Mondays June 3rd, 10th, 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.
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
Thursday, May 16th, 3:30-4:30 pm.
Design, create and collaborate on Lego constructions!
For families with children ages 4-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you have LEGOs you’d like to share, the library will gladly accept donations during open hours.
RSVP: 518-523-3200 or email librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org
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.
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
UPDATE: The presentation was recorded by CTM Productions…
At Cascade Welcome Center February 17 | 10:00am to 1:00pm
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
Jan. 11th, 10:00 A.M. at the Lake Placid Food Pantry
Join us as we learn about volunteerism at the Lake Placid Food Pantry (basement of St. Agnes Church) with a read aloud, discussion, and tour in advance of our Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service.
Programs are geared for families with children in Kindergarten – Grade 6, but other ages are welcome. Free parking is available in the St. Agnes parking lot on Hillcrest Ave. For questions, call 518-523-3200 or email librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org.
Wednesday, January 10th 11:00-1:00
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.
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.
Design, create and collaborate on Lego constructions!
For families with children ages 4-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you have LEGOs you’d like to share, the library will gladly accept donations during open hours.
Meets the last Thursday (mostly) of each month.
RSVP: 518-523-3200 or email librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org
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.
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.
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.
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.
Announcing Lake Placid Public Library’s new Lego Club! Meeting on the last Thursday (mostly) of each month.
Design, create and collaborate on Lego constructions!
For families with children ages 4-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you have LEGOs you’d like to share, the library will gladly accept donations during open hours.
RSVP: 518-523-3200 or email librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org
Announcing Lake Placid Public Library’s new Lego Club! Meeting on the last Thursday (mostly) of each month, beginning October 26th, 3:30-4:30. Design, create and collaborate on Lego constructions!
For families with children ages 4-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you have LEGOs you’d like to share, the library will gladly accept donations during open hours.
RSVP: 518-523-3200 or email librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org
· 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.
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.
Adults and teens welcome
Sign up at the front desk
or by calling 518-523-3200.
2471 Main Street,
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3200
librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org