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Decorating with Chef Rob: Polar Bear Cupcakes Grades K-5

Friday, January 30, 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 polar bear!

Full
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 polar bear!

Decorating with Chef Rob: Polar Bear Cupcakes! Grades K-5

Friday, January 30, 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 polar bear!

Full
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 polar bear!

Presidents' Day

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Photo/quilt collage featuring highly posterized images of biscuits alongside patternwork featuring both patterns and static images (Picture courtesy of MOFAD's "The Legacy Quilt Project," a story-gathering project featured in MOFAD’s exhibition "African/American: Making the Nation’s Table." Individual quilt at courtesy of Leona Victor.)

Ingenuity And Resistance: The History of African American Foods in Early New York

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Tasting, Educational Lecture, History
Age Group:
Adult

Local historian Melanie Cardone-Leathers will discuss the culinary history of African Americans in the New York area.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Cooking & Tasting, Educational Lecture, History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Local historian Melanie Cardone-Leathers will discuss the culinary history of African Americans in the New York area.

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 bowl of creamy broccoli soup next to slices of baguette sitting on a plain white table

Cooking with Chef Rob: Comfort Foods

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Tasting
Age Group:
Adult

Chef Rob will demonstrate how to make an extra-sharp cheddar and broccoli soup. For dessert, you’ll make a brownie-in-a-mug to take home and enjoy. Food samples and recipes will be provided.

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

Chef Rob will demonstrate how to make an extra-sharp cheddar and broccoli soup. For dessert, you’ll make a brownie-in-a-mug to take home and enjoy. Food samples and recipes will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergen Notice

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

Supplies Required

Please review the program description for materials required for participation in this program.

Photograph of a bowl of creamy broccoli soup next to slices of baguette sitting on a plain white table

Cooking with Chef Rob: Comfort Foods

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Tasting
Age Group:
Adult

Chef Rob will demonstrate how to make an extra-sharp cheddar and broccoli soup. For dessert, you’ll make a brownie-in-a-mug to take home and enjoy. Food samples and recipes will be provided.

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

Chef Rob will demonstrate how to make an extra-sharp cheddar and broccoli soup. For dessert, you’ll make a brownie-in-a-mug to take home and enjoy. Food samples and recipes will be provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergen Notice

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

Supplies Required

Please review the program description for materials required for participation in this program.

Bring Your Own Adult: Peeps Sushi!

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cooking & Tasting, Mommy & Me
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Bring your own adult to this program to create delectable Peeps candy sushi! Bring them home to share, or eat them all yourself.  No experience needed. Taught by Theresa Maritato.  Each registration covers 1 youth and 1 adult.

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

Bring your own adult to this program to create delectable Peeps candy sushi! Bring them home to share, or eat them all yourself.  No experience needed. Taught by Theresa Maritato.  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.

Easter

Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Memorial Day

Monday, May 25, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Juneteenth

Friday, June 19, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Independence Day

Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Labor Day

Monday, September 7, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Veterans Day

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Thanksgiving Eve - Early Closure

Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

*Early closure - library open until 3pm

Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Description:

*Early closure - library open until 3pm

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Christmas Eve - Early Closure

Thursday, December 24, 2026 at 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

*Early closure - library open until 3pm

Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Description:

*Early closure - library open until 3pm

Christmas Day

Friday, December 25, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

New Year's Eve - Early Closure

Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

*Early closure - library open until 3pm

Closing
Branches:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Description:

*Early closure - library open until 3pm