Event List

Volunteers in grades 9-12 needed to help pack seeds into packets for our upcoming Seed Library! Pizza and drinks will be provided!

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Stir up some fun with your grown up and make your own Valentine toast.

Step into the romantic world of Victorian floriography! Learn how flowers were used to send secret messages and:

Jarrett Dapier, author of several critically acclaimed books, including a new YA graphic novel coming out this month, will join us for a roundtable discussion about writing, art, and journalism!

Come in for a relaxing class of chair yoga lead by JoAnn Dickson from Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi.

Join Mrs. Julie for stories and so much more!

We need YOU to tutor K-12 students at the library's Study Buddy Homework Center. Help others learn and earn community service hours- no registration needed! Just visit the Youth Department during center hours when you're available. 

Need help with homework or looking to enhance your math or reading skills? Look no further! Drop by the Youth Department during center hours and connect with a friendly high school study buddy–no registration required!

In 1974, shortly after the 1980 Olympic Winter Games were awarded to Lake Placid, members of the community decided to create a collection of materials pertaining to the Games for future use in a museum/research facility.

Preserve memories by learning to digitize your old negatives, slides, photos, and videos. We’ll go over basic digitization techniques using technology available in The Lab.

Join Adult Chess Club! The club will meet on the third Wednesday of every month and will be led by an experienced volunteer. All levels welcome!

Youth volunteers grades 6-12 needed to help with Bookies Book Club. Email Robin, reyman@phpl.info if this is your first time volunteering at the library. 

Grades 1-3

Make new friends, talk about books, and enjoy fun group activities inspired by The New Kid, the first book in our series. Pick up a copy at the Circulation Desk.

Series: The Alien Next Door

Grade 9 - Adult

Learn the alphabet, fun signs and more!

Drop by the LAB with your own knitting, crochet, cross-stich, embroidery, or other portable project and socialize with others who share similar interests.  All experience levels welcome, however, no formal lessons are provided.

Gather for a fun variety of engaging self-exploratory activities featuring yoga, sensory play, collage craft, and playdough stations, and more! Best for kids 6 and under with adult.

Join conservationist Dr.

Ages 2-6 w/adult

Let’s get movin’ and groovin’ as we explore different dances through movement, imagination, and structured play. 

Learn to use sign language to communicate in basic ASL. All levels are welcome!

Sami will be presenting in the library, please join us in the library.

Since 2015, the Treasurer's Office returned over 1 Billion in assets (cash and value of returned shares). Learn if you or your family have unclaimed property with the ICash program.

After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, 94, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.