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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!

This Week’s Craft – Leafy Hedgehog

Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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Join us for an international fair celebrating Spanish-speaking countries with crafts, foods, books, music, dance, and more!

Countries to be represented are Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.

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Visit our Storywalk all autumn long, starting at the Keeper’s House and continuing toward Chestnut Street on the Old Croton Aqueduct.

Available in Spanish and English.

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This year the Dobbs Ferry Public Library will start a Fantasy Premier League, because the abbreviation is just too perfect.

To join the league directly go here! You can also go to the FPL website and enter code: odex9j

Fantasy Premier League is easy to set up. Create a team with the play money you have, set your lineup each gameweek, transfer players in and out of your squad, and maximize your points picking a captain and playing your chips.

The winner will receive a DFPL Gold Owl Trophy.

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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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.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Come to a virtual info session on Monday October 2 to learn about our brand new Girls (and Nonbinary Folks) Who Code club! Then join us for club meetings on Mondays starting October 23.

Girls (and Nonbinary Folks) Who Code Info Session: Monday October 2, 4-5pm on Zoom

Club Meetings Beginning Monday October 23 at 5-6pm

Email dobteen@wlsmail.org for more info or to register!

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Mary’s Yarns Crafting Group will be meeting in the Library Community Room.

1st Meeting of the Month: Quilting. This year the quilting group will be making the Ohio Star Pattern, with each member creating one square. When the quilt is finished, it will be raffled to benefit the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Library.

2nd Meeting of the Month: Crocheting. We will provide you with the supplies to create a granny square or dishcloth.

Even if we’re not working on a type of crafting you’re interested in, you are welcome to come and chat and work on your own projects! Newcomers are always welcome.

Please email dflfriends@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to join!

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Join us at Hudson Social for our second annual Banned Books Week Pub Trivia!

Form a team. Enjoy excellent food and drinks. Test your knowledge of banned and challenged books. Win prizes!

This will be held at Hudson Social, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry

You must reserve a table by calling 914-478-3634. When you call be sure to tell them that you want to reserve a table for Pub Trivia.

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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Please join Westchester County Executive George Latimer, NYS Assemblymember MaryJane Shimsky, and Westchester County Legislator David Imamura for Coffee & Conversation!

RSVP encouraged: mzgc@westchestercountyny.gov

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Wednesday program full – waitlist only

Thursday session has availability.

Registration is required via this Google form: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.

Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at dobchildref@wlsmail.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex Yeranossian at ayeranossian@wlsmail.org.

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Join Dashiell Jordan, head librarian, The Academy of Art at the Newington-Cropsey Foundation, for a 30-minute lecture with short Q&A on the background and inspirations of the Hudson River School of Painting, the first American school of landscape painting.

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

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

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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: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.

Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at dobchildref@wlsmail.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex Yeranossian at ayeranossian@wlsmail.org.

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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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Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale as part of Ferry Festa! Get gently used books, including great finds for children & adults.

The sale will be on the plaza in front of the library.

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Every fall, women of all types meet and begin the quilt. When the quilt is complete, we raffle the quilt, and the proceeds will support library programs. The theme for this year’s quilt is the “Ohio Star.”

The quilt will be displayed during the Ferry Festa on October 7^th across from Village Hall, after which it will be on display at the library.

Please write your name, address, and telephone number on the tickets below.  Then, tickets can be mailed or brought with your check/cash to the Dobbs Ferry Public Library at 55 Main Street.

1 Ticket is $1.00                6 Tickets are $5.00

12 Tickets are $10.00     24 Tickets are $20.00

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Join us for an international fair celebrating Spanish-speaking countries with crafts, foods, books, music, dance, and more! We’ll also be hosting a dance performance and a mariachi band in the plaza.

Countries to be represented are Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.

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On the evening of the Village of Dobbs Ferry, NY’s biggest event of the year, please join us to celebrate with our 12th FREE Stand Up Comedy Showcase (intended for 18+) in Dobbs Ferry Public Library’s Community Room (seats up to 75 people)!

Featuring comedians: Tom Padovano, Demetrius Woods, Tim Deery, Cooper Rego, Walter “Wojo” Deptuch, Cyndy Cecil and HEADLINER Dee Cee!!! (see bio’s below)

* Sign-up required • email dobref@wlsmail.org to sign up (max 2 people per sign up) • doors open 7:30pm – first come, first serve seating for sign-ups • at 7:50pm doors open to general public if there is still room • no pets (including service animals) allowed due to potential allergens in a close space

further info…
DONATION$
While the event is FREE, we will gladly accept ca$h donations for the performers (who are doing this event free for the library) on behalf of the Friends of the Dobbs Ferry Public Library.

transportation
our address: 55 Main Street Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
* FOR INFO ON PARKING FOR FERRY FESTA, PLEASE REFER TO THE FESTA’S WEBSITE

for any arriving by rail, the library is 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.

filming
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.

BIO’S
Tom Padovano
Tom has sold over 1,000 jokes and has performed on cruise ships, at comedy clubs, private parties, religious institutions, cafes, libraries, and places beyond description! He taught comedy at The Discovery Center in New York City and has written joke books for ventriloquists.
find him on IG: @TomComedy2
Demetrius Woods
Hailing from the diverse city of White Plains, NY, Demetrius’ distinctive blend of Black and Chinese DNA informs his unique perspective. With a magnetic stage presence, he has left audiences in stitches from acclaimed venues such as The Broadway Comedy Club to The Dixon Place. His comedy is a captivating mix of cultural insights and spot-on observational humor. Brace yourself for a hilariously refreshing take on life’s quirks and complexities whenever Demetrius hits the stage.
find him on IG: @OutOfDWoods

Tim Deery
Our resident Performer/Producer/Book Man, Tim has run 11 Stand Up Comedy Showcases, 62 Comedy Open Mic’s, 4 FerryCon‘s, 3 Local Filmmakers Spotlight‘s, and 87 Cult Classic Movie Night‘s for DFPL, which, if you’re keeping count, requires a lot of fingers & toes.  His latest on screen work includes a starring role as a vampire, who sucks, in the music video “Owen Is A Dracula” from Wolf Face.
find him on IG: @MummiesOnMainStreet

Cooper Rego
bio coming soon
find him on IG: @CooperRego23

Walter “Wojo” Deptuch
Walter is a New Jersey based comic, a member of Grizzly Guys Comedy, and a frequent sports content contributor to Lets Talks Sports, Face Off with Facemire and Draftvice. He performs frequently all over the tri-state area including on Levity Live’s Mic’d Up and at the Blackbox Performing Arts Center.
find him on IG: @BrojoDeathPunch

Cyndy Cecil
Cyndy was giving a speech at a conference with the hopes to move people …make them feel something…to cry. They ended up laughing their butts off. Friends suggested she try stand up, so she did an open mic in a bathrobe. It bombed. Undeterred and one mic at a time, Cyndy turned chaos in comedy and now grabs every mic she can in New York City at night, while producing television and digital content for companies like Apple TV+, Nat Geo, FX, Hallmark Channel, Consumer Reports and more by day.
find her on IG: @CyndyCecil1

HEADLINER: DeeCee
DeeCee is a Canadian who weaves his absurd perspective on relationships, parenting, social issues and working as a chiropractic physician into a twisted, yet relatable brand of humour. DeeCee is an international performer who has headlined in Chicago, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. He was a chosen performer in Season 13 of Kenan Thompson’s “Live Comedy Showcase”. He has opened for international headliners such as Neal Brennan, DJ Demers, Jocelyn Chia, Liz Miele, and Dwayne Perkins. His Comedy Album, “Chocolate Durian” is on Spotify. DeeCee is currently based in Chicago and performs regularly throughout the Midwest.
find him on IG: @deecee_comedy

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Visit our Storywalk all autumn long, starting at the Keeper’s House and continuing toward Chestnut Street on the Old Croton Aqueduct.

Available in Spanish and English.

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This year the Dobbs Ferry Public Library will start a Fantasy Premier League, because the abbreviation is just too perfect.

To join the league directly go here! You can also go to the FPL website and enter code: odex9j

Fantasy Premier League is easy to set up. Create a team with the play money you have, set your lineup each gameweek, transfer players in and out of your squad, and maximize your points picking a captain and playing your chips.

The winner will receive a DFPL Gold Owl Trophy.

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Ages 3 and Up

The library’s stuffed animals want to go on field trips! Check one out, bring them home, and add to their personal scrapbooks by writing about and taking pictures of the fun things you do together. When you’re at the library, you can visit the animals who have made it back to home base and see what they’ve been up to. Stuffed animals may be periodically rotated out based on condition.

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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.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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18 to 36 months.

Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!

This program will be socially-distanced. Please make sure you and everyone in your family over the age of 2 wears their masks for its entirety.

Email dobchildref@wlsmail.org, call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the children’s room for information and to sign up.

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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 dobref@wlsmail.org to get the Zoom link — please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

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Join others to have snacks, talk all things manga and anime, choose our next read, and check out the anime streaming service Crunchyroll! No knowledge or familiarity with anime or manga required.

Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan that are typically read right to left.  Anime is a style of Japanese film & TV animation.  Learn more and check out our manga collection at DFPL.

Email ayeranossian@wlsmail.org for information and to sign up.

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Wednesday program full – waitlist only

Thursday session has availability.

Registration is required via this Google form: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.

Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at dobchildref@wlsmail.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex Yeranossian at ayeranossian@wlsmail.org.

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Join us for this free seminar to:

• Learn what Medicare is
• Learn how Medicare works
• Learn about parts A (Hospital Insurance), B (Medical Insurance), & D (Prescription Drug Coverage)

To register, call 914-231-3056 or email cfortenberry@asb.insure.

Presented by American Senior Benefits.

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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: https://forms.gle/UdDW3BzGVV9Wm6V19. You are not registered until a librarian contacts you with confirmation and scheduling details.

Questions? Participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at dobchildref@wlsmail.org, and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex Yeranossian at ayeranossian@wlsmail.org.

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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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What better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than with Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984/Rated R/91 min/Horror, Thriller)?

Widely considered the best entry in the entire Friday series, The Final Chapter finds Tommy Jarvis (Corey Feldman) taking center stage in an unyielding battle against the notorious Jason Voorhees (Ted White). The narrative unfolds at Crystal Lake, where unsuspecting vacationers become targets of Jason’s relentless brutality. As the body count rises, Tommy, with his sister Trish (Kimberly Beck), devises a daring plan to put an end to Jason’s reign of terror. Their struggle for survival against the masked murderer forms the riveting core of this film.

Stay after the movie for our always lively Film Discussion where we’ll share trivia and have fun, spooky prizes!

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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@wlsmail.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!

This Week’s Craft – Popsicle Stick Bats

Call 693-6614 to schedule a pick up time.

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All Ages welcome

Children and Adults 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. Select a book to read to Buddy before the program begins, and spend 10-15 minutes reading aloud. All are also welcome to ask questions about Buddy, a 12-year-old rescued black lab who loves children, other dogs, and reading.

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

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