Dungeons & Dragons Club (WAITLIST)

Ages 8-18Create 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 bas......More

Ages 8-18Create 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.PROGRAM FULL. To be placed on the waitlist or ask a question, participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at [email protected], and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at [email protected].

**NEW DATE** Virtual Town and Gown Literary Discussion Group: "Ethan Frome" & "Summer" (Registration)

This month we're reading Ethan Frome and Summer by Edith Wharton. Get the books at the Library!Register with [email protected] to get the Zoom link -- please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!Thought Edith Wharton is best kn......More

This month we're reading Ethan Frome and Summer by Edith Wharton. Get the books at the Library!Register with [email protected] to get the Zoom link -- please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!Thought Edith Wharton is best known for her cutting contemplation of fashionable New York, Ethan Frome and Summer are set in small New England towns, far from Manhattan’s beau monde. These thematically linked short novels display Wharton’s characteristic criticism of society’s hypocrisy and her daring exploration of the destructive consequences of sexual appetite. From the wintry setting of Ethan Frome, where a man hounded by community standards is destroyed by the very thing that might bring him happiness, to the florid town of Summer, where a young woman’s first romance projects her into a dizzying rite of passage, Wharton captures beautifully the urges and failures of human nature. 

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month.The beginning of each meeting is open to public comments.

Hanukkah Storytime

Ages 3-5Celebrate Hanukkah with a storytime, a craft, and gelt to take home and snack on!

**NEW DATE** Reader's Circle and Book Discussion: "Between two kingdoms: a memoir of a life interrupted" (please R.S.V.P.)

This month, we will be reading Between two kingdoms: a memoir of a life interrupted by Suleika Jaouad. Get the book at the Library!Register with [email protected] -- please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!In the summer af......More

This month, we will be reading Between two kingdoms: a memoir of a life interrupted by Suleika Jaouad. Get the book at the Library!Register with [email protected] -- please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing, as they say in commencement speeches, to enter "the real world." She had fallen in love and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. The real world she found, however, would take her into a very different kind of conflict zone.It started with an itch--first on her feet, then up her legs, like a thousand invisible mosquito bites. Next came the exhaustion, and the six-hour naps that only deepened her fatigue. Then a trip to the doctor and, a few weeks shy of her twenty-third birthday, a diagnosis: leukemia, with a 35 percent chance of survival. Just like that, the life she had imagined for herself had gone up in flames. By the time Jaouad flew home to New York, she had lost her job, her apartment, and her independence. She would spend much of the next four years in a hospital bed, fighting for her life and chronicling the saga in a column for The New York Times.When Jaouad finally walked out of the cancer ward--after countless rounds of chemo, a clinical trial, and a bone marrow transplant--she was, according to the doctors, cured. But as she would soon learn, a cure is not where the work of healing ends; it's where it begins. She had spent the past 1,500 days in desperate pursuit of one goal--to survive. And now that she'd done so, she realized that she had no idea how to live.How would she reenter the world and live again? How could she reclaim what had been lost? Jaouad embarked--with her new best friend, Oscar, a scruffy terrier mutt--on a 100-day, 15,000-mile road trip across the country. She set out to meet some of the strangers who had written to her during her years in the hospital: a teenage girl in Florida also recovering from cancer; a teacher in California grieving the death of her son; a death-row inmate in Texas who'd spent his own years confined to a room. What she learned on this trip is that the divide between sick and well is porous, that the vast majority of us will travel back and forth between these realms throughout our lives. Between Two Kingdoms is a profound chronicle of survivorship and a fierce, tender, and inspiring exploration of what it means to begin again.

Dungeons & Dragons Club (WAITLIST)

Ages 8-18Create 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 bas......More

Ages 8-18Create 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.PROGRAM FULL. To be placed on the waitlist or ask a question, participants aged 8-12 can email children’s librarian Gina at [email protected], and participants aged 13-18 can email teen librarian Alex at [email protected].

Chess Club (Registration)

Come learn to play chess with Bradley Wank, Esq. - All Ages welcome!Register with [email protected] -- please indicate the title and date of the program you are registering for!

Virtual Program: Getting Started with Python (Registration)

Thursdays, November 6 through December 18 (except November 27)Grades 6-10Learn Python with Techno Chix! Join us for a 6-week introductory class where you will learn the programming language Python. Engage in fun mini-projects each week that are designed to help you lear......More

Thursdays, November 6 through December 18 (except November 27)Grades 6-10Learn Python with Techno Chix! Join us for a 6-week introductory class where you will learn the programming language Python. Engage in fun mini-projects each week that are designed to help you learn while developing valuable skills. Share your final project at the end of the course and see how far you've come!Limited space available. Email [email protected] to register or for more info.

Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours

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 [email protected] to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the buildi......More

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 [email protected] 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

Ages 3 +Use your imagination to build something special with our giant stash of LEGOS!Fridays all month long.

Grab Bag Movie Night - Scrooged

Action! Comedy! Thriller! Fantasy! Anything goes in our Grab Bag movie series!This month's feature: ScroogedHoliday SpecialCutthroat media mogul Frank Cross learns the true meaning of Christmas in this modern take on Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”. A holiday comed......More

Action! Comedy! Thriller! Fantasy! Anything goes in our Grab Bag movie series!This month's feature: ScroogedHoliday SpecialCutthroat media mogul Frank Cross learns the true meaning of Christmas in this modern take on Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”. A holiday comedy starring Bill Murray and featuring an all star cast.1988 / 101 min / PG-13

Take & Make Craft Kits for Kids: Popsicle Stick Snowmen - Limited Supply / First-come First-served

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 – Popsicle Stick Snowmen

Math Tutoring at the Library

We can help with any math level AP/IB Calculus and below!In the Teen Space on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-5pm.

Print of the Month: Winter Clicker Fidget

The December Print of the Month is a clicker fidget toy!  Choose between a Snowflake, Penguin or a Snowy Cottage!Please specify which one and what color you would like - if you don't choose a color we'll pick one for you.Email [email protected] to request your......More

The December Print of the Month is a clicker fidget toy!  Choose between a Snowflake, Penguin or a Snowy Cottage!Please specify which one and what color you would like - if you don't choose a color we'll pick one for you.Email [email protected] to request yours.All ages, no cost, limit one per person.

Math Tutoring at the Library

We can help with any math level AP/IB Calculus and below!In the Teen Space on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-5pm.

Baby Songs & Stories

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 recommend......More

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 [email protected], call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.

Bam! Crack! Dot! — It’s Mah Jongg Time!

Want to add a little excitement to your Monday? Join us for Drop-In Mah Jongg at the Dobbs Ferry Public Library every Monday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.It’s the perfect way to sharpen your mind, meet new friends, and share plenty of laughs. No experience? No problem! Player......More

Want to add a little excitement to your Monday? Join us for Drop-In Mah Jongg at the Dobbs Ferry Public Library every Monday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.It’s the perfect way to sharpen your mind, meet new friends, and share plenty of laughs. No experience? No problem! Players of all levels are welcome.

Toddler Stretch & Sing Storytime

18 to 36 months.Get your wiggles out with songs and stories with Ms. Gina!Email [email protected], call (914) 693-6615, or stop by the Children’s Room for information and to sign up.

CHRISTMAS EVE – Library closes at 5:00 PM

The Dobbs Ferry Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday December 24th and will be closed all day on Thursday the 25th for Christmas!

CHRISTMAS DAY – Library building closed

The Dobbs Ferry Library will be closed for Christmas!

Storytime at the Keeper's House

Ages 2-415 Walnut StreetJoin Ms. Gina for a storytime and craft activity at the Keeper’s House on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail!

Diabetes Support Group: Holiday Cooking

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......More

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 CookingA co-operative program between the Dobbs Ferry Public Library and Diabetes Sisters.

Nintendo Switch Drop in Hours

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 [email protected] to reserve your time slot where you can use the Switch in the buildi......More

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 [email protected] 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

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

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: Paper Cup Hot Chocolate Craft - Limited Supply / First-come First-served

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 – Paper Cup Hot Chocolate Craft