Adult Programs

Tuesdays at 10:00am. June 19. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. No registration required. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these sessions of Chair Yoga. Chair Yoga consists of arm, leg and head movements, as well as twisting your torso, that are done while seated in a chair. There are also standing movements that use a chair for support. To receive an email reminder for this series, CLICK HERE. 

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Thursday, June 21 at 7:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. Is the food we consume safe to eat? As more and more of the food industry become globalized, that question becomes more and more important. Christine Haughney, who now writes for Politico, created the six-part Netflix series ROTTEN which began airing in January 2018. In this special event she presents one episode from the series called GARLIC BREATH. Rotten explores global food safety and gives food the true crime treatment, diving deep into the food production underworld. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.  Watch the official trailer:

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The library is closed on Sundays from June 24 through September 2.

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Wednesdays at 11:00am, June 27, July 18 and August 15.  Village Center. No registration required. This three-part series focuses on the life and times – and the women – of the iconic American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Each of the three sessions will be focused on an individual book and will include viewing interviews online with the authors followed by conversation and discussion about each book. Other related online and visual materials may also be introduced into the mix. Iconic Larchmont librarian, Frank Connelly, will moderate each session. Books will be available in the library three weeks prior to each session. The books are:

June 27 Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

July 18  The Women by T. C. Boyle

August 15 Frank Lloyd Wright by Ada Louise Huxtable

(Earn up to three extra raffle coupons for our Summer Reading Challenge by attending all three sessions AND reading all three books)

To receive an email reminder for this event series, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, June 28 at 7:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. Are you interested in learning about the benefits of essential oils but don’t know where to start? Valerie Altman leads this “Oils 101” class where she will present what essential oils are, what they can do for you, and how you can incorporate them into using them in your daily life. You’ll learn about their health benefits, how they can help you live chemical free, and more. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursdays, from 10:00 to 11:30am. Village Center. No registration required. Through this course led by Dr. W. Bernard Carlson, you will come to appreciate how technology undergirds history, defining and shaping daily life, social structure, and how humans find meaning in the world. Dr. W. Bernard Carlson is a professor in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia, where he directs the Engineering Business Program. After each DVD lecture there will be a brief discussion period. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE. 

June 14 Lectures: Cameras, Telephones & Phonographs and Electric Light & Power.

June 28 Lectures: Department Stores & Modern Retailing and Motion Pictures.

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Friday, June 29 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. Join librarian Paul Doherty, for this film screening and discussion about one of the most endearing films ever created. Based on the 1986 novel by Winston Groom, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny (Robin Wright). His ‘mama’ (Sally Field) teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis. Rated PG-13. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE. 

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Thursday, July 5 at 7:00pm. Michael P. Coords Activity Room. No registration required. The Idiot, the fifth novel by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, tells the tragic story of Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin. The Prince is a kind, modest man and an unfortunate sufferer of epilepsy. After spending years in an insane asylum in Switzerland, he travels back to his native Russia to find his ancestors. Experiencing society for the first time, he finds himself an outsider and open to manipulation. Books are available in the library now. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Monday, July 9 at 7:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. Going on a trip? Take us with you! We don’t mean there’s staff here wanting to join you on your 8 hour (if there’s no traffic) annual pilgrimage to Aunt Julia’s house in Machiasport, Maine. Rather we mean take our books, audiobooks, music, magazines and movies with you using your tablet and/or smartphone. Librarian Liam Hegarty will explain what’s available in these brief hour-long sessions. If you know what you want, but need help getting it, you can sign up for individual help at one of our Tech Tuesday sessions or call the Information Desk, 834-2281 x.3, to set up a time. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesday, July 11 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. Going on a trip? Take us with you! We don’t mean there’s staff here wanting to join you on your 8 hour (if there’s no traffic) annual pilgrimage to Aunt Julia’s house in Machiasport, Maine. Rather we mean take our books, audiobooks, music, magazines and movies with you using your tablet and/or smartphone. Librarian Liam Hegarty will explain what’s available in these brief hour-long sessions. If you know what you want, but need help getting it, you can sign up for individual help at one of our Tech Tuesday sessions or call the Information Desk, 834-2281 x.3, to set up a time. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursdays, July 12 & 26 from 10:00 to 11:30am. Village Center. No registration required. Through this course led by Dr. W. Bernard Carlson, you will come to appreciate how technology undergirds history, defining and shaping daily life, social structure, and how humans find meaning in the world. Dr. W. Bernard Carlson is a professor in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia, where he directs the Engineering Business Program. After each DVD lecture there will be a brief discussion period.

July 12 Lectures: Surgery & the Operating Room and Steel, Glass & Plastics

July 26 Lectures: The Model T and Aviation: The “Wright” Time for Flight

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Photographer Hollis Rafkin-Sax will host a reception on Thursday, July 12 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm in the Oresman Gallery. The reception is free and everyone is welcome.

PASSAGES: The Lyrical & the Mundane, a new exhibit of photography by Hollis Rafkin-Sax, is on view in the Oresman Gallery from Tuesday, July 10 through Thursday, August 30. The exhibit open to everyone during normal library hours.

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Friday, July 13 at 2:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. Come join National Park Ranger Eliza Rasmussen to discuss the history and legacy of the Treaty of Portsmouth.  Relegated to the footnotes of history, the Treaty of Portsmouth actually has a remarkable lasting legacy on the history of Asia and lead to President Theodore Roosevelt receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. Eliza Rasmussen has been the National Park Ranger at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site since May 2017. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

Watch a clip from the PBS series about Theodore Roosevelt:

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Wednesdays at 11:00am, June 27, July 18 and August 15.  Village Center. No registration required. This three-part series focuses on the life and times – and the women – of the iconic American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Each of the three sessions will be focused on an individual book and will include viewing interviews online with the authors followed by conversation and discussion about each book. Other related online and visual materials may also be introduced into the mix. Iconic Larchmont librarian, Frank Connelly, will moderate each session. Books will be available in the library three weeks prior to each session. The books are:

June 27 Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

July 18  The Women by T. C. Boyle

August 15 Frank Lloyd Wright by Ada Louise Huxtable

(Earn up to three extra raffle coupons for our Summer Reading Challenge by attending all three sessions AND reading all three books)

To receive an email reminder for this event series, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, July 19 at 6:30pm. Village Center. No registration required. Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: he’s yet to tell his family or friends he’s gay and he doesn’t actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life changing. Directed by Greg Berlanti (Riverdale, The Flash, Supergirl), written by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger (This is Us), and based on Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed novel, LOVE, SIMON is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love. Rated PG-13. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE. 

Watch the official trailer:

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Friday, July 20 at 2:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. Presented by David Osborn of the St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site in Mt. Vernon, NY.  Join us for this informative digital presentation, with commentary and discussion, exploring elections and politics in early America. We explore issues of the electorate, offices, turnout, procedures, the social functions of elections and politics in colonial America. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesday, July 25 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: he’s yet to tell his family or friends he’s gay and he doesn’t actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life changing. Directed by Greg Berlanti (Riverdale, The Flash, Supergirl), written by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger (This is Us), and based on Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed novel, LOVE, SIMON is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love. Rated PG-13. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE. 

Watch the official trailer:

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Thursdays, July 12 & 26 from 10:00 to 11:30am. Village Center. No registration required. Through this course led by Dr. W. Bernard Carlson, you will come to appreciate how technology undergirds history, defining and shaping daily life, social structure, and how humans find meaning in the world. Dr. W. Bernard Carlson is a professor in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia, where he directs the Engineering Business Program. After each DVD lecture there will be a brief discussion period.

July 12 Lectures: Surgery & the Operating Room and Steel, Glass & Plastics

July 26 Lectures: The Model T and Aviation: The “Wright” Time for Flight

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Thursday, July 26 at 7:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. Learn about Westchester’s lost treasure. Developed by William A. Rockefeller in 1884, his estate “Rockwood Hall” in Mt. Pleasant in Westchester County, was declared “the second most impressive home in America.” Vanderbilt’s “Biltmore” in North Carolina was the first. The mansion itself contained 200 – rooms and no expense was spared in its’ design, construction, and furnishings. Spanning nearly 1,000 – acres along the Hudson, equal precision was put to the design of the estate landscape, gardens, out buildings and carriage trails. However, by 1941 it would all be gone. Local Historian and Researcher Paul Barrett invites us on a tour of this once commanding Gilded–Age estate, taking us around the mansion, into the main hall, through many of the opulently furnished interior rooms, and through the expansive out-of–doors with views of the lush gardens and estate buildings. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Friday, July 27 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. Join librarian Paul Doherty, for this film screening and discussion about this film adaptation of the novel by James Fenimore Cooper starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeline Stowe and directed by Michael Mann. The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans — Uncas, his father Chingachgook, and his adopted half-white brother Hawkeye — live in peace alongside British colonists. But when a traitorous scout kidnaps the daughters of a British colonel, Hawkeye and Uncas must rescue them in the crossfire of a gruesome military conflict of which they wanted no part: the French and Indian War. Rated R. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE. 

Watch the original trailer:

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Wednesdays at 11:00am, June 27, July 18 and August 15.  Village Center. No registration required. This three-part series focuses on the life and times – and the women – of the iconic American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Each of the three sessions will be focused on an individual book and will include viewing interviews online with the authors followed by conversation and discussion about each book. Other related online and visual materials may also be introduced into the mix. Iconic Larchmont librarian, Frank Connelly, will moderate each session. Books will be available in the library three weeks prior to each session. The books are:

June 27 Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

July 18  The Women by T. C. Boyle

August 15 Frank Lloyd Wright by Ada Louise Huxtable

(Earn up to three extra raffle coupons for our Summer Reading Challenge by attending all three sessions AND reading all three books)

To receive an email reminder for this event series, CLICK HERE.

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The library will be closed Saturday, September 1, Sunday, September 2, and Monday, September 3, to observe Labor Day

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