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Watercolor Workshop: Folk Art Valentine’s Day Cards

Monday Feb. 3rd 10:30-12:30
Try your hand at folk-art inspired watercolors, and take home your own hand-painted Valentine’s Day cards.
For adults and teens. Material provided.

To sign up, call 518-523-3200 or stop by the main desk.

Craft Social

Jan. 27th 10:30-12:30

Bring your own craft and come have a cup of tea and work on your project in the library!

For adults and teens.

Last Monday of the month, in the nonfiction room.

To RSVP, call 518-523-3200 or visit the front desk.

Crochet Workshop: The Year of the Snake

Monday Jan. 6th, 10:30-12:30

  • Learn how to make amigurumi, crocheted stuffed animals, by making a snake in honor of the 2025 Lunar New Year.
  • Some knowledge of crochet will be helpful but isn’t necessary.
  • Adults and teens welcome.
  • Materials will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring your own.
  • Sign up at the front desk, or by calling 518-523-3200

Craft Social

Monday, December 30th 10:30-12:30

Come have a cup of tea and work on your own project in the non-fiction room.

We meet on the last Monday of each month.

Watercolor Holiday Greeting Cards

Mondays, Dec. 2nd, 9th

  • Make your own watercolor and color pencil greeting cards. Your completed cards will come with envelopes.
  • Free and open to the public. Materials will be provided.
  • A workshop for adults and teens led by Erin Johnson.
  • The two dates are duplicate sessions, you can sign up for either day.
  • To sign up call 518-523-3200, or visit the front desk.

Craft Social

Monday, Nov. 25th 10:30-12:30

Come have a cup of tea and work on your own project in the non-fiction room. Erin will be working on a Tunisian crochet blanket done in colorwork hexagons.

Craft Social

Monday October 28th, 10:30-12:30

Bring your own craft and come have a cup of tea and work on your project in the library!

For adults and teens.

Craft Social

Aug. 26th 10:30-12:30

Bring your own small craft and come have a cup of tea and work on your project in the library. For adults and teens. Last Monday of the month, 10:30-12:30 in the Nonfiction Room of the library.

Rescheduled: Crochet a mini mushroom amigurumi

Monday, Sept. 9th 10:30-12:30

Craft class at the library

Learn the basics of how to make amigurumi, crocheted stuffed toys, by making a miniature mushroom. Some knowledge of crochet will be helpful but isn’t necessary. Adults and teens welcome. Materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own.

Sign up at the main desk or by calling 518-523-3200

Watercolor: Paint in the garden

Monday Aug. 12th, 10:30-12:30

Plein air at the library

We will be taking advantage of the beautiful weather and will be painting in the library’s back garden. Try your hand at plein air landscape painting. Materials will be provided, but you can bring your own if you’d like. 
Adults and teens welcome.
Sign up at the front desk or by calling 528-523-3200

Events

Crochet Workshop: Year of the Snake

  • Learn how to make amigurumi, crocheted stuffed animals, by making a snake in honor of the 2025 Lunar New Year.
  • Some knowledge of crochet will be helpful but isn’t necessary.
  • Adults and teens welcome.
  • Materials will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring your own.
  • Sign up at the front desk, or by calling 518-523-3200

Rescheduled: Crochet a mini mushroom amigurumi

Craft class at the library

Learn the basics of how to make amigurumi, crocheted stuffed toys, by making a miniature mushroom. Some knowledge of crochet will be helpful but isn’t necessary. Adults and teens welcome. Materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own.

Sign up at the main desk or by calling 518-523-3200

Crochet a mini mushroom amigurumi

Craft class at the library

Learn the basics of how to make amigurumi, crocheted stuffed toys, by making a miniature mushroom. Some knowledge of crochet will be helpful but isn’t necessary. Adults and teens welcome. Materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own.

Sign up at the main desk or by calling 518-523-3200

Craft Social

Bring your own small craft and come have a cup of tea and work on your project in the library. Examples include: knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, tablet weaving, hand sewing. Sign up at the front desk of the library, or by calling 518-523-3200.

For adults and teens.

Learn to Crochet a Basic Granny Square

Come learn some crochet basics and make a granny square or two!
It’s great way to use up odd bits of yarn. Since squares are worked individually and can be combined to make almost anything, it’s a great portable project for waiting rooms or long trips.

Materials will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own hook and yarn if you prefer! Adults and teens welcome.

Sign up at the front desk or by calling 518-523-3200.

 

Local History: Lyman Epps

Archaeologist Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron to speak on the life of Lyman Epps, a founding member of the library, his family, and the search for their homestead.

Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron, professor of anthropology at SUNY Potsdam, has made local history and archaeology a focal point of her career. She was recently featured in the film Searching for Timbuctoo by Paul Miller, which documented her excavation site at John Brown’s Farm.

 

Ask A Genealogist!

  • Do you have a genealogical question that’s been weighing on your mind?
  • Have you run into a ‘brick wall’ in your family tree and don’t know what to do next?
  • Or, maybe you want to know more about an ancestor. You have their vital records (birth, marriage, death) and census data, but you want to know MORE. Where should you search?

Sign up for a free consultation with professional genealogist Judith Harper by visiting the front desk or calling the Lake Placid Public library at 518-523-3200.

Judith Harper has been fascinated by family history research since the late 1980s when she started investigating the lives of her ancestors. She has been working as a professional genealogist since 2015, when she received her Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. Judith specializes in New York State and New England genealogy.  She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and her profile can be viewed at https://www.apgen.org/users/judith-harper.

Ask A Genealogist!

  • Do you have a genealogical question that’s been weighing on your mind?
  • Have you run into a ‘brick wall’ in your family tree and don’t know what to do next?
  • Or, maybe you want to know more about an ancestor. You have their vital records (birth, marriage, death) and census data, but you want to know MORE. Where should you search?

Sign up for a free consultation with professional genealogist Judith Harper by visiting the front desk or calling the Lake Placid Public library at 518-523-3200.

Judith Harper has been fascinated by family history research since the late 1980s when she started investigating the lives of her ancestors. She has been working as a professional genealogist since 2015, when she received her Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. Judith specializes in New York State and New England genealogy.  She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and her profile can be viewed at https://www.apgen.org/users/judith-harper.

Coiled Baskets: The Basics

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

 

Ask A Genealogist!

· Do you have a genealogical question that’s been weighing on your mind?

· Have you run into a ‘brick wall’ in your family tree and don’t know what to do next?

· Or, maybe you want to know more about an ancestor. You have their vital records (birth, marriage, death) and census data, but you want to know MORE. Where should you search?

Sign up for a free consultation with professional genealogist Judith Harper by visiting the front desk or calling the Lake Placid Public library at 518-523-3200.

Judith Harper has been fascinated by family history research since the late 1980s when she started investigating the lives of her ancestors. She has been working as a professional genealogist since 2015, when she received her Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. Judith specializes in New York State and New England genealogy.  She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and her profile can be viewed at https://www.apgen.org/users/judith-harper.