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Bird Friendly Backyards: Bird Houses, Bird Feeders and more.

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Online
Event Details:
Bird Friendly Backyards   Register Here: https://northcastleny.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtcu2trzosG932seltgTesfCOlvdF0HIKq   Learn how to create a bird-friendly backyard, as well as learning about our local species! Free ...

Local History Resources at the Scarsdale Library

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about the local history resources made available by the Scarsdale Public Library, both virtual and in the building. The Scarsdale Library has an extensive collection of photographs, documents, and newspapers, including The Scarsdale Inquir...

Virtual Book Talk with Scarsdale own Charles Seife-- Hawking Hawking.

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:
In Hawking Hawking, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be thought of as humanity's greatest genius. Hawking spent his career grappling with deep questions in physics, but his renown didn't rest on his scie...

Take and Make Craft for Adults: Blackout Poetry

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we'll be creating our own blackout poetry.  Blackout poetry is a mixture of poetry and art made by taking any form of printed text and blacking out the unwanted words to create a poem or stat...

How to Write a College Essay and Why

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Online, Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:
English teacher and former college admissions officer Amy Estersohn will talk to families about the purpose of a college admissions essay and will provide criteria for successful and effective college essays.  Amy has over a decade of exper...

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Photography

Please note that photographs and/or footage may be taken throughout the event. These will be used by the library for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media. Please consult with a librarian if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempt from this activity.

The Great Gatsby

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
This will be the first meeting of a new book club for teens. We'll be reading fun stuff, school stuff, interesting stuff, any kind of stuff. Get your friends together on Zoom to talk (trash?) about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Requ...

The Poe Show: "Lighten up Edgar" with The Levins

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Music, Online, Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:
THE POE SHOW: "Lighten Up, Edgar" includes a musical ode to the poet, short stories and humorous adaptations of his poetry, set to standards for group sing-alongs.  It is a light-hearted way to learn about and celebrate the many offeri...

The Science of Astro-Meteorology with Joe Rao

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
For ages man has attempted to make sense of the changing aspects of the Sun, Moon and their possible influence on our ever-changing weather. Can a lack of sunspots ultimately lead to a trend toward colder temperatures? Can the changing phases of the ...

Taste the World: Za'atar

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
Introducing the Taste the World Club, a collaboration between the Scarsdale Public Library and Apiary at the Library.   Each month we will provide a small amount of a different spice or spice blend from a different part of the world.&nbs...

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Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

HINDSIGHT is 20/20 Artist Talk

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lectures, Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
HINDSIGHT is 20/20 is an art exhibition intended to present a visual story of our community’s creative response to the pandemic and how Scarsdalians have come together to support those within and outside our village during these extraordinary times. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography

Please note that photographs and/or footage may be taken throughout the event. These will be used by the library for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media. Please consult with a librarian if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempt from this activity.

Sponsored by Friends

This program has been made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Scarsdale Library.

Social Issues Book Club with Cindy D.

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us bimonthly to discuss books about impactful social issues! This month, we’ll be reading Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.  In the form of a letter, Coates shares with his adolescent son—and readers—the story of his awakenin...

Mental Illness in fiction and memoir. Featuring Florence Reiss Kraut and Marlena Maduro Baraf.

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Talks, Health & Wellness, Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
  We often turn to fiction and memoir to learn about mental illness and honest human interactions, to find an openness in a subject that is often taboo. Honoring mental health awareness month, authors Florence Reiss Kraut and Marlena Maduro B...

Teen GSA: Gender and Sexuality Alliance

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs, Games & Recreation, Online
Event Details:
Greenburgh Public Library and Scarsdale Public Library unite to bring teens across Westchester a virtual GSA every month. For the first meeting, we'll discuss David Levithan's Boy meets Boy. This club is a safe space for everyone. Register on HERE...

Love Our Library - Spring Celebration!

10:00am - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Age Group: Babies (0-12 months), Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Recreation, Music, Performances
Event Details:
  Click here to register! The Friends of the Scarsdale Library will be holding the “Love Our Library-Spring Celebration” on May 15th (rain date May 22nd).  The celebration will be hosted outdoors at the Scarsdale Public Library and fe...

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Sponsored by Friends

This program has been made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Scarsdale Library.

Cinema Saturday

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Films, Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
Let's watch a movie! Participants arriving promptly to Cinema Saturday will vote for which hoopla film (rated PG-13 or younger) they want to watch over Zoom and then we'll watch it together! In accordance with applicable laws and...

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Scarsdale Library Writers Center Presents: Family Stories

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Online, Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:
Scarsdale Library Writers Center Presents… Join us once a month when the writers from our critique group program and other local authors present their short essays, poetry or book excerpts, all revolving around a theme. Here’s your chance to be mo...

Native Plant Center

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a presentation by Jean Lapsker, Garden Curator/Educator at the Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College.   Learn what a native plant is and why these plants are important to the environment. Discover the many bene...

A History of Baseball in Scarsdale

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:
Local History Librarian Dan Glauber will present his research on the history of baseball in Scarsdale. Did you know baseball games were being played in Arthur Manor as early as 1902 by the Scarsdale Athletic Club? The first world series was played in...

Cinema Saturday

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Films, Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
Let's watch a movie! Participants arriving promptly to Cinema Saturday will vote for which hoopla film (rated PG-13 or younger) they want to watch over Zoom and then we'll watch it together! In accordance with applicable laws and...

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Important LGBTQ+ Artists

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scarsdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, History & Genealogy, Online
Registration Required
Event Details:
Celebrate Pride Month with the Scarsdale Library.  Join us for a discussion with Suzanne Altman to learn about artists from the Renaissance to the present day who are known to be LGBTQ, (though it was often not publicly acknowledged...