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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 – Toilet Paper Roll Snakes

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All Ages

Celebrate the year of the snake with the Dobbs Ferry Library! Enjoy a live shadow puppet show by Queens-based Chinese Theatre Works from 1:30 to 2pm. Sample tasty treats like rice cakes and ramen, play games like Yutnori, construct a craft, and do a special scavenger hunt during the rest of the event!

Chinese Theatre Works presents Chinese Shadow Theatre! Chinese shadow performance has a history going back 2000 years. This theater tradition uses beautifully carved and colored animal-hide figures, manipulated behind cloth screens in order to portray vivid episodes from history, literature and folklore. Through two stories— “The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Shadow” and “The Zodiac Parade”— Chinese Theatre Works shares this beautiful art form with fun and whimsy. Participants will get an up close look at traditional leather puppets and a hands-on opportunity to learn about this ancient art form. 

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Want to make a difference in your community and get volunteer credit hours? Become a member of TAG! We’ll meet monthly to discuss your ideas, work on projects to improve the library and its services, and have pizza. Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org for information.

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate with an animal keychain made using the library’s 3D Printer! Options are panda, bunny, bear, koala, cat, or dog.

Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate which keychain you want and your preferred color, if you have one.

No cost, limit one per person.

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For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.

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

Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.

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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!

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Cost: $15

Do you want to learn how to create beautifully decorated cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day? Join us for a fun and interactive two-hour cookie decorating class at the Dobbs Ferry Library!

In an adults only, beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn the basics of cookie decorating, with all materials provided:

• Pre-baked sugar and gingerbread cookies
• Frosting in a variety of colors
• Tools for decorating

Feel free to bring your favorite sprinkles or edible decorations to add a personal touch to your cookies!

Bring your curiosity and enthusiasm, and let’s create something beautiful together!

Spaces are limited to 10 spots, so be sure to sign up early. To register, call 914-693-6614 or email dflfriends@gmail.com!

PROGRAM FULL to be placed on the waitlist, call 914-693-6614 or email dflfriends@gmail.com!

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First Tuesday of the Month / January to June / Ages 18-36 Months

Help your toddler find their breath and follow along as they flow through this little-kid-friendly practice with Pooja Mehta. The interactive yoga adventure will be having them move in a way that feels good and allows them to use their imagination as they stretch their body and calm their mind!

This class will be taught by Pooja Mehta.

Email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to register. Bring your own yoga mat!

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Learn to play or practice with other players.

Hone critical thinking skills, math abilities, reading comprehension, and more through the fun and exciting game of Magic the Gathering!

Game Style: Limited – Draft Constructed & Commander

No cards needed, we will provide. If you have cards, feel free to bring them. Instructions and mentoring provided – first time players welcome!

Ages 9+ recommended, some card imagery may be appropriate for 13 and up. Parents are welcome.

Please email any questions and RSVP to play to: arimichael@gmail.com.

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Are you interested in creative writing? Do you want to meet other writers and get inspired? Bring a poem, short story, or excerpt from your novel to share with the group. Get feedback and support each other.

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

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English Conversation Class in Dobbs Ferry

• Conversation for every level
• Language lessons
• Games

For adult learners of all ages with at least basic English.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 11 a.m.; 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Taught by: Lise Stone

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Ages 8-18

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you.

Each player will only attend once a week on either Wednesday or Thursday; your slot will be assigned by the library based on your availability, experience, and other factors. The club is spread across two days to accommodate as many members as possible and follows the Dobbs Ferry Schools calendar for vacations and days off. Please only sign up if you think you can attend most of the meetings.

Registration is required via this Google form. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details. This program is full but you can still sign up for the waitlist.

PROGRAM FULL to be placed on the waitlist or ask a question email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.

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Teens & Parents

• Current admissions trends
• Changing SAT/ACT environment
• Importance of community service
• Admissions strategies
• College visits
• Timeline
• Reducing stress around the process

Registration is required; go here to register.

Led by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out for College, LLC.

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Ages 8-18

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you.

Each player will only attend once a week on either Wednesday or Thursday; your slot will be assigned by the library based on your availability, experience, and other factors. The club is spread across two days to accommodate as many members as possible and follows the Dobbs Ferry Schools calendar for vacations and days off. Please only sign up if you think you can attend most of the meetings.

Registration is required via this Google form. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details. This program is full but you can still sign up for the waitlist.

PROGRAM FULL to be placed on the waitlist or ask a question email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.

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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.

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Ages 3 +

Use your imagination to build something special with our giant stash of LEGOS!

Fridays all month long.

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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 – Valentine’s Day Owls

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Rain Date: Sunday, February 9

Let a little love come your way.

There will be:

• Books
• Homemade baked goods
• Vintage baubles
• Plants
• & kids activities.

For further information or to sign up to donate baked goods or to volunteer, call 914-693-6614 or email dflfriends@gmail.com!

All sales will benefit the Library programs.

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Want to make a difference in your community and get volunteer credit hours? Become a member of TAG! We’ll meet monthly to discuss your ideas, work on projects to improve the library and its services, and have pizza. Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org for information.

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate with an animal keychain made using the library’s 3D Printer! Options are panda, bunny, bear, koala, cat, or dog.

Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org to request yours – please indicate which keychain you want and your preferred color, if you have one.

No cost, limit one per person.

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For parents and caregivers of babies up to 24 months.

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

Registration recommended but not required – email childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.

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An evening of astronomy: learn about the cosmos and live sky viewing.

Presented by Westchester Amateur Astronomers.

Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org for more info.

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This program provides information about winter products (anti-freeze, snow melt, Holly, carbon monoxide fumes), medicine safety, plants, pets, and carbon monoxide poisoning prevention during the winter months.

Presented by the NYC Poison Center, registration required here!

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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.

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Learn to play or practice with other players.

Hone critical thinking skills, math abilities, reading comprehension, and more through the fun and exciting game of Magic the Gathering!

Game Style: Limited – Draft Constructed & Commander

No cards needed, we will provide. If you have cards, feel free to bring them. Instructions and mentoring provided – first time players welcome!

Ages 9+ recommended, some card imagery may be appropriate for 13 and up. Parents are welcome.

Please email any questions and RSVP to play to: arimichael@gmail.com.

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Ages 8-18

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you.

Each player will only attend once a week on either Wednesday or Thursday; your slot will be assigned by the library based on your availability, experience, and other factors. The club is spread across two days to accommodate as many members as possible and follows the Dobbs Ferry Schools calendar for vacations and days off. Please only sign up if you think you can attend most of the meetings.

Registration is required via this Google form. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details. This program is full but you can still sign up for the waitlist.

PROGRAM FULL to be placed on the waitlist or ask a question email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.

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English Conversation Class in Dobbs Ferry

• Conversation for every level
• Language lessons
• Games

For adult learners of all ages with at least basic English.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 11 a.m.; 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Taught by: Lise Stone

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Este programa será presentado en español. 

Este programa proporciona información sobre productos de invierno (anticongelante, nieve derretida, acebo, monóxido de carbono de los automóviles), seguridad de los medicamentos, plantas, mascotas y prevención de intoxicación por monóxido de carbono durante los meses de invierno.

Presentado por el Centro de Envenenamiento de la ciudad de Nueva York. se require registro aqui!

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This month we will be discussing Drown by Junot Diaz; reserve a copy here. Register with reference@dobbsferrylibrary.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

There are ten stories; please read all ten but we will be focusing on these four: “Fiesta, 1980”, “Aguantando”, “Drown”, and “Boyfriend”.

From the beloved and award-winning author Junot Díaz, a spellbinding saga of a family’s journey through the New World. A coming-of-age story of unparalleled power, Drown introduced the world to Junot Díaz’s exhilarating talents. It also introduced an unforgettable narrator— Yunior, the haunted, brilliant young man who tracks his family’s precarious journey from the barrios of Santo Domingo to the tenements of industrial New Jersey, and their epic passage from hope to loss to something like love. Here is the soulful, unsparing book that made Díaz a literary sensation.

Junot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Drown; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and This Is How You Lose Her, a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist. He is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, PEN/Malamud Award, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, and PEN/O. Henry Award. A graduate of Rutgers College, Díaz is currently the fiction editor at Boston Review and the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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

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

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Ages 8-18

Create a character! Fight monsters! Make your own luck! Develop your skills in this fantasy role-playing system with other kids just like you.

Each player will only attend once a week on either Wednesday or Thursday; your slot will be assigned by the library based on your availability, experience, and other factors. The club is spread across two days to accommodate as many members as possible and follows the Dobbs Ferry Schools calendar for vacations and days off. Please only sign up if you think you can attend most of the meetings.

Registration is required via this Google form. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details. This program is full but you can still sign up for the waitlist.

PROGRAM FULL to be placed on the waitlist or ask a question email children’s librarian Gina at childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org.

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Ages 2-4

Join Ms. Gina for Valentine’s Day stories and card-making!

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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.

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Ages 3 +

Use your imagination to build something special with our giant stash of LEGOS!

Fridays all month long.

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In honor of the late, great David Lynch’s recent passing, join us Friday, February 14th at 8pm for a Valentine’s Day Special, with his Cult Classic, Wild at Heart (1990/Rated R/125 min/Romantic Black Comedy/Road Trip/Crime/Drama/Thriller)!

summary: Young lovers Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern) take off for sunny California, following Sailor’s release from prison, with Lula’s hysterical mother (Diane Ladd), a weary detective and a sinister hitman after them. During their journey, Lula and Sailor encounter an assortment of extremely bizarre characters, while discovering hidden secrets about one another. Full of lurid imagery and references to The Wizard of Oz.  Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, which at the time was considered a controversial decision.

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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

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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 – Jackie Robinson Baseball Cards

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Come to this special screening of the upcoming PBS Documentary: Bike Vessel (60 min)

After several health crises, a 70-year-old man embarks on a transformative long-distance cycling trip with his son.

Free pizza and soft drinks will be served.

The film will premiere on PBS on Monday February 24, 2025 / PBS Free Streaming Window (pbs.org, PBS App, and YouTube) February 24, 2025 – May 25, 2025 / PBS Passport Window February 24, 2025 – February 23, 2028

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Want to make a difference in your community and get volunteer credit hours? Become a member of TAG! We’ll meet monthly to discuss your ideas, work on projects to improve the library and its services, and have pizza. Email teens@dobbsferrylibrary.org for information.

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