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JUN
3

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

Sat, Jun 3   1:00 pm to 2:15 pm   Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

Adults anime and manga book club book discussion comics

Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel. 

June's Theme:

City Living...

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Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

JUN
5

Let's Read Banned Books!

Mon, Jun 5   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!

Sign-up for the invite

 

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Let's Read Banned Books!

JUN
6

Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Blush by Jamie Brenner

Tue, Jun 6   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Virtual

Adults book club book discussion

Please join us for a virtual discussion about Blush by Jamie Brenner.  Zoom information will be emailed the day before the event.

About Blush:

From acclaimed author Jamie Brenner comes a stunning new novel about...

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Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Blush by Jamie Brenner

Central Cookbook Club: Infusion Cooking

Tue, Jun 6   2:30 pm to 4:00 pm   Virtual

Adults book club book discussion cooking

Join the Central Cookbook Club as we discuss creating herbal and aromatic infusions for baking and cooking.  

Central Cookbook Club: Infusion Cooking

Macon Library Book Club: Kaitlyn Greenidge's Libertie

Tue, Jun 6   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Macon, Dionne Mack-Harvin Heritage Center

Adults book club Juneteenth Reading Room

Join fellow readers at Macon to discuss Katilyn Greenidge's acclaimed best-seller, Libertie, a tale of Black life in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn.

Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician, has a...

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Macon Library Book Club: Kaitlyn Greenidge's Libertie

LGBTQ+ Adult Book Club/Discussion: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

Tue, Jun 6   6:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

Adults book club book discussion humanities and art LGBTQ

Looking to meet other LGBTQ+ folks? Join our discussion of Siren Queen by Nghi Vo. We meet every month to discuss an LGBTQ+ work.

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LGBTQ+ Adult Book Club/Discussion: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

JUN
7

Brighton Beach RSK Reading Club

Wed, Jun 7   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Brighton Beach Library

Birth to Five Years book club first five years

Join our Storyteen at the library for stories and activities designed to encourage the development of early learning practices. Exploring literacy, science and math through music, stories, art, and play will help you and your child get ready for...

Brighton Beach RSK Reading Club

JUN
10

Meet the Authors: Conversations with Chinese Writers in New York 对话纽约中文作家

Sat, Jun 10   2:30 pm to 4:00 pm   Dyker Library, Auditorium

Adults Asian Pacific American Heritage Month author talks book club book discussion

The American Association of Chinese Writers (AACW), which has over 130 members across the U.S. and Canada, will be hosting a conversation series and Q&A with the Dyker Library patrons. On June 10, 2023, New York-based AACW Board...

Meet the Authors: Conversations with Chinese Writers in New York 对话纽约中文作家

JUN
13

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Jun 13   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

JUN
14

Brighton Beach RSK Reading Club

Wed, Jun 14   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Brighton Beach Library

Birth to Five Years book club first five years

Join our Storyteen at the library for stories and activities designed to encourage the development of early learning practices. Exploring literacy, science and math through music, stories, art, and play will help you and your child get ready for...

Brighton Beach RSK Reading Club

JUN
15

Flatbush Book Club: Libertie

Thu, Jun 15   6:15 pm to 7:30 pm   Flatbush Library

Adults book club book discussion brooklyn history Juneteenth

Join Flatbush Library's monthly book club for a chance to meet your neighbors and dive into some great books. We read a variety of nonfiction and contemporary fiction. 

For our June meeting, we'll be reading Libertie by...

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Flatbush Book Club: Libertie

JUN
20

Book Discussion

Tue, Jun 20   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Adults book club book discussion

Please join us in discussing the book Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Book Discussion

Comics Club

Tue, Jun 20   5:00 pm to 6:00 pm   Walt Whitman Library

Kids after school anime and manga book club comics

Discuss your favorite books every month with fellow comic book and manga fans and learn how to turn your own ideas into comics!

For ages 8-12.  Meets the last Tuesday of each month.

Registration not required - drop-ins...

Comics Club

JUN
22

Book Discussion: Klara and the Sun

Thu, Jun 22   1:00 pm to 2:30 pm   Here Bk Coffee

Adults book club book discussion

Leonard library @ Here Bk Coffee, will present a discussion on Klara and the Sun, the latest novel from Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro. For the first meeting on Thursday June 22nd, we will discuss the first fifty pages; then further sections...

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Book Discussion: Klara and the Sun

Macon Library Book Club: Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth

Thu, Jun 22   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Macon, Dionne Mack-Harvin Heritage Center

Adults book club Juneteenth Reading Room

Join fellow readers for a special meeting of the Macon Library Book Club to celebrate and discuss the history and meaning of Juneteenth, with Pulitzer Prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed's essential text

Weaving together American history,...

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Macon Library Book Club: Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth

JUN
23

Book Discussion of The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen.

Fri, Jun 23   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Fort Hamilton Library

Adults book club book discussion lectures and discussions

Join us for a discussion of The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen.

In 1940s and 50s America where polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb, Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, and some of the world's greatest minds race against each other to find a...

Book Discussion of The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen.

JUN
24

Book Chat: What Are You Reading?

Sat, Jun 24   11:00 am to 12:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Orange Meeting Room

Adults book club book discussion

Reading anything good? Looking for a good recommendation? Come join our Book Chat! Bring a book you've enjoyed that you want to tell others about, and get ready to discover your next great read! 

 

Book Chat: What Are You Reading?

JUN
26

Diana Wynne Jones Book Discussion "Reflections: on the Magic of Writing" - Part II

Mon, Jun 26   8:00 pm to 9:00 pm   Virtual

Adults book club book discussion Virtual Programming

Join the Diana Wynne Jones Adult Book Club as we discuss  "Reflections: On the Art of Writing":

This collection of more than twenty-five critical essays, speeches, and biographical pieces chosen by Diana Wynne Jones before her death...

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Diana Wynne Jones Book Discussion "Reflections: on the Magic of Writing" - Part II

JUN
27

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Jun 27   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Bay Ridge Book Club/Discussion: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Tue, Jun 27   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Bay Ridge Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join us as we discuss "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote.  You may pick up a copy of the book at the Bay Ridge Library.  For more information call 718-748-5709.

Masks are encouraged and appreciated!

Book Synopsis:...

Bay Ridge Book Club/Discussion:  In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Adult Reading Club: Behold the Dreamers

Tue, Jun 27   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Crown Heights Library

Adults book club book discussion

Join us to discuss Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue! 

Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the...

Adult Reading Club: Behold the Dreamers

Adult Book Club/Discussion: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

Tue, Jun 27   6:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

Adults book club book discussion humanities and art

We are holding our monthly book discussion in person! Join Claire from Brooklyn Heights in our Craft Room for this chat about Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison.

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Adult Book Club/Discussion: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

JUN
28

Unbanned Book Club

Wed, Jun 28   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Let's read and discuss the top banned books for 2023.   We will discuss a different book each month--and focus on the importance of freedom of information.

Gender Queer - June 28th 2PM

Flamer - July 26th 2PM

Not All...

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Unbanned Book Club

JUN
29

Book Discussion: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Thu, Jun 29   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Marcy, Meeting Room

Adults book club book discussion humanities and art

Join us for a discussion of the novel The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One...

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Book Discussion: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Adams Street Book Club: Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara

Thu, Jun 29   6:00 pm to 7:15 pm   Adams Street Library

Adults book club book discussion

Meet with others to discuss Toni Cade Bambara's Gorilla, My Love. 

In these fifteen superb stories, written in a style at once ineffable and immediately recognizable, this essential author of African American fiction gives us...

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Adams Street Book Club: Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara

Sunset Park Book Discussion: Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Thu, Jun 29   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Sunset Park Library

Adults adult learning book club book discussion

Join us for a discussion of Laura Esquivel's beloved novel, Like Water For Chocolate, a tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico that blends poignant romance, bittersweet wit, and delicious recipes.

Beginning in...

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Sunset Park Book Discussion: Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

JUL
3

Let's Read Banned Books!

Mon, Jul 3   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!

Sign-up for the invite

 

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Let's Read Banned Books!

JUL
11

Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

Tue, Jul 11   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Virtual

Adults book club book discussion

Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise—undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world—when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather’s heirloom violin on the eve...

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Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Jul 11   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Poetry Circle/Book Club & Discussion with Ashley Mabbitt

Tue, Jul 11   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

Adults book club book discussion humanities and art poetry

Join Ashley's Poetry Circle/Book Club discussion of The Curious Thing by Sandra Lim. We meet every quarter to discuss a volume of poetry.

POET BIO

Sandra Lim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is the author of three poetry...

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Poetry Circle/Book Club & Discussion with Ashley Mabbitt

JUL
25

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Jul 25   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

JUL
26

Unbanned Book Club

Wed, Jul 26   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Let's read and discuss the top banned books for 2023.   We will discuss a different book each month--and focus on the importance of freedom of information.  We will meet in person and online.

Gender Queer - June 28th 2PM

...

Unbanned Book Club

JUL
28

Adult Book Discussion: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

Fri, Jul 28   12:15 pm to 2:15 pm   Dyker Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come to join Dyker Library's book discussion, The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict. Everyone is welcome!

Please ask at the reference desk for a copy of the book.

Adult Book Discussion: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

AUG
7

Let's Read Banned Books!

Mon, Aug 7   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!

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Let's Read Banned Books!

AUG
8

Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan

Tue, Aug 8   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Virtual

Adults book club book discussion

The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.

***An ALA GLBT Round Table Over the Rainbow 2019 Top Ten Selection***
***NAMED ONE OF THE BEST LGBTQ BOOKS...

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Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Aug 8   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

AUG
22

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Aug 22   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

AUG
30

Unbanned Book Club

Wed, Aug 30   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Let's read and discuss the top banned books for 2023.   We will discuss a different book each month--and focus on the importance of freedom of information.  We will meet in person and online.

Gender Queer - June 28th 2PM

...

Unbanned Book Club

SEP
2

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

Sat, Sep 2   1:00 pm to 2:15 pm   Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

Adults anime and manga book club book discussion comics

Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel. 

 

Themes: TBD

...

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

SEP
5

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Sep 5   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

SEP
11

Let's Read Banned Books!

Mon, Sep 11   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!

Sign-up for the invite

 

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Let's Read Banned Books!

SEP
12

Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall

Tue, Sep 12   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Virtual

Adults book club book discussion

Brown Girl, Brownstones tells the story of a young Barbadian American caught between the ambitious dreams of her forward-looking mother and the rose-tinted nostalgia of her father. While Selina's mother strives diligently to save enough money to...

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Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall

SEP
19

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Sep 19   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

OCT
2

Let's Read Banned Books!

Mon, Oct 2   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!

Sign-up for the invite

 

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Let's Read Banned Books!

OCT
3

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Oct 3   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

OCT
7

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

Sat, Oct 7   1:00 pm to 2:15 pm   Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

Adults anime and manga book club book discussion comics

Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel. 

 

Themes: TBD

...

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

OCT
10

Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: True Biz by Sara Nović

Tue, Oct 10   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Virtual

Adults book club book discussion

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A “tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her...

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Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: True Biz by Sara Nović

OCT
17

Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

Tue, Oct 17   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults book club book discussion

Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club! 

We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.  

All are...

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Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club

NOV
4

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

Sat, Nov 4   1:00 pm to 2:15 pm   Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

Adults anime and manga book club book discussion comics

Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel. 

 

Themes: TBD

...

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club

NOV
6

Let's Read Banned Books!

Mon, Nov 6   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Teens & Young Adults banned books book club book discussion teen time

Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!

Sign-up for the invite

 

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Let's Read Banned Books!

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