Kick back and relax with a Saturday afternoon movie at Fort Washington Library! For children of all ages with caregiver.
Movie: The Bad Guys (2022)
Description: After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet — becoming model citizens. Rated PG.
Come join us at Fort Washington for a special crafternoon with Screenprinting 101 with Brendan Vail. Participants are introduced to the fundamentals of silk screen printing. You will learn how images are transfered through a screen using ink and pressure, gaining hands on experience pulling your own prints. The program will emphasize creative expression, process based learning, and the process of multiples in printmaking.
Audience: Children, Pre-schoolers (3-5 years), School Age (6-12 years)
Reading keeps us connected. Join us for a neighborhood book club at the Fort Washington Branch!
The New York Public Library and WNYC—two indispensable New York institutions—are partnering to host a book club that brings New Yorkers together and fosters community. This book club will take place IN PERSON at the Fort Washington Branch.
The April title is Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s Lake Effect – a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades.
It’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and, for some, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of The Joy of Sex by her newly divorced friend, she can no longer dismiss the nearly nonexistent intimacy of her marriage. Just as her oldest child, Clara, is falling in love for the first time, Nina finds herself longing for the forbidden: a midlife awakening. An intoxicating fling with a prominent neighbor brings Nina a freedom she never thought possible—but also risks the reputations of both families and unravels Clara’s world, just as she stands on the threshold of adulthood.
Years later, Clara, now a successful food stylist in New York City, has never been able to move past the long-ago scandal. Drawn back home by the pull of a family wedding and wrestling with her own demons, she makes a pivotal decision that turns her life upside down. Written with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s signature humor and insight, Lake Effect is a wise and probing look at love and desire, mothers and daughters, loss and grief, and what we owe the people we love most.
Get LIT! Teacher Appreciation Cardmaking
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week ! Show some teacher love by creating a card. Use quotes and images inspired by your favorite books. Do it by hand or on a computer and let us print it out for you.
Audience: Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Come join us to watch a movie and eat pizza! Other snacks and drinks provided as well.
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch (Justin Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
