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ADULT OPEN GAME NIGHT

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Community Group Meeting
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.

Bookmark It! (Community Service Opportunity) (Craft to Go)

All Day
Crafts to Go, Tweens/Teens
Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts to Go, Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

Grades 5-12.  Color and create fun bookmarks that will be displayed and given out to children who visit the Family Center.  All registered participants are asked to pick up a craft kit, in the Family Center, containing three&nb

Cards for Hospitalized Kids (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Tweens/Teens
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. 

Color a Smile (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Tweens/Teens
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&

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

All Day
Tweens/Teens
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.

Recycling Rocks (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Tweens/Teens
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.&nbs

Troopons (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Tweens/Teens
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,

Advanced Guitar Lessons - via Zoom

9:00am - 10:00pm
Adult Program
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Although the title is “advanced” we cater to all levels of players, and beginners are encouraged to attend due to the engaging listening sessions and conversations we incorporate each week.

Beginner Guitar Lessons - via Zoom

10:00am - 11:00am
Adult Program
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this weekly lesson students will learn basic skills and beyond. Subjects covered will include the physical properties of the instrument, how to interpret and read tablature and chord boxes, and how to play 2 to 4 chord songs.

L I PEIR Program

10:00am - 11:15am
Community Group Meeting
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Patsy Cline

Presenter: Ellen Moss

ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP

10:30am - 12:00pm
Community Group Meeting
Adults
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.

Beginner Vinyasa Flow Yoga Exercise Classes – via Zoom

11:30am - 12:30pm
Exercise
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.

Linda's Book Club

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Group Meeting
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room E
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

To read and review books

LI PEIR Program

12:15pm - 1:30pm
Community Group Meeting
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Expressions

Presenter: Ellen Moss

Book Chats with Anna Katsavos

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult Program
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Book Chats with Anna Katsavos - James by Percival Everett

Attend in-person or register below to attend via Zoom. 

AL-ANON OPEN DOOR FAMILY GROUP

7:30pm - 8:45pm
Community Group Meeting
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Support for Al-Anon

Pilates Exercise Classes – via Zoom

10:00am - 11:00am
Exercise
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Event Details:

Pilates with Karen Cipolla

Pilates is a flowing sequence of exercises designed to stretch and strengthen muscles without adding bulk.

AARP Tax Assistance

10:00am - 1:30pm
Adult Program
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

AARP Tax Aide free tax preparation and filing.

APPOINTMENT REQUIRED.  

APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE IN PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICE DURING REGULAR LIBRARY HOURS.  

Medicaid Enrollment Workshop

10:00am - 2:00pm
Community Group Meeting
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room E
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

To help people with enrollment

Chair Yoga - via Zoom

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Exercise
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exercise
Registration Required
Event Details:

Chair Yoga Exercise Classes (Gentle Yoga, Stretch, Strengthening with Chair as Prop) with Carol Leitner 

This class is for both beginners and those with some experience.

Outreach table: PARKER JEWISH- CARE FOR CAREGIVERS

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Group Meeting
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Art Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Caregiver Ambassador from the Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands Grant- free information, resources, and an opportunity to volunteer in your local community as well.

FILM- This is Where I Leave You - 103 min., (R), 2014

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Adult Program
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

After their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes, and might-have-beens.

Disclaimer(s)

Movies

Movies are shown in the Auditorium, are free and open to all. In the event of a large turnout, POB residents with photo ID will be admitted first, others as space permits. Please Note! Ten minutes before a film is scheduled to begin, the Library requires that saved seats be given to those who have arrived if no other seats are available.

Ceramics with Rosemarie - In-Person Craft

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adult Program
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

Join us in celebrating this year’s Long Island Reads pick, On Fire Island, by painting this ceramic lighthouse with Rosemarie Attard.  The ceramic can be painted in any choice of colors and a

Simply Stronger Exercise Classes - via Zoom

9:30am - 10:15am
Exercise
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.