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MAY
30

Computer 101 For All: Individual Sessions

Tue, May 30   1:15 pm to 2:30 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults adult learning computer basics email health and wellness

Are you having trouble with using your computer and surfing internet ?  Do you want to learn how to use and navigate applications and websites?  The Mapleton Library is offering a weekly 101 basic computer class, such as:...

Computer 101 For All:  Individual Sessions

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

Tue, May 30   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room

Adults fitness health and wellness yoga and meditation

Join us for Yoga at Fort Hamilton Enjoy the pleasure of moving your body, safely, under expert guidance. Feel your blood move and your heart beat. Laugh and have fun learn new things and make friends in a safe and relaxing environment....

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

Community Pilates

Tue, May 30   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Greenpoint Library

Adults health and wellness

Greenpoint Pilates Studio is excited to offer Pilates classes at the Greenpoint Library!

With a focus on full-body health, these sessions will follow classical Pilates principles while blending contemporary movement concepts in a way that...

Community Pilates

Fitness With Malvia

Tue, May 30   6:45 pm to 7:45 pm   New Lots Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

The New Lots Library is offering a free workout class taught by certified fitness trainer, Malvia! Join us for a fitness workout, weight training, and having fun staying fit!  All participants are encouraged to wear comfortable,...

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Fitness With Malvia

MAY
31

Fitness with Akwesi

Wed, May 31   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

Falun Dafa Outdoor Exercise & Meditation Class

Wed, May 31   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults health and wellness mental health yoga and meditation

Join us for Meditation Wednesday afternoons this Spring.

Regular practice of meditation and exercise increases energy and vitality. 

Eliminate stress. Enjoy peace of mind.

Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance....

Falun Dafa Outdoor Exercise & Meditation Class

JUN
1

Total Body Fitness

Thu, Jun 1   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Park Slope Library

Adults dance fitness and classes fitness health and wellness

Join Shape Up NYC for a free fitness class at Park Slope Library every Thursday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 am.  

This fun, low-impact, full-body workout includes cardio, strength and balance exercises to improve your...

Total Body Fitness

Cooking Matters for Adults

Thu, Jun 1   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.

...
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Cooking Matters for Adults

Teen Meditation

Thu, Jun 1   5:30 pm to 6:00 pm   Macon Library

Teens & Young Adults after school health and wellness yoga and meditation

Feeling stressed about finals and end of the year tests? Take a breath and join us at Macon for an evening of meditation. We will do simple breathing techniques and gentle seated stretching before following a guided meditation. Come with an...

Teen Meditation

JUN
2

Blood Pressure Screening

Fri, Jun 2   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

Crown Heights Men's Health Fair

Fri, Jun 2   11:00 am to 4:00 pm   Crown Heights Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health

Join us for an all-day health fair focusing on men's health and wellness!

We will have free cancer, HIV/HCV and mental health screenings!

Come speak with health care providers and representatives from community based organizations...

Crown Heights Men's Health Fair

Teen Takeover Spring Spa Social

Fri, Jun 2   4:00 pm to 5:30 pm   Central Library, Youth Wing

Teens & Young Adults arts and crafts DIY health and wellness Teen Takeovers

Are finals stressing you out? Looking for a little rest and relaxation? Join us at Central Library for a night of snacks and spa DIYs to relieve your stress and treat yourself! 

4pm to 5:30pm in the Youth Wing Upper Programming Room...

Teen Takeover Spring Spa Social

JUN
3

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

Sat, Jun 3   11:00 am to 4:00 pm   Dyker Library

Adults health and wellness

Do you have questions about health insurance? Come to the Dyker Library on Saturdays between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm to speak with a representative from Get Covered NYC for help in finding a plan that's right for you and your family. We also have...

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

The Importance of Sleep for Healthy Brain Aging

Sat, Jun 3   11:00 am to 12:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Multipurpose Room

Adults alzheimer's health and wellness mental health

Join the NYU Brain Aging and Sleep Center team to learn more about sleep and its associations with Alzheimer’s disease.

For more information call 718.623.7100.

The Importance of Sleep for Healthy Brain Aging

Health and Wellness: Yoga

Sat, Jun 3   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...
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Health and Wellness: Yoga

JUN
5

Chair Yoga for Seniors

Mon, Jun 5   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Carroll Gardens Library

Older Adults health and wellness yoga and meditation

Join us for the return of our popular Chair Yoga class, held downstairs in the library's basement.

Chair Yoga for Seniors

Blood Pressure Screening

Mon, Jun 5   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
6

Computer 101 For All: Individual Sessions

Tue, Jun 6   1:15 pm to 2:30 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults adult learning computer basics email health and wellness

Are you having trouble with using your computer and surfing internet ?  Do you want to learn how to use and navigate applications and websites?  The Mapleton Library is offering a weekly 101 basic computer class, such as:...

Computer 101 For All:  Individual Sessions

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

Tue, Jun 6   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room

Adults fitness health and wellness yoga and meditation

Join us for Yoga at Fort Hamilton Enjoy the pleasure of moving your body, safely, under expert guidance. Feel your blood move and your heart beat. Laugh and have fun learn new things and make friends in a safe and relaxing environment....

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

JUN
7

Brooklyn Supports

Wed, Jun 7   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

Virtual Stop the Bleed

Wed, Jun 7   12:00 pm to 1:00 pm   Virtual

Adults health and wellness

Stop the Bleed is a campaign that teaches people how to respond to emergencies where life-threatening bleeding is present. By learning just a few simple steps, you can become trained to save a life in an emergency situation. Bleeding is the...

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Virtual Stop the Bleed

Fitness with Akwesi

Wed, Jun 7   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

Falun Dafa Outdoor Exercise & Meditation Class

Wed, Jun 7   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults health and wellness mental health yoga and meditation

Join us for Meditation Wednesday afternoons this Spring.

Regular practice of meditation and exercise increases energy and vitality. 

Eliminate stress. Enjoy peace of mind.

Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance....

Falun Dafa Outdoor Exercise & Meditation Class

Virtual Stop the Bleed

Wed, Jun 7   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Adults health and wellness

Stop the Bleed is a campaign that teaches people how to respond to emergencies where life-threatening bleeding is present. By learning just a few simple steps, you can become trained to save a life in an emergency situation. Bleeding is the...

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Virtual Stop the Bleed

JUN
8

Total Body Fitness

Thu, Jun 8   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Park Slope Library

Adults dance fitness and classes fitness health and wellness

Join Shape Up NYC for a free fitness class at Park Slope Library every Thursday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 am.  

This fun, low-impact, full-body workout includes cardio, strength and balance exercises to improve your...

Total Body Fitness

Cooking Matters for Adults

Thu, Jun 8   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.

...
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Cooking Matters for Adults

Zumba!

Thu, Jun 8   5:30 pm to 6:30 pm   Park Slope Library

Adults fitness health and wellness

What is Zumba? 

Zumba is dance fitness that feels more like a party than exercise.  While listening to upbeat music, you will get a full-body workout, learn some moves and grooves, and have a lot of fun!

This is a...

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Zumba!

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

Pop Up Wellness Group: Tai Chi & Ki Gong

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

Adults community partner health and wellness

Join us for an hour-long Tai Chi & Ki Gong workshop led by Karen Doukas of MBE Center LLC!

Tai Chi & Ki Gong have both physical and mental benefits, including strengthening muscles and bones, improving cirulation, and easing...

Pop Up Wellness Group: Tai Chi & Ki Gong

JUN
10

FREE Medical Billing & E-Records CertificationTraining

Sat, Jun 10   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Virtual

Adults adult learning career community partner health and wellness

Brooklyn Public Library Adult Learning in partnership with SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC) is now offering a virtual FREE 15 week intensive Medical Billing & E-Records class for the Fall 2023 cohort. BEOC is...

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FREE Medical Billing & E-Records CertificationTraining

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

Sat, Jun 10   11:00 am to 4:00 pm   Dyker Library

Adults health and wellness

Do you have questions about health insurance? Come to the Dyker Library on Saturdays between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm to speak with a representative from Get Covered NYC for help in finding a plan that's right for you and your family. We also have...

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

Sound Bath (Presented by the Brooklyn Music School)

Sat, Jun 10   12:00 pm to 1:00 pm   Gerritsen Beach Library

Adults Culture Pass health and wellness music

Immerse yourself in sound and meditation; emerge cleansed and renewed! Participants experience the soothing sounds of resonant instruments and meditation to align your body and mind.

Please note: this program is intended for patrons ...

Sound Bath (Presented by the Brooklyn Music School)

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

Chair Yoga for Seniors

Mon, Jun 12   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Carroll Gardens Library

Older Adults health and wellness yoga and meditation

Join us for the return of our popular Chair Yoga class, held downstairs in the library's basement.

Chair Yoga for Seniors

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

Computer 101 For All: Individual Sessions

Tue, Jun 13   1:15 pm to 2:30 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults adult learning computer basics email health and wellness

Are you having trouble with using your computer and surfing internet ?  Do you want to learn how to use and navigate applications and websites?  The Mapleton Library is offering a weekly 101 basic computer class, such as:...

Computer 101 For All:  Individual Sessions

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

Tue, Jun 13   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room

Adults fitness health and wellness yoga and meditation

Join us for Yoga at Fort Hamilton Enjoy the pleasure of moving your body, safely, under expert guidance. Feel your blood move and your heart beat. Laugh and have fun learn new things and make friends in a safe and relaxing environment....

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

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

Falun Dafa Outdoor Exercise & Meditation Class

Wed, Jun 14   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults health and wellness mental health yoga and meditation

Join us for Meditation Wednesday afternoons this Spring.

Regular practice of meditation and exercise increases energy and vitality. 

Eliminate stress. Enjoy peace of mind.

Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance....

Falun Dafa Outdoor Exercise & Meditation Class

JUN
15

Total Body Fitness

Thu, Jun 15   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Park Slope Library

Adults dance fitness and classes fitness health and wellness

Join Shape Up NYC for a free fitness class at Park Slope Library every Thursday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 am.  

This fun, low-impact, full-body workout includes cardio, strength and balance exercises to improve your...

Total Body Fitness

Father's Day Retreat

Thu, Jun 15   12:00 pm to 6:15 pm   Macon Library

Adults arts and crafts finance health and wellness techknowledge

You are invited to join the Macon Library as we celebrate Fathers at our Father's Day Retreat !!!! This will be our 1st annual event and we are excited to give our wonderful Paternal figures a day of pampering and entertainment. We...

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Father's Day Retreat

NAMI-NYC & BPL Presents: 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 Presents: 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

Zumba!

Thu, Jun 15   5:30 pm to 6:30 pm   Park Slope Library

Adults fitness health and wellness

What is Zumba? 

Zumba is dance fitness that feels more like a party than exercise.  While listening to upbeat music, you will get a full-body workout, learn some moves and grooves, and have a lot of fun!

This is a...

Register
Zumba!

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

JUN
17

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

Sat, Jun 17   11:00 am to 4:00 pm   Dyker Library

Adults health and wellness

Do you have questions about health insurance? Come to the Dyker Library on Saturdays between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm to speak with a representative from Get Covered NYC for help in finding a plan that's right for you and your family. We also have...

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

JUN
20

Computer 101 For All: Individual Sessions

Tue, Jun 20   1:15 pm to 2:30 pm   Mapleton Library

Adults adult learning computer basics email health and wellness

Are you having trouble with using your computer and surfing internet ?  Do you want to learn how to use and navigate applications and websites?  The Mapleton Library is offering a weekly 101 basic computer class, such as:...

Computer 101 For All:  Individual Sessions

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

Tue, Jun 20   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room

Adults fitness health and wellness yoga and meditation

Join us for Yoga at Fort Hamilton Enjoy the pleasure of moving your body, safely, under expert guidance. Feel your blood move and your heart beat. Laugh and have fun learn new things and make friends in a safe and relaxing environment....

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

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