StoryWalk Grand Opening
At Cascade Welcome Center, Jan. 13, 10:00-11:30am.
Author Visit: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Saturday, Jan. 20th 10:15 Join us as we welcome author and playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey for a read aloud and discussion of his children’s books. The Bookstore Plus will be on hand with copies of Calvin’s books for sale. Recommended for families with children in grades 1-6, but other ages are welcome. If you know you’re coming, please RSVP to 518-523-3200 or librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org.
This program is made possible in partnership with John Brown Lives! and with generous funding from the North Elba Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund (LEAF). Free and open to the public.
Watercolor Workshop: Holiday Wreaths
Monday, Nov. 27th 10:30-12:30
Come and learn some basic botanical techniques and make a holiday wreath painting! Adults and teens welcome.
Materials will be provided, but you can bring your own if you like.
Sign up at the front desk or by calling 518-523-3200.
Homeschool Thursday Family Drop-In
December 7th, 10:00-2:00
Join us as we prepare for the holidays with card making and hand-made gift stations.
Programs are geared for families with children in Kindergarten – Grade 6, but other ages are welcome. Free parking is now available on Main Street until 11:00 a.m. for Lake Placid/North Elba residents with a parking sticker. The St. Eustace lot is still available, just leave a note on your dashboard indicating you are at this library event. For questions, call 518-523-3200, or email librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org.
LPES Holiday Art Show
Thursday Dec. 7th, 4:30 – 6:00 pm.
Stop by the library to see Lake Placid elementary students’ art and enjoy a snack!
Coiled Baskets: The Basics
Monday, Oct. 30th, 10:30-12:30
Learn how to make your own coiled basket using cotton rope and yarn. Unless you are very speedy, this will be a project you will start at the library, then finish at home. It’s a great way to use up your leftover and odd balls of yarn!
Adults and teens welcome.
We will provide materials, but if you wanted to bring in your own yarns to use, that is also good.
Sign up at the front desk or by calling 518-523-3200
Scientists visit the library to talk about lake data and visual arts
Homeschool Thursday Oct. 12th 10:00 am. Join us in welcoming scientists from Paul Smith’s College and the Adirondack Watershed Institute to explore the illuminating intersection between lake data collection and analysis through the visual arts.
Programs are geared for families with children in kindergarten-grade 6, but other ages are welcome. Free parking is now available in Main Street until 11:00 a.m. If staying longer, the St. Eustace lot is still available, just leave a note on your dashboard indicating you are at this library event. For questions, call 518-523-3200 or email libarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org.
Monica Sara Mzese Artist Reception
Thursday, September 28th from 4-6 p.m. Light refreshments, free and open to the public.
Monica Sara Mzese is an up-and-coming visual artist and a 2023 graduate of Lake Placid High School. Monica has always preferred to express herself through drawing and visual imagery rather than words. Monica’s work has been displayed in the Central Adirondack Art Show, Travel Unity Summit on diversity, and in juried shows at the Adirondack Artists Guild and Lake Placid Center for the Arts, as well as other places. She has sold over 50 paintings. Buyers of her work include locals as well as individuals as far away as Cape Cod, Brooklyn, and her home country of Tanzania. Her show is currently hanging in the Guy Brewster Hughes Art Gallery in the library.
Watercolor workshop
Monday, Sept. 25th 10:30-12:30 repeating Tuesday, Sept. 26th 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 calling 518-523-3200.
These paintings are by Erin Johnson, who will be leading the class.
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, & Prizes
Jewtraw Park (behind Lisa G’s)
2471 Main Street,
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3200
librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org