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$1 Book Sale: Sponsored By Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library

Tue, Sep 26   10:30 am to 4:00 pm   Sheepshead Bay Library

Adults book sale Friends of the Library library advocacy

All sales benefit Sheepshead Bay Library programs and services. 

NEW HOURS:

Monday 10:30 AM -4 PM
Tuesday 1-4
Wed/Thurs/Fri 11-4
Saturday 11-3

We have hundreds of books, pre-used DVDs, graphic novels...

$1 Book Sale: Sponsored By Friends of Sheepshead Bay Library

Virtual Resume & Career Help

Tue, Sep 26   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   Virtual

Adults adult learning resume Virtual Programming

Get assistance with your résumé, cover letter, or career-related questions, live with a librarian over Zoom.

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Virtual Resume & Career Help

Library on Tap @ Talea Williamsburg

Tue, Sep 26   11:00 am to 4:00 pm   Talea Williamsburg

Adults pop-up shop

Talea Williamsburg
87 Richardson Street Brooklyn, NY 11211
Tuesdays, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Join Leonard Library staff every Tuesday at Talea Williamsburg for a pop up library!

Check out and request books Reference services...
Library on Tap @ Talea Williamsburg

Techmobile @ Coffey Park

Tue, Sep 26   11:00 am to 5:00 pm   Coffey Park

Adults bookmobile Healthy Communities parents and caregivers

Brooklyn Public Library & Red Hook Branch Staff invite you to join them at Coffey Park during their closure!

Members of the team will provide reference services, patrons towards library and community resources.  There will also...

Techmobile @ Coffey Park

Tech Help for your Job Search

Tue, Sep 26   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Central Library, Business & Career Center

Adults career computer basics resume

Stop by to get answers to your tech questions and build your computer skills in:

Formatting & uploading resumes  Formatting & uploading cover letters Navigating job application websites Filling out job applications

...

Tech Help for your Job Search

Getting to Know your Device

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Kings Highway Library

Adults techknowledge

Do you have specific question/concern about how to use a device? Password mixup? Want to understand your settings?  Join our Drop-in lab for personalized assistance. 

We provide assistance with 

Device Basics...

Getting to Know your Device

Mandala Tuesdays Cancelled

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Rugby Library

Adults adult learning arts and crafts

Helps to stabilize blood pressure.

Increases creativity and self-awareness.

Art therapy.

Reduces anxiety and relaxes muscles.

Mandala Tuesdays

Brooklyn Supports

Tue, Sep 26   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, substance recovery, and more.

All are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Brooklyn Supports

Brighton Beach Tabling information Table with JCCGCI

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 3:30 pm   Brighton Beach Library

Adults community partner Healthy Communities mental health social services

Brighton Beach library will be hosting the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney island ( JCCGCI) every Tuesday from 1-3:30PM starting July 25 2023, and ending it's last info table event on October April 31.

JCCGCI will be...

Brighton Beach Tabling information Table with JCCGCI

Chess Club

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Adults Chess Workshop

Are you a chess enthusiast and need someone to play with?   Come to our Chess Club every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.  All levels are welcome. 

 

Chess Club

Chess Club

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Midwood Library

Adults adult learning Chess Workshop

Are you a chess enthusiast and need someone to play with?   Come to our Chess Club every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.  All levels are welcome. 

You can pick up a chess board and pieces at the customer service desk on...

Chess Club

BPL Home Internet Access Program (New Lots)

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 5:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults benefit assistance discount internet home internet discount techknowledge

Join us to learn more about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and how you can receive $30 off your internet service each month!! 

You qualify for the discount if:

You use one of these programs: ...

BPL Home Internet Access Program (New Lots)

BPL Home Internet Access Program (East Flatbush)

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 5:00 pm   East Flatbush Library

Adults benefit assistance discount internet home internet discount techknowledge

Join us to learn more about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and how you can receive $30 off your internet service each month!! 

You qualify for the discount if:

You use one of these programs: ...

BPL Home Internet Access Program (East Flatbush)

Peace by Piece: Puzzle Workshop

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Walt Whitman Library

Adults arts and crafts humanities and art teen time

Come and enjoy a jigsaw puzzle to relax your mind. Take five minutes or an hour and help complete a puzzle. We'll have the puzzle out all day Tuesday and Wednesday during open hours.

Peace by Piece: Puzzle Workshop

Technology Program: Intro to Gmail and Google Drive at the Kings Bay Library

Tue, Sep 26   1:15 pm to 2:15 pm   Kings Bay Library

Adults adult learning email techknowledge

Learn how to use Gmail and Google Drive

Registration is Required.

This event will be held in the Children's room on the second floor.

 

 

 

 

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Technology Program: Intro to Gmail and Google Drive at the Kings Bay Library

Free English Class

Tue, Sep 26   1:30 pm to 3:00 pm   Greenpoint, Eco Lab 2

Adults english conversation group ESOL

The library offers free ESOL classes for beginners learning English.

Classes meet every week Improve your English Practice with other adults learning English

No registration required.

Please call 718.230.2007 or email...

Free English Class

Microsoft Word 2016 Basics

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Kensington Library

Adults adult learning techknowledge

Microsoft Word Basics introduces new and returning word users to the basics of using, creating, editing and publishing office documents. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Word 2016.

Microsoft Word 2016 Basics

Tech Help: By Appointment

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Adams Street Library

Adults adult learning computer programming Microsoft Office techknowledge

Have a problem or a question with your phone, computer, or other tech? Book a one-on-one appointment with a library staff member to receive personalized attention and instruction. 

Appointments are available every Tuesday...

Tech Help: By Appointment

Google Drive Basic

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Central Library

Adults computer programming techknowledge

Drive for desktop is Google's desktop sync client that lets you easily manage and share content across all your devices and the cloud. This application enables you to access your files and folders in a familiar location. You can use Drive...

Google Drive Basic

Ask-a-Tech

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Cortelyou Library

Adults computer basics computer programming techknowledge

Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the Internet? No time to attend a formal class?

Join our Ask a Tech program for personalized assistance.

Ask-a-Tech

Ask A Tech

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Saratoga Library

Adults techknowledge

Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the internet?   No time to attend a formal class? Join our Ask A Tech program for personalized assistance.

Ask A Tech

Virtual English Conversation Hour - OPEN DISCUSSION

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 3:30 pm   Virtual

Adults adult learning conversations english conversation group Immigrant Services

Join other adults who are learning to speak English for fun conversation online with 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...

Register
Virtual English Conversation Hour - OPEN DISCUSSION

Resume Help

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   East Flatbush Library

Adults adult learning career

Would you like one-on-one assistance with your resume, cover letter, or preparing for a job interview? What about all three? Drop in, sign up, or call ahead to the East Flatbush branch to schedule an appointment with a librarian who can help you ...

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Resume Help

Cypress Hills Knitting and Crochet group

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Cypress Hills Library

Adults adult learning arts and crafts knitting and crocheting

Knitting and Crochet group meet weekly at Cypress Hills Library , the classs is led by LCS Veronica Johnson and volunteer Esther Curry.

Cypress Hills Knitting and Crochet group

Movies @ the Library

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Homecrest, Meeting Room

Adults movies movies at the library techknowledge

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) 1 hr. 53 min.         September 26, 2023

A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork but may have met his match in a seductive detective.

...

Movies @ the Library

Big Reuse Fall Compost and Leaf Bag Giveaway

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Techmobile at Coffey Park

Adults community partner environment

Stop by Red Hook Library's Techmobile at Coffey Park to get assistance ordering brown bins for composting. The Big Reuse will be giving away one pound bags of compost to feed your houseplants, too.

Visitors will also receive free...

Big Reuse Fall Compost and Leaf Bag Giveaway

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone

Tue, Sep 26   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Borough Park Library

Adults adult learning all ages arts and crafts Branches in Bloom

Welcome to Borough Park Library's Gardening Club! Meeting every Tuesday at 3pm.

Together we'll learn about different aspects of gardening, plant indoor and outdoor plants, care for what we grow, and make our community space beautiful...

Branches in Bloom: Gardening Club for Everyone

Adult Drawing Workshop

Tue, Sep 26   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Arlington Library, Program Room

Adults arts and crafts

Creativebug is a video-learning site for art and craft classes. Learn or improve your drawing skills as you watch the video. 

Supplies will be provided.

Adult Drawing Workshop

Virtual Financial Coaching

Tue, Sep 26   3:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Virtual

Adults finance Virtual Programming

Do you have questions about credit or debt? The Financial Coaching Corps (FCC) can help you manage your money, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financial goals. 

Make an appointment with a coach...

Register
Virtual Financial Coaching

Theater Workshop

Tue, Sep 26   3:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Central Library, Trustees Room

Adults performance

Dramatic Literature

Acting training is based on the idea that the human condition can be observed, analyzed, understood and depicted through dramatic literature and performance.

The 8 session workshop will discuss classic and...

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Theater Workshop

Resume Coaching

Tue, Sep 26   3:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Central Library, Business & Career Center

Adults resume

One-on-one resume coaching at the library offers individualized support to job seekers in crafting and enhancing their resumes. Join us for assistance including feedback and suggestions regarding formatting and content, skills and...

Resume Coaching

ChatGPT Basics: Bushwick Library

Tue, Sep 26   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Bushwick Library

Adults techknowledge

Are you interested in lerning how to use ChatGPT? Join our class. 

ChatGPT Basics: Bushwick Library

Black girls must be magic - by Jayne Allen Cancelled

Tue, Sep 26   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Rugby Library

Adults book discussion everyone is welcome here

In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life’s challenges and a happy surprise—a baby—with a little help and lots of love from friends old and new.

For...

Black girls must be magic - by Jayne Allen

Table Top Dominoes for Adults

Tue, Sep 26   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Washington Irving Library

Adults everyone is welcome here table-top & board games

Dominoes players of all skill levels are welcome to visit us on Tuesday afternoons in the meeting room downstairs.

Sets of dominoes are available at the reference desk.

No registration required!

We have an ideal...

Table Top Dominoes for Adults

English Conversation Group

Tue, Sep 26   4:00 pm to 5:30 pm   Williamsburgh Library

Adults adult learning english conversation group Immigrant Services

Practice speaking English with other adults learning English. Meets every week. No registration required. New students welcome!

English Conversation Group

Welcome Home: Reentry services

Tue, Sep 26   4:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Canarsie Library, Meeting Room

Adults Justice Initiatives social services

Have you been incarcerated?

BPL is offering free support from people who've been there and know firsthand what reentry is like. Join us for:

One-on-one appointments to help you identify your needs and goals guidance on housing,...
Welcome Home: Reentry services

Coffee and Conversation - Zoom Chat

Tue, Sep 26   4:30 pm to 6:30 pm   New Utrecht Library

Adults campfire conversations conversations conversations with the crew

Join us for this weekly open discussion group.

Coffee and Conversation - Zoom Chat

One-on-One Resume Help

Tue, Sep 26   5:00 pm to 5:30 pm   Jamaica Bay Library

Adults resume

One-on-One Resume Help Tuesday, 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Jamaica Bay Library Looking to improve your resume or create a new one? Then come to Jamaica Bay Library for a one-on-one resume writing skills, including tips on wording and formatting using...

One-on-One Resume Help

Culture Pass Reservations 101

Tue, Sep 26   5:00 pm to 5:45 pm   Saratoga Library

Adults Culture Pass

Adult Librarian Donald Peebles (Saratoga) will introduce patrons to using their library cards to reserve free tickets to NYC's most exciting cultural sites.

Culture Pass Reservations 101

Adult Feature Film Series: Big George Foreman

Tue, Sep 26   5:00 pm to 7:15 pm   Spring Creek, Meeting Room

Adults movies movies at the library

George Foreman makes a name for himself by channeling his childhood anger in the boxing ring, but when he has a near-death experience, he gives it all up to become a preacher.

PG-13 (for some sports violence) Biography · Drama ·...

Adult Feature Film Series: Big George Foreman

Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

Tue, Sep 26   5:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Greenpoint Library

Adults arts and crafts fiber arts knitting and crocheting

Join a group of like-minded knitters and crocheters (or even cross-stitch or embroidery!) for an hour of friendship and community. Bring your handwork project to show off or get advice.

Teaching is available for beginning knitting or...

Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

Friends of Greenpoint Library Meeting

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Greenpoint Library

Adults Friends of the Library

Have ideas on how to make the branch a better place? Want to support the branch through advocacy and fundraising? Come and join the Friends of Greenpoint Library and help us plan and support our upcoming events! Bring your time and talent, and...

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Friends of Greenpoint Library Meeting

Art Hour: Adult Coloring / Free Draw

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Brighton Beach Library

Adults arts and crafts

Join us at Brighton Beach Library for an hour of coloring, doodling, and free drawing!

Studies have shown that coloring can be beneficial to adults, relaxing the mind and improving brain function. Spontaneous drawing is also...

Art Hour: Adult Coloring / Free Draw

Friends of New Lots Library Interest Meeting

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   New Lots Library

Adults Friends of the Library library advocacy

Do you love your library? Want to find out how to get more involved? Join us for an in-person information session and interest meeting on Tuesday, September 26th at 6:00 pm.

The New Lots Library is looking for dedicated volunteers...

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Friends of New Lots Library Interest Meeting

Adams Street Book Club: Sula by Toni Morrison

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:15 pm   Adams Street Library

Adults book club book discussion

Meet with others to discuss Sula by Toni Morrison!

Two girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. This brilliantly imagined novel brings us the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who meet as...

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Adams Street Book Club: Sula by Toni Morrison

Reading Club for Adults: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:15 pm   Crown Heights Library

Adults book club book discussion

We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?

In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe...

Reading Club for Adults: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Yoga with Jack @ Fort Hamilton

Tue, Sep 26   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

English Conversation Group - Flatbush Library

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Flatbush Library

Adults adult learning conversations english conversation group Immigrant Services

Join other adults who are learning to speak English in this weekly English Conversation Group every Tuesday from 6:00-7:30pm.

This is a drop-in program without registration. Patrons will be admitted on a first come first serve basis until...

English Conversation Group - Flatbush Library

English Conversation Group - Brooklyn Heights

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Pineapple Meeting Room

Adults adult learning conversations english conversation group Immigrant Services

Join other adults who are learning to speak English in this weekly English Conversation Class every Tuesday from 6 - 7:30 pm at Brooklyn Heights.

This is a drop-in program without registration. Patrons will be admitted on a first come first...

English Conversation Group - Brooklyn Heights

Citizenship Exam Prep Group

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Park Slope, Meeting Room

Adults citizenship Immigrant Services

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. 

Citizenship Exam Prep Group

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