The Rotary Club of Lake Placid’s Dam Duck Race
Saturday, September 23rd from 5- 8 p.m. Join us at The Rotary Club of Lake Placid’s Dam Duck Race for some family fun!Games, Crafts, & PrizesJewtraw Park (behind Lisa G’s)
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Lake Placid now offers free parking passes for residents
If you are registered to vote in Lake Placid or North Elba, you can visit the Town hall to get a parking pass that will allow free parking in town from 8:00am to 11:0am each day. For more info, see the news article at https://www.lakeplacidnews.com/news/local-news/2023/07/27/village-of-lake-placid-to-offer-parking-passes-for-residents/
NEW DATES ADDED Watercolor Workshop—Come paint at the library!
Monday Aug. 28th, 10:30-12:30 repeating Tuesday, Aug. 29th 3:00 – 5:00. Adults and teens welcome. Learn some of the basics of watercolor, and try your hand at a landscape painting! Materials will be available to use at the event, or you are welcome to bring your own. Sign up at the front desk or by […]
RIVERJACK Z BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 Create and record and original song with musician and songwriter RiverJack Z! For families with children of all ages. Free and open to the public. This event was made possible by a generous donation from the Can/Am Hockey Group.
Meet Some New York State Wildlife!
Tuesday, July 18th at 1:00 p.m. Staff from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum will be on hand for an interactive experience with live animals and touchable artifacts. Families with children of all ages welcome. Free and open to the public.
Author & pop artist Michael Albert will lead a hands-on workshop at the library
July 11 3:00 Children & Families, 5:00 Adults New York-based pop artist and author Michael Albert will offer a Pop Art Collage workshop at the Lake Placid Public Library. Beginning with an artist presentation, the event continues with a hands-on workshop where attendees will make their own pop art collage, and will finish with a […]
Library eBooks Q&A
Monday July 10, 12:00-1:00 eBooks and eAudio with Libby Q&Aat the Lake Placid Public Library Bring your device with you for help getting started with library eBooks and eAudio on your smartphone or tablet. If you’re interested in reading library eBooks on a Kindle, you will also need your smartphone or another tablet. We can […]
From the Archive
This photo is in our Olympics, 1980 archive folder. We were able to identify most of the people in the photo, but we are still missing two names. Here is who we have so far: Top rowDon Beaney, Chip Ormsby, Lynn Wilson, Tony Kilburn, Bern Farley, Tom Borden, Leonard Gadway Bottom rowBob Allen, Billy Kilburn, […]
Linda recommends: The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
I loved this novel as I had The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. The author, Kim Michele Richardson, has that talent for writing a compelling plot and making the protagonists believable. ( I hope there will be a third book to continue the story of the Lovett family and the packhorse librarians of Kentucky. ) […]
Virtual Author Visit with Grace Lin and Kate Messner: Once Upon a Book
January 31, 2023 at 1 – 2 pmVirtual event being hosted at the Lake Placid Public Library In this interactive virtual author visit for elementary school readers, Grace and Kate will share a sneak-preview read-aloud excerpt from Once Upon A Book, their new picture book that celebrates the transformative power of stories. They’ll also share […]
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