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JUN
3

Branches in Bloom: Native Plant Workshop!

Sat, Jun 3   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Macon Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

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Branches in Bloom: Native Plant Workshop!

Macrame Plant Hangers

Sat, Jun 3   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Rugby Library

Teens & Young Adults arts and crafts Branches in Bloom DIY fiber arts

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...

Macrame Plant Hangers

JUN
5

Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

Mon, Jun 5   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

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Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club

Mon, Jun 5   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Jamaica Bay Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club

JUN
6

Kids Garden Club

Tue, Jun 6   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Kids environment gardening kids explore

Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!

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Kids Garden Club

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone

Tue, Jun 6   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Borough Park Library

Adults adult learning all ages arts and crafts Branches in Bloom

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 for Everyone

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club

Tue, Jun 6   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Rugby Library

Teens & Young Adults all ages BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club

Garden Adventures

Tue, Jun 6   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Washington Irving Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening

Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!

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Garden Adventures

Kids Gardening: Plant The Tiny Seed

Tue, Jun 6   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Crown Heights Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening kids explore storytime

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.

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Kids Gardening: Plant The Tiny Seed

JUN
7

Branches in Bloom: DIY Seed Bombs

Wed, Jun 7   2:45 pm to 3:30 pm   Gravesend Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening kids explore

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...

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Branches in Bloom: DIY Seed Bombs

Our Garden Club

Wed, Jun 7   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids ADHD autism developmental disabilities gardening

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...

Our Garden Club

JUN
8

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Thu, Jun 8   11:00 am to 11:45 am   Washington Irving, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years gardening story play 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...

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Picnic with a Picture Book

Thu, Jun 8   3:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school book adventures Events for Youth and Family gardening

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...

Picnic with a Picture Book

JUN
12

Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

Mon, Jun 12   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

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Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

Kids Explore: Plants and Seeds

Mon, Jun 12   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   New Utrecht Library

Kids Branches in Bloom environment gardening kids explore

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.

Kids Explore: Plants and Seeds

JUN
13

Kids Garden Club - Cooking Class

Tue, Jun 13   3:00 pm to 4:30 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Kids cooking environment gardening kids explore

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.

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Kids Garden Club - Cooking Class

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone

Tue, Jun 13   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Borough Park Library

Adults adult learning all ages arts and crafts Branches in Bloom

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 for Everyone

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club

Tue, Jun 13   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Rugby Library

Teens & Young Adults all ages BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club

Garden Adventures

Tue, Jun 13   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Washington Irving Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening

Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!

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Garden Adventures

Kids Gardening: Eating The Rainbow

Tue, Jun 13   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Crown Heights Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening kids explore storytime

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.

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Kids Gardening: Eating The Rainbow

JUN
14

Pollinator Day

Wed, Jun 14   10:00 am to 5:00 pm   Windsor Terrace Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening STEM & STEAM

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

Pollinator Day: Live Beehive Demo

Wed, Jun 14   3:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Windsor Terrace Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening STEM & STEAM

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: Live Beehive Demo

Pollinator Day: Nature Journaling with Monarch Butterflies

Wed, Jun 14   3:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Windsor Terrace Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening STEM & STEAM

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...

Pollinator Day: Nature Journaling with Monarch Butterflies

Our Garden Club

Wed, Jun 14   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids ADHD autism developmental disabilities gardening

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...

Our Garden Club

JUN
15

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Thu, Jun 15   11:00 am to 11:45 am   Washington Irving, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years gardening story play 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...

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club - Brownsville

Thu, Jun 15   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Brownsville Library

Kids after school BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom Events for Youth and Family

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...

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club - Brownsville

Picnic with a Picture Book

Thu, Jun 15   3:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school book adventures Events for Youth and Family gardening

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...

Picnic with a Picture Book

JUN
17

Branches in Bloom: DIY Seed Bombs

Sat, Jun 17   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Highlawn, Meeting Room

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening kids explore

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...

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Branches in Bloom: DIY Seed Bombs

JUN
20

Kids Garden Club

Tue, Jun 20   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Kids environment gardening kids explore

Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!

Kids Garden Club

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone

Tue, Jun 20   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Borough Park Library

Adults adult learning all ages arts and crafts Branches in Bloom

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 for Everyone

Garden Adventures

Tue, Jun 20   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Washington Irving Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening

Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!

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Garden Adventures

JUN
21

Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club

Wed, Jun 21   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Jamaica Bay Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club

Our Garden Club

Wed, Jun 21   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids ADHD autism developmental disabilities gardening

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...

Our Garden Club

JUN
22

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Thu, Jun 22   11:00 am to 11:45 am   Washington Irving, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years gardening story play 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...

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Picnic with a Picture Book

Thu, Jun 22   3:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school book adventures Events for Youth and Family gardening

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...

Picnic with a Picture Book

Teen/tween composting workshop

Thu, Jun 22   4:00 pm to 5:30 pm   Greenpoint Library

Teens & Young Adults environment gardening green series teen time

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...

Teen/tween composting workshop

JUN
26

Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

Mon, Jun 26   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

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Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club

Mon, Jun 26   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Jamaica Bay Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

Branches in Bloom : Jamaica Bay Garden Club

JUN
27

Garden Storytime

Tue, Jun 27   2:00 pm to 2:30 pm   Brownsville Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening storytime

Let's meet in the garden for stories, songs, and sunshine. 

Garden Storytime

Kids Garden Club

Tue, Jun 27   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Kids environment gardening kids explore

Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!

Kids Garden Club

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club

Tue, Jun 27   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Rugby Library

Teens & Young Adults all ages BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club

Garden Adventures

Tue, Jun 27   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Washington Irving Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening

Enjoy an afternoon reading and caring for the garden!

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Garden Adventures

Kids Gardening: Lima bean Experiment

Tue, Jun 27   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Crown Heights Library

Kids Branches in Bloom gardening kids explore STEM & STEAM

Join us for this fun yet simple experiment and learn how to sprout your very own Lima bean Plant!

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Kids Gardening: Lima bean Experiment

JUN
28

Our Garden Club

Wed, Jun 28   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids ADHD autism developmental disabilities gardening

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...

Our Garden Club

JUN
29

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Thu, Jun 29   11:00 am to 11:45 am   Washington Irving, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years gardening story play 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...

Story Play: Garden Storytime

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club - Brownsville

Thu, Jun 29   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Brownsville Library

Kids after school BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom Events for Youth and Family

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...

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club - Brownsville

Picnic with a Picture Book

Thu, Jun 29   3:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school book adventures Events for Youth and Family gardening

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...

Picnic with a Picture Book

JUL
3

Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

Mon, Jul 3   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Adults Branches in Bloom gardening

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...

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Flatbush Library Learning Garden - Open Garden Hours

JUL
4

Kids Garden Club

Tue, Jul 4   3:00 pm to 3:45 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Kids environment gardening kids explore

Curious about the natural world? Join us on Tuesday afternoons as we explore a variety of garden topics from plants to pollinators!

Kids Garden Club

JUL
6

Picnic with a Picture Book

Thu, Jul 6   3:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school book adventures Events for Youth and Family gardening

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...

Picnic with a Picture Book

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