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Aromatic Rice with Grilled Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
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Discover the secrets to cooking perfect rice every time with Chef Robert Dell’Amore. Toasting the grains and adding spices will elevate your dish to a rich, fragrant flavor. Enjoy samples following the demonstration.

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Introduction to Zentangle

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

If the program is filled, please call us at 631-581-5933 OR click here to add your name to the waiting list. 

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Van Dough Focaccia

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

If the program is filled, please call us at 631-581-5933, OR click HERE to add your name to the waiting list. 

 

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Bus Trip: Lighthouse Cruise

8:00am–6:00pm
Adults
Closed
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Trips
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Date: Saturday, September 13
• Fee: $175 per person
• Registration begins:
Tuesday, July 1 at 6:30 pm
• Registration closes: Thursday, July 31 at 9:00 pm
• Please note: No refunds will be issued after

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Senior Advocate

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest, Health & Wellness
Program details:

Adult Programs

An advocate from the Suffolk County Office of the Aging will be available to answer your questions regarding senior programs, services, applications, referrals and more. Anyone with questions regarding services to seniors is welcome. 

Charmed Positivity

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Engage in conversations, activities, and projects that focus on the power of positivity with Professor Danielle DiMauro.

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Dubai Brownies

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Full
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

If the program is filled, please call us at 631-581-5933, OR click, please click HERE to add your name to the waiting list. 

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Self Defense for Seniors

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Join us for a special self-defense class designed specifically for seniors!

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Defensive Driving

9:30am–4:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Fee: $25 check or money order payable to New York
Safety Training Associates (NYSTA) due on the day of the
class.

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YARD SALE

10:00am–2:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books and More, Events, General Interest, Movies, Music
Program details:

Please call 631-581-5933 or email us at reference@isliplibrary.org in the event of inclement weather. 

Stop by our annual YARD SALE on the Union Avenue lawn! Find your next great treasure!

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No registration required.  Thank you.  

The Traditions

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Enjoy sounds of the 50s & 60s sung doo-wop style.  The Traditions have performed with many rock ’n’ roll legends, including The Platters, The Teenagers, The Drifters, The Five Satins, Lenny Cocco and The Chimes, Little Anthony and the Imp

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Book Discussion: The Time Keepers

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books and More
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Join Librarian Allison Franzese to
discuss The Time Keepers, by Alyson
Richman. Two women from different
worlds discover friendship and healing
as their lives intersect with a mysterious
wounded Vietnam vet who works at “The

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Diamond Art Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

If you participated in the Summer Reading Club and received the diamond art for your second book, then this program is for you!

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  • IN PERSON REGISTRATION: begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
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  • PHONE REGISTRATION: begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 3rd

Bus Trip to the Mohonk Mountain House

8:00am–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Off-site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Trips
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

If the program is filled, please call us at 631-581-5933 OR click here to add your name to the waiting list. 

Please note that all trips are rain or shine

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Book Discussion: The Quiet Librarian

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Join Librarian Dan Coster to discuss
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens.
A librarian’s peaceful life is suddenly
halted, and evil from the past has returned
in this compelling historical mystery.

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  • PHONE REGISTRATION: begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 3rd

Diamond Art Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

If you participated in the Summer Reading Club and received the diamond art for your second book, then this program is for you!

Disclaimer(s)

  • IN PERSON REGISTRATION: begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
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  • PHONE REGISTRATION: begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 3rd

Gilded Age Mansions Bus and Walking Tour/ Luncheon at Becco's Restaurant

9:00am–6:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Trips
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

If the program is filled, please call us at 631-581-5933, OR click HERE to add your name to the waiting list

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  • IN PERSON REGISTRATION: begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
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  • PHONE REGISTRATION: begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 3rd

Shredding Day

1:30pm–4:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Program details:

Adult Programs

A shredding truck from A Shred Away will be in
the Islip Library parking lot for on-site shredding of
your documents. What CAN be shredded: all office
paper (staples, small and large clips do not need to

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No registration required.  Thank you.  

Better Brain Health (part 1)

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Struggling with focus, memory lapses or brain
fog? What’s the difference between “normal
forgetfulness,” cognitive impairment and
dementia? In this informative two-part series
presented by Barb Herd, Master Certified Health

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Cricut Workshop

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Full
Registration Required
Payment Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Payment Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Join instructor Laurie Janks to
create a charming mixed-media
fall wall decor piece. You’ll craft
your own paper flowers and
attach them to a decoupaged
wooden pumpkin for a beautiful seasonal touch.

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  • IN PERSON REGISTRATION: begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
  • ONLINE REGISTRATION: begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
  • PHONE REGISTRATION: begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 3rd

The A, B, C, D's of Medicare

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Learn about Medicare Parts A and B, Medicare Advantage
Part C, and Prescription Drug Plans Part D from Medicare
instructor Heidi Peborde. Also to be discussed will be the

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Stuffed Mini Sweet Bell Peppers

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Learn how to make this tasty meal with veggies and spices all wrapped up in a mini sweet pepper. Chef Kathryn, Integrative Nutritional Health Coach, will be providing the demonstration and tasting.

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Broadway on a Budget

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Broadway aficionado Brian Stoll dives
into all things theater in this engaging
talk. Hear him explore the history and
significance of the iconic Broadway
Playbill and pick up a range of savvy tips for scoring Broadway

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The Sky Tonight with "That Planetarium Guy"

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Islip Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Program details:

Adult Programs

Stargaze from the comfort of the Library as we journey through the wonders of the night sky in a portable planetarium.

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  • IN PERSON REGISTRATION: begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 2nd
     
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  • PHONE REGISTRATION: begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 3rd