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Saturday Storytime @ Gerritsen Beach

Sat, Dec 2   11:00 am to 12:00 pm   Gerritsen Beach Library

Birth to Five Years babies & books early literacy saturday storytime storytime

Join us at Gerritsen Beach Library for a fun Saturday Storytime!

Saturday Storytime @ Gerritsen Beach

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Sat, Dec 2   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

Beaded Jewelry

Sat, Dec 2   11:00 am to 1:00 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, Dec 2   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

Sat, Dec 2   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

DEC
4

Homecrest Library presents Creative Aging: The Art of Abstract Watercolor

Mon, Dec 4   1:00 pm to 2:30 pm   Homecrest, Meeting Room

Older Adults Artists on Site arts and crafts creative aging

Join us in this great watercolor workshop with Nan Carey. Come experiment with abstract watercolor techniques to create paintings, cards and prints.

Supplies will be provided. 

To register, please visit Homecrest Library at...

Homecrest Library presents Creative Aging: The Art of Abstract Watercolor

Chess Class with Vladimir Mazo

Mon, Dec 4   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Coney Island Library

Kids Chess Workshop table-top & board games

Learn to play or improve your game with instructor Vladimir Mazo! 

For beginners or advanced players, ages 6-12 

Register at the Juvenile Information Desk  
1st Floor

This program is made possible by...

Register
Chess Class with Vladimir Mazo

Kids Explore: 3D Printing Demonstration

Mon, Dec 4   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 Create

Mon, Dec 4   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

Game On: Board Games for Kids

Mon, Dec 4   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

DEC
5

Grab & Go Craft: Hanging decoration

Tue, Dec 5   11:15 am to 3:30 pm   Pop Up Leonard at Talea

Kids arts and crafts grab and go kits kids create

Welcome Everyone!

Visit our Leonard Library Pop Up at Talea. Pick up cute little  bag with materials needed to make an amazing craft stick wall decoration for your room!  It's easy, it's simple and it's cute. 

Grab & Go Craft: Hanging decoration

Babies & Books

Tue, Dec 5   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, Dec 5   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.

 ...

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

Grab and Go Tuesday

Tue, Dec 5   3:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

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

Head out of the cold and 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...

Grab and Go Tuesday

Build with Legos & Keva Planks

Tue, Dec 5   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

Chess for Kids

Tue, Dec 5   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   East Flatbush, Small Conference Room

Kids after school Chess Workshop game on kids explore

Whether you are a beginner or a pro, come and make your move! Instruction is taught by Chess Master William Del Castillo. 

Chess for Kids

Chess

Tue, Dec 5   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Bay Ridge Library

Kids after school Chess Workshop

The world's most popular game. For ages 8 to 18.

Chess

DEC
6

Story Play

Wed, Dec 6   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Brower Park Library at Brooklyn Children's Museum

Kids anti-racism story play storytime

A program of stories, songs, movement, and play time open to children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. 

To request accessibility support, please call 718.230.2227.

Please stay home if you are not feeling well ♥

Story Play

Storytime! (10:30am)

Wed, Dec 6   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)

Toddler Time @ Mill Basin Library

Wed, Dec 6   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Mill Basin Library

Kids first five years storytime toddler time

Join us at the Mill Basin Library for stories, songs and fun! This program is geared for children 18-36 months.

Space is limited. Please pick up a free ticket at the front desk. 

Please join us at the Mill Basin Library...

Toddler Time @ Mill Basin Library

Toddler Time

Wed, Dec 6   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, Dec 6   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)

Toddler Time

Wed, Dec 6   11:00 am to 11:30 am   Homecrest Library

Birth to Five Years everyone is welcome here toddler time

Join us to hear new stories and your favorites, and sing fun songs.

Toddler Time

Kids Create: Binary Bracelets

Wed, Dec 6   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!  This week we will celebrate the hour of code and make binary bracelets.

Kids will: Encode letters into binary, Decode binary back to letters, and make...

Kids Create: Binary Bracelets

DEC
7

Card and Board Games for Older Adults

Thu, Dec 7   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, Dec 7   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!

Brower Beats

Thu, Dec 7   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Brower Park Library at Brooklyn Children's Museum

Kids Hip-Hop 50 music techknowledge

Jam in our drum circle and craft new instruments. (Ages 6-12)

Brower Beats

Kids Create: Arts & Crafts

Thu, Dec 7   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Homecrest Library

Kids arts and crafts kids create

Join us at the Library to create fun and easy art projects.

Kids Create: Arts & Crafts

Teen Tech Time

Thu, Dec 7   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

DEC
8

Cooper Park Senior Center Pop Up Library

Fri, Dec 8   11:00 am to 1:00 pm   Cooper Park Senior Center

Older Adults pop-up shop

Join Leonard Library staff at the Cooper Park Senior Center 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...
Cooper Park Senior Center Pop Up Library

Mill Basin Presents Brainy Babies

Fri, Dec 8   11:00 am to 11:45 am   Mill Basin Library

Birth to Five Years babies & books Brainy Babies first five years story play

Families enjoy stories and activities designed to encourage brain development and early learning practices. Each week we will read books, sing songs, and do fun activities that promote language development, social-emotional skills, and more....

Mill Basin Presents  Brainy Babies

Coloring for Kids

Fri, Dec 8   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

Kids Create @ Gerritsen Beach

Fri, Dec 8   3:00 pm to 4:00 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

Tween Time

Fri, Dec 8   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: Bandanas

Fri, Dec 8   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Coney Island, Meeting Room 2

Kids arts and crafts kids create

Make take-home creations based on monthly themes.

Register
Kids Create: Bandanas

DEC
9

Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom

Sat, Dec 9   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

Beaded Jewelry

Sat, Dec 9   11:00 am to 1:00 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, Dec 9   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

DEC
11

Kids Tech Time

Mon, Dec 11   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Brower Park Library at Brooklyn Children's Museum

Kids kids tech time techknowledge video games

Make new friends as we play an assortment of multiplayer console video games. Show off your gaming skills and help others improve.

Kids Tech Time

Kids Create

Mon, Dec 11   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

Chess Class with Vladimir Mazo

Mon, Dec 11   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Coney Island Library

Kids Chess Workshop table-top & board games

Learn to play or improve your game with instructor Vladimir Mazo! 

For beginners or advanced players, ages 6-12 

Register at the Juvenile Information Desk  
1st Floor

This program is made possible by...

Register
Chess Class with Vladimir Mazo

Game On: Board Games for Kids

Mon, Dec 11   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

DEC
12

Grab & Go Craft-STEAM Kit: Yarn stick mobile

Tue, Dec 12   11:30 am to 3:30 pm   Pop Up Library @ Talea

Kids grab and go kits kids create kids explore STEM & STEAM

Come by and pick up a Grab n Go STEAM kit to make a mobile using sticks and yarn! We will provide the right length of yarn and you will add creativity and patience. A pair of scissors? sorry,not included.

This is a great...

Grab & Go Craft-STEAM Kit: Yarn stick mobile

Grab & Go Craft Kit: Yarn sticks

Tue, Dec 12   11:30 am to 3:30 pm   Pop Up Library @ Talea

Kids grab and go kits kids create kids explore STEM & STEAM

Come by and pick up a Grab n Go kit to make a bunch of colorful yarn sticks! We will provide the right length of yarn and you will add creativity and patience. A pair of scissors? sorry, not included.

This is a great...

Grab & Go Craft Kit: Yarn sticks

Babies & Books

Tue, Dec 12   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, Dec 12   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, Dec 12   3:00 pm to 8:00 pm   Paerdegat Library

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

Head out of the cold and 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...

Grab and Go Tuesday

Chess for Kids

Tue, Dec 12   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   East Flatbush, Small Conference Room

Kids after school Chess Workshop game on kids explore

Whether you are a beginner or a pro, come and make your move! Instruction is taught by Chess Master William Del Castillo. 

Chess for Kids

Chess

Tue, Dec 12   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Bay Ridge Library

Kids after school Chess Workshop

The world's most popular game. For ages 8 to 18.

Chess

Jack and Friends Winter Series: Rolie Polie Guacamole

Tue, Dec 12   4:00 pm to 4:45 pm   Park Slope, Auditorium

Birth to Five Years first five years live music music

Join us for a music concert featuring the children's band Rolie Polie Guacamole!

Brooklyn’s kindie titans Rolie Polie Guacamole, have been perfecting their show over the last decade scooping up several Parents’ Choice awards along the way...

Jack and Friends Winter Series: Rolie Polie Guacamole

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