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Almost Anything Goes! book discussion

Almost Anything Goes Book Discussion

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Caldwell Room (Floor 3) at Lockport Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Book discussion on the title Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal by Jack Kelly.

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Caldwell Room (Floor 3)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Book discussion on the title Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal by Jack Kelly.

A photograph of a red paper lantern with a blue sky as background

Teen Summer Reading: 4th of July Celebration

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens

Event Details:

Come celebrate the 4th of July with us! Enjoy some non-alcoholic summer punch, and decorate a paper lantern to take home.Free and open to the public. Registration is required....

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come celebrate the 4th of July with us! Enjoy some non-alcoholic summer punch, and decorate a paper lantern to take home.

Free and open to the public. Registration is required. Teens 13-18.

Magic

Cris Johnson's Color of Magic Show (All ages)

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wheeler Room (Floor 2) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families

Event Details:

Join magician Cris Johnson for a colorful show filled with humor, fun magic, audience participation, and more. All are welcome. No registration needed.

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room (Floor 2)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Join magician Cris Johnson for a colorful show filled with humor, fun magic, audience participation, and more. All are welcome. No registration needed.

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REPCO Prehistoric World Animal Show (All ages)

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wheeler Room (Floor 2) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families

Event Details:

REPCO Prehistoric World animal show! Explore our natural prehistoric roots with Crocodile Crystal and her collection of exotic reptiles and amphibians from around the world. All ar...

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room (Floor 2)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

REPCO Prehistoric World animal show! Explore our natural prehistoric roots with Crocodile Crystal and her collection of exotic reptiles and amphibians from around the world. All are welcome but recommended for children age 5 and older.

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Buffalo Zoo: World Safari (All ages)

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wheeler Room (Floor 2) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families

Event Details:

Take a "trip" around the world! Join Buffalo Zoo ambassadors as they combine interesting animal facts with geographic locations for a global understanding of the animal kingdom. Li...

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room (Floor 2)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Take a "trip" around the world! Join Buffalo Zoo ambassadors as they combine interesting animal facts with geographic locations for a global understanding of the animal kingdom.

A black and white photograph of Lorna MacDonald Czarnota

Adult Summer Reading: The Adventures of Aileen McGuire: Hoggee on the Erie Canal

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Program Type:

Performance or Concert

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us as Lorna MacDonald Czarnota presents an original monologue in costume regarding the adventures of Aileen McGuire!In the early 1860s, Aileen lived with her grandfather on an...

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance or Concert
Event Details:

Join us as Lorna MacDonald Czarnota presents an original monologue in costume regarding the adventures of Aileen McGuire!

A colorized photograph of small children standing in the middle of a mostly empty street wired for cable cars with the words "Tim Bohen" and "Emerald Thread: The Irish in Buffalo" along the top

Adult Summer Reading: The Irish Who Built the Erie Canal

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Program Type:

Presentation

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join local author Tim Bohen to learn more about the Irish who built the Erie Canal, including:how Lockport-Pendleton was one of the most difficult sections of the Erie Canalthe wor...

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Join local author Tim Bohen to learn more about the Irish who built the Erie Canal, including:

Defiant Monkey

Defiant Monkey - The Art of Improv Creativity Show (Ages 6 and up)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wheeler Room (Floor 2) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families

Event Details:

Spark your imagination with Defiant Monkey Improv’s “The Art of Improv Creativity Show” where the audience will find creative opportunities through theatrical play and connect that...

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room (Floor 2)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Spark your imagination with Defiant Monkey Improv’s “The Art of Improv Creativity Show” where the audience will find creative opportunities through theatrical play and connect that inspiration to all the library has to offer!

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Computer Basics: Windows Made Easy

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Lockport Public Library

Program Type:

Computer Class

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Learn about the Windows operating system (OS) from Microsoft in this hands-on class: shortcuts, tips & tricks, personalizing your computer, and changing settings.Registration i...

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about the Windows operating system (OS) from Microsoft in this hands-on class: shortcuts, tips & tricks, personalizing your computer, and changing settings.

Puppets

Omnipresent Puppets presents "Hansel & Gretel" (All ages)

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wheeler Room (Floor 2) at Lockport Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families

Event Details:

Join Omnipresent Puppets for a special retelling of "Hansel & Gretel," the classic tale of two children lost in the woods, a gingerbread house and a very hungry witch! All are ...

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Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room (Floor 2)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Join Omnipresent Puppets for a special retelling of "Hansel & Gretel," the classic tale of two children lost in the woods, a gingerbread house and a very hungry witch! All are welcome.

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Let's Explore...The Mixed-Up Chameleon (Ages 2-6)

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we explore books and themes in Eric Carle's "The Mixed-Up Chameleon", watch a short movie and make a craft. Ages 2-6 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.

*Children ages ages 2-4 must be accompanied by an adult.

Let's Explore...The Mixed-Up Chameleon (Ages 2-6)

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we explore books and themes in Eric Carle's "The Mixed-Up Chameleon", watch a short movie and make a craft. Ages 2-6 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.

*Children ages ages 2-4 must be accompanied by an adult.

Go Wild & Read: I am a Tiger! (Ages 2-6)

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we share tiger books, watch a short movie and make a craft. Ages 2-6 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.

*Children ages ages 2-4 must be accompanied by an adult

Day Road Park Story Time (All Ages)

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Day Road Park
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and a take-home craft at Day Road Park, the corner of Day Road and East High Street in the Town on Lockport. After story time make sure you take a stroll along the Day Road Park StoryWalk for another great story!
11 am

Summer Reading Make & Take Craft (All ages)

11:00am–3:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and stop by the Orchard Room to make a colorful craft.  We provide all the markers, sparkles and more! All are welcome. No registration required. 
12 pm

Summer Reading Make & Take Craft (All ages)

12:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Bring your imagination and stop by the Orchard Room to make a colorful craft.  We provide all the markers, sparkles and more! All are welcome. No registration required. 
1 pm
2 pm

STEM Club: Stuck (Ages 6-10)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

The trouble really began when Floyd threw his shoe into the tree to knock loose his kite... Using "junk" from around the Library, create a device to get a kite unstuck for a tree in the Orchard Room! Ages 6-10.

Series Starters: Press Here and more! (Ages 7-10)

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a look at some exciting series focusing on video gaming that you can add to your reading list; make your own bouncy ball maze and more! Ages 7-10 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.

Decoupage Candle Votives (Ages 9-14)

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us and make a colorful decoupage candle votive. Ages 9-14 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.
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Family Story Time (All ages)

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children, Families
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

This story time for everyone will feature 30 minutes of stories, rhymes, songs and a take home craft. All are welcome. No registration required. 

Lego Building Challenge (Ages 7-12)

6:30pm–7:15pm
Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Put your Lego skills to the test! You will be provided with a box of Lego bricks and building challenge cards that will describe the objects to build. Ages 7-12 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25. 

Calm Crafts: Ceramic Painting (Ages 8-14)

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Orchard Room (Floor 1)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grab a fun ceramic piece, some acrylic paint pens and create! Soft, relaxing music will set the environment to help get your artistic skills flowing. Ages 8-14 only. Registration required starting 7/28/25.

Adult Summer Reading: Genealogy Research: Free NYS Online Resources

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Genealogy
Location: Lockport Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy
Event Details:

Learn about navigating and exploring different free sites including NYS Archives, NYS Historic Newspapers, New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, and NY Heritage.