Posts By:Montauk Library

Textile Waste: Upcycling Tshirts and Sheets with Pam Peterson

  As modern society moves more to “disposable” clothing and fast fashion, there is a significant impact on our environment.  In this video, local Montauk resident, Pam Peterson demonstrates how to make “yarn” from old sheets and t-shirts.  She then shows some examples of projects you can create with your new yarn.   Ways we… Read more »

Craftmas Time: Easy Gnome Ornament

  Welcome to Montauk Library Craftmas Time! Follow along as Lisa demonstrates how to make this adorable gnome ornament to add to your holiday home! Please show us how YOU did it, email a photo of your project to:  lmontella@montauklibrary.org  

PlayFit with Miss Rachel: Elfish Workout

  Welcome to Montauk Library PlayFit with Miss Rachel.  Follow along as Miss Rachel reads, My Teacher is an Elf by Joey and Melanie Acker. Ms. Holly’s students try to discover if she really is an elf or just an ‘elfish’ teacher. She is crafty, always singing, wearing pointy shoes, and has a jingle when… Read more »

Throwback Thursday- Second House

Photograph of sheep at Second House, John Van Siclen collection, donated by James Schwartz. For more than two centuries, sheep and cattle were driven to and from Montauk during the months of March and December.  The keepers who tended the livestock in Montauk lived in three houses, two of which still exist today, Second House… Read more »

Throwback Thursday- Montauk Manor Before and After

A before-and-after duo are the highlight of this week’s Throwback Thursday, in which we celebrate the newly restored tower of the Montauk Manor, its coppery roof glinting in the sun. Joseph Brensnan, Montauk resident and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, shot that digital image.  The Manor’s Tower, he says, is one of its characteristic… Read more »

PlayFit with Miss Rachel: The Light Within Me

  Welcome to the day after Thanksgiving, PlayFit with Miss Rachel!  Follow along as Miss Rachel reads, The Light Within Me by Mrs. Lauren Grabois Fisher.  Then get ready for inspirational workout! For more information about the author and “The Be Books” visit, https://www.thebebooks.com