Inclusive Services at BPL provides unique programs for children and teens with and without disabilities. Fostering an inclusive environment, we open our doors to children and teens with and without disabilities their peers, parents, caregivers, and educators. Scroll down to see upcoming programs!
June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month! Check out our book lists that feature queer & disabled characters: teen fiction, school-age fiction, picture books, and teen & adult non-fiction.
Featured Events
Gardening Club
Let’s see what we can grow in Brooklyn! Plant seeds and watch them grow. Read stories, sing, dance, take home plants and flowers. For children with and without disabilities. Kids and tweens welcome - ages 6 to 12.
Generous support for programming and interim library…
Inclusive Dungeons & Dragons with Extreme Kids & Crew
Have you always been curious about tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, but worry that they would be overwhelming?
Join Brooklyn Public Library and Extreme Kids and Crew for an inclusive take on Dungeons & Dragons! Come explore a fantasy world in a welcoming…
Play and Create Crew presented by Extreme Kids & Crew
Welcome to Play and Create Crew, where fun meets growth though building, art, and sensory play! Our program invites kids ages 5-12 to explore their creativity, develop social skills, and build confidence in a supportive and inclusive environment. Through hands-on activities like building with…
Inclusive Dungeons & Dragons with Extreme Kids & Crew
Have you always been curious about tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, but worry that they would be overwhelming?
Join Brooklyn Public Library and Extreme Kids and Crew for an inclusive take on Dungeons & Dragons! Come explore a fantasy world in a welcoming…
Upcoming Events
Read and Play
Hear stories, make friends and play at our inclusive story time. For children birth to age 5 with and without disabilities.
ASL Interpretation available upon advanced request.
Read and Play
Hear stories, make friends and play at our inclusive story time. For children birth to age 5 with and without disabilities.
Group size limited to 12.
Bilingual in English/Polish. ASL Interpretation available upon advanced request.
Gardening Club
Let’s see what we can grow in Brooklyn! Plant seeds and watch them grow. Read stories, sing, dance, take home plants and flowers. For children with and without disabilities. Kids and tweens welcome - ages 6 to 12.
Generous support for programming and interim library…
Our Garden Club
Let’s see what we can grow in Brooklyn! Plant seeds and watch them grow. Read stories, sing, dance, take home plants and flowers. For children with and without disabilities. Kids and tweens welcome - ages 6 to 12.
Our Garden Club
Let’s see what we can grow in Brooklyn! Plant seeds and watch them grow. Read stories, sing, dance, take home plants and flowers. For children with and without disabilities. Kids and tweens welcome - ages 6 to 12.
Quiet Sensory-Friendly Zone
Feeling overstimulated in our Children's Area? Our Craft Room is open every Monday from 3:00pm to 4:00pm for those looking for a quiet, calm, and sensory-friendly space. Sensory tools like headphones and weighted toys will be available. Feel free to bring a book or your homework as well!
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Inclusive Dungeons & Dragons with Extreme Kids & Crew
Have you always been curious about tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, but worry that they would be overwhelming?
Join Brooklyn Public Library and Extreme Kids and Crew for an inclusive take on Dungeons & Dragons! Come explore a fantasy world in a welcoming…
Read and Play
Hear stories, make friends and play at our inclusive story time. For children birth to age 5 with and without disabilities.
ASL Interpretation available upon advanced request.
Perspectives Photography: Presented by Extreme Kids & Crew and Center for All Abilities
In this program, teens ages 13-18 will have the opportunity to engage in visual conversations related to identity, community, and social justice through the art of photography. Participants will learn about documentary photography and the history of photography in social justice to develop a…
Sensory-friendly Quiet Zone
Does your child need a sensory-friendly place to relax and unwind after school? Gerritsen Beach Library's playroom transforms into a quiet zone on Tuesday afternoons for sensory-friendly playtime!
Lights will be dimmed in the room and sensory-friendly manipulatives are provided.…
Staff Picks
- Picture Books for Autism Acceptance Month
- School-Age Books for Autism Acceptance Month
- Teen Fiction for Autism Acceptance Month
- Adult Nonfiction for Autism Acceptance Month
- Books for Educators for Autism Acceptance Month
