Friday, July 18, 2025
Bored on a Wednesday night? The Long Beach Public Library has many different events throughout the summer months for community service, exercise or entertainment. These events can be open for kids, teens, adults and seniors. Want to listen to some tunes? Hear or share some poetry? Donate and help out the community?
Whatever it is, the library has it. For more information about the events or to register, go to longbeachlibrary.org. Check out the three events upcoming for the packed month of June:
Long Beach Soup Kitchen Food Drive
In honor of June being National Hunger Awareness Month, the public library is hosting a food drive. This drive will help replenish the pantry at the Long Beach Soup Kitchen, located at 140 W. Pine St.
Any dry and canned goods can be dropped off at the Main Library Circulation Desk until June 30 during library hours.
Poetry Open Mic Night
The Long Beach library welcomes poets, spoken word artists, lyricists and songwriters to the poetry open mic night on June 11 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This event is hosted by Paula Curci, Nassau County poet laureate emeritus 2022-2024, and Peter Dugan at the main library’s auditorium. The open mic encourages poems, spoken word, lyrics and prose from teens to seniors.
On stage, performers are limited to three poems or two songs, but no epics. Registration is required and is open now.
Albums & Asanas: How Sweet It Is with James Taylor & Carly Simon
This event combines vinyls with yoga at Albums and Asanas on June 24 at 7 to 8 p.m. As you stretch into the yoga exercise at the auditorium, the library’s vinyl collection will play in the background. For this month, music from James Taylor and Carly Simon will be featured.
Registration is required and will be opened June 17 at 6:30 p.m. This event is open for adults and seniors.
