Name: "7 Keys to Personal Protection" Presented by Warrior Success Academy
Start: 2025-01-09T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-09T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Forest Library

Woman practicing self defense with the words Self Defense.

"7 Keys to Personal Protection" Presented by Warrior Success Academy

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Forest Community Room at Forest Library

Program Type:

Health and Wellness, Workshop

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Warrior Success Academy is back to teach us the fundamentals of self-defense including knowledge, combatives, defensive tactics, crime prevention, and dynamic responses to common s...

Required

Library Branch: Forest Library

Room: Forest Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness, Workshop

Required

Seats Remaining: 26

Event Details:

Warrior Success Academy is back to teach us the fundamentals of self-defense including knowledge, combatives, defensive tactics, crime prevention, and dynamic responses to common street attacks.

Chess Club

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Bedford Young Adult Room at Bedford Central Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Kids, Teens

Event Details:

If you are a chess enthusiast or interested in learning more about the game please join us every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (except holidays)! Open to all ages and skill...

Required

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library

Room: Bedford Young Adult Room

Age Group: Kids, Teens

Program Type: Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

If you are a chess enthusiast or interested in learning more about the game please join us every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (except holidays)!

Line drawing of a person standing in a tai chi pose in front of a ying yang symbol.

Tai Chi at the Library

Friday, January 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library

Program Type:

Health and Wellness

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Tai Chi:

Join certified instructor Scott Larsen every week for a free class in the gentle, meditative martial art known as Tai Chi. Practiced throughout the world for its numerous hea...

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library

Room: Bedford Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness

Tai Chi

Join certified instructor Scott Larsen every week for a free class in the gentle, meditative martial art known as Tai Chi. Practiced throughout the world for its numerous health benefits, many of Tai Chi's slow movements and deep breathing techniques are easy to learn and suitable for people of all ages and abilities.*

*No equipment is necessary, but please wear lightweight, comfortable shoes and loose-fitting clothing that doesn't restrict your range of motion. Though Tai Chi is a safe, low-impact form of exercise, it is always recommended that you consult your doctor before beginning any new fitness program-especially if you have any limiting physical or medical conditions (such as joint problems, back pain, diabetes, heart disease, circulation issues, etc.) or are taking any medications that can make you dizzy or lightheaded.
First-time attendees may be asked to sign a waiver.

Note: This class may be held in different spaces in the library (or outdoors) depending on the week and what space is available. Please check in with a librarian at the desk if you are unsure of where to go.

Vanilla ice cream and sprinkles in a waffle cone with a blue background.

Edible Science - Homemade Ice Cream

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library

Program Type:

Food/Cooking, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Kids, Teens

Event Details:

Join us on the second Saturday of every month for a new series called Edible Science. Each month, participants will learn new scientific concepts through food experiments. &n...

Required

Library Branch: Stewartsville Library

Room: Stewartsville Community Room

Age Group: Kids, Teens

Program Type: Food/Cooking, STEM/STEAM

Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Join us on the second Saturday of every month for a new series called Edible Science. Each month, participants will learn new scientific concepts through food experiments. January's project: making homemade ice cream!

Teen RPG Club: Dungeons & Dragons (Ages 12-18)

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Forest Community Room at Forest Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Teens

Event Details:

Join us for an epic adventure in the realm of Dungeons & Dragons on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Players will face dangerous foes, use their wits to solve perilous chal...

Required

Library Branch: Forest Library

Room: Forest Community Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 1

Event Details:

Join us for an epic adventure in the realm of Dungeons & Dragons on the 2nd Saturday of each month.

Rock-A-Bye Reader (0-21 Months)

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:15am

Forest Community Room at Forest Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Preschool

Event Details:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for babies ages 0-21 months old. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Required

Library Branch: Forest Library

Room: Forest Community Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Story Times

Required

Seats Remaining: 25

Event Details:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for babies ages 0-21 months old. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources. ...

Required

Library Branch: Stewartsville Library

Room: Stewartsville Community Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Story Times

Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Rock-A-Bye Reader (21 Months - 3 Years Old)

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 11:15am - 12:15pm

Forest Community Room at Forest Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Preschool

Event Details:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for babies ages 0-21 months old. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Required

Library Branch: Forest Library

Room: Forest Community Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Story Times

Required

Seats Remaining: 25

Event Details:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for babies ages 0-21 months old. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

"The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder" by David Grann

Friends of the Forest Library Book Club

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Forest Community Room at Forest Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

The Friends of the Forest Library Book Club meets every 2nd Monday of the month at 1:00 PM. Join us to read and discuss our Book of the Month! This month's selection is The Wa...

Library Branch: Forest Library

Room: Forest Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Event Details:

The Friends of the Forest Library Book Club meets every 2nd Monday of the month at 1:00 PM. Join us to read and discuss our Book of the Month!

AI image of a Middle aged Woman with brown hair reading a book walking up stairs made out of books, watercolor

Literary Lakers Book Club

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Come join us today for the meeting of the Literary Lakers Book Club at the Moneta/SML Library! We will meet in the community room each month on the Second Monday. We will rea...

Required

Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library

Room: Moneta Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Come join us today for the meeting of the Literary Lakers Book Club at the Moneta/SML Library!

We will meet in the community room each month on the Second Monday.

A heartwarming illustration of a fluffy black bear curled up and hibernating in a cozy cave during winter. The cave is nestled in a snowy landscape, with icicles hanging from the entrance and a soft glow emanating from within. The bear looks peaceful and content, surrounded by a few scattered pinecones and leaves, with a gentle snowfall outside.

STEAM Library Makers with Amazement Square

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Big Island Community Room at Big Island Library

Program Type:

STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool

Event Details:

Amazement Square and the Big Island Library are teaming up for the first time this year to present a series of STEAM programs for children ages 3 to 5. Each month there will b...

Required

Library Branch: Big Island Library

Room: Big Island Community Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: STEM/STEAM

Required

Seats Remaining: 8

Event Details:

Amazement Square and the Big Island Library are teaming up for the first time this year to present a series of STEAM programs for children ages 3 to 5.

Stitchin' Chicks

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday at 2:00 PM (except holidays), bring your projects, and knit or crochet with us! New members are always welcome, and no experience is necessary. Come learn ...

Library Branch: Montvale Library

Room: Montvale Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday at 2:00 PM (except holidays), bring your projects, and knit or crochet with us!

New members are always welcome, and no experience is necessary. Come learn with us!

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Stewartsville Community Room at Stewartsville Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join other readers on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a different book and meet other members of your community! This month's book selection will be...A Year Down Yo...

Library Branch: Stewartsville Library

Room: Stewartsville Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Event Details:

Join other readers on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a different book and meet other members of your community!

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources. ...

Required

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library

Room: Bedford Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Story Times

Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Moneta Community Room at Moneta/SML Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources. ...

Required

Library Branch: Moneta/SML Library

Room: Moneta Community Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Story Times

Required

Seats Remaining: 8

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

STEAM Library Makers with Amazement Square

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am

Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library

Program Type:

STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Preschool

Event Details:

Amazement Square and the Bedford Central Library are teaming together again this year to present a series of STEAM programs for children ages 3 to 5. Each month there will be ...

Required

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library

Room: Bedford Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: STEM/STEAM

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

Amazement Square and the Bedford Central Library are teaming together again this year to present a series of STEAM programs for children ages 3 to 5.

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Montvale Story Time Room at Montvale Library

Program Type:

Story Times

Age Group:

Preschool

Rock-A-Bye Reader:

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources. ...

Required

Library Branch: Montvale Library

Room: Montvale Story Time Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Story Times

Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader is a lap-sit program for infants and toddlers ages 0-36 months. Come join us for rhymes, music, movement, stories, free play, and parenting resources.

Confessions of a Colorholic

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Montvale Community Room at Montvale Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Confessions of a Colorholic:

Open to anyone who enjoys coloring for relaxation or creative expression! Join us every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM at the Montvale Library. The library provides ...

Library Branch: Montvale Library

Room: Montvale Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Confessions of a Colorholic

Open to anyone who enjoys coloring for relaxation or creative expression! Join us every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 PM at the Montvale Library. The library provides coloring sheets as well as markers, coloring pencils and pens but you are welcome to bring your own.

AI generated illustration of a lit beeswax candle, a mug of cocoa, wool socks and a bee

STEAM Club: Winter Hygge Gathering

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Big Island Outside at Big Island Library

Program Type:

STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Kids

Event Details:

Ahh, now we’re in winter proper. Maybe we’ll even have snow this year! And even if we don’t, we don’t have to sulk our way through the dreary days. We can take a tip from the Danes...

Required

Library Branch: Big Island Library

Room: Big Island Outside

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: STEM/STEAM

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

Ahh, now we’re in winter proper. Maybe we’ll even have snow this year! And even if we don’t, we don’t have to sulk our way through the dreary days.

I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Forest Community Room at Forest Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night:

Open to anyone regardless of your skill level. Everyone from experienced painters to someone who has never even picked up a paintbrush is welcome. This is a time of self-e...

Required

Library Branch: Forest Library

Room: Forest Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 5

I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night

Open to anyone regardless of your skill level. Everyone from experienced painters to someone who has never even picked up a paintbrush is welcome.

This is a time of self-expression, not a teaching class. Come and paint whatever the canvas inspires in you!

All supplies will be provided. Please dress in clothing you won’t mind getting messy.

Everyone who participates will be able to take their paintings home at the end of the evening.

Registration is required and space is limited.

Teen Art Night

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens

Event Details:

Teens age 12 and up are invited to join us on the 3rd Thursday of every month (except for June and July) for Teen Art Night. Each month we will have a different theme/project....

Required

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library

Room: Bedford Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Teens age 12 and up are invited to join us on the 3rd Thursday of every month (except for June and July) for Teen Art Night.

Chess Club

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Bedford Young Adult Room at Bedford Central Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Kids, Teens

Event Details:

If you are a chess enthusiast or interested in learning more about the game please join us every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (except holidays)! Open to all ages and skill...

Required

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library

Room: Bedford Young Adult Room

Age Group: Kids, Teens

Program Type: Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

If you are a chess enthusiast or interested in learning more about the game please join us every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (except holidays)!

Tai Chi at the Library

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Bedford Room at Bedford Central Library

Program Type:

Health and Wellness

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Tai Chi:

Join certified instructor Scott Larsen every week for a free class in the gentle, meditative martial art known as Tai Chi. Practiced throughout the world for its numerous hea...

Library Branch: Bedford Central Library

Room: Bedford Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Health and Wellness

Tai Chi

Join certified instructor Scott Larsen every week for a free class in the gentle, meditative martial art known as Tai Chi. Practiced throughout the world for its numerous health benefits, many of Tai Chi's slow movements and deep breathing techniques are easy to learn and suitable for people of all ages and abilities.*

*No equipment is necessary, but please wear lightweight, comfortable shoes and loose-fitting clothing that doesn't restrict your range of motion. Though Tai Chi is a safe, low-impact form of exercise, it is always recommended that you consult your doctor before beginning any new fitness program-especially if you have any limiting physical or medical conditions (such as joint problems, back pain, diabetes, heart disease, circulation issues, etc.) or are taking any medications that can make you dizzy or lightheaded.
First-time attendees may be asked to sign a waiver.

Note: This class may be held in different spaces in the library (or outdoors) depending on the week and what space is available. Please check in with a librarian at the desk if you are unsure of where to go.

AI generated illustration of a pink bunny sleeping under a patchwork quilt inside a book.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Forest Community Room at Forest Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Family - All Ages

Event Details:

Bring your favorite stuffed pal to the Forest Library for a Slumber Party Adventure!Kids of all ages are invited to drop off their stuffy friends on Friday, January 17th from 10 AM...

Required

Library Branch: Forest Library

Room: Forest Community Room

Age Group: Family - All Ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 28

Event Details:

Bring your favorite stuffed pal to the Forest Library for a Slumber Party Adventure!

Event List

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Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Rock-A-Bye Reader

Confessions of a Colorholic

I'm No Van Gogh Paint Night

Tai Chi