Millbrook Library

Library Events

Join us for upcoming events, classes and programs at Millbrook Library! All events are free and open to the public. Registration required where noted.
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Baby & Young Toddler
Millbrook
Thursday, Feb. 13, 11:00 - 11:30 AM
This story time session is tailored to serve babies, young toddlers, and their caregivers. Story time will be about 15 to 20 minutes in length, with shorter stories & board books, and fingerplay songs. Lap sitting with caregivers is encouraged, as adult participation is crucial to the success of a younger child-focused story circle. This is meant to be a gentle introduction to group activities for our youngest patrons!
Playtime Meet-Up
Millbrook
Thursday, Feb. 13, 11:30 - 12:00 PM
This time is for children & caregivers! Enjoy our toy selection and make some connections and friends. Explore the library, read books together, and have some fun!
Family Movie: Lady a
Millbrook
Thursday, Feb. 13, 4:00 PM
Come watch a Disney classic about the romance between a pedigreed house dog who feels rejected after her human family has a baby and a free-spirited stray dog who tries to protect her after she finds herself on the loose in the big city. Rating: G; Runtime: 75 minutes.
Millbrook Film Club:
Millbrook
Thursday, Feb. 13, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Bennett Room

“The only way to tell his story is to live his fantasy.” Musical biopic about Elton John's breakthrough years, from his time as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. Directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Bell. (Rated R)
Virtual Program - Gi
Millbrook
Thursday, Feb. 13, 6:00 PM
HBO’s The Gilded Age TV series has recreated the setting and elements of the plot are centered around love and relationships. While most relationships and characters in the series are fictional, several are loosely based on real historical figures. This talk explores some of the REAL stories that inspired the relationships on the popular show, from courtship to love & marriage (with a bit of heartbreak dashed in for good measure). Fans of the Gilded Age era will enjoy this talk even if they have yet to watch The Gilded Age series!

Register for this program here.

This presentation will be by the Staatburgh State Historic Site.
 
Sponsored by Dutchess County Library Association.
Qigong with Cris Cai
Millbrook
Friday, Feb. 14, 10:00 - 11:00
Qigong ("chee-gung") is a Chinese mind-body exercise system proven to lower blood pressure, build strength, improve balance and flexibility, and transform stress into energy. This program will be hybrid. Please register to receive a Zoom link.
Teen Eats: French To
Millbrook
Friday, Feb. 14, 3:00 PM
Join us at the library to learn how to make a classic and delicious sweet treat: French toast! Perfect for breakfast or a cozy snack, this hands-on workshop will guide you through the steps to create your own golden, flavorful French toast. For grades 6- 12.
Lunar New Year Perfo
Millbrook
Saturday, Feb. 15, 1:00 - 2:00
We excitedly announce a Lunar New Year performance by the Mid-Hudson Chinese Language Center on Saturday, February 15th, from 1:00 -2:00 pm! The afternoon will include a Lion Dance, a Chinese yo-yo demonstration, and a folk dance performance with some fun, participatory elements. All ages are welcome! This event is a collaboration between Millbrook Arts Group and Millbrook Library.
Closed for President
Millbrook
Monday, Feb. 17
The library is closed for Presidents' Day. Remember, our online library is always open!
Baby & Young Toddler
Millbrook
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
This story time session is tailored to serve babies, young toddlers, and their caregivers. Story time will be about 15 to 20 minutes in length, with shorter stories & board books, and fingerplay songs. Lap sitting with caregivers is encouraged, as adult participation is crucial to the success of a younger child-focused story circle. This is meant to be a gentle introduction to group activities for our youngest patrons!
Preschool Storytime
Millbrook
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 11:00 - 11:30 AM
This storytime is tailored to serve preschoolers and their caregivers. Storytime is about 30 minutes in length with great books and fun songs. Participation with caregivers is encouraged!
Playtime Meet-Up
Millbrook
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 11:30 - 12:00
This time is for children & caregivers! Enjoy our toy selection and make some connections and friends. Explore the library, read books together, and have some fun!
Reading Libros/ Leye
Millbrook
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 4:00 PM
Introducing Reading Libros, Spanish language immersion for families interested in exposure to the Spanish language and exploring Latin culture from a child’s perspective. These weekly sessions, led by local polyglot, Indira AuMaitre Hersey, focus on singing and reading in Spanish, to cultivate ease with the language in a fun and delightful way.

Leyendo Libros
Presentamos Reading Libros, inmersión en el idioma español para familias interesadas en exponerse al idioma español y explorar la cultura Latina desde la perspectiva de un niño. Estas sesiones semanales, dirigidas por la políglota local, Indira AuMaitre Hersey, se enfocan en cantar y leer en español, para cultivar la facilidad con el idioma de una manera divertida y agradable.
Millbrook
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7:00 PM
This is a meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Meetings begin at 7:00.
Neighborhood Forest
Millbrook
Wednesday, Feb. 19
We are partnering with Neighborhood Forest to inspire youth environmentalism and help green our community!

Parents/Guardians, please sign your child up to receive a free tree this Earth Day by filling out this short form: https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/parent-registration/?school=43847

Sign ups are open now through March 15th, trees will arrive the week of Earth Day (April 22)!

We’ll contact you when your tree is ready for pick-up at the library!

For Parent FAQs please see: https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/parent-faqs/
Stretch & Breath
Millbrook
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 11:30 - 12:30
Bennett Room

Looking for an easy way to link your breath to movement? Stretch and Breath is the perfect practice for you! This is a slow-paced, mostly seated class. It is suitable for anyone who wants to learn how to improve their breathing and increase their flexibility.

Judith Muir is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique with over 40 years of experience. These stretches were developed to help her students maintain and increase their flexibility. She has been teaching this as a group class at the Fountains in Millbrook for the last ten years. www.judithmuir.com
Creative Exploration
Millbrook
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 4:00 PM
Location: Bennett Room

Creative Explorations is a time to explore materials with process-based art, try simple science experiments, create projects with guest presenters, and make crafts, gifts, food, music, and drama.... the options are varied and exciting. 

Celebrate National Children's Dental Health Month! Kids are invited to enjoy a hands-on craft, learn helpful toothbrushing tips, and take home dental care gear to keep those smiles bright and healthy. Kids of all ages are welcome!
Love Shouldn’t
Millbrook
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Bennett Room

This introduction to domestic violence provides a foundation of the cycle of violence and the identification of red flags of an abusive relationship. Love Shouldn't Hurt participants will gain knowledge of language and tools that will enable them to support an individual who is in an abusive relationship, as well as gain an understanding of the impact violence has on the individual, family, and friends.

Grace Smith House is a private nonprofit that provides residential and non-residential services to victims of domestic violence and their families. They offer shelter, transitional housing, advocacy, individual/group counseling, accompaniment, transportation, outreach and preventive education, and more to residents of Dutchess County, NY. For more information, please visit www.gracesmithhouse.org.
Millbrook Historical
Millbrook
Thursday, Feb. 20, 7:00 - 8:00
In the mid-1760s Dutchess County became a literal and figurative battleground as Wappinger Indians, colonial farmers, and local landlords fought over the past, present, and future of these lands. First Natives and their tenants combined forces to contend for their rights in New York courts. Losing that fight, they took separate paths in search of justice: tenant farmers set up a “Mob Government,” unrest that culminated in a firefight with British troops and a show trial of the “Mob Men” in Poughkeepsie; Wappingers, meanwhile, led by sachem Daniel Nimham, sailed to England to plead their case with King George III. This controversy, long forgotten, has much to tell us about Natives and newcomers, about power and resistance, about connections between then and now.
Baby & Young Toddler
Millbrook
Thursday, Feb. 20, 11:00 - 11:30 AM
This story time session is tailored to serve babies, young toddlers, and their caregivers. Story time will be about 15 to 20 minutes in length, with shorter stories & board books, and fingerplay songs. Lap sitting with caregivers is encouraged, as adult participation is crucial to the success of a younger child-focused story circle. This is meant to be a gentle introduction to group activities for our youngest patrons!
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