Upcoming Events

Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), a Black woman artist of the twentieth century is finally receiving long overdue attention in a traveling exhibition of over 200 works at The Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The National Galle

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the first in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial stability.

Join Reno Bracchi, longtime blues musician and aficionado, for Part Two of “Origins of the Blues: A Uniquely American Music”, as he explores how the electric guitar played a crucial role in shaping “the electric blues”, an exciting and

As part of the Library's recognition of Black History Month, join award-winning stage and film director Stephen Nachamie as he celebrates the groundbreaking African American artists and creators on Broadway.  He will explore some of the

Mary Sully, born on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota, was a little-known, reclusive artist who, between the 1920s and 1940s, created highly distinctive work informed by her Native American and settler ancestry. Join museum

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the second in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial stability.

Join author Claire Bellerjeau as she recounts the incredible true story of Elizabeth, or Liss, an enslaved Black woman from Oyster Bay, New York, who struggled for freedom during the Revolutionary War.

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the third in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial stability.

The Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy books speak of the mysterious Queen of Sheba. Did she have a relationship with King Solomon? Was their child Menelek the Great king of Ethiopia?

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the fourth in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial stability.

In celebration of Black History Month, join Tanisha Mitchell for this special presentation, "Cotton: The Dream and Hope of the Slave," which honors the African American experience during slavery and its indelible impact on history and most of

The Museum of Modern Art in NYC was founded in 1929 by three visionary women: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Mary Quinn Sullivan and Lillie Plummer Bliss.

Join award-winning author Mark Torres as he discusses his new book, Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance.

As part of the Library’s celebration of Women’s History Month, join Stage and Film Director Stephen Nachamie as he celebrates Broadway Legend Patti LuPone.  Mr.

Born in India, English photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron, is considered one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century.  Museum educator, Alice W.

Join Ron Brown as he continues his series on lost civilizations with an exploration of the Lost City of Atlantis.

A financial advisor, dietitian and psychotherapist join forces for a unique event filled with fun, educational workshops centered around financial, physical, and mental health.

Join us for a FOL Special Event: A Non-Scary, Practical guide to "Generative AI" with Sree Sreenivasan.  Mr. Sreenivasan will explain why "Generative AI" can be useful and why it might be scary.

In celebration of Women's History Month, join Tanisha Mitchell as she explores the careers and the rivalry between two legendary opera divas; Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi.

As part of the Library's celebration of Women's History Month, join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty as he explores the work of 19th Century Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot.

You don’t have to go to Beverly Hills, Bel Air, or the Hamptons to see the homes of movie and TV stars.

FOL University, the Friends of the Library’s scholarly lecture series, will feature John McWhorter, who is an author, professor of Linguistics at Columbia University and a New York Times columnist.  Dr.