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Literacy Volunteer Information Session
The February Registrations are now closed. The next session will be on Saturday, March 4th at 10:00 AM - Click Here
BPL Literacy Volunteers are a crucial part of providing adult literacy services to our patrons. We look for...

Kids Create
Draw, create, and have fun! We'll provide materials, you bring the creativity!
This is a passive program in the Children's Section on the Main Floor. Young children should be accompanied by an adult.

Single Stop Free Tax Help By Appointment
The Flatbush Library on the second floor appointment-only in-person one-on-one tax preparation services with Single Stop.
Single Stop will be providing one-on-one tax assistance by appointment on Tuesdays from 1...

Food Bank Free Tax Help By Appointment
Food Bank offers tax self-prep with help by appointment tax preparation services on Fridays from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturdays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sundays from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Brooklyn Public Library's...

Saturday Storytime
Join us every Saturday for storytime for babies and kids of all ages!

Saturday Storytime
Join us for a reading of some of your favorite books, as well as some that we think you'll enjoy! All ages are welcome!

Create Your Own Folk & Fairytale Characters
*Let your creativity take hold!*
Come join our class. Receive instruction in designing and constructing your own folk and fairytale characters!
Use your imagination to create something unique.
Arts and...

ARGENTINE TANGO CLASSES
ARGENTINE TANGO CLASSES

Dyker Lunar New Year Festival -Friends of Dyker Library Fundraiser
Come to Dyker Library—at 8202 13th Avenue on 82nd Street—and support local vendors offering a wide range of items celebrating the lunar new year.
The Friends of Dyker Library will receive fifteen percent (15%) of the...

Fitness With Malvia
The Spring Creek Library offers a free workout class taught by a certified fitness trainer, Malvia! Join us for a fitness workout and weight training, all while having fun and staying fit. All participants are encouraged to wear comfortable,...

Saturday Storytime
Join the Highlawn Library for the return of Saturday Storytime; hear new stories and favorite tales read aloud. We'll also be handing out grab-and-go kits for this week's special storytime craft. All ages welcome!
Please note that...

Virtual Storytime with Ms. Elizabeth
Join us for Virtual Saturday Storytime on February 4th at 11am!
This week's theme will be: Flowers

Mill Basin Presents Saturday Storytime
Families! Join us this Saturday at the Mill Basin Library for a fun filled storytime complete with a craft project. Space is limited so please pick up a ticket at the reference desk up to 30 min. before.
The Mill Basin Library is...

Saturday Storytime
All ages storytime!
Join the Macon Children's Librarian to share rhymes, songs, and books!

Book Chat: What Are You Reading?
Reading anything good? Looking for a good recommendation? Come join our Book Chat! Bring a book you've enjoyed that you want to tell others about, and get ready to discover your next great read!

Alzheimer's Association Workshop
Join the Brooklyn Public Library Brighton Beach Branch and the Alzheimer’s Association New York City Chapter for a three-part series to increase awareness and maximize quality care and support for the dementia community.
Healthy Living...

Bengali Storytime
Let's thrive though Bengali Rhymes, Poems and Songs.
Children and their parents are requested to attend.

Saturday Morning Cartoons
Feeling nostalgic for the days of Saturday morning cartoons? Looking for something to do with bored kids when it's too cold to go outside? Just want a fun family activity to kick-off your weekend?
We've got you covered!
Come by...

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom
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....

Dyker Lunar New Year Festival -Arts and Crafts
Come to the Dyker Library to make papercutting craft of a family of rabbits and to write and decorate Chinese characters to celebrate the new year.

Virtual English Conversation Group
Join other adults who are learning to speak English online on Zoom video.
Please register with your name and email to receive the information to join the group. The Zoom link will be emailed one (1) hour before the group...

Citizenship Exam Prep Group
If you are interested in becoming a citizen, we can help! Join our free exam preparation groups. Study all topics on the naturalization civics test and practice for the interview.

Homework Help
Trouble with math? Geography got you stumped? Need some advice on how to polish your essay? The library is here to help! Our trained volunteer tutor provides free drop-in homework assistance to students in K - 8th...

$1 Book Sale: Sponsored By Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library
All sales benefit Sheepshead Bay Library programs and services.
NEW HOURS:
Monday 11-4
Tuesday 1-4
Wed/Thurs/Fri 11-4
Saturday 11-3
We have hundreds of books, pre-used DVDs, graphic novels, children...

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)
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...

Grab & Go DIY for Teens
Be Creative !
Weekly Grab & Go DIY -Featuring kits such as:
Clay Impression, Intaglio
Macrame Basics
Pastel techniques
STEAM: Paper Airplane, Create Puzzles, Newtons Spinner...

Saturday Storytime
Saturday Morning Storytime is returning to Sheepshead Bay.
Kids and parents are invited to join the weekend storytime party with us!
Hear your favorite authors, characters, folk tales, songs, and rhymes read outloud! There will be...

Saturday Storytime
Listen to stories, sing songs with musical instruments, and play with toys and puppets!

Chess Workshop
Our Chess Master Alex is an excellent player and will help you increase your Chess Skills

Sigma Storytime
Enjoy readalouds from members of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
Recommended for ages 4 and up.

Saturday Storytime
Join us for Paerdegat's Saturday Storytime, designed to spark curiosity and inspire imagination in readers aged four to eight. Each week, we'll dive into a new picture book and chat about all things kid-lit! See you there!

Arts & Crafts + Saturday Storytime
Arts & Crafts are back!
Now included as an extention of our Saturday Storytime winter series, stay with us afterwards for more stories plus craft creations and ideas! Spark your creativitiy and get inspired!
By the...

Resume Help
One to One Resume assistance -includes feedback and suggestions regarding formatting and content, skills and qualifications you may wish to highlight, and keyword choices to best spotlight your ability to do the job you are seeking.
No...

East New York Reads Homework Help
Brooklyn Public Library is offering in-person homework help sessions via the East New York Reads Initiative to school aged students at Arlington Library. ALL students from K to 5th grade are welcome.

Brooklyn Family Fun Day & Camp Fair
Attending NY Family Fun Day is the best way to find summer camps for your children this year. Best of all, it's FREE! Don’t miss it!
The Brooklyn Family Fun Day & Camp Fair is a day for the whole family. Kids can play and participate...

Events for Youth & Families: She Persisted
Based on the best-selling children’s book, America’s fearless women are in the spotlight! Presented by Plaza Theatrical.

Shape up NYC Exercise Group
Shape Up NYC is a free citywide fitness program supported by NYC Service, the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, that aims to reduce health inequalities across New York City by...

eBooks @ BPL: Learn to Access On Your Phone, Tablet, and Computer!
If you've got a smartphone, tablet, or even a web browser on your laptop or home computer, you can get reading and listening with BPL's huge collection of eBooks and audiobooks!
If you used any of BPL's app options, or if you're a print-...

Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club
Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel.
The 1st saturday of every month....

Knitting Circle
Join a social circle where we can learn new skills from each other based on our own expeirences in knitting, crochet and hand-sewing. This program is not led by an instructor.
Meet up with other knitters or crocheters for self-...

Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit Fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. It allows addicts to attend meetings without fear of legal or social repercussions.

Chess with Justin
Learn how to play chess or just play with your friends! Masks are appreciated!

Dyker Lunar New Year Festival -Chinese Music and Dance Performance
1:50pm Red Lantern Dance by the Forest Park Morning Dancing Troupe
2:00pm Trditional Chinese celebrotory music and red ribbon ance by the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society
2:50pm Chinese songs performed by...

City's First Readers Storytime
Kids 0-5 and their caregivers can join us for books, songs, and rhymes. We'll have a book giveaway for children and materials and information for caregivers courtesy City's First Readers, an early literacy initiative of the New...

Dyker Lunar New Year Festival -Celebrate The Year of The Rabbit With Ba Ban Chinese Music Society 玉兔迎春歌舞
Ba Ban Chinese Music Society invites you to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with festive music, dance, interactive New Year traditions and more. As the sounds of Silk and Bamboo tunes fill the air, red ribbons tossed up and down to drum beats,...

Read with a Therapy Dog
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....

Health and Wellness: Yoga
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...
SWING DANCE CLASS
Join us for Swing Dance Classes at Coney Island Library

Saturday Family Movies
Watch some great movies at Ulmer Park Library:
February 4 - Spider-man Into the Spider-verse
February 11 - Princess & the Frog
February 18 - Soul

Chess Workshop
Enjoy a game of chess and get tips from our chess instructor, chess master Reinaldo Duran! For ages 6 and up; kids and teens welcome.
