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New York State Safe Boating Class

4:30pm–8:30pm
Adult, Teens & Tweens
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

5:30pm–6:00pm
Children
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 minion!

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

6:00pm–6:30pm
Children
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 minion!

Tech Help (from teens)

10:00am–11:00am
Adult
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)

11:00am–12:00pm
Adult
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.

Can’t Sleep? Let’s Talk – Part 2

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adult
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

1:30pm–4:30pm
Teens & Tweens
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
Teens & Tweens
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)

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens & Tweens
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.

Meet Your AI Assistant: ChatGPT and Beyond [ZOOM]

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adult
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.

Poetry in Our Historic Library

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adult
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)

7:30pm–8:30pm
Teens & Tweens
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.

Nursery Rhyme Sing-Along Newborn - 5 yrs w/ caregiver

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Mommy & Me, Music & Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Meghan as she plays your favorite nursery rhymes and children's songs. 

Gentle Pilates [IN PERSON]

2:30pm–3:30pm
Adult
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Regular Pilates practice can help improve posture, muscle tone, balance, and joint mobility, as well as relieve stress and tension.

Gentle Pilates [ZOOM]

2:30pm–3:30pm
Adult
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Programming
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Regular Pilates practice can help improve posture, muscle tone, balance, and joint mobility, as well as relieve stress and tension.

Social Work Intern Appointments

3:00pm–7:00pm
Adult, Teens & Tweens
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.

BARK (For Readers Up to 5th Grade)

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Experience the wonders of reading to a trained therapy dog!

These one-to-one sessions give children the chance to sharpen their reading skills in a non-judgmental environment while having fun.

Other possible benefits for the kids:

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.

Cricut: Keychain [LOTTERY]

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adult
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Technology Center
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

NOTE: Registration lottery opens on March 31, 2026 at 9:30am and closes on April 1, 2026 at 1:30pm.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Lottery

THIS IS A LOTTERY PROGRAM.

Upon registration, your name will be added to a waitlist pool from which individuals will be randomly selected.

Registration for lottery programming will run for 28 hours, opening at 9:30am two weeks ahead of the program start-date and then closing the next day at 1:30pm. Please note that registration itself does not guarantee admittance. Rather, this will add you to the lottery pool from which registrants are drawn.
If selected, you will receive an additional email confirming as much no sooner than 24 hours after lottery registration has closed.

The Jupiter Hammon Project and Joseph Lloyd Manor

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Educational Lecture, History
Registration Required
Event Details:

In honor of National Poetry Month, learn about the life of the first published Black American poet, Jupiter Hammon, who was enslaved by the Lloyd family on Long Island.

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.

One-on-One Medicare Telephone Counseling

10:00am–12:30pm
Adult
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Programming
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other
Event Details:

HIICAP: Health Insurance Information Counseling & Assistance Program

Wednesday Film at Noon: Freakier Friday (2025)

12:00pm–2:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Starring Lindsay Lohan & Jamie Lee Curtis

Earth Day Living Houses (Grades K-5)

5:30pm–6:15pm
Children
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:

Turn sponges into building blocks to create a house, then cover it with grass seeds so you can watch it grow.

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

5:30pm–6:30pm
Teens & Tweens
Waitlist
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.

Library Board Meeting

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library
Room: Vincent R. O'Leary Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Emma S. Clark Library's Board Members