JUN
3
Branches in Bloom: Native Plant Workshop!
Join Gerard Volel, a professional and experienced gardener based in Brooklyn, for a presentation on Native Plants and their important role in our ecological community!
Participants will have a chance to plant pollinator seeds to bring...
Macrame Plant Hangers
We will be using jute rope and wooden rings to create macrame planter hangers. We’ll also be using recycled materials to make the actual planter. Participants will be able to choose a plant at the library, be shown how to transplant it into their...
JUN
5
Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours
Stop by Flatbush Library's new learning garden for a tour of the space and some time outdoors. Help us with planting and watering, or simply spend some time getting to know the space. A librarian will be on-hand for the...
Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club
Do you love to garden? Do you want to learn more about plants and plant care?
We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our garden beautiful.
Let's...
JUN
6
Kids Garden Club
Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone
Welcome to Borough Park Library's Gardening Club! Meeting every Tuesday at 3pm.
Together we'll learn about different aspects of gardening, plant indoor and outdoor plants, care for what we grow, and make our community space beautiful...
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club
Come join us for our weekly gardening club! Weather permitting we'll be gardening outside in our raised beds. If the weather is uncooperative we still have plenty of indoor plants that'll form the basis of our class.
This event is...
Garden Adventures
Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!
Kids Gardening: Plant The Tiny Seed
Join us for a special reading of Eric Carle's "Plant the Tiny Seed". Afterwards, we will plant our very own tiny (flower) seeds to be brought home.
JUN
7
Branches in Bloom: DIY Seed Bombs
Seed bombs are a fun way to experiment with growing flowers or other plants. You can bomb your own garden, or give them to a friend, neighbor, or family member. A seed bomb is filled with wild native plant seeds and rain causes the...
Our Garden Club
Our Garden Club
Flatlands Library
Wednesdays, June 7
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Urban gardening returns to your library!
Plant seeds and watch them grow.
Read...
JUN
8
Story Play: Garden Storytime
Join us for a morning of silly stories and sillier songs. Storytime will take place in our meeting room on days when the weather is rainy or too hot or cold. Otherwise, on nice days we will be out in the garden.
Space is limited...
Picnic with a Picture Book
Venture outside the branch, into our garden, and onto our picnic blankets to read your favorite books with new friends (weather permitting). Watch our vegetable garden bloom as you read your way through the spring! Light refreshments will be...
JUN
12
Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours
Stop by Flatbush Library's new learning garden for a tour of the space and some time outdoors. Help us with planting and watering, or simply spend some time getting to know the space. A librarian will be on-hand for the...
Kids Explore: Plants and Seeds
Kids age 6-12 can join us to plant seeds to grow at home! We'll provide seeds, soil, and a potting vessel for you to plant and bring home.
JUN
13
Kids Garden Club - Cooking Class
Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators! This week we will cook fresh garden vegetables with the Cookmobile.
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone
Welcome to Borough Park Library's Gardening Club! Meeting every Tuesday at 3pm.
Together we'll learn about different aspects of gardening, plant indoor and outdoor plants, care for what we grow, and make our community space beautiful...
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club
Come join us for our weekly gardening club! Weather permitting we'll be gardening outside in our raised beds. If the weather is uncooperative we still have plenty of indoor plants that'll form the basis of our class.
This event is...
Garden Adventures
Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!
Kids Gardening: Eating The Rainbow
Join us for a special reading of Lois Elhart's "Growing Vegetable Soup". Afterwards, we will plant our very own kitchen herbs to be brought home.
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...
Our Garden Club
Our Garden Club
Flatlands Library
Wednesdays, June 14
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Urban gardening returns to your library!
Plant seeds and watch them grow.
Read...
JUN
15
Story Play: Garden Storytime
Join us for a morning of silly stories and sillier songs. Storytime will take place in our meeting room on days when the weather is rainy or too hot or cold. Otherwise, on nice days we will be out in the garden.
Space is limited...
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club - Brownsville
Earn your Green Your Hood sticker for your Summer @ BPL gameboard
Kids and families, join us after school for our Gardening Club!
We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what...
Picnic with a Picture Book
Venture outside the branch, into our garden, and onto our picnic blankets to read your favorite books with new friends (weather permitting). Watch our vegetable garden bloom as you read your way through the spring! Light refreshments will be...
JUN
17
Branches in Bloom: DIY Seed Bombs
Seed bombs are a fun way to experiment with growing flowers or other plants. You can bomb your own garden, or give them to a friend, neighbor, or family member. A seed bomb is filled with wild native plant seeds and rain causes the...
JUN
20
Kids Garden Club
Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone
Welcome to Borough Park Library's Gardening Club! Meeting every Tuesday at 3pm.
Together we'll learn about different aspects of gardening, plant indoor and outdoor plants, care for what we grow, and make our community space beautiful...
Garden Adventures
Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!
JUN
21
Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club
Do you love to garden? Do you want to learn more about plants and plant care?
We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our garden beautiful.
Let's...
Our Garden Club
Our Garden Club
Flatlands Library
Wednesdays, June 21
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Urban gardening returns to your library!
Plant seeds and watch them grow.
Read...
JUN
22
Story Play: Garden Storytime
Join us for a morning of silly stories and sillier songs. Storytime will take place in our meeting room on days when the weather is rainy or too hot or cold. Otherwise, on nice days we will be out in the garden.
Space is limited...
Picnic with a Picture Book
Venture outside the branch, into our garden, and onto our picnic blankets to read your favorite books with new friends (weather permitting). Watch our vegetable garden bloom as you read your way through the spring! Light refreshments will be...
Teen/tween composting workshop
Join us for a composting workshop where we’ll learn how compost works, what critters are breaking down material to create fertile material, why it is so ecologically beneficial for our planet, and why we should all be composting.
Dress to...
JUN
26
Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours
Stop by Flatbush Library's new learning garden for a tour of the space and some time outdoors. Help us with planting and watering, or simply spend some time getting to know the space. A librarian will be on-hand for the...
Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club
Do you love to garden? Do you want to learn more about plants and plant care?
We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our garden beautiful.
Let's...
JUN
27
Garden Storytime
Let's meet in the garden for stories, songs, and sunshine.
Kids Garden Club
Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club
Come join us for our weekly gardening club! Weather permitting we'll be gardening outside in our raised beds. If the weather is uncooperative we still have plenty of indoor plants that'll form the basis of our class.
This event is...
Garden Adventures
Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!
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
28
Our Garden Club
Our Garden Club
Flatlands Library
Wednesdays, June 28
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Urban gardening returns to your library!
Plant seeds and watch them grow.
Read...
JUN
29
Story Play: Garden Storytime
Join us for a morning of silly stories and sillier songs. Storytime will take place in our meeting room on days when the weather is rainy or too hot or cold. Otherwise, on nice days we will be out in the garden.
Space is limited...
Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club - Brownsville
Earn your Green Your Hood sticker for your Summer @ BPL gameboard
Kids and families, join us for our Gardening Club!
We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow...
Picnic with a Picture Book
Venture outside the branch, into our garden, and onto our picnic blankets to read your favorite books with new friends (weather permitting). Watch our vegetable garden bloom as you read your way through the spring! Light refreshments will be...
JUL
3
Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours
Stop by Flatbush Library's new learning garden every Monday from 3-4pm for some time outdoors. Help us tend and water the plants, or simply spend some time getting to know the space. A librarian will be on-hand for the...
JUL
4
Kids Garden Club
Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!
JUL
6
Picnic with a Picture Book
Venture outside the branch, into our garden, and onto our picnic blankets to read your favorite books with new friends (weather permitting). Watch our vegetable garden bloom as you read your way through the spring! Light refreshments will be...