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JUN
2

Flatbush Kids Create

Fri, Jun 2   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids kids create kids explore

Paint, color, build and draw with us on Wednesdays and Fridays!

Crafts are appropriate for ages 5+ and may contain small peices, if you wish to bring your toddler please make sure you are able to supervise them at all times!...

Flatbush Kids Create

JUN
3

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Sat, Jun 3   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Birth to Five Years Build with Lego first five years kids explore

Pop by our children's area to tinker with our lightboard, practice shaping your letters, or experiment with kinetic sand. Older readers are welcome to play with toys, build towering Lego structures, or create their next artistic masterpiece....

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Read to a Therapy Dog

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

Kids kids explore therapy dogs

Are you a kid who wants to build your confidence reading? Come read to our certified therapy dog, Peppa!

Kids can make enormous strides in building self-esteem and confidence while acquiring a love of books by reading to a therapy...

Read to a Therapy Dog

JUN
5

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Mon, Jun 5   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom kids create kids explore

Kids ages 8 to 13

Our Garden is looking for Friends. Would you like to learn how to plant vegetables and flowers? We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our...

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Science Edutainment

Mon, Jun 5   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Rugby Library

Kids after school kids explore summer reading summer reading kickoff

Welcome to the laboratory of Bill Louden Science! “Brainy Bill” amazes and amuses crowds of all ages and sizes with his incredible live science demonstrations.

Science Edutainment

Community Chess with Chess At Three

Mon, Jun 5   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Kids after school Chess Workshop kids explore

4-week series: May 15, May 22, June 5, June 12. Attendance at all four sessions not required.

Kids! Join us as we learn how to play chess through an engaging series of stories! Children will meet an incredible cast of characters that...

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Community Chess with Chess At Three

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

Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops for Kids

Tue, Jun 6   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Kensington Library

Kids environment kids explore

Join Kensington Library and Solar One for our spring Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops for Kids series. 

These 60 minute workshops aim to increase interest in STEM, increase self-efficacy in regard to STEM skills,...

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Interactive Environmental STEM Workshops for Kids

Flatbush Kids Read

Tue, Jun 6   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids early literacy kids explore

Join us for some quiet time on the rug! Kids can pick a book, with help from the Children's Librarian, and spend an hour reading and relaxing. 

Flatbush Kids Read

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

Kids Coding: Block Coding

Tue, Jun 6   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Kids kids explore techknowledge

Ages 7 - 13

Have an interest in coding?  First time coder?  This is an introductory class in coding.  Learn the basic concepts of coding by snapping together blocks of code to build a program.  Learn how to create...

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Kids Coding: Block Coding

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

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Wed, Jun 7   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom kids create kids explore

Kids ages 8 to 13

Our Garden is looking for Friends. Would you like to learn how to plant vegetables and flowers? We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our...

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Flatbush Kids Code

Wed, Jun 7   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids girls who code kids explore

Kids will learn the basics of Python.

Suitable for kids 7+ 

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Flatbush Kids Code

JUN
8

Build with LEGO & DUPLO Cancelled

Thu, Jun 8   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Carroll Gardens Library, Story Hour Room

Kids after school Build with Duplo Build with Lego kids explore

Join us on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 in the Storytime room for LEGOS and DUPLO! 

The rug will be dedicated to soft blocks and DUPLO for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. The tables will be dedicated to LEGOs for ages 5...

Build with LEGO & DUPLO

Flatbush Kids Read

Thu, Jun 8   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids early literacy kids explore

Join us for some quiet time on the rug! Kids can pick a book, with help from the Children's Librarian, and spend an hour reading and relaxing. 

Flatbush Kids Read

[email protected] Kickoff Event: Bit Bots with Christie Hodgkins

Thu, Jun 8   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids kids explore STEM & STEAM summer reading summer reading kickoff

Help us kick off [email protected] right! Take a look below to find out more about this very special program with a very special community partner:

KOKO combines Open Source’s mission of supporting socially engaged art and environmental...

Summer@BPL Kickoff Event: Bit Bots with Christie Hodgkins

JUN
9

First Five Years Open Play

Fri, Jun 9   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Carroll Gardens Library, Story Hour Room

Birth to Five Years early literacy kids explore summer reading

Join us for an hour of imaginative play at Carroll Gardens. Kids will get to play with toys and make new friends! 

 

Children must be accompanied by an adult. For ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

First Five Years Open Play

Flatbush Kids Create

Fri, Jun 9   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids kids create kids explore

Paint, color, build and draw with us on Wednesdays and Fridays!

Crafts are appropriate for ages 5+ and may contain small peices, if you wish to bring your toddler please make sure you are able to supervise them at all times!...

Flatbush Kids Create

JUN
10

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Sat, Jun 10   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Birth to Five Years Build with Lego first five years kids explore

Pop by our children's area to tinker with our lightboard, practice shaping your letters, or experiment with kinetic sand. Older readers are welcome to play with toys, build towering Lego structures, or create their next artistic masterpiece....

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Read to a Therapy Dog

Sat, Jun 10   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint Library

Kids kids explore therapy dogs

Are you a kid who wants to build your confidence reading? Come read to our certified therapy dog, Peppa!

Kids can make enormous strides in building self-esteem and confidence while acquiring a love of books by reading to a therapy...

Read to a Therapy Dog

Read with a Therapy Dog

Sat, Jun 10   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Central Library, Youth Wing

Kids kids explore therapy dogs

Read to a dog at the library! Our certified therapy dog Flash Gordon loves to be read to.

Kids can make enormous strides in building self-esteem and confidence while acquiring a love of books by reading to a therapy dog....

Read with a Therapy Dog

JUN
12

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Mon, Jun 12   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom kids create kids explore

Kids ages 8 to 13

Our Garden is looking for Friends. Would you like to learn how to plant vegetables and flowers? We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our...

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

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

Community Chess with Chess At Three

Mon, Jun 12   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Adams Street, Multipurpose Room

Kids after school Chess Workshop kids explore

4-week series: May 15, May 22, June 5, June 12. Attendance at all four sessions not required.

Kids! Join us as we learn how to play chess through an engaging series of stories! Children will meet an incredible cast of characters that...

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Community Chess with Chess At Three

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

Flatbush Kids Read

Tue, Jun 13   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids early literacy kids explore

Join us for some quiet time on the rug! Kids can pick a book, with help from the Children's Librarian, and spend an hour reading and relaxing. 

Flatbush Kids Read

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

Kids Coding: Block Coding

Tue, Jun 13   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Kids kids explore techknowledge

Ages 7 - 13

Have an interest in coding?  First time coder?  This is an introductory class in coding.  Learn the basic concepts of coding by snapping together blocks of code to build a program.  Learn how to create...

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Kids Coding: Block Coding

JUN
14

Library Lab-and-Go: Origami Fidget Spinner

Wed, Jun 14   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Highlawn Library

Kids grab and go kits kids explore Library Lab summer reading

Stop by the library to pick up an on-the-go library lab experiment: Origami Fidget Spinner. Kits includes origami paper, weight, and a sheet explaining the experiment.

Kits do not include glue.

Experiment kits will be...

Library Lab-and-Go: Origami Fidget Spinner

Kids Explore: Juneteenth Story & Activity

Wed, Jun 14   3:15 pm to 3:45 pm   Spring Creek, Meeting Room

Kids Juneteenth kids explore

Welcome to Spring Creek’s Juneteenth Celebration!

Come with us on a journey through history and culture, as we explore the significance of Juneteenth.

Let’s Celebrate Freedom Together!

 

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Kids Explore: Juneteenth Story & Activity

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Wed, Jun 14   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom kids create kids explore

Kids ages 8 to 13

Our Garden is looking for Friends. Would you like to learn how to plant vegetables and flowers? We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our...

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

JUN
15

Kids Create: Arts & Crafts

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

Kids arts and crafts kids create kids explore

Come into the Williamsburgh Library and create a take-home craft with us! The craft will change each week, so continue to stop by to see what we're making! Sometimes we make Slime too! 

For kids 6 and up. Younger children (4 and...

Kids Create: Arts & Crafts

Build with LEGO & DUPLO

Thu, Jun 15   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Carroll Gardens Library, Story Hour Room

Kids after school Build with Duplo Build with Lego kids explore

Join us on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 in the Storytime room for LEGOS and DUPLO! 

The rug will be dedicated to soft blocks and DUPLO for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. The tables will be dedicated to LEGOs for ages 5...

Build with LEGO & DUPLO

Flatbush Kids Read

Thu, Jun 15   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids early literacy kids explore

Join us for some quiet time on the rug! Kids can pick a book, with help from the Children's Librarian, and spend an hour reading and relaxing. 

Flatbush Kids Read

JUN
17

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Sat, Jun 17   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Birth to Five Years Build with Lego first five years kids explore

Pop by our children's area to tinker with our lightboard, practice shaping your letters, or experiment with kinetic sand. Older readers are welcome to play with toys, build towering Lego structures, or create their next artistic masterpiece....

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Read to a Therapy Dog

Sat, Jun 17   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint Library

Kids kids explore therapy dogs

Are you a kid who wants to build your confidence reading? Come read to our certified therapy dog, Peppa!

Kids can make enormous strides in building self-esteem and confidence while acquiring a love of books by reading to a therapy...

Read to a Therapy Dog

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...

Register
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

Flatbush Kids Read

Tue, Jun 20   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids early literacy kids explore

Join us for some quiet time on the rug! Kids can pick a book, with help from the Children's Librarian, and spend an hour reading and relaxing. 

Flatbush Kids Read

Kids Explore: Acting

Tue, Jun 20   4:00 pm to 4:45 pm   Jamaica Bay, Meeting Room

Kids after school kids explore

Do you like being silly and making people laugh? Do you like making up stories and pretending to be a character like a superhero, princess, or zombie?  Whether you’re outgoing, shy, or somewhere in between, acting is fun! Acting also...

Kids Explore: Acting

Kids Coding: Block Coding

Tue, Jun 20   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Kids kids explore techknowledge

Ages 7 - 13

Have an interest in coding?  First time coder?  This is an introductory class in coding.  Learn the basic concepts of coding by snapping together blocks of code to build a program.  Learn how to create...

Register
Kids Coding: Block Coding

JUN
21

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Wed, Jun 21   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids BPL Outdoors Branches in Bloom kids create kids explore

Kids ages 8 to 13

Our Garden is looking for Friends. Would you like to learn how to plant vegetables and flowers? We'll learn about different aspects of gardening, get our hands dirty as we plant and care for what we grow, and make our...

Branches in Bloom: Kids Gardening Club

Branches in Bloom: Paper Ladybugs

Wed, Jun 21   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

Kids Branches in Bloom kids create kids explore

There is so much more to ladybugs than their spots. Come learn about these tiny garden helpers and make your own paper ladybug.      

 

Best for kids 3 – 8 years!

Branches in Bloom: Paper Ladybugs

JUN
22

Kids Create: Arts & Crafts

Thu, Jun 22   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Williamsburgh Library

Kids arts and crafts kids create kids explore

Come into the Williamsburgh Library and create a take-home craft with us! The craft will change each week, so continue to stop by to see what we're making! Sometimes we make Slime too! 

For kids 6 and up. Younger children (4 and...

Kids Create: Arts & Crafts

Build with LEGO & DUPLO

Thu, Jun 22   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Carroll Gardens Library, Story Hour Room

Kids after school Build with Duplo Build with Lego kids explore

Join us on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 in the Storytime room for LEGOS and DUPLO! 

The rug will be dedicated to soft blocks and DUPLO for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. The tables will be dedicated to LEGOs for ages 5...

Build with LEGO & DUPLO

Flatbush Kids Read

Thu, Jun 22   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatbush Library

Kids early literacy kids explore

Join us for some quiet time on the rug! Kids can pick a book, with help from the Children's Librarian, and spend an hour reading and relaxing. 

Flatbush Kids Read

JUN
23

Kids Explore: Legos & Duplos

Fri, Jun 23   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Crown Heights Library

Kids Build with Lego kids explore

Come Build with Legos & Duplos

*This program is geared for children 3 years and up.

Kids Explore: Legos & Duplos

JUN
24

Read with a Therapy Dog

Sat, Jun 24   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Walt Whitman Library

Kids kids explore therapy dogs

Read to a dog at the library! Our certified therapy dog Flash Gordon loves to be read to.

Kids can make enormous strides in building self-esteem and confidence while acquiring a love of books by reading to a therapy dog....

Read with a Therapy Dog

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Sat, Jun 24   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Birth to Five Years Build with Lego first five years kids explore

Pop by our children's area to tinker with our lightboard, practice shaping your letters, or experiment with kinetic sand. Older readers are welcome to play with toys, build towering Lego structures, or create their next artistic masterpiece....

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

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