For Kids

Please note: As the public health situation evolves, some in-person events may be cancelled or moved to Zoom for safety.

Storytime at the Train Station – in-person storytime is cancelled until further notice. Check Ms. Cara out on Facebook for digital storytimes.

Take & Make Arts & Crafts Kit – starting Tuesday, January 18 – stop by the library to pick up a kit and make your own paper plate polar bear! Supplies limited. First-come, first-served.

ZOOM Little Wigglers Storytime – Thursday, January 20 – ages 0 to 4 – Join Ms. Cara for an interactive virtual storytime. Listen to stories, sing songs, and say hi to your storytime friends! Registration required.

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Read to a Dog – cancelled. We hope to bring back Read to a Dog next month.

Zoom Book Clubs are back!
Upon registering, a copy of the book will be reserved for you and you’ll be notified when it’s ready to pick up. Email Ms. Cara at cara.scott@demarst.bccls.org for more information. Sign up for the appropriate grade below:

1st & 2nd GRADE
3rd & 4th GRADE
5th & 6th GRADE

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For Adults

For the foreseeable future, all our programming will be held outdoors, at the Demarest Train Station, or virtually via Zoom. Sign up for the Adult Events email list to be notified of new programs. As the public health situation evolves, some in-person events may be cancelled or moved to Zoom for safety.

Events hosted via Zoom require you to download Zoom software to your computer or the app to your mobile device, links to all of which can be found here. Always register so we can send you instructions to join. If you need help setting up Zoom, email demacirc@bccls.org

Foundations Yoga – Thursdays, 11am to 12pm – Practice foundational yoga postures to align, strengthen, and promote flexibility in the body and the brain.

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ESL Conversation Group – Wednesdays from 1pm to 2:30pm – Join us for a relaxed conversation group. Registration is not required for in-person meetings. For more information, email orla.cassidy@demarest.bccls.org

On January 5 and January 12, ESL Conversation Group will meet online due to the rise in COVID-19 cases. To attend a Zoom meeting, sign up here or email orla.cassidy@demarest.bccls.org

Knitting Club – Wednesday, January 5 and Wednesday, January 19 at 7:30pm – Meetings are being held via Zoom. Email demarestknitters@outlook.com to receive a link to join.

Adult Book Club – Tuesday, February 11 at 7:30pm – January’s book is A Burning by Megha Majumdar. Request a copy via the catalog or pick one up at the upstairs desk. Also available on Libby as an eBook or an audiobook.

In February, the book club will discuss The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Women Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P Nimura. Request a copy via the catalog or pick one up at the upstairs desk. Also available as an audiobook on hoopla and on Libby as an eBook or an audiobook.

To receive an invite, email julia.nock@closter.bccls.org. Out-of-towners welcome!

How to Successfully Navigate College Admissions in 2022 – Wednesday, March 26 at 7:00pm on Zoom – This presentation by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC, will help families understand how COVID has changed the college admissions landscape and how it affects high school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. Follow the link below to learn more and sign up.

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Community Read – Thursday, March 3 at 7:00pm – We plan to offer this program as an in-person, online hybrid event. The title has not yet been selected. Vote now to choose what we’ll read and discuss in March.

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