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Creating Your Own Startup
Are you interested in learning what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Do you ever wonder what the process of coming up with an idea for a company is like?
Join us for our entrepreneurship program that goes through the early basic steps of...
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Borough Park Presents Storytime: Mr. Mike Reads About Art History Part Two
Mr. Mike Reads If Monet Painted a Monster written by Amy Newbold and illustrated by Greg Newbold. This picture book shows how various artists throughout history would paint a monster. After Mr. Mike finishes the story he will read the...
Mindful Mondays
Learn and practice mindfulness with us. Increase calmness and feelings of wellbeing through stories, meditation, breathing, reflection and journaling. Tune in Mondays from April 12 through May 31 on the Paerdegat Branch Facebook page. https...
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...
Mill Basin, Windsor Terrace and Park Slope Brainy Babies
Join us for a brain-building program on Zoom for children 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers in the Mill Basin, Windsor Terrace and Park Slope communities. This program will include stories, early literacy tips, baby...
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...
Dancercise: Dance, Move and Stretch with Akwesi Asante
This popular Windsor Terrace class continues for five sessions on our Facebook Page. Each session will premiere on Mondays at 1:00 PM and will be available for ongoing viewing.
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 Adult Storytime: National Poetry Month 2021 Edition
Donald Peebles, Adult Librarian from Saratoga Library and DeKalb Library, will facilitate a series of live virtual adult storytime sessions for National Poetry Month.
The link to the Saratoga Library Facebook Page is: https://www....
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....
Virtual Arabic Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!*
Join us for virtual Arabic Story time with stories, songs and rhymes for children and their parents...
Easy Origami : Bunny Rabbit
Learn how to fold a cute origami bunny rabbit .
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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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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 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For beginners or advanced players. Please register for information on how and where to participate!...
Tiny Techs: Coding (ages 3-5)
Children Ages 3-5
We invite you to help us code the Monkey to the banana by following instructions, counting, and sequencing. This is a block coding program to introduce the ideas and concepts of coding to your children....
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...
Gaming for Teens
Join Labib our LoT (Librarian of Tomorrow) every Monday at 3:00 PM for an afternoon of gaming. Lets show other gamers what you've got!
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!...
After School Homework Help
Give support, assistance, and encouragement to children in grades 1-8 who need a little extra help with their homework.
Virtual Chess Workshop
Virtual Chess Workshop
Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game every Monday, 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 Monday, 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!...
Virtual Chess Workshop
Virtual Chess Workshop
Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game every Monday, 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!...
Kahoot! Trivia
Challenge your friends to a trivia game. We will be using the online trivia platform Kahoot!
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 with Reinaldo Duran
Virtual Chess Workshop
Kids and teens, learn to play or improve your game, with instructor Reinaldo Duran from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For beginners or advanced players. Please register for information on how and where to participate!...
BPL Game Time - Fortnite Battle Royale
Are you good at fortnite and want to show us how good you are? come join us on twitch.
Watch us live by downloading the Twitch app on your mobile device or by visiting www.twitch.tv/BPLGameTime. For instructions on how to play...
Small Business Financing | NYC SBS
This course teaches you how to apply financiers’ method of evaluation – the 5 Cs of Business Credit – and explores the advantages and disadvantages of debt-based, equity-based, and crowdfunding financing.
By the end of the course, you...
FADWA ABBAS: ENCOUNTERS
Art & Society Census Working GroupApril 5, 12, 19, 26/ Mondays at 5pm
Working groups are free, facilitated courses, meeting once per week online for the month of April. Register for this first event and you are registered for...
Justice Initiatives Book Club: Eva's Man by Gayl Jones
Edited by Toni Morrison and published in 1976, Gayl Jones’ novel Eva’s Man is a deadpan yet spellbinding meditation on sexual violence and its aftershocks. Incarcerated for the murder of her lover, Eva recalls formative sexual traumas with a...
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Virtual Mini Storytime from Adams Street Library
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...
Borough Park presents Brainy Babies
Join us for a brain-building program on Zoom for children 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers from Borough Park Library. Families will enjoy stories and activities designed to encourage brain development and early learning...
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...
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...
Creative Aging: Just Collage It!
Get all of your articles, papers, pictures…but don’t throw them out! Instead of tossing them out, get creative and turn them into a collage!
Dave Johnson is a master at the art of collage, and in this 9-week workshop, he will show you how...
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!...
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: Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes!
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:...
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: The Third Daughter by Talia Carner
Join us on Zoom for the Mill Basin Library's monthly book discussion!
For April, we'll be discussing The Third Daughter by Talia Carner.
Please register to attend, the Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event.
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SUHALY BAUTISTA-CAROLINA: WHERE ART & LIFE MEET
Art & Society Census Working GroupApril 6,13, 20, 27// Tuesdays at Noon
Working groups are free, facilitated courses, meeting once per week online for the month of April. Register for this first event and you are...
Chair Zumba For Seniors
Chair Zumba for Seniors is a 30 minute, seated, gentle aerobics/physical therapy class for seniors and other people with mobility issues taught by Zumba Instructor Evie Aronson - who has several years of experience teaching this...
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...
Borough Park Presents Kids Explore: Mr. Mike Explores Fun Animal Facts Part One
Mr. Mike discovers all sorts of fun animal facts when he reads Eat Your Rocks, Croc!: Dr. Sugar Glider's Advice For Troubled Animals written by Jess Keating and illustrated by Pete Oswald
Click here to access the video.
Gerritsen Beach Adult Storytime
Have you ever wished someone would read to you as an adult? Do you want to take in some good literature without spending a lot of time on it? At adult storytime, a librarian will read short stories and/or poetry to you, and all you have to...
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,...
Sudoku Time Attack
Stuck inside? Want to take on the challenge of facing others in a Sudoku Time Attack, competing for the right to be called Sudoku Time Attack Champion? Join Jacob from the Leonard library on Zoom on April 13th from 2:00 P.M. - 2:45...
