The library will close at 5 pm on Tuesday, December 31 and will be closed on Wednesday, January 1.

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Upcoming Events

Dec

27

Video Stories for Babies up to age 5

11:00am - 11:30am

At the library

Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Dec

27

Minecraft Coding Lesson for ages 8-11

1:00pm - 2:00pm

At the library

School Aged (grades k-4)

Dec

28

Introduction to Classical Latin

11:00am - 12:00pm

At the library

Adults

Dec

29

Holiday Lights Concert

2:00pm - 3:00pm

At the library

Adults, Everyone

Dec

30

Preschool Stories for ages 3-5

10:00am - 10:30am

At the library

Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Dec

30

Teen Job Fair

1:00pm - 3:00pm

At the library

Teens, High School (grades 9-12)

Dec

30

Chabad of the Shoreline Chanukah Concert

6:00pm - 7:30pm

At the library

Dec

30

Color & Conversation

6:00pm - 7:30pm

At the library

Adults

Dec

30

Exploring Our Grief Journey

6:00pm - 7:30pm

At the library

Adults

Dec

31

Closing at 5:00pm

9:00am - 5:00pm

At the library

Dec

31

Noon Year's Eve Storytime for ages 0 to 5

11:30am - 12:00pm

At the library

Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Jan

01

Closed for New Year's Day

12:00am - 12:00am

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