Adult Programs

Friday, August 23 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor and fights evil as Iron Man. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow. Rated PG-13. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE. Watch the original trailer:

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Wednesday, September 4 at 11:00am. Village Center. Join Librarian Frank Connelly for this discussion delving into the world of the World’s greatest sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. We will read and discuss Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Man With the Twisted Lip. Books will be available in the library three weeks prior to the session. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, September 5 at 7:00pm. Michael P. Coords Activity Room. With Krakatoa, Simom Winchester – the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World – examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth’s most dangerous volcano. Books are available now. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Sunday, September 8 at 4:00pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Larchmont Temple, 75 Larchmont Avenue (corner of Larchmont & Willow). In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that the man she thought was her dad was not her biological father. She woke up one morning and her entire history–the life she had lived–crumbled beneath her. Her latest New York Times bestseller – Inheritance – is her memoir about the staggering family secret uncovered by a genealogy test: an exploration of the urgent ethical questions surrounding fertility treatments and DNA testing, and a profound inquiry of paternity, identity, and love.

Dani Shapiro talks about Inheritance on the Today Show:

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Monday, September 9 at 7:00pm. Village Center. Terrance Jackson will discuss research that is being done regarding reversing diabetes naturally, reversing Alzheimer’s and dementia, curing autism, sleep and relaxation, and much more. Terrance Jackson has been researching health for nearly 30 years, starting in 1990 when he began writing about the AIDS crisis. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Tuesdays at 10:00am. September 10, 17, 24 and October 8, 15, 22, 29. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, September 12 at 7:00pm. Village Center. Join Friends of the Library Board Member Celeste Sharpe for this engaging discussion of the bestseller Inheritance by Dani Shapiro. The discussion follows on the Dani Shapiro event on September 8. Inheritance is her New York Times bestselling memoir about the staggering family secret uncovered by a genealogy test: an exploration of the urgent ethical questions surrounding fertility treatments and DNA testing, and a profound inquiry of paternity, identity, and love. Please note that Dani Shapiro will not be attending this discussion.

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Monday, September 16 at 7:00pm. Village Center. Dr. Hiro Izumi will lead this discussion focusing on methods that you can put into practice that will aid your aging process. Among others, you’ll learn how hormones can make you age faster and how to lower them, learn about life habits that make you age faster, and how to stay pain and disease free as you get old. Together with his wife, Dr. Michiko Izumi, Dr. Hiro Izumi maintains his practice at Izumi Wellness in Harrison, NY. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Tuesdays at 10:00am. September 10, 17, 24 and October 8, 15, 22, 29. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, September 19 at 10:00am. Village Center. Join the discussion and enjoy some sweets! From one of England’s most celebrated writers, we’ll read and discuss The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. With all the mischievous wit of Bennett’s The History Boys, the book revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader’s life. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, September 19 at 6:30pm. Village Center. No registration required. A kind-hearted street urchin (Aladdin) vies for the love of the beautiful princess Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah. When he finds a magic lamp, he uses a genie’s magic power to make himself a prince in order to marry her. He is also on a mission to stop the powerful Jafar who plots to steal the magic lamp that could make his deepest wishes come true. Starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott. Rated PG. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

Watch the official trailer:

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Friday, September 20 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. A kind-hearted street urchin (Aladdin) vies for the love of the beautiful princess Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah. When he finds a magic lamp, he uses a genie’s magic power to make himself a prince in order to marry her. He is also on a mission to stop the powerful Jafar who plots to steal the magic lamp that could make his deepest wishes come true. Starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott. Rated PG. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

Watch the official trailer:

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Saturday, September 21 at 10:30am. Michael P. Coords Activity Room. Noted genealogy expert Toni McKeen, brings a wealth of knowledge to this presentation on how to get started building your family tree. Toni will show you how to organize your research, provide information about important basic websites and helpful materials, how to establish a system that works for you, and much more. She will provide helpful suggestions for genealogy beginners including using 23andMe and Ancestry.com. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Sunday, September 22 at 4:00pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Village Center. Join the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library as we present award-winning author and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe. Patrick Radden Keefe is the author of the New York Times bestseller Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, winner of the Orwell Prize. He will discuss his acclaimed new book, which grew out of a piece published in The New Yorker, and more generally about life at the magazine as an investigative journalist. Patrick’s work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, New York, and The New York Review of Books, among others, and he is a frequent commentator on NPR, the BBC, and MSNBC. Patrick received the 2014 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing, for his story “A Loaded Gun,” and is also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Presented by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library.

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Monday, September 23 at 7:00pm. Village Center. Medical Insurance expert Adria Goldman Gross, will present information focused on demystifying the work of medical insurance and billing. The topics addressed will include the “Two Midnight-Three Midnight Rule”, The New York State Surprise Bill law, information about out-of-network, out-of-state coverage, Association Health Plans and Christian Healthcare Ministries. Copies of her book, “Solved! Curing Your Medical Insurance Problems,” will be available for purchase with proceeds to be donated to the Larchmont Library. Ms. Gross has 30 years of experience in the insurance business and has worked extensively with the medical community and numerous insurance companies. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Tuesdays at 10:00am. September 10, 17, 24 and October 8, 15, 22, 29. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesday, September 25 at 10:00am. Village Center. Ileen Gottesfeld leads this book discussion using stories of unique individuals who courageously leave on voyages to unknown situations and places. For this first discussion the book to read is The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman.  Books are available in the library 3 weeks prior to each meeting. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, September 26 at 7:00pm. Village Center. 4th generation private Investigator and novelist Bruce Alterman, taps into the forces of good and evil during private investigations. Bruce will reveal fascinating cases and discuss the future of private investigation, which will use artificial intelligence in cyber space. The danger and suspense faced in private investigation are detailed in his new book Pain In Palmyra, where choices between right and wrong must be made at every step. While referencing cases in all three of his novels, Bruce will present an exciting discussion of historic gangsters, present day crime and the forecast of a new world filled with constant surveillance.

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Friday, September 27 at 10:00am. Village Center. Based on the classic novel by Harper Lee, the film is set in a small Alabama town in the 1930s, and focuses on scrupulously honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch, magnificently embodied by Gregory Peck. Finch puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson (Brock Peters), a black man accused of rape. Gregory Peck won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Atticus Finch. Not rated. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

Watch the original theatrical trailer:

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Tuesdays at 10:00am. September 10, 17, 24 and October 8, 15, 22, 29. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Tuesdays at 10:00am. September 10, 17, 24 and October 8, 15, 22, 29. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesday, October 16 at 10:00am. Village Center. Ileen Gottesfeld leads this book discussion using stories of unique individuals who courageously leave on voyages to unknown situations and places. For this first discussion the book to read is The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes. Books are available in the library 3 weeks prior to each meeting. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Tuesdays at 10:00am. September 10, 17, 24 and October 8, 15, 22, 29. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Tuesdays at 10:00am. September 10, 17, 24 and October 8, 15, 22, 29. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesday, November 6 at 10:00am. Village Center. Ileen Gottesfeld leads this book discussion using stories of unique individuals who courageously leave on voyages to unknown situations and places. For this first discussion the book to read is Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. Books are available in the library 3 weeks prior to each meeting. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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