Antiracist Family Day - Brooklyn Children's Museum

Thu, Oct 9 2025
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Brooklyn Children's Museum Rooftop

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Brooklyn Public Library presents the fourth annual Antiracist Family Day, a free family event on the Brooklyn Children's Museum rooftop. Participants will learn about age-appropriate antiracist practices, including celebrating and affirming different races and identities, discussing justice and injustice, and modeling/providing ways young children can engage in activism. This year's activities include:

Check out our recommended booklist below! 

This event is funded by the City's First Readers Initiative of the NY City Council.

storytime
Brooklyn Children's Museum Rooftop
145 Brooklyn Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213

Add to My Calendar 10/09/2025 02:00 pm 10/09/2025 05:00 pm America/New_York Antiracist Family Day - Brooklyn Children's Museum <p>Brooklyn Public Library presents the fourth annual <em><strong>Antiracist Family Day</strong></em>, a free family event on the <strong>Brooklyn Children's Museum</strong>&nbsp;rooftop. Participants will learn about&nbsp;age-appropriate antiracist practices, including celebrating and&nbsp;affirming different races and identities, discussing justice and injustice, and modeling/providing ways young children can&nbsp;engage in activism. This year's activities include:</p><ul><li><strong>Musical performance </strong>with <a href="https://www.musiquita.nyc/"><em><strong>Musiquita</strong></em></a></li><li>Book giveaways with <a href="https://www.brooklynbookbodega.org/"><em><strong>Brooklyn Book Bodega</strong></em></a></li><li><strong>Freedom to Read </strong>banned book library</li><li><strong>Bilingual Storytimes</strong> with BPL librarians</li><li><strong>Local Author book signing </strong>&amp; activities</li><li><strong>Art and Community Care</strong> with<a href="https://www.mixteca.org/"> <em><strong>Mixteca</strong></em></a></li><li>Resources with the <a href="https://www.carrollgardensassociation.com/nanny-association"><em><strong>Carroll Gardens Nanny Association</strong>… Brooklyn Public Library - Brower Park Library MM/DD/YYYY 60

Staff Picks

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Book jacket for This land
This land
Ashley Fairbanks
Book jacket for We care : a first conversation about justice
We care : a first conversation about justice
Megan Madison
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Can we please give the police department to the...
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Book jacket for Every body : a first conversation about bodies
Every body : a first conversation about bodies
Megan Madison
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Bodies are cool
Tyler Feder
Book jacket for Hair love
Hair love
Matthew A Cherry
Book jacket for Homeland : my father dreams of Palestine
Homeland : my father dreams of Palestine
Hannah Moushabeck
Book jacket for The name jar
The name jar
Yangsook Choi
Book jacket for Black is a rainbow color
Black is a rainbow color
Angela Joy
Book jacket for We are little feminists : hair
We are little feminists : hair
Book jacket for We are little feminists : families
We are little feminists : families
Book jacket for The 1619 Project : born on the water
The 1619 Project : born on the water
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Book jacket for We are water protectors
We are water protectors
Carole Lindstrom
Book jacket for How we can live : principles of Black Lives Matter
How we can live : principles of Black Lives Matter
Laleu00f1a Garcia
Book jacket for All the colors we are : the story of how we get our skin color = Todos los colores de nuestra piel : la historia de por quu00e9 tenemos diferentes colores de piel
All the colors we are : the story of how we get...
Katie Kissinger
Book jacket for Abolition is love
Abolition is love
Syrus Marcus Ware
Book jacket for Our skin : a first conversation about race
Our skin : a first conversation about race
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