFPL’s Tim Deery, for our LIVE monthly Comedy Open Mic!
Following a traditional format, comedians new and old — who want to work on new jokes, change old ones, or just experiment — sign up and get 5 minutes apiece to perform. Coming to work on your act at our monthly Mic’s might very well lead to a spot on one of our well-received Stand Up Comedy Showcases, which we hold 3-4x/year in our DFPL Community Room (sits 75)!
SIGN UP STARTS AT 7:30PM IN PERSON
*1 DRINK MINIMUM FOR PERFORMERS
INTENDED FOR AUDIENCE 18+
Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support Group
Wednesday, June 11
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).
English Conversation Boost Course
Wednesday, June 11
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Meet other learners!
- getting or giving directions
- setting up appointments, and
- resolving everyday problems
Virtual Town and Gown Literary Discussion Group: “The Familiars”
Wednesday, June 11
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This month, we will be reading The Familiars by Stacey Halls. 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!
To save her child, she will trust a stranger. To protect her secret, she must risk her life.
1612 Pendle Hill, England. Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth is with child again. As the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, she is anxious to provide her husband with an heir. But none of her previous pregnancies have come to term. Then she discovers a hidden letter from her physician that warns her husband that she will not survive another pregnancy.
Distraught over the frightening revelation, Fleetwood wanders the woods of Pendle Hill, where she comes across a young local woman named Alice Gray who is gathering herbs. A midwife, Alice promises Fleetwood she can help her deliver a healthy baby. But soon Alice is drawn into the frenzied accusations of witchcraft sweeping the countryside. Even the woodland creatures, the “familiars,” are suspected of practicing the dark arts. Can Fleetwood trust that Alice is really who she says she is?
As the two women’s lives become intertwined, Fleetwood must risk everything to prove Alice’s innocence in order to save her own unborn child. The hunt for witches reaches fever pitch. Time is running out. The trials are about to begin. Both their lives are at stake. Only they know the truth. Only they can save each other.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the real Pendle Witch Trials of 1612, this rich and compelling novel draws its characters from historical figures as it explores the lives and rights of seventeenth-century women, ultimately raising the question of whether witch-hunting is really just women-hunting.
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 12
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, June 13
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Teens! Did you know that the library has a Nintendo Switch that you can use?
Come to the open hours on Friday afternoons OR Dobbs Ferry Public Library card holders can email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the building (not available for checkout).
Grades 6 – 12 only.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 13
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.
Cult Classic Movie Night: “Wet Hot American Summer” at Climbing Wolf
Friday, June 13
8:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Join us on Friday, June 13th at 8pm to see what camp was like before Jason Voorhees showed up and kick off the Summer right over some quality adult beverages with our friends at Climbing Wolf Craft Beer Bar, where we’ll be screening the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer (2001/Rated R/97 min/Parody, Raunchy Comedy, Satire, Slapstick, Romance)!
Climbing Wolf is located at 78 Main Street Dobbs Ferry NY, 10522 – just north of the library – at the corner of Chestnut & Main.
summary: Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
featuring an all-star ensemble cast: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Molly Shannon, Michael Ian Black, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper and more!
Stay after for our always lively Film Discussion, where we’ll share trivia and have fun prizes!
• • •
To see one of our previous CCMN 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@DobbsFerryLibrary.org
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Frog and Toad Paper Dolls – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, June 14
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Frog and Toad Paper Dolls
Meet the Author: Ed Friedman
Saturday, June 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Local writers share readings and sign copies of their newest books.
This week: Ed Friedman, author of I Will Not Be Ignored
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, June 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
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.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 15
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, June 16
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.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, June 16
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Dental Storytime with Joanne Roos
Tuesday, June 17
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Ages 6 months – 4 years
Join us for a special toddler storytime all about taking care of your teeth with Joanne Roos of Main Street Pediatric Dentistry in Scarsdale.
Westchester Breathes (Registration)
Tuesday, June 17
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Increase your resilience, lower your stress. Participate in a program of gentle movement, breathing, and relaxation exercises to reduce the experience of stress and have a positive impact on health and well-being.
Get ready for the next moment from a place of calm and clarity.
Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to register!
Learn more here!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 17
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, May 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.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
Free Screening – Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s
Saturday, May 31
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Indie Lens Pop-Up present a 60 minute screening of “Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s” – Three revealing stories about how family dynamics change when a loved one has Alzheimer’s disease.
Free pizza and soft drinks will be served.
PBS Premiere: Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10/9c
PBS Free Streaming Window: The Matter of Mind series will stream for free on pbs.org, the PBS App, and YouTube:
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s | April 11 – June 9, 2025
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s | May 5 – June 3, 2025
Matter of Mind: My ALS | May 15 – Jul 15, 2025
Note: All three episodes of the Matter of Mind series will be available to stream between May 15 to June 3, 2025.
PBS Passport Window: Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s | May 5, 2025 – May 4, 2028
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 1
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, June 2
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.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, June 2
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Westchester Breathes (Registration)
Tuesday, June 3
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Increase your resilience, lower your stress. Participate in a program of gentle movement, breathing, and relaxation exercises to reduce the experience of stress and have a positive impact on health and well-being.
Get ready for the next moment from a place of calm and clarity.
Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to register!
Learn more here!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 3
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Comedy Open Mic (ON ZOOM)
Tuesday, June 3
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 minutes apiece to perform via our Zoom meeting room. Started during the COVID pandemic as a means of comedy self-preservation, these monthly Zoom mics still remain fun in 2025, are welcoming to performers the world over (we’ve had many different countries and numerous continents represented), and all performers who attend get a copy of the footage after via unlisted YouTube link. Plus, coming to work on your act at our monthly Mic’s might very well lead to a spot on one of our well-received live 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 morning of each month’s mic to everyone already on the performer & audience list.
• • •
For more info about our comedy open mics and showcases, check out our Comedy on the Hudson page.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 8
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, June 9
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.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Westchester Breathes (Registration)
Tuesday, June 10
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Increase your resilience, lower your stress. Participate in a program of gentle movement, breathing, and relaxation exercises to reduce the experience of stress and have a positive impact on health and well-being.
Get ready for the next moment from a place of calm and clarity.
Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to register!
Learn more here!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 10
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Comedy Open Mic (LIVE AT DIVINO’S)
Tuesday, June 10
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us at our comedy satellite location, DIVINO’S SPEAKEASY IN HASTINGS-ON-HUSON – located 524 Warburton Avenue Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706, on the second Tuesday of every month at 8pm, with our host, DFPL’s Tim Deery, for our LIVE monthly Comedy Open Mic!
Following a traditional format, comedians new and old — who want to work on new jokes, change old ones, or just experiment — sign up and get 5 minutes apiece to perform. Coming to work on your act at our monthly Mic’s might very well lead to a spot on one of our well-received Stand Up Comedy Showcases, which we hold 3-4x/year in our DFPL Community Room (sits 75)!
SIGN UP STARTS AT 7:30PM IN PERSON
*1 DRINK MINIMUM FOR PERFORMERS
INTENDED FOR AUDIENCE 18+
Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support Group
Wednesday, June 11
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).
English Conversation Boost Course
Wednesday, June 11
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Meet other learners!
- getting or giving directions
- setting up appointments, and
- resolving everyday problems
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 12
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Cult Classic Movie Night: “Wet Hot American Summer” at Climbing Wolf
Friday, June 13
8:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Join us on Friday, June 13th at 8pm to see what camp was like before Jason Voorhees showed up and kick off the Summer right over some quality adult beverages with our friends at Climbing Wolf Craft Beer Bar, where we’ll be screening the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer (2001/Rated R/97 min/Parody, Raunchy Comedy, Satire, Slapstick, Romance)!
Climbing Wolf is located at 78 Main Street Dobbs Ferry NY, 10522 – just north of the library – at the corner of Chestnut & Main.
summary: Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
featuring an all-star ensemble cast: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Molly Shannon, Michael Ian Black, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper and more!
Stay after for our always lively Film Discussion, where we’ll share trivia and have fun prizes!
• • •
To see one of our previous CCMN 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@DobbsFerryLibrary.org
Meet the Author: Ed Friedman
Saturday, June 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Local writers share readings and sign copies of their newest books.
This week: Ed Friedman, author of I Will Not Be Ignored
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, June 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
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.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 15
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, June 16
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.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, June 16
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Westchester Breathes (Registration)
Tuesday, June 17
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Increase your resilience, lower your stress. Participate in a program of gentle movement, breathing, and relaxation exercises to reduce the experience of stress and have a positive impact on health and well-being.
Get ready for the next moment from a place of calm and clarity.
Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to register!
Learn more here!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 17
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Adult Summer Reading Bingo
Wednesday, June 18
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
Just in time for vacation, the Dobbs Ferry Public Library presents a Summer Reading Bingo — for adults! The board is designed to expand your reading palate and encourage your book appetite. Each Bingo row comes with its own prize, listed below. The boards will be available at the circulation desk and here (Bingo Board). Sign up now!
For a full list of prizes, check out our website here!
If you have any questions, feel free to email hgraff@dobbsferrylibrary.org
Color our World: DFPL Summer Reading Kickoff (Registration)
Wednesday, June 18
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All ages welcome.
Contribute to a community mural and make art that will hang in the library’s Community Room art gallery all summer long!
Participants will also be invited to sign up for Summer Reading.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
English Conversation Boost Course
Wednesday, June 18
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Meet other learners!
- getting or giving directions
- setting up appointments, and
- resolving everyday problems
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, June 18
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.
Movie: “Mansfield Park”
Thursday, June 19
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This month, we will be watching Mansfield Park (1999/Rated PG-13/112 min/Period Drama, Comedy, Romance) in celebration of the 250th year of Jane Austen’s birth.
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she’ll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, June 20
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.
Juneteenth Weekend Stand Up Comedy Showcase (FREE)
Saturday, June 21
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Kick off the start of Summer with us on Saturday, June 21st at 8pm, with a special Juneteenth Weekend FREE Stand Up Comedy Showcase (intended for 18+) in Dobbs Ferry Public Library’s Community Room, celebrating the freedom, achievements, and culture of the African American community!
featuring: Demetrius Woods, Monty Mason, Ruthy Ferrera, Cooper Rego, and Headliner JJ Mattise (bio’s below)
with Host Tim Deery and live music from Nathaniel Johnston
• please email Reference@DobbsFerryLibrary.org to sign up (room seats 75) • doors open 7:00 pm with first come, first serve seating for sign-ups • doors open to public at 7:45 pm if there is still room
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further info…
DONATION$
While the event is FREE, we will gladly accept ca$h donations for the performers on behalf of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Public Library.
transportation
our address: 55 Main Street Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
• for any driving in, there are Village Lots and street parking (pay via the Park Mobile App if and when applicable)
• for any arriving by rail, the library is located right up the hill from the Dobbs Ferry Metro North Hudson Line train stop
food + drink
You are welcome to bring in outdoor food and/or drinks, as long as you clean up after yourself.
BIO’S
DEMETRIUS WOODS
Hailing from White Plains, NY, Demetrius has brought his magnetic stage presence, cultural insights, and observational humor to venues such as Broadway Comedy Club and Dixon Place.
find him on IG: @OutOfDWoods
MONTY MASON
Monty Mason offers an energetic and hilarious look at himself and the world around us. Whether it’s his viewpoint on fatherhood or relationships, this seasoned veteran will leave you in stitches.
find him on IG: @Monty.Mason.16
RUTHY FERRERA
Ruthy is a proud bi-lingual Bla-tina (Black Latina) and award-winning comedienne, who is the life of the party, having been born in her mother’s friend’s living room and raised in The Bronx. She has worked on The Howard Stern Show, was first comic to open the brand-new Copacabana nightclub in NYC, has featured for Joey Vega, was the 2024 “Newcomer” Winner of the renown Ladies of Laughter, and is the 2025 Winner of the Good Karma Comedy Festival. She actively performs in and produces shows throughout the New York Tri-State and beyond at comedy clubs, festivals, casinos and more.
find her on IG: @Ruthy_Ferrera
COOPER REGO
Cooper is a NYC-based comic, who started performing while in college in 2002. For the past 23 years, he has been entertaining audiences with his observational, improvisational, and what he calls “athletic comedy”.
find him on IG: @CooperRego23
HEADLINER: JJ MATTISE
JJ is a New York-based comedian known for her laid-back delivery and sharply observational humor. Blending dry wit with expressive storytelling, she draws from real-life experiences—especially around relationships, family, and the everyday awkwardness of adulting. With a calm, confident stage presence, she has a talent for turning mundane moments into laugh-out-loud bits, using subtle expressions and perfectly timed pauses to land her punchlines. She was featured on Tubi’s 2023 Jokerz Wild comedy series and headlined the 2022 Black Women in Comedy Festival. She also holds residencies at New York , Broadway, and West Side Comedy Clubs.
find her on IG: @JJMattise
with HOST –TIM DEERY
Our resident Performer/Producer, Tim has run Comedy on the Hudson since 2018 and Cult Classic Movie Night since 2016. His latest on screen work includes supporting roles in Jeff Frumess’ upcoming feature My Shadow, Jack Wheeler’s upcoming short I Love Summer, and the starring role in Wolf Face’s Owen Is A Dracula.
find him on IG: @MummiesOnMainStreet
+ LIVE MUSIC from NATHANIEL JOHNSTON
Nathaniel has been the exuberant Musical Director behind a number of DFPL’s Stand Up Comedy Shows over the past few years. What you may not know is that this multi-talented artist doubles as a published photographic superhero, wielding his Nikon and creating photo magic for clients world-wide. If you need professional, event, or individual photos – give him a shout!
find him on IG: @NJohnstonPhotography
*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.
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These showcases are part of our Comedy on the Hudson programming.
Adult Summer Reading Bingo
Sunday, June 22
All Day
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
Just in time for vacation, the Dobbs Ferry Public Library presents a Summer Reading Bingo — for adults! The board is designed to expand your reading palate and encourage your book appetite. Each Bingo row comes with its own prize, listed below. The boards will be available at the circulation desk and here (Bingo Board). Sign up now!
For a full list of prizes, check out our website here!
If you have any questions, feel free to email hgraff@dobbsferrylibrary.org
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 22
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Baby Songs & Stories
Monday, June 23
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.
Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Westchester Breathes (Registration)
Tuesday, June 24
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Increase your resilience, lower your stress. Participate in a program of gentle movement, breathing, and relaxation exercises to reduce the experience of stress and have a positive impact on health and well-being.
Get ready for the next moment from a place of calm and clarity.
Call the library at (914) 693-6614 to register!
Learn more here!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 24
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Diabetes Support Group: Nutrition
Wednesday, June 25
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- June 25: Nutrition
- July 30: Medication
- August 27: Being Prepared
- September 24: Technology & Monitoring
- October 29: Advocacy
- November 26: Self-Care
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
English Conversation Boost Course
Wednesday, June 25
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Meet other learners!
- getting or giving directions
- setting up appointments, and
- resolving everyday problems
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 26
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, May 30
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, May 30
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.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, May 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.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Unicorn Finger Puppet Crafts – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, May 31
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Unicorn Finger Puppet Crafts
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 1
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Tuesday, June 3
10:30 am - 11:00 am
18 to 36 months.
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!
Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.
Meet the Raptors
Wednesday, June 4
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 childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 6
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.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Pride Flag – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, June 7
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Pride Flag
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 8
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Tuesday, June 10
10:30 am - 11:00 am
18 to 36 months.
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!
Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.
Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support Group
Wednesday, June 11
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).
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 12
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 13
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.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Frog and Toad Paper Dolls – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, June 14
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Frog and Toad Paper Dolls
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, June 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
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.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 15
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Dental Storytime with Joanne Roos
Tuesday, June 17
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Ages 6 months – 4 years
Join us for a special toddler storytime all about taking care of your teeth with Joanne Roos of Main Street Pediatric Dentistry in Scarsdale.
Children’s 2025 Summer Reading Game
Wednesday, June 18
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
This year’s theme is Color Our World!
Every year, the Dobbs Ferry Library joins libraries around the world encouraging kids to read during their school break. Kids ages 3 to 12 are eligible for our children’s summer reading game. Kids below the age of 3 are encouraged to sign up for our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge.
How to Sign Up
Visit the Children’s Room (or the front desk, if the librarian isn’t there) to sign up for the Summer Reading Game. Receive a folder with everything you need to get started: reading logs, stickers, booklists, bookmarks, and more!
I have a question and/or I need help! Who should I contact?
Stop by the children’s room Monday-Friday to speak to Ms. Gina, call (914) 693-6615, or email her at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
For more info and a full list of programs, check out our website here!
Color our World: DFPL Summer Reading Kickoff (Registration)
Wednesday, June 18
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All ages welcome.
Contribute to a community mural and make art that will hang in the library’s Community Room art gallery all summer long!
Participants will also be invited to sign up for Summer Reading.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, June 18
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.
Storytime at the Keeper’s House
Friday, June 20
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Ages 2 – 4
Join Ms. Gina for a special nature-themed storytime and craft activity at the Keeper’s House on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail!
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 20
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.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, June 20
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.
Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Pride Llama – Limited Supply / First-come First-served
Saturday, June 21
All Day
Ages 3 and up.
Pick up a kit containing a craft that you can do at home. Supplies are limited — first come, first served!
This Week’s Craft – Pride Llama
Children’s 2025 Summer Reading Game
Sunday, June 22
All Day
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
This year’s theme is Color Our World!
Every year, the Dobbs Ferry Library joins libraries around the world encouraging kids to read during their school break. Kids ages 3 to 12 are eligible for our children’s summer reading game. Kids below the age of 3 are encouraged to sign up for our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge.
How to Sign Up
Visit the Children’s Room (or the front desk, if the librarian isn’t there) to sign up for the Summer Reading Game. Receive a folder with everything you need to get started: reading logs, stickers, booklists, bookmarks, and more!
I have a question and/or I need help! Who should I contact?
Stop by the children’s room Monday-Friday to speak to Ms. Gina, call (914) 693-6615, or email her at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
For more info and a full list of programs, check out our website here!
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 22
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Drop-In Craft Station
Monday, June 23
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Tuesday, June 24
10:30 am - 11:00 am
18 to 36 months.
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!
Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.
Drop-In Craft Station
Tuesday, June 24
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Drop-In Craft Station
Wednesday, June 25
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Drop-In Craft Station
Thursday, June 26
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 26
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Drop-In Craft Station
Friday, June 27
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 27
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.
Greenburgh-Rivertowns Pride 2025
Saturday, June 28
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
March on Main Street at 1:30 PM
Rally at Waterfront Park at 2:00 PM
Children’s 2025 Summer Reading Game
Sunday, June 29
All Day
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
This year’s theme is Color Our World!
Every year, the Dobbs Ferry Library joins libraries around the world encouraging kids to read during their school break. Kids ages 3 to 12 are eligible for our children’s summer reading game. Kids below the age of 3 are encouraged to sign up for our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge.
How to Sign Up
Visit the Children’s Room (or the front desk, if the librarian isn’t there) to sign up for the Summer Reading Game. Receive a folder with everything you need to get started: reading logs, stickers, booklists, bookmarks, and more!
I have a question and/or I need help! Who should I contact?
Stop by the children’s room Monday-Friday to speak to Ms. Gina, call (914) 693-6615, or email her at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
For more info and a full list of programs, check out our website here!
Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime
Tuesday, July 1
10:30 am - 11:00 am
18 to 36 months.
Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!
Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.
Stuffie Sleepover (Registration)
Tuesday, July 1
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
All Ages
Bring in a stuffed animal for a super-special storytime and art project. Then, leave them at the library for an overnight adventure! You’ll get a scrapbook of photos when you pick up your stuffie in the morning.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Arts & Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers: Sensory Art
Thursday, July 3
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Ages 2-4
Join us for an assortment of art-themed storytimes and projects!
- 7/3: Sensory Art
- 7/31: Yarn “Painting”
- 8/14: Tissue Box Monsters
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, May 30
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, May 30
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.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, May 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.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 1
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Diplomacy Decoded: Interpersonal Diplomacy Workshop for High School Students via ZOOM (Registration)
Monday, June 2
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Learn diplomacy skills to prepare for applying for internships, jobs, and networking opportunities.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org or diplomacydecoded@gmail.com to register
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 3
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, June 6
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Teens! Did you know that the library has a Nintendo Switch that you can use?
Come to the open hours on Friday afternoons OR Dobbs Ferry Public Library card holders can email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the building (not available for checkout).
Grades 6 – 12 only.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 6
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.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 8
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 10
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support Group
Wednesday, June 11
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).
English Conversation Boost Course
Wednesday, June 11
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Meet other learners!
- getting or giving directions
- setting up appointments, and
- resolving everyday problems
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 12
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, June 13
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Teens! Did you know that the library has a Nintendo Switch that you can use?
Come to the open hours on Friday afternoons OR Dobbs Ferry Public Library card holders can email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the building (not available for checkout).
Grades 6 – 12 only.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 13
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.
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, June 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
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.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 15
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 17
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Wednesday, June 18
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
This year’s theme is Color Our World!
Sign up using this Google Form.
This year you can log your reading using a paper log (contact Alex to request a copy) or you can join the Dobbs Ferry Teen Summer Reading book club on The StoryGraph and see what your friends are reading!
Have questions? Email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
For a full list of events, check out our website here!
Color our World: DFPL Summer Reading Kickoff (Registration)
Wednesday, June 18
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All ages welcome.
Contribute to a community mural and make art that will hang in the library’s Community Room art gallery all summer long!
Participants will also be invited to sign up for Summer Reading.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
English Conversation Boost Course
Wednesday, June 18
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Meet other learners!
- getting or giving directions
- setting up appointments, and
- resolving everyday problems
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, June 18
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Monthly Meeting (Registration)
Thursday, June 19
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Want to make a difference in the community and get volunteer credit hours? Become a member of TAG! We’ll meet monthly to discuss your ideas and work on projects to improve the library and its services.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org for information and to register.
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, June 20
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Teens! Did you know that the library has a Nintendo Switch that you can use?
Come to the open hours on Friday afternoons OR Dobbs Ferry Public Library card holders can email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the building (not available for checkout).
Grades 6 – 12 only.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 20
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.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, June 20
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.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 22
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Sunday, June 22
All Day
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
This year’s theme is Color Our World!
Sign up using this Google Form.
This year you can log your reading using a paper log (contact Alex to request a copy) or you can join the Dobbs Ferry Teen Summer Reading book club on The StoryGraph and see what your friends are reading!
Have questions? Email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
For a full list of events, check out our website here!
Drop-In Craft Station
Monday, June 23
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Drop-In Craft Station
Tuesday, June 24
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Yoga – Breathe with Tulsi (Registration)
Tuesday, June 24
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
June 3, 10 & 17: Join Tulsi for a gentle and grounding yoga series designed to move your body, calm your mind, and connect you with your breath. No experience required – all levels are welcome!
June 24: Tulsi will be joined by Marisa Lowenstein who will give a talk about Vedic Meditation.
Registration required; go here to register or learn more!
Drop-In Craft Station
Wednesday, June 25
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Drop-In Craft Station
Thursday, June 26
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 26
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Drop-In Craft Station
Friday, June 27
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Looking for something to do as school ends? Swing by to make a craft in the children’s room and teen space from some of our many materials!
Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours
Friday, June 27
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Teens! Did you know that the library has a Nintendo Switch that you can use?
Come to the open hours on Friday afternoons OR Dobbs Ferry Public Library card holders can email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the building (not available for checkout).
Grades 6 – 12 only.
Lego Club in the Children’s Room
Friday, June 27
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.
Grab Bag Movie Night Juneteenth Special: “Harriet”
Friday, June 27
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Action! Comedy! Thriller! Fantasy! Anything goes in our Grab Bag movie series!
Juneteenth Special: Harriet
The incredible true story of one of America’s greatest heroes, Harriet Tubman. From her escape from slavery to the dangerous missions she led, setting free hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad.
2019 / 125 min / Rated PG-13
Recommended for Audiences 16+
Greenburgh-Rivertowns Pride 2025
Saturday, June 28
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
March on Main Street at 1:30 PM
Rally at Waterfront Park at 2:00 PM
Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Sunday, June 29
All Day
Summer Reading is June 18 through August 15!
This year’s theme is Color Our World!
Sign up using this Google Form.
This year you can log your reading using a paper log (contact Alex to request a copy) or you can join the Dobbs Ferry Teen Summer Reading book club on The StoryGraph and see what your friends are reading!
Have questions? Email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.
For a full list of events, check out our website here!
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, May 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.
Play new games and make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own games, food and beverages.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 1
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, June 2
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 8
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support Group
Wednesday, June 11
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).
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 12
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, June 14
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
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.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 15
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, June 16
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Color our World: DFPL Summer Reading Kickoff (Registration)
Wednesday, June 18
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All ages welcome.
Contribute to a community mural and make art that will hang in the library’s Community Room art gallery all summer long!
Participants will also be invited to sign up for Summer Reading.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, June 18
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.
The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, June 20
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.
Print of the Month: Sweet Treats
Sunday, June 22
All Day
Summer is finally almost here and that calls for a sweet treat! You can choose between a piece of candy, a lollipop, donut, cupcake, ice cream cone or popsicle.
Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours. Please include which keychain you want and your preferred color.
All ages – no cost – limit one per person
Diabetes Support Group: Nutrition
Wednesday, June 25
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- June 25: Nutrition
- July 30: Medication
- August 27: Being Prepared
- September 24: Technology & Monitoring
- October 29: Advocacy
- November 26: Self-Care
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
Chess Club (Registration)
Thursday, June 26
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. – All Ages welcome!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.
Greenburgh-Rivertowns Pride 2025
Saturday, June 28
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
March on Main Street at 1:30 PM
Rally at Waterfront Park at 2:00 PM
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, July 7
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support Group
Wednesday, July 9
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).
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, July 12
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
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.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, July 21
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, July 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.
Diabetes Support Group: Medication
Wednesday, July 30
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- July 30: Medication
- August 27: Being Prepared
- September 24: Technology & Monitoring
- October 29: Advocacy
- November 26: Self-Care
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, August 4
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Paws for Reading with Buddy (Registration)
Saturday, August 9
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
All Ages welcome.
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.
Registration REQUIRED — email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, August 18
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Diabetes Support Group: Being Prepared
Wednesday, August 27
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- August 27: Being Prepared
- September 24: Technology & Monitoring
- October 29: Advocacy
- November 26: Self-Care
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
Board Games With the Library Director
Friday, August 29
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.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, September 8
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, September 22
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Diabetes Support Group: Technology & Monitoring
Wednesday, September 24
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- September 24: Technology & Monitoring
- October 29: Advocacy
- November 26: Self-Care
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, October 6
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, October 20
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Diabetes Support Group: Advocacy
Wednesday, October 29
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- October 29: Advocacy
- November 26: Self-Care
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, November 3
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, November 17
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Diabetes Support Group: Self-Care
Wednesday, November 26
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- November 26: Self-Care
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, December 1
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Mary’s Yarns Freestyle Crafting
Monday, December 15
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you knit, crochet, quilt, or enjoy other crafts, this welcoming group is the perfect place to bring your current project, share ideas, and connect with others in a relaxed, social setting.
Also, this group is willing to help!
Bring your supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation at the Dobbs Ferry Library!
Newcomers are always welcome. Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!
Diabetes Support Group: Holiday Cooking
Friday, December 26
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Discover a community that understands your journey with diabetes, offering support and guidance when you need it the most. Experience the strength of being a part of a network that celebrates resilience and provides resources to help you navigate your own health journey and help those you know. This program will offer support for Diabetes Management topics: Healthy Coping & Eating, Being Active, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks and Problem Solving.
These meetings are open to all community members, including Dobbs Ferry seniors, and will be held on the last Wednesday of the month.
Monthly Themes will be:
- December 26: Holiday Cooking
A co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.
Virtual Town and Gown Literary Discussion Group: “The Familiars”
Wednesday, June 11
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This month, we will be reading The Familiars by Stacey Halls. 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!
To save her child, she will trust a stranger. To protect her secret, she must risk her life.
1612 Pendle Hill, England. Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth is with child again. As the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall, she is anxious to provide her husband with an heir. But none of her previous pregnancies have come to term. Then she discovers a hidden letter from her physician that warns her husband that she will not survive another pregnancy.
Distraught over the frightening revelation, Fleetwood wanders the woods of Pendle Hill, where she comes across a young local woman named Alice Gray who is gathering herbs. A midwife, Alice promises Fleetwood she can help her deliver a healthy baby. But soon Alice is drawn into the frenzied accusations of witchcraft sweeping the countryside. Even the woodland creatures, the “familiars,” are suspected of practicing the dark arts. Can Fleetwood trust that Alice is really who she says she is?
As the two women’s lives become intertwined, Fleetwood must risk everything to prove Alice’s innocence in order to save her own unborn child. The hunt for witches reaches fever pitch. Time is running out. The trials are about to begin. Both their lives are at stake. Only they know the truth. Only they can save each other.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the real Pendle Witch Trials of 1612, this rich and compelling novel draws its characters from historical figures as it explores the lives and rights of seventeenth-century women, ultimately raising the question of whether witch-hunting is really just women-hunting.
Reader’s Circle Picnic at Waterfront Park: “Northanger Abbey”
Thursday, June 19
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Meet at the Waterfront, Weather Permitting!
This month, we will be reading Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid in celebration of the 250th year of Jane Austen’s birth. Get the book at the Library!
Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!
“Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey.
For Cat Morland life being home-schooled in Dorset is unendurably ordinary. To cope, she devours as many novels as possible, especially anything supernatural. But if Cat can tear her eyes away from the page, she’s in for a shock: the very stuff of her dreams is about to come true. An invite to the Edinburgh Festival from some wealthy neighbours throws her in the way of a mysterious young man, Henry Tilney; a like-minded friend, Isabella Thorpe; and her odious brother, who threatens to ruin Cat’s chances of adventure. But this heroine is not so easily deterred, especially when she’s singled out by the Tilney family to stay with them at their imposing gothic castle, Northanger Abbey. Turrets and creaking doors there may be, but in the depths of the Scottish Borders Cat is isolated from the outside world, with no phone signal and no internet. She’s all alone in an ancient abbey alive with old secrets and a family who are not quite as they seem. Is real life about to become more terrifying than the world of her imagination?”
Romance Book Club: “Seven Days in June” (Registration)
Wednesday, June 25
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This month we’re reading Seven Days in June by Tia Williams.
Copies of this book will be available for pick up at the circulation desk.
To register, email sbock@dobbsferrylibrary.org!
Brooklynite Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer, who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning literary author who, to everyone’s surprise, shows up in New York.
When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their past buried traumas, but the eyebrows of New York’s Black literati. What no one knows is that twenty years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, torrid week madly in love. They may be pretending that everything is fine now, but they can’t deny their chemistry – or the fact that they’ve been secretly writing to each other in their books ever since.
Over the next seven days in the middle of a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect, but Eva’s not sure how she can trust the man who broke her heart, and she needs to get him out of New York so that her life can return to normal. But before Shane disappears again, there are a few questions she needs answered…
With its keen observations of Black life and the condition of modern motherhood, as well as the consequences of motherless-ness, Seven Days in June is by turns humorous, warm and deeply sensual.
Romance Book Club: “A Novel Love Story” (Registration)
Wednesday, July 30
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This month we’re reading A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston.
Copies of this book will be available for pick up at the circulation desk.
To register, email sbock@dobbsferrylibrary.org!
Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going her annual book club retreat this year–she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures–no matter what.
But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel . . .
Because it is.
This place can’t be real, and yet… she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect–and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story.
Elsy is sure that’s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending.
Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can’t place–a grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book.
Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town’s happily-ever-after might just be intertwined with her own.
Tropes Featured
- Magical Realism
- Small Town
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- He Falls First
Romance Book Club: “Love is a War Song” (Registration)
Wednesday, August 27
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This month we’re reading Love is a War Song by Danica Nava.
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Pop singer Avery Fox has become a national joke after posing scantily clad on the cover of Rolling Stone in a feather warbonnet. What was meant to be a statement of her success as a Native American singer has turned her into a social pariah and dubbed her a fake. With threats coming from every direction and her career at a standstill, she escapes to her estranged grandmother Lottie’s ranch in Oklahoma. Living on the rez is new to Avery—not only does she have to work in the blazing summer heat to earn her keep, but the man who runs Lottie’s horse ranch despises her and wants her gone.
Red Fox Ranch has been home to Lucas Iron Eyes since he was sixteen years old. He has lived by three rules to keep himself out of trouble: 1) preserve the culture, 2) respect the horses, and 3) stick to himself. When he is tasked with picking up Lottie’s granddaughter at the bus station, the last person he expected to see is the Avery Fox. Lucas can’t stand what she represents, but when he’s forced to work with her on the ranch, he can’t get her out of his sight—or his head. He reminds himself to keep to his rules, especially after he finds out the ranch is under threat of being shut down.
It’s clear Avery doesn’t belong here, but they form a tentative truce and make a deal: Avery will help raise funds to save the ranch, and in exchange, Lucas will show her what it really means to be an Indian. It’s purely transactional, absolutely no horsing around…but where’s the fun in that?
Tropes Featured:
- Cowboy x Pop Star
- Indigenous Rep
- Found Family
- Hannah Montana The Movie vibes!
Romance Book Club: “You, Again” (Registration)
Wednesday, September 24
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This month we’re reading You, Again by Kate Goldbeck.
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Can they stop hating each other long enough to fall in love?
When Ari and Josh first meet, the wrong kind of sparks fly. They hate each other. Instantly.
A free-spirited, struggling comedian who likes to keep things casual, Ari sublets, takes gigs, and she never sleeps over after hooking up. Born-and-bred Manhattanite Josh has ambitious plans: Take the culinary world by storm, find The One, and make her breakfast in his spotless kitchen. They have absolutely nothing in common . . . except that they happen to be sleeping with the same woman.
Ari and Josh never expect their paths to cross again. But years later, as they’re both reeling from ego-bruising breakups, a chance encounter leads to a surprising connection: friendship. Turns out, spending time with your former nemesis is fun when you’re too sad to hate each other–and too sad for hate sex.
As friends-without-benefits, they find comfort in late-night Netflix binges, swiping through each other’s online dating profiles, and bickering across boroughs. It’s better than romance. Until one night, the unspoken boundaries of their platonic relationship begin to blur. . . .
With sharp observations and sizzling chemistry, You, Again explores the dynamics of co-ed friendship in this sparkling romantic comedy of modern love in all its forms.
Tropes Featured:
- Enemies to Lovers
- “When Harry Met Sally” Retelling
- Secret Pining
Romance Book Club: “Fan Service” (Registration)
Wednesday, October 29
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This month we’re reading Fan Service by Rosie Danan.
Copies of this book will be available for pick up at the circulation desk.
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The only place small-town outcast Alex Lawson fits in is the online fan forum she built for The Arcane Files, a long-running werewolf detective show. Her dedication to archiving fictional supernatural lore made her Internet-famous, even if she harbors a secret disdain for the show’s star, Devin Ashwood. (Never meet your heroes–sometimes they turn out to be The Worst.)
Ever since his show went off the air, Devin and his career have spiraled, but waking up naked in the woods outside his LA home with no memory of the night before is a new low. It must have been a coincidence that the once-in-a-century Wolf Blood Moon crested last night. The claws, fangs, and howling are a little more difficult to explain away. Desperate for answers, Devin finds Alex–the closest thing to an expert that exists. If only he could convince her to stop hating his guts long enough to help….
Once he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, these reluctant allies lower their guards trying to wrangle his inner beast. Unfortunately, getting up close and personal quickly comes back to bite them.
Tropes Featured:
- Werewolf/Paranormal
- Age Gap
- Black Cat x Golden Retriever
- Slow Burn