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Long Island Bonsai Society

Clubs Oyster Bay, NY

Also called: LIBS; Long Island Bonsai Society (Planting Fields)

Website
https://www.longislandbonsai.org/
Location
Oyster Bay, NY
Last checked
2026-09-23
schedule
https://www.longislandbonsai.org/schedule
membership
https://www.longislandbonsai.org/membership
contact
https://www.longislandbonsai.org/contact
news
https://www.longislandbonsai.org/libs-news

What it is

The Long Island Bonsai Society (LIBS) is a Long Island bonsai club whose primary identity is the monthly second-Monday meeting at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, New York, plus membership dues, member soil-supply pickups, a member library, newsletters, and a published 2026 Schedule of Events. Official Contact: “We meet the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:25PM at Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY.” Club contact email printed sitewide: [email protected]. It is not a commercial nursery and not a museum tuition class series.

Who it’s for

Long Island / greater New York metro bonsai enthusiasts — beginners through advanced — who want club fellowship, second-Monday evening meetings at Planting Fields, demos and holiday auctions, member soil purchasing, and library borrowing. Guests and new members should confirm each date, room notes, and any weather cancellation notice on the live Schedule and LIBS News pages before traveling.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party club site with a printed Planting Fields / Oyster Bay meeting place, published second-Monday cadence, 2026 schedule samples, and printed 2026 dues on LIBS News — not a Facebook-only club and not a scraped directory card. (Held from Tue MANIFEST as known-good alternate; used this ship.)

  • Meeting place / schedule (Contact + Schedule — checked 2026-09-23): 2nd Monday of each month at 7:25 p.m. at Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY. Schedule page title: Long Island Bonsai Society 2026 Schedule of Events. Visible HTML schedule samples at check: October 19 — Program To Be Determined; November 2 — Mauro Stemberger demo 7:30 p.m. (page also notes 2027 Election of LIBS Board of Directors in that block); December 19 — Holiday lunch/Auction 12 Noon (Conference Room). LIBS News: in bad weather, check News for cancellation of the monthly meeting, workshop, and/or auction.
  • Membership / dues (LIBS News — checked today): 2026 Rates — $50.00 Individual; $75.00 Supporter. News: see Joe, LIBS Treasurer, at upcoming meetings; make checks payable to Long Island Bonsai Society. Membership page invites renewals to keep speakers coming (no alternate public dues figure printed on that thinner Membership HTML body at check).
  • Member benefits / club services (LIBS News + Soil Supplies — checked today): member-only soil purchase (cash/check or online order with pickup at Planting Fields; soil not held after the next club meeting); member library (up to two books/DVDs for one month; see Mary); stewardship help for senior members having difficulty maintaining trees (email [email protected]); downsizing / collection options via the same club email; newsletters and member photos elsewhere on the site.

Meeting times, dues, and program samples above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Confirm on the live Schedule, LIBS News, Membership, and Contact pages before joining or traveling.

Official URL

https://www.longislandbonsai.org/

Location

Meeting place: Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY. Regular meetings: 2nd Monday of each month at 7:25 p.m. (confirm room / holiday exceptions on the live Schedule). Contact email: [email protected].

This is a club meeting / demo / auction address, not a retail nursery showroom and not a museum or botanic-garden tuition desk.

Notes

  • Category is Clubs. First-party club with printed meeting place, second-Monday schedule, 2026 dues, and club programming. Not a nursery. Member soil sales, workshops, and demos do not reclassify this card as Learning (Learning is curriculum/schedule-first class series such as Descanso Gardens Rooted Bonsai Workshops or Gresham Japanese Garden Art of Bonsai).
  • 2nd Monday 7:25 p.m., Planting Fields / Oyster Bay, 2026 $50 / $75 dues, and fall/winter schedule samples are transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-09-23 and may change. The Schedule page also appears to carry image-based earlier-year months; use the live Schedule for the full year.
  • Pics optional for this Wednesday card; no listing image saved beside this file.
  • Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza.
  • No Bonsai Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: When and where does LIBS meet?
A: Contact page (checked 2026-09-23): 2nd Monday of each month at 7:25 p.m. at Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY. Confirm topic and any venue/weather notes on https://www.longislandbonsai.org/schedule and https://www.longislandbonsai.org/libs-news

Q: What are the 2026 dues?
A: LIBS News (checked 2026-09-23): $50.00 Individual; $75.00 Supporter. Pay the treasurer (Joe) at a meeting; checks payable to Long Island Bonsai Society. Confirm live: https://www.longislandbonsai.org/libs-news

Q: I’m new — where do I start, and is this a Learning listing?
A: Attend a second-Monday meeting as a visitor (confirm the date on Schedule), then join via the treasurer if you want member soil / library access. Club demos and workshops do not make this a Learning listing — LIBS stays Clubs.