Library Events

The library is closed for Labor Day Weekend. Remember, our online library is always open!

Stop by the children's circulation desk to either get a card for the first time or to proudly show your library card to be able to pick out a prize! Available during the month of September, while supplies last!

Get ready to put ‘em up! This blend of yellow and brown mustard seeds, allspice, cinnamon, bay leaves, dill seed, cloves, ginger, black peppercorns, star anise, coriander, juniper, mace, cardamom, and crushed red pepper is perfect for pickling or canning seasonal produce.

This month, for our teen take-home kit, we are offering a few fun, mindful, and relaxing activities! Each kit includes a sticker mosaic set, mandala coloring pages, and all the necessary supplies to make your own stress ball out of a balloon! For grades 6-12.

This is our original baby storytime, with music and a story for the youngest patrons! Activities are selected with children who are on their caregivers' laps in mind, but can be adapted for those who move and walk on their own. Adult participation is vital!

This is our original preschool storytime, with music and a story for children who are moving and walking on their own! Activities are easily adapted for younger ages, so please feel free to come and try. Caregiver's participation is vital!

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.Drop in and play—no registration required!

Walking is better with good company! Meet at the Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary’s Route 82 Parking Lot for a hike on the Red Trail loop (2.1 miles). This is rated as an easy hike through woodland and meadow terrain. Please wear sturdy footwear. Bring your own bottled water and be sure t...read more

Bennett RoomCreative 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.Join us to design pictures with colorful rice! Kids c...read more

Library Porch (weather permitting)Join Millbrook’s musical community for Library Jam! Bring an instrument, or just your voice for singing, hands for clapping, or ears for listening. Eric Marshall will lead you through a myriad of memorable tunes. This group is perfect for beginner and advanced...read more

This is a new offering with a sensory experience embedded within our familiar program of music and a story! All activities can be adapted for a wide range of young children, from babies to preschool-age children. Examples of possible sensory experiences might include: play with beans or playdough, a...read more

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.

Due to forecasted warm temperatures, this program has been rescheduled to September 4th.Join the library at the Wassaic Project for a guided tour of their Summer 2025 group exhibition So It Goes, featuring 43 artists in and around the Maxon Mills site. This year’s exhibition focuses on the ref...read more

GalleryQigong ("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.

GalleryPlease join artists Joseph V. Clarke, Jenny Kemp, Courtney Puckett, and Deborah Zlotsky for the opening reception of Four Paths of Abstraction presented by the Millbrook Arts Project, a community art space, and curated by Sharon Bates.Exhibition dates: Friday, August 29 - Saturday, September ...read more

Bennett RoomPaper quilling, also known as filigree, is an art form that has been practiced since the early 15th century. It features curled and shaped paper strips assembled to create beautiful designs and artwork. In this beginner-friendly workshop, instructor Grace Burns will introduce you to the ...read more

Fiction RoomBeginners and crafters of all sorts welcome! Join the Wooly Bears on Saturday afternoons in the Millbrook Library's fiction room or on the porch if the weather's nice. We will be knitting hats, hand-warmers, and other items for donation to the Food of Life food pantry, the H...read more

GalleryYoga helps to promote strength, balance, and flexibility, along with a sense of mental clarity and focus. Learn how Yoga postures, mindful movements, and breathing techniques can have a beneficial effect on your nervous system. This class is for any experience level and uses a chair for seate...read more

This is our original baby storytime, with music and a story for the youngest patrons! Activities are selected with children who are on their caregivers' laps in mind, but can be adapted for those who move and walk on their own. Adult participation is vital!

This is our original preschool storytime, with music and a story for children who are moving and walking on their own! Activities are easily adapted for younger ages, so please feel free to come and try. Caregiver's participation is vital!

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.Drop in and play—no registration required!

Bennett RoomJoin the Alzheimer’s Association, Catholic Charities, Dutchess County Office for Aging, and Sun River Health for a mini-conference and listening session on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and memory loss.Learn about Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body and recent research ...read more

Bennett RoomCreative 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.Kids will use recycled materials and their imaginatio...read more

Library PorchEveryone’s welcome at the library’s monthly Open Mic Night! Performers of all ages and experience levels are invited to share your original work or a favorite cover, or just come to listen and support our local artists! This month, we feature local poet Jim Seegert, reading ...read more

This is a new offering with a sensory experience embedded within our familiar program of music and a story! All activities can be adapted for a wide range of young children, from babies to preschool-age children. Examples of possible sensory experiences might include: play with beans or playdough, a...read more

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.

Arthritis and osteoporosis affect mobility, well-being, and longevity. Join Sydney Nitzkorski, co-author of The Complete Bone and Joint Health Plan, for this informational workshop and learn about science-based strategies to start improving your musculoskeletal health. This workshop will include an ...read more

Bennett RoomRami Malek took home Academy and Golden Globe awards for his starring role in this foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer, Freddie Mercury. (Rated PG-13)

Get ready to put ‘em up! This blend of yellow and brown mustard seeds, allspice, cinnamon, bay leaves, dill seed, cloves, ginger, black peppercorns, star anise, coriander, juniper, mace, cardamom, and crushed red pepper is perfect for pickling or canning seasonal produce.

Whether you’re turning 65 and/or just starting out on Medicare, or figuring out how to renew your plan, we can help. We will help you understand the difference between Traditional Medicare, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, Supplemental Plans, and Medicare Advantage Plans to figure out which o...read more

Join us for a relaxing afternoon of self-care at the library! We’ll make homemade bath bombs and simple face masks out of ingredients you can find in your kitchen. All supplies will be provided. For grades 6-12. 

Need help with your personal device, email, or other tech questions? Sign up for a free 30-minute appointment with a Digital Navigator for personalized assistance! Whether you need help setting up an email account, navigating your smartphone, using e-books, or troubleshooting a tech issue, we're...read more

Bennett RoomZumba Gold is an exercise class designed with FUNdamentals in mind! Let's move and dance in all planes of movement and ranges of motion with less impact on our joints. Each class is tailored for a range of abilities, skill levels, and ages. Challenge your brain as well as your body a...read more

Family relationships can become casualties of our political disagreements. If you want to preserve important family bonds while still being true to your values and political beliefs, this in-person workshop will offer you: Insight into why family differences over politics are uniquely challenging Re...read more

Stop by the children's circulation desk to either get a card for the first time or to proudly show your library card to be able to pick out a prize! Available during the month of September, while supplies last!

This month, for our teen take-home kit, we are offering a few fun, mindful, and relaxing activities! Each kit includes a sticker mosaic set, mandala coloring pages, and all the necessary supplies to make your own stress ball out of a balloon! For grades 6-12.

Get #VoteReady at the Library this National Voter Registration Day! We’ll have information from our local Board of Elections, and online and print registration forms to get you ready to vote in the Fall election cycle!

This is our original baby storytime, with music and a story for the youngest patrons! Activities are selected with children who are on their caregivers' laps in mind, but can be adapted for those who move and walk on their own. Adult participation is vital!

This is our original preschool storytime, with music and a story for children who are moving and walking on their own! Activities are easily adapted for younger ages, so please feel free to come and try. Caregiver's participation is vital!

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.Drop in and play—no registration required!

This is a meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Meetings begin at 7:00.

Bennett RoomCreative 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 Hispanic Heritage Month by making ...read more

Bennett RoomJoin us for Millbrook Library’s Teen Page to Screen Book Club–where you’ll decide if the book is better than the movie! Each month, we will read a book and then come together to watch the movie and discuss our thoughts over snacks! This month, we will be ...read more

From the “creative corners” found in postwar suburban ranch homes to the proliferation of children’s art exhibitions in public schools and libraries, Secessionist notions of child creativity burned brightly in postwar America. Join art historian Megan Brandow-Faller (CUNY King...read more

This is a new offering with a sensory experience embedded within our familiar program of music and a story! All activities can be adapted for a wide range of young children, from babies to preschool-age children. Examples of possible sensory experiences might include: play with beans or playdough, a...read more

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.

GalleryQigong ("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.

Join us for a fun and delicious afternoon as we make our own caramel apples! You’ll learn how to make a simple caramel sauce and decorate your caramel apple with additional toppings. All ingredients and supplies will be provided. For grades 6-12. 

Come enjoy the live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch!” It is a wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Rating: PG. Runtime: 108 minutes.

Need help with your personal device, email, or other tech questions? Sign up for a free 30-minute appointment with a Digital Navigator for personalized assistance! Whether you need help setting up an email account, navigating your smartphone, using e-books, or troubleshooting a tech issue, we're...read more

The Millbrook Business Association invites you to join neighbors, friends, and local organizations for Millbrook Community Day on Saturday, September 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a day designed to celebrate the heart and soul of Millbrook.Set against the charm of fall in the Hudson Valley, this annu...read more

Get ready to put ‘em up! This blend of yellow and brown mustard seeds, allspice, cinnamon, bay leaves, dill seed, cloves, ginger, black peppercorns, star anise, coriander, juniper, mace, cardamom, and crushed red pepper is perfect for pickling or canning seasonal produce.

GalleryYoga helps to promote strength, balance, and flexibility, along with a sense of mental clarity and focus. Learn how Yoga postures, mindful movements, and breathing techniques can have a beneficial effect on your nervous system. This class is for any experience level and uses a chair for seate...read more

Join us after school and clock a volunteer hour making simple sandwiches to fill the community fridge here at the library! For grades 6-12.

This is our original baby storytime, with music and a story for the youngest patrons! Activities are selected with children who are on their caregivers' laps in mind, but can be adapted for those who move and walk on their own. Adult participation is vital!

This is our original preschool storytime, with music and a story for children who are moving and walking on their own! Activities are easily adapted for younger ages, so please feel free to come and try. Caregiver's participation is vital!

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.Drop in and play—no registration required!

Nature journaling is an accessible, approachable, and enjoyable method of connecting with the local environment. Join Cary Institute ecology educator Ashley Alred for a guided trail walk and learn field-based techniques for capturing our outdoor observations with sketching and watercolor.All materia...read more

Bennett RoomCreative 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.Stop by after school for a cider-themed snack and sto...read more

This is a new offering with a sensory experience embedded within our familiar program of music and a story! All activities can be adapted for a wide range of young children, from babies to preschool-age children. Examples of possible sensory experiences might include: play with beans or playdough, a...read more

Join us for a relaxed and playful time at the library! This meetup is a great opportunity for little ones to explore our toy selection, play freely, and enjoy books together, while caregivers connect and build community.

Join us for this screening of Oppenheimer. A drama about genius, hubris, and error, both individual and collective, Christopher Nolan's film brilliantly charts the turbulent life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man known as "the father of the atomic bomb”. (Rated R).

Bennett RoomTravel to 1950s Iran with the Millbook Club this September. This month, we’re reading Marjan Kamali’s The Stationery Shop, a “tender story of lifelong love, [that] moves from 2013 New England to 1953 Tehran as citizens, a new Prime Minister, and the Shah of Iran clash.&...read more

Need help with your personal device, email, or other tech questions? Sign up for a free 30-minute appointment with a Digital Navigator for personalized assistance! Whether you need help setting up an email account, navigating your smartphone, using e-books, or troubleshooting a tech issue, we're...read more

Bennett RoomZumba Gold is an exercise class designed with FUNdamentals in mind! Let's move and dance in all planes of movement and ranges of motion with less impact on our joints. Each class is tailored for a range of abilities, skill levels, and ages. Challenge your brain as well as your body a...read more

GalleryCalling all audiobook fans! Ever wonder about the narrator behind your favorite stories? Acclaimed actress, author, and audiobook narrator Gabra Zackman shares the ins and outs of building a thriving career in audiobooks. With over 500 audiobooks and several Audie awards to her name and regul...read more

This month, for our teen take-home kit, we are offering a few fun, mindful, and relaxing activities! Each kit includes a sticker mosaic set, mandala coloring pages, and all the necessary supplies to make your own stress ball out of a balloon! For grades 6-12.

Stop by the children's circulation desk to either get a card for the first time or to proudly show your library card to be able to pick out a prize! Available during the month of September, while supplies last!

Get ready to put ‘em up! This blend of yellow and brown mustard seeds, allspice, cinnamon, bay leaves, dill seed, cloves, ginger, black peppercorns, star anise, coriander, juniper, mace, cardamom, and crushed red pepper is perfect for pickling or canning seasonal produce.