Adult Programs

Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. September 11th & 25th. October 9th & October 23rd. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturday, October 30th at 10:00 am (weather permitting). No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

Please follow New York States guidelines on mask wearing and social distancing. 

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Wednesday, November 3rd at 10:00 am. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries and injury-related hospital admissions among the elderly population. Falls threaten the independence and safety of older people and may result in many other consequences. In today’s discussion, we will examine factors implicated in falls in the elderly and what we can do to prevent them. Mark Adelman is an integrative health consultant.

Mark Adelman will be in the Village Center conducting this program.  You can choose to attend on Zoom or you can come to the Village Center to see him in person.

If you want to watch this program live on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

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Thursday, November 4th & 18th at 11:00 am. Great Courses, in collaboration with Smithsonian, presents a deep dive into the creation of the US Constitution as it actually happened. Using the Founding Fathers as a lens through which to examine the early political history of the United States, you will better understand both the document under which Americans live and the people who brought it into being.  For those of you who were not attending the series in the library pre-COVID you can still join us. If you wish you can view the prior episodes on Kanopy, but this is not necessary in order to participate in the discussion.

On November 4, special guest Suzanne Clary, President of the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, will share some background on John Jay and provide a brief history of the property, Jay’s childhood residence, which is part of the National Historic Landmark Boston Post Road Historic District. 

November 4: John Jay’s Treaty (Episode 27) John Adams’s Liberty (Episode 28)

November 18: Hector Saint John de Crevecoeur’s Americans (Episode 29) Timothy Dwight’s Religion (Episode 30) James McHenry’s Army (Episode 31)

Suggested Readings:

(Episode 27) Monaghan, Frank. John Jay, Defender of Liberty Against Kings and Peoples. (Put a hold in on it) Stahr, Walter. John Jay: Founding Father. (Put a hold on book) (Put a hold on CD audio) (Episode 28) McCullough, David. John Adams. (Put a hold on it) (Put hold on book or audio in Overdrive) Toll, Ian.  Six Frigates. Chapters 1 & 2. (Put a hold on book) (Put a hold on book in Overdrive) (Put a hold on audio in Hoopla) (Episode 29) St. John de Crevecoeur. Letters From an American Farmer… (Put a hold on book) (Put a hold on book in Hoopla) (Episode 30) Gaustad, Edwin & Schmidt, Leigh.  The Religious History of America. (Put a hold on book) Ratner-Rosenhagen, Jennifer. The Ideas That Made America. (Put a hold on book) (Episode 31) Robbins, Karen. James McHenry, Forgotten Federalist. (Put a hold on book in Hoopla)

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Thursday, November 4th at 7:00 pm. Parable of the Sower is a 1993 science fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler. It is an apocalypse science fiction novel that provides commentary on climate change and social inequality. The novel follows Lauren Olamina in her quest for freedom.

Put it on hold or download the ebook/audiobook on Overdrive/Libby

Books will be available on the Book Group Shelf 3 weeks before each meeting

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Friday, November 5th at 2:00 pm in the Village Center. This documentary explores the life, career, and legacy of the late Anthony Bourdain. It charts his initial rise to national fame with the publication of his 2000 memoir, his globe-trotting culinary adventures as a travel show host, to his death by suicide in 2018 at the age of 61.

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. Saturday, November 6th & 20th. December 4th & 18th. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Friday, November 12th at 10:00 am. This informative gathering will educate you about Medicare. You will have the opportunity to learn valuable information to lower your prescription costs and to maximize your healthcare benefits. Presented by Senior Services of North America, licensed insurance agents.

To join this live discussion on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Sunday, November 14th at 4:00 pm. Please join us for a conversation with author and LA Times reporter Dan Morain author of Kamala’s Way. Dan Morain has covered California policy, politics, and justice-related issues for more than four decades. He’s the perfect person to answer our questions: How is she performing as VP? Will Kamala run in 2024? Can she win? Kamala’s Way is a revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President, charting how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of this country’s most effective power players. “A revealing portrait of the people and events surrounding Harris’s rise to political stardom” – New York Times Book Review.

Sponsored by The Friends of the Larchmont Public Library

You can put the book on hold or download the ebook

To join this live discussion on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Wednesday, September 22nd, October 20th, and November 17th at 10:00 am. Otherness (noun) – The state of being different; the state of being perceived or treated as different, foreign or strange.  You only need to sign up ONCE for the multiple sessions.  In this series we will discuss two historical works of fiction, and one multi-generational family novel. In each, a central character faces rejection rightfully or wrongfully, because of his/her otherness.

November 17: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane- A contemporary novel about two suburban New York families.  Two of the characters are policemen and a wife of one has mental problems which affect the families’ well being for decades. The wife of one policeman is the problem — mental problems that affect both families. (Put a hold on it) (download ebook/audiobook on Overdrive)

Books will be available on the Book Group Shelf 3 weeks before each meeting

To join this live discussion on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE

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Thursday, November 18th at 11:00 am. Great Courses, in collaboration with Smithsonian, presents a deep dive into the creation of the US Constitution as it actually happened. Using the Founding Fathers as a lens through which to examine the early political history of the United States, you will better understand both the document under which Americans live and the people who brought it into being.  For those of you who were not attending the series in the library pre-COVID you can still join us. If you wish you can view the prior episodes on Kanopy, but this is not necessary in order to participate in the discussion.

November 18: Hector Saint John de Crevecoeur’s Americans (Episode 29) Timothy Dwight’s Religion (Episode 30) James McHenry’s Army (Episode 31)

Suggested Readings: (Episode 29) St. John de Crevecoeur. Letters From an American Farmer… (Put a hold on book) (Put a hold on book in Hoopla) (Episode 30) Gaustad, Edwin & Schmidt, Leigh.  The Religious History of America. (Put a hold on book) Ratner-Rosenhagen, Jennifer. The Ideas That Made America.  (Put a hold on book) (Episode 31) Robbins, Karen. James McHenry, Forgotten Federalist. (Put a hold on book in Hoopla)

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. Saturday, November 6th & 20th. December 4th & 18th. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Thursday, December 2nd at 7:00 pm. Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 1999 historical novel written by Tracy Chevalier. Set in 17th-century Delft, Holland, the novel was inspired by local painter Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Chevalier presents a fictional account of Vermeer, the model and the painting.

Put it on hold or download the ebook/audiobook on Overdrive/Libby.

Books will be available on the Book Group Shelf 3 weeks before each meeting.

If you want to watch this program live on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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Saturdays at 12:15pm. Saturday, November 6th & 20th. December 4th & 18th. Instructor, Damien Germino, guides participants to understanding the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. When practiced regularly, yoga can have profoundly positive physical effects.

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If you want to watch this program live on Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

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Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. 

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