Events Calendar

Storytelling Workshop for Polish Seniors | Warsztaty Storytellingu dla Polskich Seniorów

Wed, May 25   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Older Adults adult learning Artists on Site community partner humanities and art

Polish older adults are welcome to learn the art of storytelling at the library! Polskie osoby starsze mogą uczyć się sztuki opowiadania w bibliotece!

Led by a published storyteller and Polish emigrant, this seven-part series will...

Enacting Central Brooklyn: A Theatrical Sharing of Community and History

Wed, May 25   7:30 pm to 8:45 pm   Center for Brooklyn History

Adults BPL Presents Brooklyn Resists Center for Brooklyn History performance

In May and June the Center for Brooklyn History opens its doors for limited, live programs! Before renovations to our ground floor begin, join us in the building for this special original production. The grand reopening of the building...

Jungle Explorers

Fri, May 27   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Jamaica Bay, Meeting Room

Kids Events for Youth and Family kids explore music performance

Bianca the butterfly is scared to fly. She journeys through the jungle to find her courage and along the way meets a monkey, Venus fly trap, and a lion who help her find inner strength. Dazzling creatures of all kind come to life in this highly...

Storytelling Workshop for Polish Seniors | Warsztaty Storytellingu dla Polskich Seniorów

Wed, Jun 1   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Older Adults adult learning Artists on Site community partner humanities and art

Polish older adults are welcome to learn the art of storytelling at the library! Polskie osoby starsze mogą uczyć się sztuki opowiadania w bibliotece!

Led by a published storyteller and Polish emigrant, this seven-part series will...

Viva el Flamenco!

Thu, Jun 2   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults BPL Outdoors dance fitness and classes Events for Youth and Family live music

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...

A Musical Road Trip of Fun with Suzi Shelton

Sat, Jun 4   11:00 am to 11:45 am   Gerritsen Beach Library

Kids live music performance stomp clap and sing summer reading

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 at Sunset Park Library

Sat, Jun 4   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Sunset Park Library

Kids performance summer reading

Join us at Sunset Park Library as we kickoff Summer Reading 2022 with our performer Laine Barton! Laine makes magic, creates art, spins plates, and performs circus tricks with one goal in mind: her raucous experiments soon reveal that reading is...

Summer Reading Kickoff-Captain Jam and The Funikijam Block Party Show

Sat, Jun 4   11:30 am to 12:30 pm   Virtual

Kids performance summer reading kickoff

You're Invited!

Have FUN this summer with books, activities, and virtual programs from Brooklyn Public Library! Summer is the time to read what you choose –  to make you laugh, send shivers up your spine, transport you to...

Your Invited! Joe the Magic Man

Tue, Jun 7   12:00 pm to 1:00 pm   Imagination Playground at Betsy Head

Kids bpl 125 BPL Outdoors magic show performance

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.

This event...

Storytelling Workshop for Polish Seniors | Warsztaty Storytellingu dla Polskich Seniorów

Wed, Jun 8   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Older Adults adult learning Artists on Site community partner humanities and art

Polish older adults are welcome to learn the art of storytelling at the library! Polskie osoby starsze mogą uczyć się sztuki opowiadania w bibliotece!

Led by a published storyteller and Polish emigrant, this seven-part series will...

BPL Outdoors: Brower Park Welcome Party

Sat, Jun 11   1:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Brower Park Library

Kids board game exchange library BPL Outdoors health and wellness performance

Meet your neighbors and some cute pooches!

We have activities, crafts and give-aways for all ages. 

1pm Storytime for ages 0-5 2pm Doggy Fashion Show 3pm Musical Performance

We have give-aways and crafts and games and...

BPL Outdoors Doggy Fashion Show!

Sat, Jun 11   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Brower Park Library

Adults BPL Outdoors performance therapy dogs

Show off your amazing pooch and meet other dog owners.

We will be offering prizes of $75, $50, and $25 gift cards to Who's Your Doggy grooming and supplies.

Every participant's human will get some biodegradable poo bags and a poo...

Movie

Mon, Jun 13   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   Flatlands, Small Meeting Room

Older Adults movies at the library performance

Come see a great movie in the Flatlands Library meeting  room.

Stomp, Clap, and Sing with Moozika!

Tue, Jun 14   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Central Library, Plaza

Birth to Five Years Events for Youth and Family move to learn music performance

Moozika! is singer-songwriter Jesse Goldman's award-winning bilingual family music band and educational program based in Brooklyn. Named one of the top three “Absolute Best” kids’ music classes in NYC by New York Magazine, Moozika!’s playful...

Storytelling Workshop for Polish Seniors | Warsztaty Storytellingu dla Polskich Seniorów

Wed, Jun 15   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Older Adults adult learning Artists on Site community partner humanities and art

Polish older adults are welcome to learn the art of storytelling at the library! Polskie osoby starsze mogą uczyć się sztuki opowiadania w bibliotece!

Led by a published storyteller and Polish emigrant, this seven-part series will...

Spellbound Theatre: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please

Sat, Jun 18   11:00 am to 12:15 pm   Rugby Library

Birth to Five Years first five years performance saturday storytime

Spellbound Theatre presents "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please"! A one-of-a-kind storytelling performance follows a lost toy, Catbear, as they travel through the tunnels of New York City on six different subway lines, looking for...

Storytelling Workshop for Polish Seniors | Warsztaty Storytellingu dla Polskich Seniorów

Wed, Jun 22   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Older Adults adult learning Artists on Site community partner humanities and art

Polish older adults are welcome to learn the art of storytelling at the library! Polskie osoby starsze mogą uczyć się sztuki opowiadania w bibliotece!

Led by a published storyteller and Polish emigrant, this seven-part series will...

Movie

Mon, Jun 27   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   Flatlands, Small Meeting Room

Older Adults movies at the library performance

Come see a great movie in the Flatlands Library meeting  room.

Stomp, Clap, and Sing with Hopalong Andrew

Tue, Jun 28   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Central Library, Plaza

Birth to Five Years Events for Youth and Family first five years live music performance

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.

Storytelling Workshop for Polish Seniors | Warsztaty Storytellingu dla Polskich Seniorów

Wed, Jun 29   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

Older Adults adult learning Artists on Site community partner humanities and art

Polish older adults are welcome to learn the art of storytelling at the library! Polskie osoby starsze mogą uczyć się sztuki opowiadania w bibliotece!

Led by a published storyteller and Polish emigrant, this seven-part series will...

Untold Stories: You Ask, I Tell

Tue, Jul 5   5:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Adults Bklyn Incubator creative writing humanities and art LGBTQ

Join us for a reception and live public sharing of the work created in Untold Stories: You Ask, I Tell.

During this eight-week program, queer (LGBTQ+) veterans and queer (LGBTQ+) teens worked in pairs to share their stories, which...

Traveling Lantern Theatre presents "Camp Ocean."

Fri, Jul 8   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Coney Island, Meeting Room 3

Kids performance summer reading

Traveling Lantern Theatre presents "Camp Ocean," a live performance about the mysteries of the ocean and summer reading 2022. Learn how to flop like a flounder, puff like a pufferfish, and fence with a swordfish.

Bubbles the Silly Entertainer

Tue, Aug 9   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Jamaica Bay, Meeting Room

Kids music performance

Have fun with the antics of Bubbles the Silly Entertainer. She will have you and your entire family, dancing and moving and groving!

Magic Online

Tue, Aug 23   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Virtual

Kids magic show performance summer reading

An interactive magic program with Mark Clearview and a talking monkey! This program, led by a world record holding magician and comedian, has every jaw-dropping magic trick in the book, and includes a comedic twist! Part magic show, that has...