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Photograph of a paper-craft bookmark made up of two uniquely patterned papers (a pink-and-green ornate floral, as well as a sepia sheet covered in brown illegible cursive text), with a red-umber ribbon laid across

Beginner Hand-Sewing: Jane Austen Bookmarks

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Learn the art of hand sewing in this relaxed workshop. Instructor Michelle Reiss will guide you through basic stitches as you create a fabric bookmark with a Jane Austen theme.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the art of hand sewing in this relaxed workshop. Instructor Michelle Reiss will guide you through basic stitches as you create a fabric bookmark with a Jane Austen theme.

Disclaimer(s)

Out-Of-District Registration Enabled

REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPENED FOR ALL SUFFOLK COUNTY RESIDENTS.
Simply supply the barcode number from your local library card to register.

Photograph of a paper-craft bookmark made up of two uniquely patterned papers (a pink-and-green ornate floral, as well as a sepia sheet covered in brown illegible cursive text), with a red-umber ribbon laid across

Beginner Hand-Sewing: Jane Austen Bookmarks

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Learn the art of hand sewing in this relaxed workshop. Instructor Michelle Reiss will guide you through basic stitches as you create a fabric bookmark with a Jane Austen theme.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the art of hand sewing in this relaxed workshop. Instructor Michelle Reiss will guide you through basic stitches as you create a fabric bookmark with a Jane Austen theme.

Disclaimer(s)

Out-Of-District Registration Enabled

REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPENED FOR ALL SUFFOLK COUNTY RESIDENTS.
Simply supply the barcode number from your local library card to register.

Photograph of a paper-craft bookmark made up of two uniquely patterned papers (a pink-and-green ornate floral, as well as a sepia sheet covered in brown illegible cursive text), with a red-umber ribbon laid across

Beginner Hand-Sewing: Jane Austen Bookmarks

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Learn the art of hand sewing in this relaxed workshop. Instructor Michelle Reiss will guide you through basic stitches as you create a fabric bookmark with a Jane Austen theme.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the art of hand sewing in this relaxed workshop. Instructor Michelle Reiss will guide you through basic stitches as you create a fabric bookmark with a Jane Austen theme.

Disclaimer(s)

Out-Of-District Registration Enabled

REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPENED FOR ALL SUFFOLK COUNTY RESIDENTS.
Simply supply the barcode number from your local library card to register.

Photograph of a 3D craft snowflake made of cut strips of sheet music and tied up with a blue ribbon and propped on a woodgrain table

Morning Holiday Craft

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Join librarian Emma and library assistant Erin to create beautiful snowflakes using recycled sheet music. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join librarian Emma and library assistant Erin to create beautiful snowflakes using recycled sheet music. 

Knit for a Cause

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Board Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Learn basic knitting skills from Librarian Emily and skilled teen knitting volunteers, then put those skills to good use making items to donate people in need!  Earn 1 hour of community service credit per class and 7 hours of credit for knitt

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn basic knitting skills from Librarian Emily and skilled teen knitting volunteers, then put those skills to good use making items to donate people in need!  Earn 1 hour of community service credit per class and 7 hours of credit for knitt

Disclaimer(s)

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Hands adding paper into Cricut printing device

Cricut: Tumbler [IN PERSON]

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Technology Center at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult
TECH CLASS: Cricut Tumbler:

In this beginner class, we’ll learn how to use Cricut Design Space and create a unique, personalized tumbler for yourself! All materials provided. Taught by Jacqueline Parente. [Te...

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Technology Center
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required

TECH CLASS: Cricut Tumbler

In this beginner class, we’ll learn how to use Cricut Design Space and create a unique, personalized tumbler for yourself! All materials provided. Taught by Jacqueline Parente. [Tech Center]

Holiday Ornaments and Cards for People in Need

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Decorate ornaments and create cards to be donated to organizations that assist people in need. Taught by Jackie Parente.  Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Decorate ornaments and create cards to be donated to organizations that assist people in need. Taught by Jackie Parente.  Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Photograph of the Frick Museum's central "Oasis Room," featuring a series of marble columns enclosing an oblong rounded chamber, at the center of which sits a fountain, above which is a grid-bounded glass ceiling, and along the sides of which stand lively green plants and dark marble statuettes

The Frick Collection: Restored, Remodeled, and Reopened [ZOOM]

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Programming
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Educational Lecture, History
Age Group:
Adult

The Frick Collection in NYC recently underwent a major renovation and enhancement project making critical updates and additions to its historic space.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Programming
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational Lecture, History
Event Details:

The Frick Collection in NYC recently underwent a major renovation and enhancement project making critical updates and additions to its historic space.

Snowflake examples

The Snowflake Shop (Families w/ Children Ages 3-11 yrs.)

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Prepare for the upcoming chilly season by creating dazzling snowflakes together under the guidance of Art Across Ages! Stop by the Library anywhere between 10:30 am - 12:30 pm for some quality time and winter fun.

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Prepare for the upcoming chilly season by creating dazzling snowflakes together under the guidance of Art Across Ages! Stop by the Library anywhere between 10:30 am - 12:30 pm for some quality time and winter fun.

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Must Stay in Library

Parents must stay in the Children's Library when their children are in a Children's program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

seashell wreath candle

Bring Your Own Adult: Seashell Wreath Candle

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Mommy & Me
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Bring your own adult with you to the library to create your own seashell wreath around a beautiful candle!  Taught by Artist Anna Chan.  Each registration covers 1 youth and 1 adult.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Mommy & Me
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your own adult with you to the library to create your own seashell wreath around a beautiful candle!  Taught by Artist Anna Chan.  Each registration covers 1 youth and 1 adult.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Electric Holiday Parade - Early Closure

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
knitting person pic

The Stitching Circle

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Are you already skilled in knit, crochet, felting, sewing, or another fiber-art, and want to put your skills to philanthropic use?  Join us at the Stitching Circle for a self-led stitching session!  Attendees will be given ideas for proj

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you already skilled in knit, crochet, felting, sewing, or another fiber-art, and want to put your skills to philanthropic use?  Join us at the Stitching Circle for a self-led stitching session!  Attendees will be given ideas for proj

Disclaimer(s)

Allergen Notice

Please review the program description for any potential allergies before signing yourself or a loved one up for this program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Crafts R Fun: DIY Gift Pouches (Grades K-5)

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Get crafty and make your very own gift pouch! It’s a super fun way to wrap your holiday surprises with lots of love, color, and cheer!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get crafty and make your very own gift pouch! It’s a super fun way to wrap your holiday surprises with lots of love, color, and cheer!

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Must Stay in Library

Parents must stay in the Children's Library when their children are in a Children's program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Knit for a Cause

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Board Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Learn basic knitting skills from Librarian Emily and skilled teen knitting volunteers, then put those skills to good use making items to donate people in need!  Earn 1 hour of community service credit per class and 7 hours of credit for knitt

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn basic knitting skills from Librarian Emily and skilled teen knitting volunteers, then put those skills to good use making items to donate people in need!  Earn 1 hour of community service credit per class and 7 hours of credit for knitt

Disclaimer(s)

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Hands adding paper into Cricut printing device

Cricut: Kitchen Tea Towel [IN PERSON]

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Technology Center at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult
TECH CLASS: Cricut Tea Towel:

In this beginner class, we’ll learn how to use Cricut Design Space to create a trendy kitchen tea towel to elevate your decor. All materials provided. Taught by Librarian Brieanne ...

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Technology Center
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required

TECH CLASS: Cricut Tea Towel

In this beginner class, we’ll learn how to use Cricut Design Space to create a trendy kitchen tea towel to elevate your decor. All materials provided. Taught by Librarian Brieanne Kocka. [Tech Center]

Family Night: Gingerbread Houses - WAITLIST

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cooking & Tasting, Other
Age Group:
Children

Come work as a family to create gingerbread houses from all sorts of ingredients!

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cooking & Tasting, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come work as a family to create gingerbread houses from all sorts of ingredients!

Disclaimer(s)

Allergen Notice

Please review the program description for any potential allergies before signing yourself or a loved one up for this program.

Parents Must Stay in Library

Parents must stay in the Children's Library when their children are in a Children's program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Portable Board Games for Kids in Need

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Create portable board games from recycled DVD cases for kids going through the NY courts system.  Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff.  Earn 1.5 hours of community service credit upon completion of the program.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create portable board games from recycled DVD cases for kids going through the NY courts system.  Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff.  Earn 1.5 hours of community service credit upon completion of the program.

Disclaimer(s)

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Family Night: Gingerbread Houses - WAITLIST

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 6:45pm - 7:45pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Children

Come work as a family to create gingerbread houses from all sorts of ingredients!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come work as a family to create gingerbread houses from all sorts of ingredients!

Disclaimer(s)

Allergen Notice

Please review the program description for any potential allergies before signing yourself or a loved one up for this program.

Parents Must Stay in Library

Parents must stay in the Children's Library when their children are in a Children's program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Crafternoon Collage

Crafternoon (Ages 3-11 yrs. w/ caregiver)

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Library at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Children and their caregivers can stop by the Library between 2:00-4:00 pm to create a work of art out of recycled materials. No registration required.

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Children and their caregivers can stop by the Library between 2:00-4:00 pm to create a work of art out of recycled materials. No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Must Stay in Library

Parents must stay in the Children's Library when their children are in a Children's program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

knitting person pic

The Stitching Circle

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Are you already skilled in knit, crochet, felting, sewing, or another fiber-art, and want to put your skills to philanthropic use?  Join us at the Stitching Circle for a self-led stitching session!  Attendees will be given ideas for proj

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you already skilled in knit, crochet, felting, sewing, or another fiber-art, and want to put your skills to philanthropic use?  Join us at the Stitching Circle for a self-led stitching session!  Attendees will be given ideas for proj

Disclaimer(s)

Allergen Notice

Please review the program description for any potential allergies before signing yourself or a loved one up for this program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Christmas Eve - Early Closure

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Christmas Day

Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 9:30am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Sew-A-Plushie (Grades 4-5)

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Have fun hand-sewing your own plushie while learning a practical skill with the Long Island Youth Development Art Club!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun hand-sewing your own plushie while learning a practical skill with the Long Island Youth Development Art Club!

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Must Stay in Library

Parents must stay in the Children's Library when their children are in a Children's program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.

Jewelry Making (Grades K-5 w/ caregiver)

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Library at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Drop by the library to create your own beaded bracelets or design a one-of-a-kind washer necklace.

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop by the library to create your own beaded bracelets or design a one-of-a-kind washer necklace.

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Must Stay in Library

Parents must stay in the Children's Library when their children are in a Children's program.

Photography Notice

Pictures/Videos taken at or for library events or activities may be posted online, printed in our newsletter or other print media, or displayed in-house.

If you do not want yourself and/or your minor child photographed, please notify the librarian/photographer at the time of the event.