JUN
10
Build with Lego
Enjoy a Lego program.
JUN
12
First Five Years Discovery Table
Our Discovery Table is back! Every Monday, come to the library and explore our discovery table. This is a great activity for toddlers and their caregivers to build social skills and creativity at the library!
JUN
14
Pollinator Day
Join us for a day-long celebration of the pollinators that keep our world humming! See the inner workings of a live beehive, examine the delicate wings of a monarch butterfly, take notes in your nature journal, make a button to show your...
Pollinator Day: Live Beehive Demo
Ever wondered how bees communicate with one another? Want to know what makes a queen bee different from worker bees? Or how do bees help pollinate the flowers, fruits, and vegetables we all enjoy? Stop by the Windsor Terrace Library and get to...
Pollinator Day: Nature Journaling with Monarch Butterflies
In this hands-on workshop, participants of all ages will be able to learn about the symbiotic relationship between the endangered Monarch butterfly and its host plant, milkweed. Tables will be set up with Monarch butterfly specimens, milkweed...
JUN
15
Author Event: The Extraordinary History of Cephalopods
Octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish are some of Earth's most fascinating animals! But did you know their family tree goes back twice as far as dinosaurs?
Join us for an evening with author Danna Staaf, researchers Tessa Montague and Connor...
JUN
16
Kids Create: STEAM Pop-Up
Join us as we wheel out the yellow craft cart for a different, sometimes-messy, sometimes-explosive STEAM activity every Friday afternoon! Get creative, and learn a little something new with the help of your children’s librarian and some crazy...
JUN
17
Little Scientists
Little Scientists is a STEM storytime program for children ages 3-5 and their grown-ups. Join us to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through stories, music, hands-on exploration, and play. Each session we will explore a new topic...
Build with Lego
Enjoy a Lego program.
JUN
23
Carnivorous Plants!
Learn about the wide world of carnivorous plants, and interact with actual specimens from a number of different species, examining the structure and function of carnivorous plants, including different types of pitcher plants, sundews, and venus...
JUN
24
Build with Lego
Enjoy a Lego program.
Button Making for Adults
Learn how to use the library's button maker and make your own buttons featuring designs of your choice!
All supplies will be provided but feel free to bring any images you'd like to use to make a button. This program is intended for...
JUN
26
First Five Years Discovery Table
Our Discovery Table is back! Every Monday, come to the library and explore our discovery table. This is a great activity for toddlers and their caregivers to build social skills and creativity at the library!
JUN
27
Kids Gardening: Lima bean Experiment
Join us for this fun yet simple experiment and learn how to sprout your very own Lima bean Plant!
JUN
29
Library Lab
Library Lab is a program that makes STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities fun! Join us at the library as we do a science experiment.
Science Fiction Book Club
Librarian Eric Horwitz hosts a Science Fiction book club every month. This month we're reading A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers.
JUN
30
Kids Create: STEAM Pop-Up
Join us as we wheel out the yellow craft cart for a different, sometimes-messy, sometimes-explosive STEAM activity every Friday afternoon! Get creative, and learn a little something new with the help of your children’s librarian and some crazy...
JUL
1
STEM Saturdays - 3D printing
Earn Your Figure It Out sticker for your Summer @ BPL gameboard
We're kicking off STEM Saturdays with 3D printing!
Come learn all about how 3D printing works. Design your own creation and then watch it come to life.
JUL
12
Slime Time by Rob Diaz
Ooze into a gooey hour of sliming around! Create slime using the Mad Science recipe, and then enter the Slime Olympics! Take home your own concoction of Mad Science Slime! For ages 5-12 years
JUL
14
Kids Create: STEAM Pop-Up
Join us as we wheel out the yellow craft cart for a different, sometimes-messy, sometimes-explosive STEAM activity every Friday afternoon! Get creative, and learn a little something new with the help of your children’s librarian and some crazy...
JUL
15
STEM Saturdays - Bubble Science
Earn Your Figure It Out sticker for your Summer @ BPL gameboard
Every Saturday we'll explore another topic in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathmatics).
Today, we'll be diving into the science behind bubbles! We'll...
JUL
21
Travel the World with Erik the Reptile Guy (A Virtual Experience) with Erik Callender
Where in the world is Erik The Reptile Guy? Join Erik the Reptile Guy and Friends for an amazing VIRTUAL adventure LIVE from Rainforest and Ecosystems around the world to see animals LIVE by internet in their natural habitat! Fun,...
JUL
28
[email protected]: Sun and Stars
This program introduces students to stars (including our own) and the galaxies they form. A rich combination of hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations teaches children about stellar life cycles, how stars affect planetary formation,...
Kids Create: STEAM Pop-Up
Join us as we wheel out the yellow craft cart for a different, sometimes-messy, sometimes-explosive STEAM activity every Friday afternoon! Get creative, and learn a little something new with the help of your children’s librarian and some crazy...
JUL
29
STEM Saturdays : Build your own computer
Earn your Figure It Out sticker for your Summer @ BPL gameboard
Every Saturday we'll explore another topic in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathmatics).
Today, we'll be using Kano® kits to build our own computers....
AUG
11
Make Plant-able Wildflower Paper Kids' Summer Programs @ Kings Highway Library
This fun science experiment creates homemade paper embedded with wildflower seeds, which can be taken home and planted in a garden or a flowerpot.
Kings Highway Library is offering School-Age programs all summer long, part...
AUG
12
STEM Saturdays : Coding
Earn your Figure It Out sticker for your Summer @ BPL gameboard
Every Saturday we'll explore another topic in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathmatics).
Today, we'll explore coding. Learn the language of...
AUG
25
Figure It Out: Doodle Bots with MakerSpace NYC
Meet and see entrepreneurs, engineers, artists, and craftspeople who are developing prototypes and working on projects. Explore a wide variety of industrial and digital fabrication equipment and talk about career opportunities in the arts,...
SEP
22
Library Lab: 3D Printing
Library Lab is Brooklyn Public Library’s dynamic learning enrichment program for children (ages 6 to 10) and their families. Explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts with fun, free activities that will spark curiosity...
