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This includes adult Emerson Residents and non-residents, where it applies.
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Classes & Events
WELLNESS FOR ADULTS
Join Shelley from Every Little Thing Yoga for Chair Yoga!
We will gently move our bodies, encouraging mobility and flexibility, and find some peace together in a fully-supported, adaptable class. No experience needed.
Tuesdays: 9/15, 22 & 29
10/6, 13 & 20
@ 1-2pm
Chairs will be provided. Classes will move outdoors weather permitting. These classes are for adults of all abilities.
RELAX AND EXPLORE
Curious about meditation and sound bath? Join Daniela, a certified Meditation Teacher, Health Coach, Esthetician & Massage Therapist. These structured sessions are designed to teach techniques for calming the mind, improving mental and physical well-being, and developing awareness. Classes will be 45-60 minutes in length. Comfortable chairs are provided, yoga mats are welcome. Registration required for each class.
Tuesdays @ 6:30pm
October 6th & 20th, November 3rd & 17th, and December 1st & 22nd
Knit & Crochet away
Join the Knitters Circle for an afternoon of knitting and crochet! All levels of experience are welcome. Basic materials will be provided, or bring your own. Registration is recommended to receive a reminder email, and should a class be cancelled you will be notified, drop-in welcome.
Meets Tuesdays at 1:30-3pm
September 8th & 15th
October 20th & 27th
November 3rd - December 29th
legendary tales
A book talk in tales told by faux candlelight. The factually based of lore of the spirits surrounding “the ghost of Hessian trooper whose head was carried away be a cannonball during the Revolutionary War.” Stories told by Master Storyteller, Jonathan Kruk, from his book, "Legend and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley”.
Tuesday, October 13th @ 6:30pm
Open to All Patrons, Ages 18+. Registration + Library Card Required Online.
Registration Opens September 1st at 10am!
when life gives you pumpkins
Instructor Jessica Macchiarelli will conduct a creative sculpting workshop that will teach you to craft a pumpkin tree out of ordinary pipe cleaners!
Saturday, October 24th @ 12-2pm
Registration Required Online. Open to the Residents of Emerson Only, Ages 18+.
Registration Opens October 1st at 10am!
Events Coming Up!
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Movie Showings
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Wednesday Matinee @ 1pm
Join us for an afternoon film!
October 14th:
“The Sheep Detectives”
Rated. 1hr. 50mins.
Comedy/Mystery
Online Content
FITNESS AT HOME
Bold Yoga is a virtual studio for Libraries. This new service supports patrons in creating healthy, mindful lifestyles by making classes available on their time, offering fitness classes for all different ability levels. Includes Bendy Bookworm Kids videos!
Peace is unclenching your jaw, taking a deep breath before responding, or moving through a gentle stretch that cultivates gratitude.
This International Day of Peace on September 21st, celebrate the small practices that help create calmer communities. Through your library, Bold Yoga gives patrons free access to classes that support physical and mental well-being—caring for ourselves helps us show up better for each other.
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Book Groups
"There is no friend as loyal as a book."
~Ernest Hemingway~
Introducing the Thursday Night
Book Club!
The Thursday Night Book Club will be discussing“The Museum of Extraordinary Things” by Alice Hoffman. Historical Fiction.
Thursday, September 24th @ 6:30pm
Contact the Library for more information! Books are available to check out at the Emerson Library.
Upcoming Meetings: 10/22
"The Dive from Clausen’s Pier" by Ann Packer. Coming of Age.
“this above all to thine own self be true” Hamlet
The Great Books Club is a literature discussion group that meets the last Wednesday of the month. New members welcome, just stop by!
Wednesday, September 30th @ 1:30pm
Meeting Discussion: TBA