Adult programs on the January calendar include: for tasting, Winter Soups and Breads with Chef Barbara. For planning, The Truth About Reverse Mortgages, and the Basics of Medicare. For fun, first time presenter Judith Caseley brings her love of mosaics to an Adult Intro to Mosaics program. For learning, the Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving program happens on Jan. 16 (registration is open), and there’s two more sessions of English Language Learning with Vianna Calderon.
Hybrid Chair Yoga with Micheline is back Wednesday’s at 10:15 a.m. for all of 2025.
The popular Floral Park Library Urban Explorers head to Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image in the historic space of the former Astoria Studios.
Teens can expect a P[ART]y Art program, and a “TBA” pop up for a January surprise.
The kiddos and their parents and caregivers can choose: Play Hooray, A Time for Kids Baby Start and Family Pre-School Hour; P[art]y Art programs for Pre-K through first grade, and second through fifth grade; Crafts with the Pom Queen (grades three to five); two Creatology Kidz programs (grades two to five); StoryCraft (PreK – second grade); Building Fun for the grades two through five; and a three-session LI Chess Nuts program for those second through fifth graders. And what would a month be without a Chef of d’Future session with Chef Julie (PreK – second grade)?
The Friends of the Library Book Club meets Monday, Jan. 6 at 10:15 a.m. On tap for the Evening Edition Book Club’s Thursday, Jan. 9 7 p.m. discussion is “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder” by David Grann. Both groups meet in the main level Community Meeting Room.
The Made with Love Knitting and Crocheting groups meet Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. No registration necessary; no formal instruction provided. New members always welcome.
The Library Board of Trustees meets at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 15.
One-to-one tech help with Joe for tablets, smartphones, laptops and Kindles is available for our Floral Park patrons by appointment only (floralparktechhelp@gmail.com).
Call the Library (516 326-6330) to check days and times for the Book Nook. All sales of books, DVDs, etc. support the Friends of the Floral Park Library, a 501c3 organization. The Friends have added handmade knit hats and mittens for sale this winter, too.
For more information on dates and times, events registration and program details, visit the library website, floralparklibrary.org, call 516 326-6330, or visit us at 17 Caroline Place. All events and programs are subject to change and/or cancellation.
The Library is closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day, and on Monday, Jan. 20 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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