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Seated Exercise for Seniors

Mon, Sep 25   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Older Adults adult learning fitness

Join us in the Paerdegat Library's Community Room every Monday from 11am to 12 noon for exercises that can be done from a chair that are easy, safe, and can be performed without any stress.

Seated Exercise for Seniors

Kids Explore: 3D Printing Demonstration

Mon, Sep 25   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school kids tech time summer reading

Learn a little bit more about the coolest tech at Paerdegat library as you watch an on-screen object come to life with a little help from our in-branch 3D printer!

Kids Explore: 3D Printing Demonstration

Kids Tech Time

Mon, Sep 25   4:00 pm to 4:45 pm   Brower Park Library at Brooklyn Children's Museum

Kids kids tech time techknowledge

Play console video games and tinker with 3D models on our iPad apps. (Ages 6-12)

Kids Tech Time

Kids Create

Mon, Sep 25   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids after school arts and crafts kids create

Come and join us for Arts and Crafts!! There will be a different craft every week!!

Kids Create

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Grab & Go Craft; Tissue paper flowers to celebrate Hispanic & Latin Heritage Month

Tue, Sep 26   11:15 am to 3:30 pm   Pop Up at Talea

Kids arts and crafts first five years grab and go kits kids create

Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a big and colorful tissue paper flower. 

You can use one color or  mix colors together - it's all up to you. Have fun!

Why do Mexican people use paper flowers...

Grab & Go Craft; Tissue paper flowers to celebrate Hispanic & Latin Heritage Month

Read and Play

Tue, Sep 26   1:00 pm to 1:45 pm   Flatlands Library

Birth to Five Years ADHD autism developmental disabilities first five years

Hear stories, make friends and play at our inclusive story time.  For children birth to age 5 with and without disabilities.

 

Group size limited to 12 children. 

Parents or caregivers must accompany...

Read and Play

Babies & Books

Tue, Sep 26   1:30 pm to 2:15 pm   Park Slope, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years babies & books first five years storytime

Lap songs, fingerplays, board books, and playtime for our littlest pre-readers! This program is designed for lap-sitting babies 0-18 months old and their caregivers. Join us for 15 minutes afterwards to tummy time and socialization...

Babies & Books

Ask A Tech: 1 on 1 Tech Training (Gerritsen Beach)

Tue, Sep 26   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Gerritsen Beach Library

Older Adults adult learning computer basics techknowledge

Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or find your way around the Internet? Want to explore your phone and its features? Make an Apointment at branch for a 30 min One-on-One tech assistance session.

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Ask A Tech: 1 on 1 Tech Training (Gerritsen Beach)

Build with Legos & Keva Planks

Tue, Sep 26   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids Build with Duplo Build with Lego

Get that imagination flowing! Come build with legos & keva planks.

For kids of all ages.

Build with Legos & Keva Planks

Grab and Go Tuesday

Tue, Sep 26   3:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school arts and crafts grab and go kits kids create

Head into Paerdegat Library every Tuesday afternoon to nab your very own Grab and Go activity kit! Each week, mystery packs will contain instructions and supplies for an art, craft, or science experiment, an opportunity for discovery and...

Grab and Go Tuesday

Kids Movies @ the Library - Sing!

Tue, Sep 26   4:00 pm to 6:00 pm   Coney Island Library

Kids family movie movies movies at the library

Join us for a showing of Sing!

Kids Movies @ the Library - Sing!

Jack & Friends Fall Music Series: Suzi Shelton

Tue, Sep 26   4:00 pm to 4:45 pm   Park Slope, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years first five years live music music

Come join local family performer Suzi Shelton for a fun-filled musical performance!

 Geared for families with children ages 0-5 yrs but everyone is welcome!

This program will have registration that will open 24 hours before...

Jack & Friends Fall Music Series: Suzi Shelton

After School Stories

Tue, Sep 26   4:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids ADHD autism developmental disabilities Inclusive Services

Come and hear stories, sing songs, and make something fun! For children 5-12 years old with and without disabilities.

 

Group size limited to 12 children.

A parent or caregiver must accompany children.

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After School Stories

Game On: Cards, Dice and Board Games!

Tue, Sep 26   6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Brower Park Library at Brooklyn Children's Museum

Kids game on table-top & board games

Come play board games with your friends! 

 

Game On: Cards, Dice and Board Games!

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Paerdegat Makerspace

Wed, Sep 27   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Paerdegat Library

Kids arts and crafts DIY first five years

Join us at Paerdegat for self-guided craft activities for ages 0-5. 

Paerdegat Makerspace

Storytime in Brower Park

Wed, Sep 27   10:30 am to 11:15 am   Brower Park

Kids anti-racism BPL Outdoors first five years music

An interactive program of story, song, movement, and nature with Mx. Jezz!

Bring your own chair or blanket. Limited ground cushions will be available. Please stay home if you are not feeling well ♥

To request accessibility support or...

Storytime in Brower Park

Storytime! (10:30am)

Wed, Sep 27   10:30 am to 11:00 am   Bay Ridge Library

Birth to Five Years first five years storytime

Join us for storytime at 10:30am for ages 0-5 in the children's program room on the 2nd floor of the library!

Room capacity is limited to 20 people. 

Adults and children will each need one ticket (babies who are not yet...

Storytime! (10:30am)

Storytime

Wed, Sep 27   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Birth to Five Years babies & books storytime

Please join us in a kids story time!

Storytime

Mill Basin Presents Toddler Time

Wed, Sep 27   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Mill Basin Library

Birth to Five Years first five years storytime

Join Ms. Ann for stories, songs and fun. Toddler Time is geared for children ages 18 mos. to 3 years old. 

Registration is not not required. However, you can get a free ticket to Toddler Time at the reference desk. Starting at 10:30...

Mill Basin Presents Toddler Time

Toddler Time

Wed, Sep 27   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Park Slope, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years first five years multilingual storytime storytime toddler time

Join us for a morning of books and songs as your toddler acquires early literacy, fine motor, and language developmental skills! 

Masks are encouraged for this program for the health and safety of our patrons and staff....

Toddler Time

Storytime! (11:00 am)

Wed, Sep 27   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Bay Ridge Library

Birth to Five Years first five years storytime

Join us for storytime at 11:00 am for ages 0-5 in the children's program room on the 2nd floor of the library!

Room capacity is limited to 20 people. 

Adults and children will each need one ticket (babies who are not yet...

Storytime! (11:00 am)

Tabletops and Tiles: Family Board Games

Wed, Sep 27   3:30 pm to 5:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids summer reading table-top & board games

As the weather heats up at Paerdegat, so does friendly competition! Every other Wednesday afternoon, we’ll be hauling out our extensive board, tabletop, and card game collection for free play. Grab a friend and an old favorite, and let the fun...

Tabletops and Tiles: Family Board Games

Kids Create: Polymer Clay

Wed, Sep 27   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Mill Basin Library

Kids arts and crafts kids create

Kids (8 and up) come and learn about the art of using polymer clay.

Registration is required! Please call or stop by the branch to register.  The phone number is 718-241-3973.

The Mill Basin Library is located at 2385 Ralph...

Kids Create: Polymer Clay

Chess For Children

Wed, Sep 27   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Homecrest Library

Kids after school Chess Workshop

Chess after school for children!  Come learn how to play, improve your strategy, and most of all...have FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

Chess For Children

Kids Create

Wed, Sep 27   4:00 pm to 4:45 pm   Park Slope, Auditorium

Kids arts and crafts kids create

Come into the Park Slope Library and create a take-home craft with us! The craft will change each week, so continue to stop by to see what we're making!

For kids 6 and up. Younger children (4 and up) are welcome when accompanied by...

Kids Create

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Park Slope Storytime!

Thu, Sep 28   1:30 pm to 2:00 pm   Park Slope, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years Events for Youth and Family first five years multilingual storytime storytime

Come and spend an afternoon sharing books, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays meant for everyone! This storytime is for ages 0-5! 

Masks are encouraged for this program for the health and safety of our patrons and staff.

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Park Slope Storytime!

Card and Board Games for Older Adults

Thu, Sep 28   2:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Mill Basin Library

Older Adults adult learning table-top & board games

Come to Mill Basin and play card games, scrabble or mahjong!

Card and Board Games for Older Adults

Game On!

Thu, Sep 28   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids game on table-top & board games

Come play Board Games with us!! Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, Battleship and Uno. For Kids 5-12.

Game On!

Teen Tech Time

Thu, Sep 28   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Coney Island Library

Kids teen tech time video games

Let’s play!

Join us for weekly gaming fun at Coney Island Library. Put your smash skills to the test, race against your peers, or have a dance off with your friends!

We have a wide selection of video games...

Teen Tech Time

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Babies & Books

Fri, Sep 29   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Mill Basin Library

Birth to Five Years babies & books storytime

Join us at the Mill Basin Library for Babies & Books a program for children ages 0-18 months. It includes songs, rhymes, stories and activities to encourage literacy in our youngest patrons. 

Space is limited so please pick up at...

Babies & Books

Park Slope Storytime!

Fri, Sep 29   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Park Slope, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years Events for Youth and Family first five years multilingual storytime storytime

Come and spend an afternoon sharing books, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays meant for everyone! This storytime is for ages 0-5! 

Masks are encouraged for this program for the health and safety of our patrons and staff.

...
Park Slope Storytime!

Friday Movies : The Birds

Fri, Sep 29   1:00 pm to 3:00 pm   Fort Hamilton Library

Older Adults movies movies at the library

The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Friday Movies : The Birds

Coloring for Kids

Fri, Sep 29   3:00 pm to 6:00 pm   Homecrest Library

Kids arts and crafts first five years kids create

Kids receive age appropriate coloring sheets, crayons and create wonderful pictures.

Coloring for Kids

Tween Time

Fri, Sep 29   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Bay Ridge Library

Kids arts and crafts conversations kids create

Tween time is a weekly program where kids ages 9-12 can make different crafts, learn new skills and make new friends! 

Tween Time

Kids Create @ Gerritsen Beach

Fri, Sep 29   3:00 pm to 3:30 pm   Gerritsen Beach Library

Kids after school arts and crafts DIY kids create

Come by Gerritsen Beach and get creative with a special DIY art project. All you need to bring is your imagination!

 

*Please note: Supplies are limited so program is first come, first serve. Thank you.

Kids Create @ Gerritsen Beach

Latino Heritage Month Family Movie Night: Coco

Fri, Sep 29   3:30 pm to 5:30 pm   Park Slope Library

Kids all ages family movie Hispanic Heritage Month movies at the library

Welcome to the Park Slope Library! Come and join us as we turn our auditorium into a mini movie theater for our Latino Heritage Month interactive movie program!  

Despite his family's generations-old ban on music...

Latino Heritage Month Family Movie Night: Coco

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Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Sat, Sep 30   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Birth to Five Years Build with Lego first five years kids explore

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....

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Saturday Storytime

Sat, Sep 30   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Coney Island, Meeting Room 2

Birth to Five Years saturday storytime storytime

Listen to stories, sing songs while playing musical instruments and play with toys!

Saturday Storytime

Saturday Storytime at the Mill Basin Library

Sat, Sep 30   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Virtual

Birth to Five Years first five years saturday storytime storytime

Join us today at the Mill Basin Library for stories, songs,  and fun. Children of all ages and their caregivers/parents are welcome. 

Space is limited so please take a ticket at the front desk starting at 10:...

Saturday Storytime at the Mill Basin Library

Beaded Jewelry

Sat, Sep 30   12:00 pm to 2:00 pm   Homecrest Library

Kids arts and crafts jewelry making

Choose from a colorful selection of beads to make a stretchy bracelet. All materials are provided.

Beaded Jewelry

Saturday Storytime

Sat, Sep 30   12:00 pm to 12:30 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids saturday storytime 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!

Saturday Storytime

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Storytime @ Cooper Park

Mon, Oct 2   10:30 am to 11:00 am   Cooper Park

Birth to Five Years BPL Outdoors early literacy grab and go kits storytime

Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers please come together for Storytime at Cooper Park. Our dear Leonard Library is closed for renovation but we are here - at Cooper Park on the 1st Monday of the month with colorful books, funy stories and...

Storytime @ Cooper Park

Decorate Your Own Trick or Treat Bag

Mon, Oct 2   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Coney Island Library

Kids arts and crafts halloween holiday

Transform a canvas tote into a trick or treat bag to match your Halloween costume! Kids, Tweens and Teens welcome!

Register
Decorate Your Own Trick or Treat Bag

Game On: Board Games for Kids

Mon, Oct 2   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Homecrest Library

Kids everyone is welcome here summer reading

Play retro board games like Connect 4, Monopoly, Jenga and many more.

Game On: Board Games for Kids

Kids Tech Time

Mon, Oct 2   4:00 pm to 4:45 pm   Brower Park Library at Brooklyn Children's Museum

Kids kids tech time techknowledge

Play console video games and tinker with 3D models on our iPad apps. (Ages 6-12)

Kids Tech Time

Kids Create

Mon, Oct 2   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids after school arts and crafts kids create

Come and join us for Arts and Crafts!! There will be a different craft every week!!

Kids Create

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Read and Play

Tue, Oct 3   1:00 pm to 1:45 pm   Flatlands Library

Birth to Five Years ADHD autism developmental disabilities first five years

Hear stories, make friends and play at our inclusive story time.  For children birth to age 5 with and without disabilities.

 

Group size limited to 12 children. 

Parents or caregivers must accompany...

Read and Play

Babies & Books

Tue, Oct 3   1:30 pm to 2:15 pm   Park Slope, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years babies & books first five years storytime

Lap songs, fingerplays, board books, and playtime for our littlest pre-readers! This program is designed for lap-sitting babies 0-18 months old and their caregivers. Join us for 15 minutes afterwards to tummy time and socialization...

Babies & Books

Build with Legos & Keva Planks

Tue, Oct 3   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids Build with Duplo Build with Lego

Get that imagination flowing! Come build with legos & keva planks.

For kids of all ages.

Build with Legos & Keva Planks

Grab and Go Tuesday

Tue, Oct 3   3:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids after school arts and crafts grab and go kits kids create

Head into Paerdegat Library every Tuesday afternoon to nab your very own Grab and Go activity kit! Each week, mystery packs will contain instructions and supplies for an art, craft, or science experiment, an opportunity for discovery and...

Grab and Go Tuesday

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