MAY
26
James Fleet Jazz Quintet with Special Guest Steve Cromity
Celebrate spring with the music of the James Fleet Jazz Quintet & special guest Steve Cromity in our outside garden. All ages are welcome at this event.

Libraries Bring Us Together: Celebrating Haitian Culture
Join us for free music, dance, food, arts & crafts, and bilingual storytime celebrating Haitian culture in our community! Featuring Julio Jean and Friends. A Brooklyn Public Library Incubator Grant Project with generous funding provided by...

MAY
27
Children's Program Dance Event-Elaine Gil
Dancing to the music. Masks are required for program. Limited group size up to 15. First come, first serve.

MAY
31
Stomp, Clap & Sing with Silly Jazz and Camille!
Come dance along to “silly jazz” with comedian and jazz singer, Camille Harris. Popular songs include: “The Monster Under My Bed,” “Muffin Man,” and “Chopsticks.”

An Evening of Celtic Harp
You are invited to take a stroll through the magical realm that is Erika's artistry and music. A haven of empathy, honesty and joy.

JUN
1
Live Music on Cadman Plaza
Your new Brooklyn Heights Library is opening June 8th - let's celebrate together!
Join us at lunch time for live music on Cadman Plaza on Wednesdays! We'll be there - with some giveaways! - to answer any questions about the new...

JUN
2
Jack and Friends: Suzi Shelton and Guests!
Join local family performer Suzi Shelton and a whole bunch of amazing guests for a series of free, fun-filled musical performances and amazing giant bubbles. The bubbles start at 10 am and the music begins at 10:30. Geared for families with...

Viva el Flamenco!
This is an in person program.
Join Sol “La Argentinita” for a family-friendly production featuring live dance and music in a vibrant and entertaining production full of color, rhythm, and emotions. Explanations and interactive exercises...

JUN
3
New Voices Festival: Confessions III
The second New Voices Festival explores our most deeply felt emotions. Works by 13 composers, three of them world-premieres, demonstrate the power of song to lay bare our innermost feelings.
An evening-length “cornucopia of song” from...

JUN
4
A Musical Road Trip of Fun with Suzi Shelton
Suzi Shelton is a music and movement specialist, teacher, and family performer. She has been rocking parents and kids alike for over 10+ years in such prestigious venues as Symphony Space and the White House Easter Egg Hunt.
This...

Summer Reading Kickoff featuring Louie Miranda
YOU'RE INVITED...to the kickoff party for our summer reading bonanza! The library turns 125 this year, and we're going to spend the summer celebrating. Come by the Red Hook branch any time between 11 and 3 to pick up your summer reading materials...

Sing-Along with Louie
Come out to the Red Hook library and stomp, clap, and sing with Louie in English and Spanish as part of our Summer Reading Kickoff celebration! This event will be held outdoors, in front of the library, as long as the sun is shining. In the event...

You're Invited: Summer Reading Kick Off
Join the Carroll Gardens Library on June 4th, 2022 for a full day of fun! We will be celebrating the start of Summer Reading with a variety of crafts, giveaways and events including: chalk outdoors, button making, a birthday card making station...

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party At Fort Hamilton!
Enjoy prizes, games, and live outdoor entertainment with singer Conroy Warren. Dance to a mix of Jazz, Calypso and Reggae in this interactive performance!

DJ Passapassa Steve
You're invited to the Summer Reading Kickoff event at Kings Highway library, featuring DJ Passa Passa Steve!

Summer Reading 2022 Kickoff Party: You Are Invited to the Animals Dance Party - Musical Adventure
Save the date for Leonard's Library annual Summer Reading party in the garden. Join us for live music performance and activities throughout the day. Craft stations, Grab & Go Craft kits, book giveaway, balloons.... ...

Summer Reading Block Party, featuring Fyütch
Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration featuring educator, entertainer and empowering artist: Fyütch!
12 pm Kickoff begins with Book and Bake Sale 2 pm Saturday Storytime with Jezz 3 pm FyütchThis event is sponsored and...

Rolie Polie Guacamole
Brooklyn’s kindie titans Rolie Polie Guacamole, have been perfecting their show over the last decade scooping up several Parents’ Choice awards along the way. Their shows incorporate fun, fresh and smart lyrics in a style appealing to kids and...

Birthday Bash with DJ Passa Passa
Celebrate BPL's 125th birthday with dancehall music live with DJ Passa Passa. This event is part of Summer Reading (check the calendar for family programs throughout the day). DJ starts at 2 pm.

Sing-Along with Louie
You're invited! We are excited to welcome musician Louie Miranda for our summer reading 2022 kickoff.
Louie Miranda has been dazzling the hearts of children, parents, and teachers everywhere he goes. He is unique, original, and...

Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats
Join the Highlawn Library for a very special Summer Kickoff performance by Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats!
Multi-award winning children's artist, Lucy Kalantari, brings delightful jazz age inspired music everyone can enjoy!...

Summer Reading Kickoff: A Latin Movement Musical Performance
You are invited!
Please joins us in the celebration of our Summer Reading Kick Off Party 2022!
All ages are welcome!!!!
"The band, and its movement, is today's answer to bringing cultures and musical styles...

Stories from Latin America
Join us for an afternoon of stories involving sneaky characters who use wit and humor to trick their often bigger and scarier opponents.
Flor Bromley shares the Latino-American experience through her songs and storytelling with...

You're Invited: Rolie Polie Guacamole
Help the Carroll Gardens branch kickoff Summer Reading with a live music performance by Rolie Polie Guacamole! Join us for a fun children's concert and help us celebrate BPL's 125th birthday and the start of Summer Reading.
Masks are...

JUN
5
Music for Autism Presents: Duo Kayo, Titilayo Ayangade, and Edwin Kaplan
Music for Autism Presents: Duo Kayo, Titilayo Ayangade, and Edwin Kaplan
Saturday, June 5
2 pm
A Youtube Live Event
Duo Kayo packs a punch with cellist Titilayo Ayangade and violist Edwin Kaplan. With over 15 years...

JUN
7
Control the Sound Concert
Join local Teen band Control the Sound for a free concert in front of the Clinton Hill Library! Show starts at 4:00 P.M.
Taken from https://www.controlthesound.net/:
"Brooklyn-based...

JUN
8
BPL 125th: Southeast Brooklyn’s Pop-Up Fair
Brooklyn Public Library is celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year! Join us for a series of celebrations around Brooklyn this summer to commemorate this incredible milestone and participate in our Summer Reading program.
Family Craft...

BPL 125th: Southeast Brooklyn's Pop-Up Fair
The Brooklyn Community is invited to join the branches of BPL's Kings Highway region for an exciting afternoon of creativity and outdoor fun at MIDWOOD LIBRARY! Come early, bring comfortable shoes, and get ready to move yourself around!...

BPL Outdoors: Family Fest 2022
The Brooklyn Community is invited to join the branches of BPL's Kings Highway region for an exciting afternoon of creativity and outdoor fun at MIDWOOD LIBRARY! Come early, bring comfortable shoes, and get ready to move yourself around!...

JUN
9
Jack and Friends: Suzi Shelton and Guests!
Join local family performer Suzi Shelton and a whole bunch of amazing guests for a series of free, fun-filled musical performances and amazing giant bubbles. The bubbles start at 10 am and the music begins at 10:30. Geared for families with...

Drum Beat Heart Beat
Celebrate life with percussionist of Afrikumba Utibé Drummers. Participants will be engaged heart to heart, through this ancient form of communication to usher in a summer of peace and good vibrations.

JUN
15
Live Music on Cadman Plaza
Your new Brooklyn Heights Library is opening June 8th - let's celebrate together!
Join us at lunch time for live music on Cadman Plaza on Wednesdays! We'll be there - with some giveaways! - to answer any questions about the...

JUN
16
Jack and Friends: Suzi Shelton and Guests!
Join local family performer Suzi Shelton and a whole bunch of amazing guests for a series of free, fun-filled musical performances and amazing giant bubbles. The bubbles start at 10 am and the music begins at 10:30. Geared for families with...

JUN
21
Get on Board the Freedom Train: A Juneteenth Celebration
The Underground Railroad is one of the most important chapters in American History. This engaging concert of songs, stories and narratives about slavery and the quest for freedom reveals the hope, power and eventually, the triumph that was...

Lift Every Voice and Sing: A Juneteenth Celebration
Reggie Harris has been affiliated with the John F Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program for over two decades, offering both multimedia performances for students and communities as well as in-depth workshops for educators at all...

JUN
23
Jack and Friends: Suzi Shelton and Guests!
Join local family performer Suzi Shelton and a whole bunch of amazing guests for a series of free, fun-filled musical performances and amazing giant bubbles. The bubbles start at 10 am and the music begins at 10:30. Geared for families with...

JUN
26
Music for Autism Presents: The Fair Trade Trio
Music for Autism Presents: The Fair Trade Trio
Saturday, June 26
2 pm
A Youtube Live Event
Our 2020 Spotlight Artists, The Fair Trade Trio – Ashley Windle (violin), Hannah Levinson (viola), and Madeline Fayette (...

JUN
28
Stomp, Clap, and Sing with Hopalong Andrew
Hopalong Andrew is an American Western and Folk music singer and humorist who revisions classic cowboy and folk songs to playfully reflect city life for urban cowpokes.

JUN
30
Jack and Friends: Suzi Shelton and Guests!
Join local family performer Suzi Shelton and a whole bunch of amazing guests for a series of free, fun-filled musical performances and amazing giant bubbles. The bubbles start at 10 am and the music begins at 10:30. Geared for families with...

Pride on the Plaza: A Teen Band Showcase
Join us on the Plaza to celebrate Pride with a teen band showcase!
Featuring:
- Control the Sound
- Redout
- Cellarhead
- Keni Noelle
- Arlo Freedman
- What’s With the Lizards
...

JUL
30
Musical Storytelling with Erin Lee Kelly
Part of our summer live performances Borough Park Summer Reading Event: Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band
Get ready to hop, holler, sing along and sneeze along - NYC’s award-winning Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band are...

AUG
20
Kevin and Rich's Recycled Sounds
The Recycled Sounds program by percussionists Kevin Nathaniel and Rich Stein is an exciting music-filled journey with jams, stories, dances, and call-and-response that engage the audience in the musical possibilities of items that we might...

AUG
27
Musical Storytelling with Erin Lee Kelly
Get ready to hop, holler, sing along and sneeze along - NYC’s award-winning Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band are making funky family music for kids and their grownups. Featuring quirky songs and stories about zany families, field trips,...
