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JUN
9

Blood Pressure Screening

Fri, Jun 9   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Kings Bay Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

You can get your blood pressure checked for free at the Kings Bay Library. Kings Bay library in partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNS) offers taking blood pressure. It is done by a Registered Nurse. 

Blood Pressure Screening

Sit and be Fit

Fri, Jun 9   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Rugby Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities

The Benefits of Chair Exercises for Seniors. Chair exercises are an excellent way to build strength and improve flexibility without putting too much strain on your body. Chair exercises also improve senior mobility by increasing blood flow...

Sit and be Fit

Sit and Get Fit

Fri, Jun 9   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

JUN
10

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Sat, Jun 10   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Clinton Hill Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities positive aging

Join Shape Up NYC for a free fitness class at the Clinton Hill Library led by Auressa. All levels welcome! Mats will be available for those without.

The maximum capacity for the class is 10 people. Register at: www.nyc.gov/shapeupnyc....

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Family Fun Day: Storytime, Arts & Crafts, Health and Wellness Fair

Sat, Jun 10   11:00 am to 3:00 pm   Marcy Library

Kids all ages Healthy Communities storytime

11am Family Story Time

12:30pm Face Painting

1:30pm Arts and Crafts for Families

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12pm to 3pm: Health and Wellness Fair for Adults and Families.

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Family Fun Day: Storytime, Arts & Crafts, Health and Wellness Fair

Health and Wellness: Yoga

Sat, Jun 10   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities yoga and meditation

  Are you looking for a way to de-stress in these challenging times? Join us on Saturday's for an afternoon of relaxation and rejuvenation while practicing Yoga. Yoga has origins dating back over 5,000 years in India and yields...
Register
Health and Wellness: Yoga

Clearing the Air: Uncovering the Truth about Vaping and Tobacco Use in Brooklyn

Sat, Jun 10   2:30 pm to 4:00 pm   Kings Highway Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

Join our panel discussion to learn about the prevalence of vaping and tobacco use in our communities. During the session we will discuss: youth vaping, tobacco industry marketing practices, and current smoke-free policies being employed...
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Clearing the Air: Uncovering the Truth about Vaping and Tobacco Use in Brooklyn

JUN
12

Blood Pressure Screening

Mon, Jun 12   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Kings Bay Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

You can get your blood pressure checked for free at the Kings Bay Library. Kings Bay library in partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNS) offers taking blood pressure. It is done by a Registered Nurse. 

Blood Pressure Screening

JUN
13

Brooklyn Supports

Tue, Jun 13   1:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Greenpoint Library

Adults adult learning community partner health and wellness Healthy Communities

Join us for coffee and connections to social support resources and benefits assistance.

Services will cover housing, employment, mental health, substance recovery, and more.

All are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Brooklyn Supports

Meditation with Damali

Tue, Jun 13   1:30 pm to 2:30 pm   Windsor Terrace Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities yoga and meditation

Join us for some light meditation exercises and learn about how to bring meditation into everyday life. 

Meditation with Damali

Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

Tue, Jun 13   5:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Greenpoint Library

Adults adult learning arts and crafts fiber arts Healthy Communities

Join a group of like-minded knitters and crocheters (or even cross-stitch or embroidery!) for an hour of friendship and community. Bring your handwork project to show off or get advice.

Limited teaching is available for beginning knitting...

Register
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

JUN
14

Brooklyn Supports

Wed, Jun 14   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults benefit assistance health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health

Join us to learn more about social support resources and benefits assistance!

Brooklyn Public Library's Social Work Program will be available to assist with referrals for:

Housing Assistance Food Assistance Employment...
Brooklyn Supports

Fitness with Akwesi

Wed, Jun 14   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Windsor Terrace Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

Join us for an hour-long program that will incorporate chair yoga, standing exercises, and other gentle movement practices with Akwesi Asante. An artist at heart, Akwesi has served in the health and wellness community for 30 years. He has worked...

Fitness with Akwesi

Fitness with Akwesi

Wed, Jun 14   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Windsor Terrace Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

Join us for an hour-long fitness program that will incorporate chair yoga, standing exercises and other gentle movement practices with Akwesi Asante. An artist at heart, Akwesi has served as an instructor for services for the aging, catholic...

Fitness with Akwesi

JUN
15

NAMI-NYC & BPL present: Mental Health Community Conversation & Resource Fair

Thu, Jun 15   12:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Multipurpose Room

Adults community partner conversations health and wellness Healthy Communities

Brooklyn Public Library's Community Health Team and The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC) invite you to join us for a Community Conversation & Resource Fair at the Brooklyn Heights Library on Thursday, June...

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NAMI-NYC & BPL present: Mental Health Community Conversation & Resource Fair

Cooking Matters for Adults

Thu, Jun 15   5:30 pm to 7:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults cooking health and wellness Healthy Communities

Would you like to learn how to eat healthy on an affordable budget? If your answer is yes, then join us for free nutrition classes that incorporate healthy cooking tips on a budget. Ingredients to cook will be provided.

...
Register
Cooking Matters for Adults

JUN
16

Blood Pressure Screening

Fri, Jun 16   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Kings Bay Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

You can get your blood pressure checked for free at the Kings Bay Library. Kings Bay library in partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNS) offers taking blood pressure. It is done by a Registered Nurse. 

Blood Pressure Screening

Sit and be Fit

Fri, Jun 16   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Rugby Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities

The Benefits of Chair Exercises for Seniors. Chair exercises are an excellent way to build strength and improve flexibility without putting too much strain on your body. Chair exercises also improve senior mobility by increasing blood flow...

Sit and be Fit

Sit and Get Fit

Fri, Jun 16   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

Meditation with Damali

Fri, Jun 16   1:30 pm to 2:30 pm   Windsor Terrace Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities yoga and meditation

Join us for some light meditation exercises and learn about how to bring meditation into everyday life. 

Meditation with Damali

JUN
17

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Sat, Jun 17   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Clinton Hill Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities positive aging

Join Shape Up NYC for a free fitness class at the Clinton Hill Library led by Auressa. All levels welcome! Mats will be available for those without.

The maximum capacity for the class is 10 people. Register at: www.nyc.gov/shapeupnyc....

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Health and Wellness: Yoga

Sat, Jun 17   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities yoga and meditation

  Are you looking for a way to de-stress in these challenging times? Join us on Saturday's for an afternoon of relaxation and rejuvenation while practicing Yoga. Yoga has origins dating back over 5,000 years in India and yields...
Register
Health and Wellness: Yoga

JUN
20

Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

Tue, Jun 20   5:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Greenpoint Library

Adults adult learning arts and crafts fiber arts Healthy Communities

Join a group of like-minded knitters and crocheters (or even cross-stitch or embroidery!) for an hour of friendship and community. Bring your handwork project to show off or get advice.

Limited teaching is available for beginning knitting...

Register
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

JUN
21

Brooklyn Supports

Wed, Jun 21   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   Canarsie Library

Adults benefit assistance health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health

Join us to learn more about social support resources and benefits assistance!

Brooklyn Public Library's Social Work Program will be available to assist with referrals for:

Housing Assistance Food Assistance Employment...
Brooklyn Supports

JUN
22

Cooking Matters for Adults

Thu, Jun 22   5:30 pm to 7:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults cooking health and wellness Healthy Communities

Would you like to learn how to eat healthy on an affordable budget? If your answer is yes, then join us for free nutrition classes that incorporate healthy cooking tips on a budget. Ingredients to cook will be provided.

...
Register
Cooking Matters for Adults

JUN
23

Blood Pressure Screening

Fri, Jun 23   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Kings Bay Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

You can get your blood pressure checked for free at the Kings Bay Library. Kings Bay library in partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNS) offers taking blood pressure. It is done by a Registered Nurse. 

Blood Pressure Screening

Sit and be Fit

Fri, Jun 23   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Rugby Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities

The Benefits of Chair Exercises for Seniors. Chair exercises are an excellent way to build strength and improve flexibility without putting too much strain on your body. Chair exercises also improve senior mobility by increasing blood flow...

Sit and be Fit

Sit and Get Fit

Fri, Jun 23   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

Community Conversation With CABS Health Care Network

Fri, Jun 23   3:30 pm to 5:00 pm   Paedergat, Meeting Room

Adults Civic Engagement community partner Healthy Communities

Come join Community Health Workers from CABS Health Network  in the Paerdegat library's Community Room to discuss  neiborghood health and social needs.  

Community Conversation With CABS Health Care Network

JUN
24

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Sat, Jun 24   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Clinton Hill Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities positive aging

Join Shape Up NYC for a free fitness class ath the Clinton Hill Library led by Auressa. All levels welcome! Mats will be available for those without.

The maximum capacity for the class is 10 people. Register at: www.nyc.gov/shapeupnyc....

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Health and Wellness: Yoga

Sat, Jun 24   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities yoga and meditation

  Are you looking for a way to de-stress in these challenging times? Join us on Saturday's for an afternoon of relaxation and rejuvenation while practicing Yoga. Yoga has origins dating back over 5,000 years in India and yields...
Register
Health and Wellness: Yoga

JUN
26

Blood Pressure Screening

Mon, Jun 26   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Kings Bay Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

You can get your blood pressure checked for free at the Kings Bay Library. Kings Bay library in partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNS) offers taking blood pressure. It is done by a Registered Nurse. 

Blood Pressure Screening

Sit and Get Fit

Mon, Jun 26   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

JUN
29

Bookmobile @ Beulah Church

Thu, Jun 29   10:30 am to 1:00 pm   Beulah Church

Adults bookmobile Healthy Communities

Brooklyn Public Library in collaboration BPL Outreach and Health Initiatives invites you to join us at Beulah Church!

Members of our team will provide Health & Wellness information, information on job training, and general health...

Bookmobile @ Beulah Church

JUN
30

Stamp Out Cancer: Healthy Minds, Healthy Life

Fri, Jun 30   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Virtual

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

Do you seek to understand mental health and to learn about some mental health concerns? This workshop focuses on describing depression and stress, coping and finding help, and offers concrete steps and referral processes. This workshop is...

Register
Stamp Out Cancer: Healthy Minds, Healthy Life

Blood Pressure Screening

Fri, Jun 30   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Kings Bay Library

Older Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

You can get your blood pressure checked for free at the Kings Bay Library. Kings Bay library in partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNS) offers taking blood pressure. It is done by a Registered Nurse. 

Blood Pressure Screening

Sit and be Fit

Fri, Jun 30   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Rugby Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities

The Benefits of Chair Exercises for Seniors. Chair exercises are an excellent way to build strength and improve flexibility without putting too much strain on your body. Chair exercises also improve senior mobility by increasing blood flow...

Sit and be Fit

Sit and Get Fit

Fri, Jun 30   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

JUL
1

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Sat, Jul 1   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Clinton Hill Library

Adults fitness Healthy Communities positive aging

Join Shape Up NYC for a free fitness class ath the Clinton Hill Library led by Auressa. All levels welcome! Mats will be available for those without.

The maximum capacity for the class is 10 people. Register at: www.nyc.gov/shapeupnyc....

Shape Up NYC: Mat Pilates

Health and Wellness: Yoga

Sat, Jul 1   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities yoga and meditation

  Are you looking for a way to de-stress in these challenging times? Join us on Saturday's for an afternoon of relaxation and rejuvenation while practicing Yoga. Yoga has origins dating back over 5,000 years in India and yields...
Register
Health and Wellness: Yoga

Community Conversation With CABS Health Care Network

Sat, Jul 1   3:30 pm to 5:00 pm   Paedergat, Meeting Room

Adults Civic Engagement community partner Healthy Communities

Come join Community Health Workers from CABS Health Network  in the Paerdegat library's Community Room to discuss  neiborghood health and social needs.  

Community Conversation With CABS Health Care Network

JUL
3

Sit and Get Fit

Mon, Jul 3   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

JUL
5

Brooklyn Supports

Wed, Jul 5   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Adults benefit assistance health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health

Join us to learn more about social support resources and benefits assistance!

Brooklyn Public Library's Social Work Program will be available to assist with referrals for:

Housing Assistance Food Assistance Employment...
Brooklyn Supports

JUL
7

Tai Chi & Ki Gong

Fri, Jul 7   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   New Utrecht Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health

This class combines Yoga, Tai chi and Meditation and is rooted in Korean Sun Do Healing Martial arts practice.

Sessions will include warms ups for the core, meridian stretching, joint exercise, body tapping, practice of an easy 12...

Tai Chi & Ki Gong

Sit and Get Fit

Fri, Jul 7   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

JUL
10

Sit and Get Fit

Mon, Jul 10   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

JUL
12

Brooklyn Supports

Wed, Jul 12   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults benefit assistance health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health

Join us to learn more about social support resources and benefits assistance!

Brooklyn Public Library's Social Work Program will be available to assist with referrals for:

Housing Assistance Food Assistance Employment...
Brooklyn Supports

JUL
14

Tai Chi & Ki Gong

Fri, Jul 14   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   New Utrecht Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health

This class combines Yoga, Tai chi and Meditation and is rooted in Korean Sun Do Healing Martial arts practice.

Sessions will include warms ups for the core, meridian stretching, joint exercise, body tapping, practice of an easy 12...

Tai Chi & Ki Gong

Sit and Get Fit

Fri, Jul 14   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

JUL
17

Sit and Get Fit

Mon, Jul 17   11:30 am to 12:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults adult learning fitness Healthy Communities

Chair exercises help improve strength, range of motion, balance, dexterity, cognitive functioning and mood. Join us for a variety of fun and practical exercises that will improve your flexibility and balance. We'll get...

Sit and Get Fit

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