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Photograph of a series of purple-tinted sheer sachets filled with ground lavender, tied together with purple twine

DIY Lavender Sachets

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Make your own lavender sachet by filling and decorating a small muslin bag. Take home the delightful scent of lavender! Led by Librarian Emma and Library Assistant Erin.

Waitlist
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:

Make your own lavender sachet by filling and decorating a small muslin bag. Take home the delightful scent of lavender! Led by Librarian Emma and Library Assistant Erin.

Axolotyl craft

Axolotl Adventure (Grades 1-5)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Science
Age Group:
Children

Explore gills, frills, and the incredible axolotl, a creature that uses four different ways to get oxygen. Bring your imagination to life by creating an axolotl buddy. Presented by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum.

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

Explore gills, frills, and the incredible axolotl, a creature that uses four different ways to get oxygen. Bring your imagination to life by creating an axolotl buddy. Presented by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum.

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.

Colorful cartoonish figures with empty speech bubbles

Social Work Intern Appointments

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Study Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Other
Age Group:
Adult, Teens & Tweens
Social Work Intern Appointments:

Throughout the academic year, the Emma S. Clark Library is host to one or more Social Work Interns from the Masters of Social Work Program at Stony Brook University who are trainin...

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Small Study Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other

Social Work Intern Appointments

Throughout the academic year, the Emma S. Clark Library is host to one or more Social Work Interns from the Masters of Social Work Program at Stony Brook University who are training to become Licensed Clinical Social Workers. These individuals will be on-site to answer questions from our community, help them fill out forms, or provide referrals on topics such as:

  • Employment/Job Search
  • Housing
  • Applying for benefits
  • LGBTQIA+ topics
  • Medical Assistance
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Substance use
  • Care Coordination
  • Childcare Services

To schedule an appointment, click here:

https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/reserve-room/social-work-intern-appointments

To cancel your appointment, email askus@emmaclark.org.

*The Social Work Interns will be available to answer questions but are not therapists; referrals will be given to people looking for clinical therapy. All conversations will be kept confidential. The interns are mandated reporters for cases of neglect, abuse, or harm.

Photograph of the interior cockpit to a personal yacht parked in a shared harbor.

New York State Safe Boating Class

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshops & Training, Other
Age Group:
Adult, Teens & Tweens

This course is being offered at the library by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation. After completing this course, you will receive a New York State Safe Boating Certificate.

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Workshops & Training, Other
Event Details:

This course is being offered at the library by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation. After completing this course, you will receive a New York State Safe Boating Certificate.

Tech Help (from teens)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Technology Center at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Help (from teens):

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Technology Center
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required

Tech Help (from teens)

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Tech Help (from teens)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Technology Center at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Help (from teens):

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Technology Center
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required

Tech Help (from teens)

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Time For Baby (Newborn - 15 mos w/ caregiver)

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Mommy & Me
Age Group:
Children
Time for Baby (Newborn - 15 mos. w/ caregiver):

We will learn songs, rhymes, and finger plays.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Mommy & Me
Registration Required

Time for Baby (Newborn - 15 mos. w/ caregiver)

We will learn songs, rhymes, and finger plays.

Group of friends playing board games, their faces out of frame but their hand reaching towards the center of the wooden table to reach for colorful game pieces

Game Day

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adult

We provide the space, tables and chairs.  You bring your friends and a favorite board or card game to play. We also have 2 Mah Jongg sets available upon request. (You must supply your own cards.)  No registration required.

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

We provide the space, tables and chairs.  You bring your friends and a favorite board or card game to play. We also have 2 Mah Jongg sets available upon request. (You must supply your own cards.)  No registration required.

Time For Baby (16 mos. - 24 mos. w/ caregiver)

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Mommy & Me
Age Group:
Children
Time for Baby (Ages 16 mos. - 24 mos. w/caregiver):

There will be music, dancing, and games to enjoy with your baby.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Mommy & Me
Registration Required

Time for Baby (Ages 16 mos. - 24 mos. w/caregiver)

There will be music, dancing, and games to enjoy with your baby.

Colorful cartoonish figures with empty speech bubbles

Social Work Intern Appointments

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Small Study Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Other
Age Group:
Adult, Teens & Tweens
Social Work Intern Appointments:

Throughout the academic year, the Emma S. Clark Library is host to one or more Social Work Interns from the Masters of Social Work Program at Stony Brook University who are trainin...

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Small Study Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other

Social Work Intern Appointments

Throughout the academic year, the Emma S. Clark Library is host to one or more Social Work Interns from the Masters of Social Work Program at Stony Brook University who are training to become Licensed Clinical Social Workers. These individuals will be on-site to answer questions from our community, help them fill out forms, or provide referrals on topics such as:

  • Employment/Job Search
  • Housing
  • Applying for benefits
  • LGBTQIA+ topics
  • Medical Assistance
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Substance use
  • Care Coordination
  • Childcare Services

To schedule an appointment, click here:

https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/reserve-room/social-work-intern-appointments

To cancel your appointment, email askus@emmaclark.org.

*The Social Work Interns will be available to answer questions but are not therapists; referrals will be given to people looking for clinical therapy. All conversations will be kept confidential. The interns are mandated reporters for cases of neglect, abuse, or harm.

Person gardening

Volunteer at Hobbs Farm

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Community Service, Garden & Environment
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

In the event of extreme weather, this program may be rescheduled or cancelled.

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Community Service, Garden & Environment
Registration Required
Event Details:

In the event of extreme weather, this program may be rescheduled or cancelled.

Disclaimer(s)

Offsite Program

This program is taking place offsite, not in the Library.  If minors are attending the program, a parent/guardian who is 18 years old or older must stay with the minor at all times.  Minors are not allowed to be dropped off at offsite programs without a parent/guardian.  Minors may share a parent/guardian.  All minors must be supervised by an adult at all times.

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.

Community Service Program

Volunteer at Hobbs Farm for Community Service (Grades 3-5)

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Community Service
Age Group:
Children

Bethel Hobbs Community Farm is a volunteer-run farm that provides fresh, wholesome produce to those in need, through a network of local food pantries and soup kitchens. Kids will help with various farm tasks such as weeding beds, planting see

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bethel Hobbs Community Farm is a volunteer-run farm that provides fresh, wholesome produce to those in need, through a network of local food pantries and soup kitchens. Kids will help with various farm tasks such as weeding beds, planting see

Disclaimer(s)

Offsite Program

This program is taking place offsite, not in the Library.  If minors are attending the program, a parent/guardian who is 18 years old or older must stay with the minor at all times.  Minors are not allowed to be dropped off at offsite programs without a parent/guardian.  Minors may share a parent/guardian.  All minors must be supervised by an adult at all times.

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 interior cockpit to a personal yacht parked in a shared harbor.

New York State Safe Boating Class

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshops & Training, Other
Age Group:
Adult, Teens & Tweens

This course is being offered at the library by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation. After completing this course, you will receive a New York State Safe Boating Certificate.

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Workshops & Training, Other
Event Details:

This course is being offered at the library by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation. After completing this course, you will receive a New York State Safe Boating Certificate.

Decorating with Chef Rob: Minion Cupcakes Grades K-5

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Tasting
Age Group:
Children

Decorate a cupcake to look like a minion!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Cooking & Tasting
Registration Required
Event Details:

Decorate a cupcake to look like a minion!

Decorating with Chef Rob: Minion Cupcakes! Grades K-5

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Tasting
Age Group:
Children

Decorate a cupcake to look like a minion!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Cooking & Tasting
Registration Required
Event Details:

Decorate a cupcake to look like a minion!

Tech Help (from teens)

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Technology Center at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Help (from teens):

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Technology Center
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required

Tech Help (from teens)

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Tech Help (from teens)

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Technology Center at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Help (from teens):

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Technology Center
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required

Tech Help (from teens)

Teen Tech Tutors will assist patrons with basic questions about their mobile devices.  Registration is required.

Vector illustration of a series of sleepy-time items (pillows, tea mugs, eye mask, medication, alarm clock) splayed across a deep blue backdrop

Can’t Sleep? Let’s Talk – Part 2

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Workshops & Training
Age Group:
Adult

Are you having trouble falling asleep, or getting back to sleep in the middle of the night? Do you feel “tired but wired” and feel like you’ve tried everything but nothing helps?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshops & Training
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you having trouble falling asleep, or getting back to sleep in the middle of the night? Do you feel “tired but wired” and feel like you’ve tried everything but nothing helps?

Book & Movie Club: Little Women

Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Movie
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

You've heard it said many times before, "The book was better than the movie!"  But was it really?  Check out and read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott then come to our Book and Movie Club to watch the 2019 movie versi

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

You've heard it said many times before, "The book was better than the movie!"  But was it really?  Check out and read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott then come to our Book and Movie Club to watch the 2019 movie versi

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.

Take & Make: Coloring Books for Kids in Need

All Day
Pick Up at the Lower Level Service Desk at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Register to reserve a Take & Make: Coloring Books for Kids in Need kit.  Pick up your kit at the Lower Level Service Desk between Monday April 13th-Friday April 17th, any time the library is open.  Instructions

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Pick Up at the Lower Level Service Desk
Age Group: Teens & Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Service
Registration Required
Event Details:

Register to reserve a Take & Make: Coloring Books for Kids in Need kit.  Pick up your kit at the Lower Level Service Desk between Monday April 13th-Friday April 17th, any time the library is open.  Instructions

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.

Bringing In The Bystander (6th-8th grade)

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Community Service, Educational Lecture, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Join a representative from Parents for Megan’s Law Crime Victims Center to learn how everyone has an important role to play in the intervention and prevention of sexual and relationship violence.  Teens will explore safe, individualized strat

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

Join a representative from Parents for Megan’s Law Crime Victims Center to learn how everyone has an important role to play in the intervention and prevention of sexual and relationship violence.  Teens will explore safe, individualized strat

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.

Graphic illustration in a black-white-blue color palette depicting a woman speaking with a cartoonishly cute android through the frame of an oversized iPhone screen

Meet Your AI Assistant: ChatGPT and Beyond [ZOOM]

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Programming
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult

Artificial intelligence isn’t science fiction—it’s here to help you with everyday tasks.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Programming
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Artificial intelligence isn’t science fiction—it’s here to help you with everyday tasks.

Interior photograph of the historic area of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, currently used as its Periodical Room, boasting deep warm wood accents spread across light sepia walls, deep magenta leather chairs, a chandelier, and a stained glass window featuring the archangel Michael.

Poetry in Our Historic Library

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Periodical Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Music & Performance
Age Group:
Adult

Poetry matters! Celebrate National Poetry Month with other poetry lovers at this small, conversational gathering in the historic 1892 section of the library. Read aloud a favorite poem by any author and share why this poem matters to you.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Periodical Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Discussion, Music & Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Poetry matters! Celebrate National Poetry Month with other poetry lovers at this small, conversational gathering in the historic 1892 section of the library. Read aloud a favorite poem by any author and share why this poem matters to you.

Disclaimer(s)

Library Card Validation Disabled

REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPENED TO BOTH RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS.
Simply supply your name and contact information to register.

Bringing In The Bystander (9th-12th grade)

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Community Service, Educational Lecture, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Join a representative from Parents for Megan’s Law Crime Victims Center to learn how everyone has an important role to play in the intervention and prevention of sexual and relationship violence.  Teens will explore safe, individualized strat

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

Join a representative from Parents for Megan’s Law Crime Victims Center to learn how everyone has an important role to play in the intervention and prevention of sexual and relationship violence.  Teens will explore safe, individualized strat

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.