FEB
28
Living Poets
Living Poets is a 10-week class exploring work by some of the most dynamic and groundbreaking contemporary poets writing today. Students will engage in close readings with each poet's work and will have opportunities to respond with poems of...
Kids in Black History: Claudette Colvin! With Online Resource Guide (Middle Grade +)
Join our video premiere on the Paerdegat Facebook Page. Learn about Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old Civil Rights pioneer who fought against bus segregation, and won. She inspired Rosa Parks and hopefully, she'll inspire you, too!
Want...
Living Poets
Living Poets is a 10-week class exploring work by some of the most dynamic and groundbreaking contemporary poets writing today. Students will engage in close readings with each poet's work and will have opportunities to respond with poems of...
MAR
1
Virtual Preschool Storytime
Join us for Preschool Storytime virtually on the Saratoga Facebook page
Borough Park Presents Storytime: Mr. Mike Reads Green Eggs and Ham
In honor of Dr. Seuss's March 2, birthday, Mr. Mike will be giving an encore presentation of his reading Green Eggs and Ham.
Click here to access the video.
First Step to Starting a Business (ARABIC) | NYC SBS
الخطوة الأولى لبدء عمل تجاري
قد يكون فتح عمل تجاري في مدينة نيويورك أمرًا مخيفًا في البداية. يسأل الكثير من رواد الأعمال: من أين أبدأ؟
الهدف من هذه الدورة هو مساعدتك على فهم معنى أن تكون رائد أعمال ناجحًا في مدينة نيويورك.
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Virtual East New York and Kings Highway Brainy Babies
Join us for a brain-building program on Zoom for children 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers in the East New York and Kings Highway communities. This program will include stories, early literacy tips, baby bounces, craft...
Gathering Wool: knit and crochet with Sheepshead Bay
Join us for a Zoom knitting/crocheting/needlework get together. Share your projects and your morning coffee.
**Registration required! Registration ends one hour before the program starts.
We will be using Zoom to...
Jack & Friends: Zoom Toddler Yoga with Kelly Brennan
Join Kelly Brennan for a fun yoga practice! Toddlers will explore yoga poses and breathing in a playful way through adventures, stories, and songs.
These classes will be held over Zoom and registration is required....
Book Discussion - VANISHING HALF, by Britt Bennett
The Vanishing Half is an intergenerational examination of identity, and what it’s like to grow up in a body you’ve been conditioned to feel ashamed of. It’s a poignant family story that doesn’t shy away from the intersections of race,...
Virtual Ask a Tech
Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the Internet? No time to attend a formal class? Join our virtual drop-in computer lab for personalized assistance.
We will be using Zoom to host this...
Virtual English Conversation Group
Join other adults who are learning to speak English online on Zoom video.
Please register with your name and email to receive the information to join the group. The Zoom link will be emailed one (1) hour before the group...
Resume & Career Help Live!
Get assistance with your resume, cover letter, or career-related questions live with a librarian via Zoom. Participants will receive up to 30 minutes of feedback and guidance.
Please register here on our event page to reserve your spot....
Computer Basics
Computer Basics training is designed specifically for those who are completely new to computers or who feel they need to have more instruction before confidently using a computer.
This lesson introduces new PC users to the hardware,...
Creative Aging: Watercolor for Beginners - ESOL
Learn the techniques of watercolor painting. This workshop is sure to awaken your creative side or expand your knowledge and vision. This 9-week workshop will teach you the basics that will enable you to broaden your artistic expression!
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Family Virtual Dance Party
Join us for our Virtual Family Dance Party.
Sign up here, get a chance to select the music (nothing explicit) and then join other Brooklynites and enjoy a safe and health dance party with others from your home.
Create with Canva Workshop for Teens
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Canva, where the designs of your dreams can come to life! Canva is the most accessible and widespread tool for graphic design from beginner to pro-level. Use Canva to create everything from merch, to flyers and...
Sheepshead Bay Virtual Book Discussion: Redhead by the side of the road by Anne Tyler
Join the Sheepshead Bay Library for a virtual book discussion! Zoom links will be emailed to registered participants.
Redhead by the side of the road by Anne Tyler
Borough Park Presents Juan Tica - Chess Workshop
Virtual Chess Workshop
Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game, with instructor Juan Tica from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For beginners or advanced players. Please register for information on how and where to participate!...
Virtual Chess Workshop
Virtual Chess Workshop
Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game every Moday, Wednesday and Friday from 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm. For beginners or advanced players. Please register for information on how and where to participate!...
Virtual Chess Workshop
Virtual Chess Workshop
Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game every Moday, Wednesday and Friday from 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm. For beginners or advanced players. Please register for information on how and where to participate!...
Teen Time: Bingo!
Come play the classic game of Bingo with us!
Register so that we can send you a secure Zoom link.
Virtual Financial Coaching
Do you have questions about credit or debt? The Financial Coaching Corps (FCC) can help you manage your money, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financial goals.
Make an appointment with a coach...
Virtual Chess Workshop
Virtual Chess Tournament
Look for Brooklyn Highlawn Library Arena host IM ReinaldoDuran81
Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game, with instructor Reinaldo Duran from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For beginners...
Online Creative Writing Workshops (Hosted by WritopiaLab)
Workshops are fun, engaging, and highly productive. Through our innovative workshop method and fun writing games, we empower students as peer leaders as they gain skills in writing, editing, analysis, and effective communication. The workshops...
Polish for Beginners (second level)
This program is a continuation of the "Polish for Beginners" course. Its participants are students from the previous course who decided to continue their education. The list of participants is closed.
Friends of Clinton Hill Library Open Virtual Meeting
Join the Friends of the Clinton Hill Library at their first meeting of 2021. Old and new Friends welcome! We will update you about library events, answer questions about library services, and take suggestions for future virtual programs....
Suleika Jaouad and Mitchell S. Jackson on Between Two Kingdoms
The summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing to enter “the real world.” She had fallen in love and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. The real world she found, however, would take her...
MAR
2
Virtual Mini Storytime
Engage in active screentime with this pre-recorded "mini" storytime, featuring 1 song, 1 book, and 1 additional activity.
Videos will be available for 48 hours after posting, so you can watch when it works best for your family! ...
Virtual Kids Create! First 5 Years
Join us every Tuesday for a new art project you can easily replicate at home. These fun artistic exploration will help your little one develop their creativity and their fine motor skills.
New videos are posted...
Zoom Storytime with Ms. Abby!
Join us for an interactive Virtual Storytime on Zoom, with Ms. Abby from the Cypress Hills Library! We will be sharing books, songs, rhymes, and tips for development of early literacy skills. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers are all...
Zoom Toddler Time with Miss Cindy
Join Windsor Terrace's own Miss Cindy for songs, rhymes, and stories. Bring your shakers, rattles, instruments, or just some pots and pans to make music.
Please register by 9:30 AM on the day of the program to receive the Zoom...
Virtual Babies & Books
Spend fifteen minutes with Macon children's librarians to learn lap rhymes, finger plays, and early literacy tips for interacting with your baby and fostering a lifelong love of reading.
This will be broadcast from the Macon Library...
Bebés Geniales
Acompáñenos en un programa en zoom para los padres y los cuidadores de Nueva York que ayudan al desarrollo mental de niños de edad 0 a 3. Incluye cuentos e historias en inglés y español, consejos, artesanías, canciones, mira y repite, y más!...
Washington Irving Library: Services for Older Adults and Senior Planet/OATS "Never Too Late To Learn" Technology Series
LEARN FROM HOME!
Join Washington Irving Library, in partnership with Senior Planet/OATS (Older Adults Technology Services) and Brooklyn Public Library's Services for Older Adults, for a 10-week technology series for adults ages...
Resume & Career Help Live!
Get assistance with your resume, cover letter, or career-related questions live with a librarian via Zoom. Participants will receive up to 30 minutes of feedback and guidance.
Please register here on our event page to reserve your spot....
Mckinley Park Branch Preschool Book Adventures: Ty's Travels
Come join McKinley Park Branch virtually on zoom with a read out loud and craft.
Registration Required!
Materials needed: paper plate, construction paper, glue, scissors and crayons/markers.
Optional:...
Virtual Book Discussion - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
Join us for a discussion of The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.
A novel set in 1918 Dublin offers a three-day look at a maternity ward during the Great Flu pandemic. This work of dystopian historical fiction is richly detailed...
Creative Aging: Lets Draw with Charcoal!
The subtleties in the shadows of charcoal drawings make them wonderful to look at…and now you can learn how to create them for yourself !
In this 9-week workshop you will explore landscapes, seascapes, still life and nature images as...
Virtual English Conversation Group
Join other adults who are learning to speak English online on Zoom video.
Please register with your name and email to receive the information to join the group. The Zoom link will be emailed one (1) hour before the group...
Virtual Homework Help
Need help with homework? We can help! Homework Help is back —virtually—at Brooklyn Public Library!
At BPL we’ve been assisting students with their homework for over 10 years! Let one of our vetted and trained volunteer tutors,...
Virtual Storytime with Ms. Raquel!
Join Ms. Raquel from Central Library's Youth Wing for Virtual Storytime with stories, songs, and tips for your child to acquire early literacy, fine motor, and language developmental skills.
View Virtual Storytime on the Brooklyn...
Community Cooking Series
Celebrate Lunar New Year with us as we cook Tibetan momos live on Instagram. Visit bklynlib.org/cooking a week before the session, for the recipe, a list of ingredients, and tools needed so you can cook along with us.
View...
Virtual Homework Help
Need help with homework? We can help! Homework Help is back —virtually—at Brooklyn Public Library!
At BPL we’ve been assisting students with their homework for over 10 years! Let one of our vetted and trained volunteer tutors,...
Virtual Financial Coaching
Do you have questions about credit or debt? The Financial Coaching Corps (FCC) can help you manage your money, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financial goals.
Make an appointment with a coach...
The Mauritanian Film & Talk with Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Hollander, Rahim & Siems
Join us for a special online screening and talkback for The Mauritanian.
In 2005, in correspondence with his attorneys from his isolation hut in Guantánamo’s Camp Echo, Mohamedou Ould Slahi constructed the manuscript for what...
Cooking Matters For Adults Virtual Shopping Tour
Do you spend too much time deciding between products at thestore to ensure it is healthy and within your budget? We can help!
Join us for a free virtual shopping tour that will help you shophealthy and more affordably
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Computer Basics
Computer Basics training is designed specifically for those who are completely new to computers or who feel they need to have more instruction before confidently using a computer.
This lesson introduces new PC users to the hardware,...
Afterschool Ready Set Kindergarten Series
Join us for Ready Set Kindergarten on Zoom! This is a virtual version of our popular school readiness program, led by educators, and designed to help children ages 3-5 get ready to read, and ready for school. Learn about every day early literacy...
