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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Magic of Stephen Christopher - Schaffner Room
Magic of Stephen Christopher
Back by popular demand, Stephen Christopher is here to wow you, dazzle you, and amaze you with a magic show full of tricks and audience participation. A show that will leave you laughing and not wanting to leave. Please register on library website. Registration guarantees a spot in the program. Registration does not guarantee a […]
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - “Animal Safari Show” from Lucky Duck Puppets - Schaffner Room
“Animal Safari Show” from Lucky Duck Puppets
From earth worms to dinosaurs Lucky Duck learns you don't have to travel far to learn about all sorts of animals! Go on a journey through the jungle and meet all kinds of animal friends in this wild puppet show! Featuring our popular rendition of The Lion and the Mouse from Aesop's Fables. Please register […]
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - April Solar Eclipse - Pound Ridge Library On Zoom
April Solar Eclipse
Get ready to experience the April Solar Eclipse visible from New York State! April 3 @ 7pm, Online NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador and science teacher Charles Fulco will explain why eclipses happen, their roles in history, and show you how to safely view and record the upcoming celestial event by constructing your own eclipse viewers. He’ll also discuss the importance […]
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm - “Spring Critters” with The Darien Nature Center - Schaffner Room
“Spring Critters” with The Darien Nature Center
Spring is in the air! Animals AND people are ready for those longer, warmer days! Come and meet 'springtime' animals with a Darien Nature Center naturalist, and learn about native critters and what they are doing to get ready for summer! Please register on library website. Registration guarantees a spot in the program. Registration does not guarantee a parking […]
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room - Schaffner Room
Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room
The Pound Ridge Boy Scouts will be meeting in the Schaffner Room for a private meeting.
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Culture Quest - On Zoom
Culture Quest
Culture Quest is a virtual series featuring professionals from all disciplines: writing, visual arts, and performing arts. A 45-minute presentation is followed by a Q & A session. All talks will spring from the theme “How I Got Here”. This event will take place on Zoom. You can register here. Pound Ridge Library is proud […]
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11:15 am - 12:00 pm - Sensory Storytime - lower level
Sensory Storytime
Sensory Storytime for children ages 2 thru 6 accompanied by a caregiver. Sensory Storytimes are more interactive and provide built-in time for sensory play, including freedom of movement with more visual aids, gentle action, and sensory experiences. These storytimes are also smaller, reducing the group size and noise level for those with sound sensitivity. This […]
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Full-length movie presentation – The Little Mermaid - Schaffner Room
Full-length movie presentation – The Little Mermaid
Dive into an enchanting movie experience at the library! Join us for a special screening of The Little Mermaid and let your imagination swim free! Bring your friends, we’ll provide the snacks, and get ready for an ocean of fun! It’s going to be fin-tastic! Please register on the library website. Registration guarantees a spot in the program. Registration […]
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Can We Really Be at Home in the World? – the Architecture & Life of Frank Lloyd Wright - Schaffner Room
Can We Really Be at Home in the World? – the Architecture & Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Join acclaimed architects Dale Laurin and Anthony Romeo in a richly illustrated, in depth presentation of the architecture and life of Frank Lloyd Wright. Why do the designs of America’s greatest architect still move people decades after his last building was completed, and what can we learn from them about ourselves? In this in-person well […]
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Pound Ridge Garden Club presents “Planning, Building, and Reaping the Benefits of a Connecticut Regenerative Garden” - Schaffner Room
Pound Ridge Garden Club presents “Planning, Building, and Reaping the Benefits of a Connecticut Regenerative Garden”
The Pound Ridge Garden Club will hold their first meeting of the year, open to the public. It will be an in-person presentation in the Schaffner Room. There will be a business meeting for members at 9:15 followed by the program at 10 am. Speaker: Pam Wright. Pam currently resides on the Pawtucket River in […]
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2:45 pm - 6:30 pm - Recreation Dance Program - lower level
Recreation Dance Program
The Pound Ridge Recreation Department will hold a dance session in the library's lower level meeting room.
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room - Schaffner Room
Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room
The Pound Ridge Boy Scouts will be meeting in the Schaffner Room for a private meeting.
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12:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Relief Printmaking Workshop - Schaffner Room
Relief Printmaking Workshop
A two day workshop exploring the process of relief printmaking. Using a linoleum soft rubber block, design and carve your own image to print on a note card. This workshop reviews the relief printmaking process from design concept, using the tools, inking and printing. Create your very own design to print on cards and share. […]
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Second Saturday Writers Meeting - Schaffner Room
Second Saturday Writers Meeting
Second Saturday Writers group meeting monthly on the second Saturday of each month.
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm - Historic Gardens of Westchester - Schaffner Room
Historic Gardens of Westchester
We invite you to step into lush, magnificently designed gardens and experience a variety of historic eras and fascinating cultures – through a digital “visit” to some of Westchester’s fabulous public gardens. This 75-minute, richly illustrated presentation will include images both past and present of the restored colonial gardens at the Jay family properties, the […]
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11:45 am - 12:15 pm - Pound Ridge Library Book Group -
Pound Ridge Library Book Group
The Pound Ridge Library Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 11:45 am. This month, we will be discussing 'The Housemaid' by Freida McFadden. "Millie is a young and beautiful woman who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy couple, Nina and Andrew Winchester. For Millie, who has […]
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Harriet Shenkman, Poet, Wonder Wheel - On Zoom
Harriet Shenkman, Poet, Wonder Wheel
Harriet Shenkman's poetry collection captures the circular nature of life. Reading from "Wonder Wheel", she both recalls her ancestors and rears her children in these poems-alongside its unpredictability. Harriet Shenkman is the current Poet-in-Residence at the JCC of Mid Westchester. She is a professor emerita at City University of New York. Her poetry awards include […]
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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room - Schaffner Room
Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room
The Pound Ridge Boy Scouts will be meeting in the Schaffner Room for a private meeting.
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Sogetsu Ikebana Moribana and Nageire Arrangements -
Sogetsu Ikebana Moribana and Nageire Arrangements
Ikebana (ē-kĕ-bah-nah) is the ancient art of Japanese flower arranging and one of the traditional arts of Japan. A free translation of Ikebana might be “living flowers” or “making flowers come alive”. When flowers are beautifully arranged in a container, the arrangement evokes the whole of nature itself, and people’s relationship with nature. Presented by […]
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Pound Ridge Authors Society Tenth Anniversary - Schaffner Room
Pound Ridge Authors Society Tenth Anniversary
The Pound Ridge Authors Society Celebrates Their Tenth Anniversary. Please join us! Come to the PRAS April book reading event with five local authors of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. You will enjoy engaging presentations and discussions, wine and cheese, and interact with readers, authors, writers, and the literary community. The five featured authors from […]
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Hata Ikebana - Schaffner Room
Hata Ikebana
A private event will take place in the Schaffner Room. Hata Ikebana is closed to the public.
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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room - Schaffner Room
Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room
The Pound Ridge Boy Scouts will be meeting in the Schaffner Room for a private meeting.
2 events,
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Relief Printmaking Workshop - Schaffner Room
Relief Printmaking Workshop
A two day workshop exploring the process of relief printmaking. Using a linoleum soft rubber block, design and carve your own image to print on a note card. This workshop reviews the relief printmaking process from design concept, using the tools, inking and printing. Create your very own design to print on cards and share. […]
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Planting Your Vegetable Garden by Seed - Schaffner Room
Planting Your Vegetable Garden by Seed
An informative seed workshop focusing on planting your vegetable garden by seed. The workshop will be conducted by Master Gardener, Carolyn Ramsey, Community Horticulture Educator of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County. Class size will be limited. Please register below. Registration guarantees a spot in the program. Registration does not guarantee a parking spot. […]
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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing - Schaffner Room
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing is the premier perfornmance of a song cycle for Soprano and Piano, composed by Pete Malinverni, acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, educator and long time Pound Ridge resident. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Malinverni used the texts of James Weldon Johnson's poetry. The performance will include, of course, Johnson’s “Lift […]
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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room - Schaffner Room
Boy Scouts in Schaffner Room
The Pound Ridge Boy Scouts will be meeting in the Schaffner Room for a private meeting.
2 events,
11:15 am - 12:00 pm - Sensory Storytime - lower level
Sensory Storytime
Sensory Storytime for children ages 2 thru 6 accompanied by a caregiver. Sensory Storytimes are more interactive and provide built-in time for sensory play, including freedom of movement with more visual aids, gentle action, and sensory experiences. These storytimes are also smaller, reducing the group size and noise level for those with sound sensitivity. This […]
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Private event in the Schaffner Room -
Private event in the Schaffner Room
A private session of Hata Ikebana will take place in the Schaffner Room.
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Community Conversation - Schaffner Room
Community Conversation
Great news! The library just got a grant, and we are seeking your input on how to spend it. Thanks to the American Library Association's 'Libraries Transforming Communities' grant, we're focusing on making the library more accessible for the neurodivergent community. We want to make sure our initiatives are based on real experiences and needs, […]
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