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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

Arts and Crafts

Wed, Sep 27   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Cypress Hills Library

Kids after school arts and crafts

Flex your creative muscles and enjoy creating a new craft to take home every week! Kids 5+ welcome!

Arts and Crafts

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

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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!

Chess Workshop for Kids & Teens

Thu, Sep 28   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids Chess Workshop

Come learn to play chess, or improve your skills with chessmaster William DeCastillo! 

Chess Workshop for Kids & Teens

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

Storytime

Fri, Sep 29   11:15 am to 12:00 pm   Cypress Hills Library

Birth to Five Years babies & books early literacy storytime toddler time

Come and join us for songs, fingerplays, stories, and more while meeting other babies, toddlers, and caregivers in the neighborhood! Have fun hearing great picture books read aloud and playing with other children during this program. For...

Storytime

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

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

Kids Create Fridays

Fri, Sep 29   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Ulmer Park, Meeting Room

Kids kids create

Watch Coco and make your own cool guitar for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Kids Create Fridays

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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 Cancelled

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

Saturday Family Movies

Sat, Sep 30   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids family movie movies at the library

Join us for Family Friendly Movies at the Library:

September 16: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile

September 23: Guardians of Time

September 30: Secret Headquarters

Saturday Family Movies

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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!

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Decorate Your Own Trick or Treat Bag

Kids' Board Games

Mon, Oct 2   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Cypress Hills Library

Kids after school table-top & board games

Join us for kid's board games, Mondays from 4-5PM!

Kids' Board Games

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

Tiny Techs (ages 3-6) - Coding

Mon, Oct 2   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Birth to Five Years techknowledge toddler time

For Children Ages 3-6

This is a block coding program to introduce the basic ideas and concepts of coding to your children.  They will learn how to build basic codes by following instructions, and by using counting and sequencing...

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Tiny Techs (ages 3-6) - Coding

OCT
3

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

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

Kids Coding: Cyber Security Cancelled

Tue, Oct 3   4:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Virtual

Kids kids explore techknowledge

Ages 7 - 13

Take cybersecurity into your own hands. In this Lab, you'll defend a company that is the target of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks.

You do not need to download any apps for this class....

Kids Coding: Cyber Security

After School Stories

Tue, Oct 3   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.

...

After School Stories

Game On: Cards, Dice and Board Games!

Tue, Oct 3   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!

OCT
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Toddler Time at St. Paul's Episcopal

Wed, Oct 4   10:30 am to 11:00 am   St Paul's Episcopal Church

Kids early literacy storytime toddler time

Join Ms. Sarah every Wednesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church (199 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11231) for a Toddler Time program. There will be songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and books! This program is geared towards ages 18-36months and their...

Toddler Time at St. Paul's Episcopal

Musical Preschool Storytime

Wed, Oct 4   10:30 am to 11:15 am   Cypress Hills Library

Birth to Five Years babies & books storytime

Stories and songs and puppets and fun! Join us for storytime every Wednesday morning this fall.

Musical Preschool Storytime

Storytime in Brower Park

Wed, Oct 4   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

Navigating Your Child’s Disability: One-to-One Assistance

Wed, Oct 4   10:30 am to 1:00 pm   Flatlands Library

Kids ADHD autism developmental disabilities Inclusive Services

Navigating Your Child’s Disability: One-to-One Assistance

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

10:00 am -1:00 pm

A Phone in meeting.

Navigating Your Child’s Disability: One-to-One Expert Assistance Is Here! With Ruth DiRoma...

Navigating Your Child’s Disability: One-to-One Assistance

Paerdegat Makerspace

Wed, Oct 4   10:30 am to 11:30 am   Paerdegat Library

Kids arts and crafts kids create

Pop by the branch as we open up Paerdegat's craft closet treasure trove and invite kids of all ages to craft something awesome. Please note, this program is self-guided and drop-in in nature; we'll provide the materials, you provide the...

Paerdegat Makerspace

Storytime

Wed, Oct 4   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, Oct 4   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

Babies and Books at St. Paul's Episcopal

Wed, Oct 4   11:15 am to 11:45 am   St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Kids babies & books early literacy storytime

Join Ms. Sarah every Wednesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church (199 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11231) for a Babies and Books program. There will be songs, rhymes, puppets, and books! This program is a Lapsit Storytime geared towards ages 0-...

Babies and Books at St. Paul's Episcopal

Tissue paper flowers at Bookmobile

Wed, Oct 4   11:15 am to 3:30 pm   Front of the Leonard Library

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...

Tissue paper flowers at Bookmobile

Arts and Crafts

Wed, Oct 4   3:00 pm to 4:00 pm   Cypress Hills Library

Kids after school arts and crafts

Flex your creative muscles and enjoy creating a new craft to take home every week! Kids 5+ welcome!

Arts and Crafts

Chess For Children

Wed, Oct 4   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

OCT
5

Antiracist Family Day - Brooklyn Children's Museum

Thu, Oct 5   2:00 pm to 5:00 pm   Brooklyn Children's Museum Rooftop

Birth to Five Years anti-racism banned books first five years storytime

Brooklyn Public Library presents a free program on the Brooklyn Children's Museum rooftop as part of Banned Book Week. Join us for a live performance by Lavender Blues,  storytimes, a protest art build station, book giveaways, and...

Antiracist Family Day - Brooklyn Children's Museum

Game On!

Thu, Oct 5   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!

Chess Workshop for Kids & Teens

Thu, Oct 5   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Ulmer Park Library

Kids after school Chess Workshop

Come learn or brush up on your chess skills with Willaim Delcastillo. 

Chess Workshop for Kids & Teens

Kids Create: Artists' Workshop

Thu, Oct 5   3:30 pm to 4:30 pm   Paerdegat Library

Kids arts and crafts kids create summer reading

From Magritte to Munch and Kahlo to Kusama, we're getting acquainted with a new artist, medium, and visual style each month and turning our children's section into a kid-create art exhibition!

Kids Create: Artists' Workshop

Teen Tech Time

Thu, Oct 5   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

Kids Create: Arts & Crafts

Thu, Oct 5   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

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