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Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!**
Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire...
Virtual Dungeons and Dragons
Hey teens! Are you bummed about social distancing but still want to game with your friends? Join us for a Dungeons and Dragons online game! Our librarians are going to make some awesome adventures for you!
We are using...
DQSH Livestream: Book Launch with Lil Miss Hot Mess
Join Lil Miss Hot Mess for a livestream Drag Queen Story Hour celebrating the launch of her new book, THE HIPS ON THE DRAG QUEEN GO SWISH SWISH SWISH! This event is presented in partnership with New York City Council Member Laurie Cumbo...
Book Adventures: Draw Like Bebe Gunn
This afternoon, we'll read "Bebe" from Loius Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School and spend some time practicing drawing.
Come ready with your supplies and join us live at the Adams Street Library and the Annex...
Virtual Board Games
Meet up online and play a really easy game using Tabletopia or BoardGameArena.
We will have a meeting in Zoom or Discord at first. I will send out a link at 3:15. Then we can decide on a game and I can walk you through joining...
Mindfulness and My Art
Attendees will undergo a series of four Mindfulness Techniques that they will do before they start on a series of four forms of Artistic Expression. Youth will walk away from this experience with strategies for achieving well being in their daily...
Criminal Justice Policy and the Pandemic in New York
The COVID-19 public health crisis has created a “natural experiment” in policing and criminal justice policy as cities and states struggle to deal with the pandemic in jails and prisons. This is a moment of opportunity in the long movement to end...
Temping During Coronavirus: Bridging the Gap in Your Career
Temporary hire job opportunities may not always seem like an attractive option especially to job seekers who prefer the seeming security of direct hire positions. Yet in a labor market with more workers than available career opportunities,...
28th Amendment Town Hall in your Neighborhood, moderated by Brian Tate
BPL Presents, the programming team of Brooklyn Public Library, started the 28th Amendment Project earlier this year and, continuing the project, now invites the public online to help to draft the 28th amendment to the Constitution. The 27th...
Rising China: What It Means for the World
Newspaper accounts and new publications warn us about the decline of American power on the global stage as China continues to expand its global foot print. Indeed, for the first time in more than two centuries, the Euro-American dominance in the...
Chapter by Chapter: Harry Potter
Social distancing got you down? Remote learning stressing you out?
Welcome to Chapter to Chapter, a older kid/teen-friendly "storytime" (but it's really for everyone) to help you relax at the end of the day!
This week, we're...
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We Speak NYC Conversation Group
Join other adults who are learning to speak English online using the We Speak NYC videos from the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. We will meet on Zoom video calls.
Please register with your name and email to receive the...
ESOL--Business English Classes
Learn English!
Brooklyn Public Library offers free advanced business English classes that will prepare you for success in the workplace and in business. Improve your business vocabulary, broaden your understanding of American...
Virtual Falls Prevention Workshop (Espanol)
Cada año, uno de cada tres neoyorquinos mayores experimenta una caída, y aproximadamente la mitad de estas caídas ocurren en el hogar. Aunque las caídas son comunes, no necesitan ser una parte normal del envejecimiento. Dado que las...
Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!**
Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire...
Create a Memory Book with Photos and Life Stories
Make a beautiful collection of your life stories and family photos with Vita Story Club. Every week, we'll gather as a group on Zoom to share our photos and the stories behind them. We'll help you preserve them in a personal memory book to make a...
Philosophy Discussion Group (Virtual Programming via Zoom)
Please join us for a discussion on the philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and the relevance of his ideas for our times. This workshop will take place online via Zoom. Please RSVP to receive...
Cuentos virtuales para niños en español (Virtual Spanish Storytime)
Acompáñenos con cuentos y canciones en español para niños y sus padres o cuidadores en la página Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook. (Join us for stories and songs in Spanish for children and their parents or caregivers on the Brooklyn...
Creative Aging: What's Your Story? We'd like to know!
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IT'S IMPORTANT!
Sometimes it’s hard to find the right words to tell the story we want to tell. Your experiences, your feelings, your thoughts, your struggles – it’s all part of your story.
And your story is...
Meet the Author Readings and Workshops: Why Am I Me?
Author/Illustrator Selina Alko will create a Venn Diagram showing what she & her co-illustrator, Sean Qualls, have in common and also the things that make them unique (their differences). She will lead a brief discussion about identity and...
Library Lab
Join us for fun STEM learning on the Brooklyn Heights Facebook page at 3:30 PM.
Library Lab: Rainbow in a Glass
Wanna have a rainbow to put in your window? Who doesn't? Join us to learn about rainbows and density, and to see how it all comes together in a glass! What you'll need: a tall clear drinking glass, light corn syrup OR honey, blue dish...
Virtual Mystery
Solve a virtual mystery.
This week we will try an escape room. Next week Mysterium, Time Stories or whatever else works.
Register so that I can send you the link to Zoom. Hope to hear from you soon.
Managing your Student Loan Wisely
Student loans are complicated! This workshop from Bedford Stuvesant Restoration Corporation Financial Counselor Julian Stillman will explain how to ensure you will pay the lowest rate and access the best program terms that work for you...
Virtual Chess Workshop
Join our chess tournament for beginners or advanced players on lichess.org! Create a username and password and join at the link below, no password necessary!
https://lichess.org/tournament/utVNVstH
Virtual support circle for families and friends of incarcerated New Yorkers
Join us for a Zoom call to share your experience of having a loved one incarcerated during the coronavirus crisis. Hear about and share resources and supports. We will also be inviting advocates and activists into these circles to give updates...
National External Diploma Program (NEDP) Info. Session
Looking for a different way to earn your high school equivalency diploma? The National External Diploma Program could be right for you!
The National External Diploma Program (NEDP) is an applied performance assessment system that assesses...
Virtual Book Club: If Beale Street Could Talk
We are holding our monthly book discussion online! Join Claire from Brooklyn Heights for this chat about James Baldwin's novel If Beale Street Could Talk through video conference call.
We will be using Zoom to host this program...
Message from the Library with David Grossman
Message from the Library hosts leading cultural figures commissioned by BPL to reflect on today’s most critical issues in our local and global communities. The series is part of BPL’s mission to convene diverse voices in the Library’s safe space...
Virtual Bedtime Stories
Join us for virtual bedtime stories. Wear your Pajamas and bring a stuffie friend!
This will be live from the Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook page at 7pm.
Leonard Library Classics Book Club presents for Discussion : Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Please join us on in the comfort of your own home on ZOOM as we discuss Emily Bronte's great novel of passion Wuthering Heights.
Every Wednesday evening we will discuss one or more chapters.
registration is...
Knit, Crochet & Sew Together
Looking for company while your hands are busy with yarn or textiles? Join us for a Zoom knitting/crocheting/sewing/fiber arts session to share your projects and hangout.
**Registration required!
We will be using Zoom to host...
Live via ZOOM: Jason Stanley on How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
Join author Jason Stanley as he discusses his book How Fascism Works in a virtual book discussion. Stanley will be in conversation with Jonathan Metzl.
As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar...
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Virtual Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration
STAND UP & TALK ABOUT PERIODS: Celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day! Join the Teens of Cycle Alliance for a day of Advocacy and Support. Support Period Equity and End Period ShamingParticipate in our social media campaign:
post TikTok...
Musical Yoga Storytime
Join us for a storytime for toddlers incorporating live music and yoga! View the broadcast on the Brooklyn Public Library Facebook Page at 10:00AM.
Virtual English Conversation Groups
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.
Yoga for Toddlers (18m-3y)
Sing and stretch with Ms Liz during Toddler Yoga! For toddlers 18 to 36 months.
**Registration Required!
We will be using Zoom to host this program, space is limited, and you will need either a computer with audio and...
Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!**
Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire...
Woman’s Support Group
Please join a group of ladies on Zoom at Dyker Heights to share everything virtually. Registration is required. Please send your email to [email protected] for invitation.
Virtual Storytime with NY City Council Member Robert Cornegy
Please join us for Virtual Storytime with special guest reader NY City Council Member Robert Cornegy! We will be sharing stories, songs, and rhymes to encourage families to fill out their 2020 Census forms together! View the broadcast...
Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!**
Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire...
Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!**
Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire...
After School Homework Help for Guardians
The goal of After School Homework Help for Guardians is to provide caretakers with the skills and tools to best help the children in their lives with the challenges presented by tele-learning.
Expecting and New Parents Support Group
Facilitated by Jennette Selig, PD (DTI), CLEC, CCCE. Jennette is a neighborhood mom in North Brooklyn, childbirth educator, and lactation educator/counselor.
**Registration Required!
We will be using Zoom to host this...
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.
Virtual Storytime
**While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live broadcasts from our branches!**
Join us for virtual storytime with books, songs, and tips for your child to acquire...
Resume & Career Help Live!
Get assistance with your resume, cover letter, or career-related questions live with a librarian via Zoom. Participants will receive up to 30 minutes of feedback and guidance. Please register here on our event page.
If you would...
New York International Children’s Film Festival – Short Takes
Mr. Night Has a Day Off
Recommended ages: All Ages
Lithuania
Animation, Ignas Meilunas, 2016, 2 min.
Why is the night changing the day? Well, when you don’t like something, you change it.
Talking Points:...
Book Adventures: A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
Join us on an adventure as we read A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats. Create your very own mailbox, and post a letter too!
Materials :
A box, perhaps from delivery. A cereal box will work well.
Markers, crayons,...
Virtual Open Newsroom: THE CITY and Brooklyn Public Library
How are you doing? What do you need help with? What’s the most helpful thing you’ve experienced during this time?
We want to hear the answers to these questions.
The Open Newsroom is back, and this time we’re virtual. We’ll be...
