Bring your Nintendo Switch and your friends! We’ll have multiple console setups for the ultimate multiplayer Mario Kart fun! Mario Kart will be hosted indoors inside our Innovation & Learning Center. The Innovation & Learning Center will be the only area of the Library open on Sunday, March 27. The front door of the Library will […]
Founded in 2018, The IT Club is a nationwide student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing global e-waste and bringing computers to underserved students to enable education opportunities. We prevent older and malfunctioning computers from becoming e-waste, and make technology accessible for students who otherwise wouldn't have access to a computer. The IT Club is […]
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a beaver, a spider, or a bumblebee? Well wonder no more! Learn how to make your own edible beaver dam and how to construct a spider web from twine. Then, we'll learn how bumblebees pollinate flowers by playing bumblebee simulator! Wrap pipe cleaners on your arms […]
Play Crypt, Sushi Go, Wingspan, and more at our in person Teen Game Night! Bring your friends for a night of games and fun! Please note: this event will take place inside the Library building. Acceptable masks worn over the nose and mouth are mandatory inside the building for all patrons over the age of two, regardless […]
Celebrate National Poetry Month - share your favorite poems in this community-wide podcast.
Whether Dodo Airlines has just touched down or you've finally kicked Tom Nook's loans to the curb, come join us to play and discuss the gaming sensation. We'll visit each other's islands, show off or get feedback on designs, and even exchange furniture and flowers! All ages are welcome! Please bring your Animal Crossing game […]
Join us for the second annual STEAM Punks Online Virtual Spring Break Camp! Desmond-Fish Public Library patrons in grades 1-7 can register to pick up a kit at the Library with materials for four days' worth of fun STEAM activities. Using pre-recorded videos or instructions by Library staff, students can follow along at their own […]
Founded in 2018, The IT Club is a nationwide student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing global e-waste and bringing computers to underserved students to enable education opportunities. We prevent older and malfunctioning computers from becoming e-waste, and make technology accessible for students who otherwise wouldn't have access to a computer. The IT Club is […]
In keeping with New York State Open Meetings Law, all Library Board meetings are open to the public, recorded, transcribed, and posted on the library’s website. Register here in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Bring your friends, wits, and Scrabble boards for an evening of word building fun inside the Desmond-Fish Public Library. Please note that the library has one Scrabble board for up to four players. If you have your own board, we encourage you to bring it with you.
REGISTER HERE and join Karen on Zoom for a Friday Night In Film ABOUT THE MOVIE Following the death of her husband, EDIE (Sheila Hancock) breaks free from years of his control and rebels against her daughter's wish for her to move into assisted living by embarking on an adventure she and her father had […]
Join us for stories, songs, and a small craft at this storytime for families with children of all ages. Registration required. Please register each child individually. This event is inside and is subject to the library's masking policy. Register Here
Join us at the Library for our Local Poets - Pop Up! We will be celebrating a few of the stars that light up our sky. TR Hummer, Heller Levinson, Mary Newell, and Irene 0'Garden will each read a few poems and discuss what their inspirations were for writing them. About the Philipstown Poets: T. R. […]
Bring your Nintendo Switch and your friends! We’ll have multiple console setups for the ultimate multiplayer Mario Kart fun! If weather permits, this event will be held outdoors in front of the library. Otherwise, Mario Kart will be hosted in the children's room. Children under the age of twelve must be accompanied by an adult, […]
Email our Programming Librarian to request an invitation to join the Highland Knitters at their weekly Zoom gathering.Bring your current project and socialize while working!
Our New Parents Support Group has moved online. Please email beautifulmamas123@gmail.com to request an invitation to our weekly Zoom meetings every Tuesday and Friday mornings from 11am -1pm. The New Parents Support Group was initiated in 2014 and provides no-cost, professionally-facilitated support groups for all who seek professional advice, peer companionship, and kind support. This warm […]
Join us for an afternoon of collaborative poetry from silly and lighthearted poetry games including: Poetry MadLibs Erasure Poetry Poetry Telephone Surrealist Games & More! This is an indoor library event.
Inspired by a recent spike in book bannings and book burnings, the Desmond-Fish Public Library's Banned Book Club is a new place to read and discuss banned and challenged works of contemporary literature in a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment. One Thursday each month, we will read one book that has been recently challenged, and […]
Our New Parents Support Group has moved online. Please email beautifulmamas123@gmail.com to request an invitation to our weekly Zoom meetings every Tuesday and Friday mornings from 11am -1pm. The New Parents Support Group was initiated in 2014 and provides no-cost, professionally-facilitated support groups for all who seek professional advice, peer companionship, and kind support. This warm […]
Celebrate Earth Day by making a reusable bag! Bring in an old t-shirt and we'll transform it into something you can use everyday. For ages 7-12. Registration required. Please register each child individually. This program will be indoors and subject to the library's masking policy. Register Here
REGISTER HERE Join us for an online Earth Day screening of Sacred Run, the lotus & the feather a film by Andrea Sadler. The screening will be followed by a discussion and circle ceremony with Andrea and Ojibway grandmother Kim Wheatley. The film depicts the events from a gathering of First Nation people from both […]
The Garrison Repair Cafe is Back as part of the 1st Earth Fest being held during the Cold Spring Farmers Market at Boscobel. Bring your items in need of repair to our Repair Cafe repair team. They have skills in repairing items made of both wood and metal, electrical, and electronic items, computers (hardware and software), […]
Come to the library and play Mario Party: A family fun turn based video game with your favorite Super Mario Characters. Players will travel across a board collecting coins and competing for stars with minigames enjoyable for all ages. Mario Party will be hosted indoors inside our Innovation & Learning Center. The Innovation & Learning […]
Founded in 2018, The IT Club is a nationwide student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing global e-waste and bringing computers to underserved students to enable education opportunities. We prevent older and malfunctioning computers from becoming e-waste, and make technology accessible for students who otherwise wouldn't have access to a computer. The IT Club is […]
REGISTER HERE Join Superintendent Carl Albano and Business Administrator Joseph Jimick for a presentation about the 2022/23 Garrison Union Free School Budget. Followed by a Q&A.
Email our Programming Librarian to request an invitation to join the Highland Knitters at their weekly Zoom gathering.Bring your current project and socialize while working!
Our New Parents Support Group has moved online. Please email beautifulmamas123@gmail.com to request an invitation to our weekly Zoom meetings every Tuesday and Friday mornings from 11am -1pm. The New Parents Support Group was initiated in 2014 and provides no-cost, professionally-facilitated support groups for all who seek professional advice, peer companionship, and kind support. This warm […]
REGISTER HERE to join Dr. Somesh Kaushik for this lecture. The respiratory system is the network of organs and tissues that work together to move oxygen throughout the body and clean out waste gases like carbon dioxide. It includes your airways, lungs, and blood vessels. The muscles that power your lungs are also part of the […]
Drop by the library to make a craft! Recommended for preschoolers ages 3-5. Registration required. Please register each child individually. This program will be indoors and subject to the library's masking policy. Register Here
REGISTER HERE When the students of Tennessee's Whitwell Middle School began studying the Holocaust as a way to learn about intolerance and diversity, nobody could have predicted the results. In 2001, the Paper Clip Project culminated in a unique memorial that changed the lives of those who created it and touched Holocaust survivors and countless […]
Our New Parents Support Group has moved online. Please email beautifulmamas123@gmail.com to request an invitation to our weekly Zoom meetings every Tuesday and Friday mornings from 11am -1pm. The New Parents Support Group was initiated in 2014 and provides no-cost, professionally-facilitated support groups for all who seek professional advice, peer companionship, and kind support. This warm […]
REGISTER HERE Join the Philipstown Synagogue for a Holocaust Remembrance Day event with a screening of “The Jewish Community of Ukraine and the Current Crisis” a recorded talk by Dr. David Fishman for the Jewish Theological Society. There are between 50,000 to 100,000 Jews in Ukraine and together they make up a vibrant, multifaceted […]
Join us as we host Ghost Squad author Claribel A. Ortega and celebrate the release of her new middle-grade novel, Witchlings. Claribel A. Ortega is a former reporter who writes middle-grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she's not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic and video games […]