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Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament- Family Teams

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B/C at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Games & Recreation

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

When you register, please list yourself and the 3 other members of your team. 

There is a limit of 4 people per team.&nbsp

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

Morning Mystery Book Discussion

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Board Room / Meeting Room A at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Books & Reading

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Board Room / Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Join Donna Burger, Readers’ Services Librarian, at the library for a Morning Mystery Book Discussion of the novel The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena.

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In-Person: Impressionism with Jay Schuck

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Theater at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Lectures

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Theater
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Event Details:

Survey the art of late 19th century Paris. We will examine the major themes and styles of Impressionism through the artwork of Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Pierre-August Renoir and more.

Summerween Sorcery Soiree

Summerween Sorcery Soiree: Using Tarot to Illuminate the Dark with Sasha Graham & Holly Buczek

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Theater at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Workshops

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Theater
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an extraordinary, story-filled, interactive tarot experience with author Sasha Graham (Dark Wood Tarot, Tarot of the Witch’s Garden, Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Rider Waite Smith Tarot, 365 Tarot Spreads 

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In-Person: Paper Flowers Class with Casey Cunningham

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B/C at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Celebrate summer by creating crepe paper peonies. Each patron will make 3 flowers. Registration for SSD residents begins July 9; all others one week later if available. No refunds within 48 hours of the class.

 

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Movie: Lake George

Friday, August 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Theater at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Movies

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Theater
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Tasked by mobsters with putting an end to Phyllis' (Carrie Coons) life, Don is unable to pull the trigger, and instead, the two set off on a road trip that evolves into something much more.

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Let's Talk 'Rewild'

Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B/C at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Workshops

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover how we can support our local ecosystems, attract pollinators, and preserve nature by ‘Planting the Right Seed’! Join us for a fun game of Taboo and learn more about the power or Rewilding!

Tuesday Trivia Nights. At Salute in Plainview. Theme is Star Wars

OFFSITE: Tuesday Trivia Nights! At Salute in Plainview

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site

Program Type:

Games & Recreation

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at Salute in the Plainview Shopping Center and get ready to put your wits to the test and your drinks to the side (for just a second) – it’s bar trivia night!

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Tiny Songbirds

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Meeting Room B/C at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Music & Movement

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music & Movement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Newborn to 3 years (with an adult). No siblings, please. 

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Storytime with Local Authors

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Story Room at Syosset Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Ages 3 and up.  All are welcome.  No registration required. 

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Morning Mystery Book Discussion

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Books & Reading
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Board Room / Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Join Donna Burger, Readers’ Services Librarian, at the library for a Morning Mystery Book Discussion of the novel The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays beginning Sunday, July 6, 2025. Sunday hours will resume Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Virtual Writing Workshop: How to Create a Compelling Fictional Duo with Erin Coughlin

7:00pm–9:00pm
Teens, Adults
Books & Reading, Workshops
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Workshops
Event Details:

In this fun workshop, we’ll go over how you can improve your story by creating compelling fictional foils aka duos. We’ll discuss the importance of our favorite, influential fictional duos from the page and screen.

Adult Summer Reading Club Wrap-Up Party

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Books & Reading
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Main Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Join other book lovers for an evening celebrating a summer of great books. Ms.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays beginning Sunday, July 6, 2025. Sunday hours will resume Sunday, September 7, 2025.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays beginning Sunday, July 6, 2025. Sunday hours will resume Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Title Swap Tuesdays

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Books & Reading
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Excited to hear about our favorite books? Join the Readers’ Services librarians for a fun, lively in-person presentation of all the books we can’t stop talking about. Leave with a list of great reads.

Teen Lego Buddies

2:30pm–3:30pm
Teens
Books & Reading, Community Service / Volunteer
Registration Required
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community Service / Volunteer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help younger kids build awesome Lego creations.

Earn 1 hour of community service.

Registration for SSD residents begins August 6, all others one week later if available.

Off-Site: TURN THE PAGE LIVE! Ellen Marie Wiseman's THE LIES THEY TOLD: Q&A and Book Signing at Theodore's Books

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Books & Reading, Lectures
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join author Ellen Marie Wiseman, author of the New York Times bestseller THE LOST GIRLS OF WILLOWBROOK, at Theodore's Books in Oyster Bay to celebrate the publication of her newest novel.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays beginning Sunday, July 6, 2025. Sunday hours will resume Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Afternoon Book Discussion

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Books & Reading
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Join Kaye Spurrell, Readers’ Services Librarian, for an in-person discussion of the novel The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for Labor Day weekend.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays beginning Sunday, July 6, 2025. Sunday hours will resume Sunday, September 7, 2025.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for Labor Day.

LIBRARY CLOSING AT 5 PM FOR ROSH HASHANAH EVE

5:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closing at 5PM for Rosh Hashanah Eve.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR ROSH HASHANAH

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for Rosh Hashanah.

LIBRARY CLOSING AT 5 PM FOR YOM KIPPUR EVE

5:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closing at 5PM for Yom Kippur Eve.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR YOM KIPPUR

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for Yom Kippur.

Halloween Boo-K Buddies

6:45pm–7:45pm
Teens
Books & Reading, Community Service / Volunteer
Registration Required
Library Branch: Syosset Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B/C
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community Service / Volunteer
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

Read picture books to young children. Wear a kid-friendly costume!

LIBRARY CLOSING AT 3 PM FOR THANKSGIVING EVE

3:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closing at 3PM for Thanksgiving Eve.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for Thanksgiving.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS EVE

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for Christmas Eve.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed for Christmas Day.

LIBRARY CLOSED AT 1 PM FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

1:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Syosset Public Library
Description:

The library is closed at 1 PM for New Year's Eve.