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DEC
6

Virtual Stop the Bleed Cancelled

Wed, Dec 6   12:00 pm to 1:00 pm   Virtual

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

Stop the Bleed is a campaign that teaches people how to respond to emergencies where life-threatening bleeding is present. By learning just a few simple steps, you can become trained to save a life in an emergency situation. Bleeding is the...

Virtual Stop the Bleed

Plum Papercraft: Finnish Star

Wed, Dec 6   1:00 pm to 2:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

Adults arts and crafts

Weave and twist paper strips to create a festive holiday star.

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Plum Papercraft: Finnish Star

Virtual English Conversation Group Cancelled

Wed, Dec 6   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Virtual

Adults adult learning conversations english conversation group Immigrant Services

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...

Virtual English Conversation Group

BPL Home Internet Access Program (Pacific Library)

Wed, Dec 6   1:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Pacific 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 save $30 off your internet service each month!! 

To be eligible for the program, you or your dependent must meet ONE of...

BPL Home Internet Access Program (Pacific Library)

Friends of Midwood Library Booksale: Extended due to popularity

Wed, Dec 6   1:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Midwood Library

Adults book sale Friends of the Library

Please join the Friends of Midwood Library as we conduct our book sale to raise funds in support of our beloved library on Thursday, November 30th from 1pm to 4pm or while supplies last!

For any questions or more information,...

Friends of Midwood Library Booksale: Extended  due to popularity

Adult Coloring & Puzzles

Wed, Dec 6   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Bay Ridge Library

Adults arts and crafts humanities and art

Do you enjoy coloring and drawing? Do you enjoy completing crossword puzzles and 3D puzzles? If so, come join us at the Bay Ridge Library in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room! Every Wednesday from 2-3pm community members are encouraged to join us for an...

Adult Coloring & Puzzles

Virtual Stop the Bleed

Wed, Dec 6   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities

Stop the Bleed is a campaign that teaches people how to respond to emergencies where life-threatening bleeding is present. By learning just a few simple steps, you can become trained to save a life in an emergency situation. Bleeding is the...

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Virtual Stop the Bleed

Intellectual Property Basics: Protect Your Ideas

Wed, Dec 6   4:00 pm to 5:30 pm   Virtual

Adults business legal resources

Whether an entrepreneur, artist, writer or musician, you may be able to claim ownership of your idea or work.  Volunteers from the City Bar Justice Center’s Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) will answer questions about what you...

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Intellectual Property Basics: Protect Your Ideas

Fiber Art: Crochet

Wed, Dec 6   4:00 pm to 5:30 pm   East Flatbush, Large Conference Room

Adults adult learning arts and crafts fiber arts

Whether you are a beginner or expert, we welcome you to join us in this Adult program where we crochet together! Materials will be provided but participants can also feel free to bring their own projects.

 

Fiber Art: Crochet

DEC
7

One-on-One Financial Counseling

Thu, Dec 7   10:00 am to 6:00 pm   Brownsville Library

Adults adult learning finance health and wellness Healthy Communities

Recieve FREE and confidential one-on-one financial counseling at the library!

Provided by experts from NYC Financial Empowerment Centers, you'll meet one-one-one to reach your goals. Work with a counselor to:

...
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One-on-One Financial Counseling

Pop Up Library at Here BK

Thu, Dec 7   11:00 am to 4:00 pm   Here BK

Adults pop-up shop

Join Leonard Library staff every other Thursday at Here BK for a pop up library!

Check out and request books Reference services (ask us anything) Computer and technology assistance Get and renew library cards Need help with online...
Pop Up Library at Here BK

Adult Fitness: Sound Healing & Meditation

Thu, Dec 7   11:30 am to 12:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Adults health and wellness Healthy Communities mental health music

Join us at the Brooklyn Heights library for a Sound Healing & Meditation class.

Sound Healing combines different healing sounds, music, and instruments to improve our well-being by creating an experience where our body, mind,...

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Adult Fitness: Sound Healing & Meditation

Drawing for Adults

Thu, Dec 7   12:00 pm to 1:00 pm   Fort Hamilton Library

Adults arts and crafts health and wellness

Create still life art and draw using pictures and verbal prompts. Have fun, socialize while drawing.

Drawing for Adults

Leonard Library Book Discussion @ HereBk, House of Sand & Fog

Thu, Dec 7   1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Here Bk

Adults book club book discussion

Please join us selected Thursday afternoons @ 1 at the lovely HereBk cafe as we discuss the great Andre Debus lll's novel House of Sand and Fog.

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Leonard Library Book Discussion @ HereBk, House of Sand & Fog

Friends of Midwood Library Booksale: Extended due to popularity

Thu, Dec 7   1:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Midwood Library

Adults book sale Friends of the Library

Please join the Friends of Midwood Library as we conduct our book sale to raise funds in support of our beloved library on Thursday, November 30th from 1pm to 4pm or while supplies last!

For any questions or more information,...

Friends of Midwood Library Booksale: Extended  due to popularity

BPL Home Internet Access Program (East Flatbush Library)

Thu, Dec 7   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 save $30 off your internet service each month!! 

To be eligible for the program, you or your dependent must meet ONE of...

BPL Home Internet Access Program (East Flatbush Library)

Chess Club

Thu, Dec 7   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

Computer Basics

Thu, Dec 7   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Kensington Library

Adults computer programming techknowledge

Computer Basics training is designed specifically for those who are completely new to computers or who feel they need to have more instruction before confidently using a computer.

This lesson introduces new PC users to the hardware,...

Computer Basics

Ornament Decorating Cancelled

Thu, Dec 7   2:00 pm to 3:30 pm   Clinton Hill Library

Adults arts and crafts holiday

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO LATER IN THE MONTH - DATE TBA!

Join us for some festive fun! Take home handmade ornaments to decorate your home with this holiday season. All suppplies will be provided for this easy and beginner...

Ornament Decorating

Virtual English Conversation Group Cancelled

Thu, Dec 7   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...

Virtual English Conversation Group

Resume & Career Help

Thu, Dec 7   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Clinton Hill Library

Adults career resume

Tech Michelle will help you finalize your resume. NO walk-ins- call 718-398-8713 during branch hours and ask for Michelle to schedule your very own Thursday session.

Resume & Career Help

Poetry Workshop

Thu, Dec 7   2:00 pm to 3:30 pm   Fort Hamilton Library

Adults poetry writing workshop

Read and Write Poetry with Ari Satok, published Poet and Teacher...

Poetry Workshop

Holiday Gift Wrapping

Thu, Dec 7   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Williamsburgh Library

Adults christmas hanukkah holiday kwanzaa

Come and bring your gifts and wrap them here. If you are not good at wrapping, we will wrap those gifts for you!

Bring your own wrapping paper or use the paper we have here for you. This is for all occasions and beliefs and is free of...

Holiday Gift Wrapping

Knitting Club

Thu, Dec 7   5:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Dyker Library

Adults adult learning knitting and crocheting

You are invited to join a group of knitters and crocheters every Thursday at the Dyker Librarly to share knowledge and all things yarn.  

Knitting Club

English Conversation Group Cancelled

Thu, Dec 7   5:15 pm to 7:00 pm   Washington Irving Library

Adults adult learning english conversation group

Join other adults who are learning to speak English in this weekly English Conversation Group every Thursday.

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

English Conversation Group

The Ways of Watercolor

Thu, Dec 7   5:30 pm to 6:30 pm   Pacific Library

Adults artist talks Artists on Site arts and crafts

In a supportive setting, with artist and instructor Rhea Sarah Kirstein, discover what makes watercolor the exciting and much loved medium it is. See what happens as you mix and mingle paint and water to create surprising effects.

...

The Ways of Watercolor

Heritage Journeys: Latin American Ancestry in New York

Thu, Dec 7   5:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library

Adults Heritage Ambassadors Immigrant Services

Join us for a captivating evening with BPL Heritage Ambassador Araceli Poma as she premieres her documentary 'Heritage Journeys: Latin American Ancestry in New York.' Explore the significant indigenous diaspora of New York City’s Latin American...

Heritage Journeys: Latin American Ancestry in New York

English Conversation Group

Thu, Dec 7   5:30 pm to 7:00 pm   Kensington 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!  The group will meet on the main floor; look for the sign for the precise location.

English Conversation Group

Resume Help: Drop-in and By Appointment

Thu, Dec 7   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Williamsburgh Library

Adults adult learning career resume

Do you need feedback on your resume or cover letter? Stop by the Williamsburgh Library for free one-on-one resume and job search help from a BPL librarian.

Appointments are available every Thursday at 6:00 and 6:30pm. To book your 30-...

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Resume Help: Drop-in and By Appointment

Citizenship Exam Prep Group

Thu, Dec 7   6:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Clinton Hill Library

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

Brooklyn Writers Exchange at Brooklyn Heights

Thu, Dec 7   6:00 pm to 7:30 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

Adults creative writing humanities and art

Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 6 pm on Thursday evenings.

Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or...

Brooklyn Writers Exchange at Brooklyn Heights

Friends of Brower Park Library Hybrid Meeting

Thu, Dec 7   7:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Virtual

Adults Friends of the Library

Do you have ideas on how to make the Brower Park branch a better library branch? Do you want to support the branch through advocacy and fundraising events? If so, come and join the Friends of Brower Park Library and help us plan and support our...

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Friends of Brower Park Library Hybrid Meeting

Virtual Knit, Crochet & Sew Together

Thu, Dec 7   7:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Virtual

Adults fiber arts knitting and crocheting Virtual Programming

Looking for company while your hands are busy with yarn or textiles? Join the Windsor Terrace Library for a Zoom knitting/crocheting/sewing/fiber arts session to share your projects and hangout. All are welcome!

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Virtual Knit, Crochet & Sew Together

DEC
8

Computer Basics

Fri, Dec 8   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Adults adult learning computer basics

New to computers? Join us to explore digital basics every Friday morning at Paerdegat! 

Computer Basics

Knit Together

Fri, Dec 8   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Virtual

Adults fiber arts knitting and crocheting Virtual Programming

Knitting on your own is fun, but it's always better to knit together! Join us for a Zoom knitting/crocheting hangout and share your projects and your morning coffee. 

**Registration required!

We will be using Zoom to...

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Knit Together

Clase de Computación

Fri, Dec 8   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Pacific Library

Adults computer basics never too late to learn Spanish techknowledge

Viernes de 11am-12pm

¿Necesita ayuda para comprender los conceptos básicos del uso de una computadora? O tal vez ha pasado tiempo y está buscando repasar y mejorar sus habilidades de computación.

Puede inscribirse en nuestras...

Clase de Computación

Tis a Wick of a Season

Fri, Dec 8   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Adults movies movies at the library

Join us for our Season of Wick, where every Friday we will be showing the 4 John Wick Movies....and a little Barbie before the New Year's.

December 1 - John Wick

December 8 - John Wick 2

December 15 - John Wick 3

...

Tis a Wick of a Season

Virtual English Conversation Group

Fri, Dec 8   2:00 pm to 3:00 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...

Virtual English Conversation Group

Holiday Gift Wrapping

Fri, Dec 8   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Williamsburgh Library

Adults christmas hanukkah holiday kwanzaa

Come and bring your gifts and wrap them here. If you are not good at wrapping, we will wrap those gifts for you!

Bring your own wrapping paper or use the paper we have here for you. This is for all occasions and beliefs and is free of...

Holiday Gift Wrapping

Adult Grab n Go

Fri, Dec 8   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Bay Ridge Library

Adults arts and crafts humanities and art

Are you an adult who enjoys coloring, drawing and completing puzzles? Were you unable to attend Wednesday's Adult Coloring and Puzzles program? If so, don't worry! Every Friday afternoon, from 2-4pm, adults 18+ can pick up a Grab n Go bag at the...

Adult Grab n Go

Virtual French Conversation Group Cancelled

Fri, Dec 8   2:30 pm to 3:30 pm   Virtual

Adults conversations Virtual Programming world language conversation

Join other adults who are learning to speak French online on Zoom video. This group is for beginner and intermediate speakers, looking to learn and practice French conversation skills.

Please register with your name and email to...

Virtual French Conversation Group

DEC
9

Holidays Fair 假日集市

Sat, Dec 9   10:00 am to 4:00 pm   Dyker Library

Adults arts and crafts christmas Events for Youth and Family Friends of the Library

Come to the Dyker Library to support local vendors offering a wide range of items celebrating various holidays. Buy something unique for yourself or get your holiday shopping done all while supporting the library! The Friends of Dyker Library...

Holidays Fair 假日集市

Citizenship Exam Prep Group at Dyker Library

Sat, Dec 9   10:00 am to 11:30 am   Dyker Library

Adults citizenship

Join us at Dyker Library to study for the U.S. Citizenship Exam! 

Free No registration required Meets every week

Visit www.bklynlibrary.org/citizenship to see the schedule of all Brooklyn Public Library Citizenship Exam...

Citizenship Exam Prep Group at Dyker Library

Shape Up NYC

Sat, Dec 9   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Macon Library

Adults adult learning dance fitness and classes Healthy Communities

This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner and need to learn proper form or know your way around the gym and looking for a...

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Shape Up NYC

Hospitality Front Desk Representative Certification Training

Sat, Dec 9   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Virtual

Adults community partner hse

First impressions starts with you! Are you interested in earning a nationally recognized hospitality front desk representative certification? Join our session to learn how you can learn the necessary skills to manage, solve problems, and handle...

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Hospitality Front Desk Representative Certification Training

Citizenship Exam Prep Group

Sat, Dec 9   10:30 am to 12:00 pm   Brooklyn Heights Library, Pineapple Meeting Room

Adults citizenship

Join us at Brooklyn Heights to study for the U.S. Citizenship Exam! 

Free No registration required Meets every week

Visit www.bklynlibrary.org/citizenship to see the schedule of all Brooklyn Public Library Citizenship Exam Prep...

Citizenship Exam Prep Group

Virtual English Conversation Group

Sat, Dec 9   11:00 am to 12:30 pm   Virtual

Adults adult learning conversations english conversation group Immigrant Services

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...

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Virtual English Conversation Group

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

Sat, Dec 9   11:00 am to 4:00 pm   Dyker Library

Adults health and wellness multilingual social services

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...

Tabling for Get Covered NYC (Health Insurance)

Fire Safety Tips from the FDNY

Sat, Dec 9   11:00 am to 2:00 pm   Macon Library

Adults all ages Healthy Communities

Please join the FDNY learn about Fire Safety.

Topics that will be discussed are:

Fire facts/statistics Common causes of fires Proper usage of lithium batteries Smoke and combination alarms Knowing the...
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Fire Safety Tips from the FDNY

Citizenship Exam Prep Group

Sat, Dec 9   11:00 am to 12:30 pm   Virtual

Adults citizenship Immigrant Services Virtual Programming

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. 

Register
Citizenship Exam Prep Group

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