Event List

Book cover to the book "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness" by Peter Godfrey-Smith, featuring an intricate illustration of an octopus viewed from above, its tentacles splayed out across a white backdrop

Brain Awareness Week Book Discussion: Other Minds

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Educational Lecture, Science

Age Group:

Adult

Researchers from Stony Brook University’s Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will lead a book discussion of Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith, a fascinating look at the minds of octopuses and related cephalopods. In this intr

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Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Discussion, Educational Lecture, Science

Registration Required

Event Details:

Researchers from Stony Brook University’s Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will lead a book discussion of Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith, a fascinating look at the minds of octopuses and related cephalopods. In this intr

Sky Explorers (Families w/ Children Ages 4-11 yrs.)

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Children's Program Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Program Type:

Science

Age Group:

Children

Enjoy a family adventure under the stars! No registration required.

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Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Room: Children's Program Room

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Science

Event Details:

Enjoy a family adventure under the stars! No registration required.

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Parents Must Stay in Library

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

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Easter

Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Closing

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Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

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.

Upcoming

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Upcoming

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.

Junior Rocketry Club (Grades 3-5)

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Science, STEM

Age Group:

Children

Experience rocketry with The Stony Brook School's Rocketry Club! Learn about and launch your own model rocket, then see a real rocket launch. This program will take place at Kansas Commons at The Stony Brook School.

Upcoming

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Offsite Event

Upcoming

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Science, STEM

Registration Required

Event Details:

Experience rocketry with The Stony Brook School's Rocketry Club! Learn about and launch your own model rocket, then see a real rocket launch. This program will take place at Kansas Commons at The Stony Brook School.

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.

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.

Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Program Type:

Educational Lecture, History, Science

Age Group:

Adult

Mark Torres, author of Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance, will discuss the dark history of the eugenics program developed by the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor during the early 20th century,

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Open

Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Educational Lecture, History, Science

Registration Required

Event Details:

Mark Torres, author of Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance, will discuss the dark history of the eugenics program developed by the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor during the early 20th century,

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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

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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

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