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Cards for Hospitalized Kids (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:
Grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will have the opportunity to make cards, both holiday and all season, for children and teens receiving treatment in hospitals.  Please read the card making guidelines below before you begin.  The su...

Color a Smile (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:
Grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will have the opportunity to earn community service credit by coloring for Color A Smile.  As described on the organizations website, "Color A Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes cheer...

Helping Hands - Travel Size Toiletries for the INN (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:
Grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will have the opportunity to assist the guests of the Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN) in Hempstead through our new travel size toiletry program. Each participant who brings in a minimum of 3, new and unopene...

Recycling Rocks (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:
Grades 5-12.  Turn cans and bottles into community service hours by returning deposit bottles to a local supermarket.  Simply return the cans and bottles and then email a photo of the bottle return receipt to familycenter@poblib.org.  ...

Troopons (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:
Grades 5-12.  Cut and clip for a good cause.  Help military families overseas by clipping grocery coupons.  Stores on overseas military bases accept manufacturer coupons from the United States.  To assist the Troopons program, ple...

Simply Stronger Exercise Classes with Mindy Vasta - Via Zoom

9:30am - 10:30am
Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Event Details:
Simply Stronger with Mindy Vasta Learn how to build muscular strength and endurance safely and effectively, improving posture and slowing bone loss.  Registration is Required POB Residents may register using their POB Library Card begi...

POBLIB's "Walk of Fame" Movie + Craft Day!

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 3 and up with accompany adult. Before the movie, come in and make your own walk of fame placemat, which will include a star and your own hand prints. After watching "Elemental", walk down the walk of fame and collect your art.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

Family Center Movie - Elemental

2:45pm - 4:45pm
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Children, Tweens/Teens
Event Details:
Ages 3 and up with accompanying adult. An all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted, and fiery young woman, whose friendship ...

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

Sharing Your Memories

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room E
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:
To share memories in a discussion format ...

Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company

6:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:
Theatre play rehearsals ...

Meals on Wheels Placemats (Community Service Opportunity) (In Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will use special paper, vintage books, and more to create placemats for adults who participate in the Meals on Wheels program.  All placemats will be laminated too for a long-lasting effect.  Attendees wi...

Recovery International

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:
Learn and practice a simple set of living skills which encourage and improve personal growth. ...

BabyJam

10:00am - 10:45am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room E
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 6 months to 5 years old with accompanying adult(s).  Join Ms. Andrea of BabyJam for songs on guitar and animal puppet friends, as we shake and move to a happy beat to children's favorites, and march around an imaginary a...

Disclaimer(s)

Family Center Age Restrictions

  ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.

*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*

Floor Core & More

11:30am - 12:15pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Event Details:
Strengthen your core by performing abdominal and back exercises.  Become stronger, improve alignment and flexibility by safely stretching all muscle groups.  Hand held weights are used to increase total body strength.  An exercise...

Kettlebell Circuit Exercise Classes with Maria Ende - In-Person Classes

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Event Details:
In these Kettlebell Circuit classes, you will learn foundational moves and hand grips, build your strength and muscle definition, improve your cardiorespiratory fitness and energy levels, and enhance your flexibility, balance and power.  In-...

Activfit Exercise Classes with Mindy Vasta - Zoom Classes

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Event Details:
This is an exercise class created by fitness instructor Mindy Vasta.  Registration is Required POB Residents may register using their POB Library Card beginning 2/21/24. ...

Tai Chi with Linda Cafiero Via Zoom

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Event Details:
Tai Chi with Linda Cafiero An ancient Chinese exercise to promote health and longevity through gentle, flowing movements. Registration is Required POB Residents may register using their POB Library Card beginning 2/21/24.    No...

ADULT OPEN GAME DAY

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:
Welcome to Open Game Day. Please bring your own game and your group of four; we will supply a well lit room with a standard card table and chairs. One table per group. One reservation per POB resident. Location: room B ...

ADULT OPEN GAME NIGHT

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:
Welcome to Open Game Night. Please bring your own game and your group of four.  We will supply a well lit room with a standard card table and chairs. One table per group. One reservation per POB resident. ...

Advanced Guitar Lessons with Ben (Benoir) Metzger - Zoom Classes

9:00am - 10:00am
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:
Benjamin “Benoir” Metzger will teach in this series the physical aspects of the guitar,  warm up exercises, fingerstyle guitar, flat pick style, and chords. Although the beginning of the lessons will include a brief tuni...

Beginner Guitar Lessons with Ben (Benoir) Metzger - Zoom Classes

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:
Benjamin “Benoir” Metzger will teach in this series the physical aspects of the guitar, how to hold the instrument, warm up exercises, fingerstyle guitar, flat pick style, and basic chords. Although the beginning of the lessons&nb...

L I PEIR Program

10:00am - 11:15am
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:
The History of Rock & Roll - Ron Susser        ...

ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Cancelled
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room E
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:
The course is designed to provide students with the necessary English skills to function in an English speaking country. The course content includes instruction in conversation, writing and reading.  This course is given by Sue Rachelle and Barb...

Vinyasa Yoga Flow with Karin Fuscaldo - Via Zoom

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Event Details:
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Karin Fuscaldo will lead you seamlessly through a string of poses. Registration is Required POB Residents may register using their POB Library Card beginning 2/21/24. Non-residents may register beginning 2/28/24, space ...