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Watercolor: Paint in the Garden

Monday July 15th 10:30-12:30 We will be taking advantage of the beautiful weather and 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 would like. Sign up for a day (or more) at the front desk of the library, or by calling 518-523-3200.

Learn the basics: Crochet

Monday May 6th, 10:30-12:30

This will be a class just about the basics. We will learn the chain, single crochet, double crochet, increase and decrease stitches.

Try out a new skill in a relaxed atmosphere. There will be no specific project to work on, but when you leave you will be equipped to try out a new project on your own. There will be crochet hooks and yarn to use. You are also welcome to bring your own.

Adults and teens welcome! Sign up at the main desk, or by calling 518-523-3200

Learn to Crochet a Basic Granny Square

Monday, April 1st 10:30-12:30
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.

New Date Added! Watercolor flowers: keeping it loose and playful

Monday, March 25th 10:30-12:30

Adults and teens welcome
Try your hand at watercolor flowers! We will be working from a bouquet, and there will be a live demonstration and step-by-step coaching. Space will be limited, but the program will
repeat if there is a waiting list.

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

Local History: Lyman Epps,watch the recording now!

UPDATE: The presentation was recorded by CTM Productions…

Crochet a Rosebud Bookmark

Monday January 29th, 10:30-12:30 Adults and teens welcome!

A fun little project that can use up leftover and scrap yarns.
Make a valentine for someone special who loves to read!

Materials will be provided.

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

Ask A Genealogist

Wednesday, January 10th  11:00-1:00

  • 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.

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.

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

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.

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