Storytimes near Glen Cove Public Library

Community Room

Through simple step-by-step instructions, Donna Miller-Small will teach you the basics of Canasta in this four-part series. Please bring a deck of cards with you to the first session. Registration is required and class size is limited. The cost for this 4-session series is $28. Register at the Reference Desk.

Main Floor

Enjoy a friendly game of Mah Jongg. It’s a great opportunity to connect, play, and spend time with others who love the game. A limited number of Mah Jongg sets and cards are available. Feel free to bring your own or call ahead to reserve.

Meet up with friends or make some new ones. Play a board or card game from the Library's collection or feel free to bring your favorite games from home. Please be advised that games are available anytime - just ask at the Reference Desk.

Children's Room, Teen Room

Create a funky mosaic mirror for your room. Program limited to Glen Cove cardholders.

Community Room

Community Room

Meet up with other knitters or crocheters. Whether you’re new to knitting or you’ve been doing it for years, it’s always more fun with friends! Start a new project or bring a current one. Participants should bring their own needles and yarn.

Children's Room

Join Rebecca from Giggles and Grooves for a morning of singing, dancing, and playing! In this class, children will listen to the guitar and explore different instruments, movement toys, puppets, parachute and bubbles. Let's make music together! Program limited to Glen Cove cardholders.

Community Room

In celebration of America 250, join us for a viewing and discussion of Sweet Liberty. This witty comedy follows a quiet college town that becomes the set for a film about the American Revolution, where clashing egos and behind the scenes drama take center stage. Join Librarian Marissa Lee Damiano for a post film discussion to connect with fellow movie lovers and share your thoughts. 107 min. (PG) 1986.

Let Howard Rosenberg take you "out to the ballgame" to learn about unsung heroes who impacted the game, both on and off the baseball diamond. Zoom login details will be emailed before the program. Register here. The North Shore Programming Consortium consists of six local libraries (Bayville, Glen Cove, Gold Coast, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff) that have come together to bring our patrons more of a variety in adult programming in a more cost effective way. We hope you enjoy the programs now accessible from the Consortium! This program is hosted by the Sea Cliff Library.

Community Room

Discover how ornamental grasses can add texture, movement, and year-round interest to your garden. Learn about popular varieties and basic care tips.

Community Room

Join Saul Schachter in a festive celebration of America's 250th Anniversary and test your knowledge of the U.S. presidents and American history.

Community Room

Children's Room

Join Lisa Curley as she teaches our youngest learners and their caregivers basic signs. Program limited to Glen Cove cardholders.

Community Room

Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council will have facilitated enrollers trained by NY State Department of Health to assist adults and children who are blind or disabled, and anyone over the age of 65 enroll in the Medicaid programs they are eligible for at this time. For more information, please call the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council at 631-435-3000.

In celebration of America 250, Joe Rao traces the history of astronomy in America and reveals how to spot a star whose light began traveling to Earth 250 years ago and is only reaching us now. Zoom login details will be emailed before the program. Register here. The North Shore Programming Consortium consists of six local libraries (Bayville, Glen Cove, Gold Coast, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff) that have come together to bring our patrons more of a variety in adult programming in a more cost effective way. We hope you enjoy the programs now accessible from the Consortium! This program is hosted by the Bayville Library.

Community Room

Ejercite su cuerpo con Ms. Luz Ángela de la Federación Internacional de Bodybuilding and Fitness. Pague $40 en efectivo o tarjeta de crédito en el escritorio de circulación y regístrese en el escritorio de referencia. Por favor, traiga una toalla, agua y use ropa apropiada para actividad física.

Community Room

Join us as instructor Karyn leads a one-hour chair yoga class focusing on balance, strength, and flexibility. Using a chair for support in seated and standing poses will help you build stability and ease. Bring a yoga mat and block if you have them; practice barefoot or in sneakers. The seven-class series costs $49. Register at the Reference Desk. Registration for Glen Cove residents begins Tuesday, June 9; registration for others begins Tuesday, June 16, space permitting.

Community Room

Join us as instructor Karyn leads a one-hour chair yoga class focusing on balance, strength, and flexibility. Using a chair for support in seated and standing poses will help you build stability and ease. Bring a yoga mat and block if you have them; practice barefoot or in sneakers. The seven-class series costs $49. Register at the Reference Desk. Registration for Glen Cove residents begins Tuesday, June 9; registration for others begins Tuesday, June 16, space permitting.

Community Room

Enjoy a friendly game of Mah Jongg. It’s a great opportunity to connect, play, and spend time with others who love the game. A limited number of Mah Jongg sets and cards are available. Feel free to bring your own or call ahead to reserve.

Community Room

Join us as Donna leads us in an hour-long yoga class. The cost for this four-class series is $28 and is payable at the time of registration. Registration for the July/August series opens on Tuesday, June 9, for Glen Cove Library cardholders, and on Tuesday, June 16, for all others, space permitting.

Children's Room

Spend time with friends painting a labubu with your creativity. Dress to mess. Program limited to Glen Cove cardholders.

Learn how to transform your family history into engaging video stories using Animoto, a free and beginner-friendly video creation resource. This course covers planning, scripting, narration, and editing techniques to help you preserve and share your family stories with others. Register here. *The North Shore Programming Consortium consists of six local libraries (Bayville, Glen Cove, Gold Coast, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff) that have come together to bring our patrons more of a variety in adult programming in a more cost effective way. The genealogy programs are also sponsored by the Manhasset Public Library. We hope you enjoy the programs now accessible from the Consortium! This program is hosted by the Gold Coast Library. This program will be presented virtually via Zoom. The email entered at registration will be used to send the access information the day before or the morning of the program. If you do not receive the access information, please send an email to LWen@glencovelibrary.org to have it resent.

Teen Room

Community Room

Travel back to the Mesozoic Era, when plesiosaurs, ichthyousaurs, and other marine reptiles ruled the prehistoric deep! Explore the mysteries of this lost underwater world, and bring it back to life creating your own mini Jurassic aquarium feature a creature suspended with orbeez above an ancient tide pool. Program limited to Glen Cove cardholders.

Community Room

Join Edward Lieberman, former Nassau County ADA and Sea Cliff mayor, for a slide presentation celebrating America 250 with an examination of the life of America's most iconic first lady, Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

Children's Room

Free build with friends. Program limited to Glen Cove cardholders.

History Room

Adult Biography Section

Reúnase con otras personas interesadas en aprender o mejorar sus habilidades en tejido en dos agujas y crochet (ganchillo). Todos los niveles son bienvenidos. No necesita registrarse. No registration needed.

Community Room

Through simple step-by-step instructions, Donna Miller-Small will teach you the basics of Canasta in this four-part series. Please bring a deck of cards with you to the first session. Registration is required and class size is limited. The cost for this 4-session series is $28. Register at the Reference Desk.

Main Floor

Enjoy a friendly game of Mah Jongg. It’s a great opportunity to connect, play, and spend time with others who love the game. A limited number of Mah Jongg sets and cards are available. Feel free to bring your own or call ahead to reserve.