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Homecrest Library presents Creative Aging: The Art of Abstract Watercolor
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...
Learn to Code with Hour of Code
Join us for an Hour of Code where we will be utilizing code.org's Hour of Code: Space Invader Game. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of programming and basics of game development. Participants will receive a certificate...
Chess Class with Vladimir Mazo
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...
Kids Create
Come and join us for Arts and Crafts!! There will be a different craft every week!!
Game On: Board Games for Kids
Play retro board games like Connect 4, Monopoly, Jenga and many more.
DEC
5
Grab & Go Craft: Hanging decoration
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.
Ask A Tech: 1 on 1 Tech Training (Gerritsen Beach)
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.
...
Grab and Go Tuesday
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...
Build with Legos & Keva Planks
Get that imagination flowing! Come build with legos & keva planks.
For kids of all ages.
Kids Create: Hand Sewing
Kids come and learn the art of handsewing. Come and create your own handsewn square and other projects as well. The program is for children ages 8-16. The Mill Basin Library is located at 2385 Ralph Avenue. For more information and to...
Kids Play Lego
Enjoy an afternoon of fun and creativity playing with Legos!
Open to babies and school age children.
DEC
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Story Play
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 ♥
Toddler Time @ Mill Basin Library
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
Join us to hear new stories and your favorites, and sing fun songs.
Library Lanes (Virtual Bowling)
Library Lanes: Virtual bowling
Join us for fun filled gaming of virtual bowling.
Bowl with our seniors and adults on Xbox One console
Exercise and socialize
No need to register.
DEC
7
Drop in Scrabble for Adults
Stop by the library to play Scrabble with members of the community.
Paerdegat Makerspace
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...
Card and Board Games for Older Adults
Come to Mill Basin and play card games, scrabble or mahjong!
Game On!
Come play Board Games with us!! Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, Battleship and Uno. For Kids 5-12.
Kids Create
Drop in every Thursday for some crafting fun!
Children must be accompanied by their caretakers.
Open to babies and school age children. Some projects include painting, collage making, sculpture and jewelry making...
Brower Beats
Jam in our drum circle and craft new instruments. (Ages 6-12)
Kids Create: Arts & Crafts
Join us at the Library to create fun and easy art projects.
Teen Tech Time
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...
DEC
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Cooper Park Senior Center Pop Up Library
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...
Mill Basin Presents Brainy Babies
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....
Coloring for Kids
Kids receive age appropriate coloring sheets, crayons and create wonderful pictures.
Kids Create @ Gerritsen Beach
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.
Library Lab: STEAM Pop-Up
Join us as we wheel out the yellow craft cart for a different, sometimes-messy, sometimes-explosive STEAM activity on Friday afternoons! Get creative, and learn a little something new with the help of your children’s librarian and some crazy...
Kids Create: Bandanas
Make take-home creations based on monthly themes.
DEC
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Saturday Storytime
Welcome to the Marcy Branch for Storytime Fun
Sensory-Friendly Open Playroom
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....
Beaded Jewelry
Choose from a colorful selection of beads to make a stretchy bracelet. All materials are provided.
Saturday 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!
DEC
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Kids Tech Time
Make new friends as we play an assortment of multiplayer console video games. Show off your gaming skills and help others improve.
Kids Create
Come and join us for Arts and Crafts!! There will be a different craft every week!!
Chess Class with Vladimir Mazo
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...
Game On: Board Games for Kids
Play retro board games like Connect 4, Monopoly, Jenga and many more.
DEC
12
Grab & Go Craft-STEAM Kit: Yarn stick mobile
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 Kit: Yarn sticks
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 and Go Tuesday
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...
Build with Legos & Keva Planks
Get that imagination flowing! Come build with legos & keva planks.
For kids of all ages.
Kids Create: Hand Sewing
Kids come and learn the art of handsewing. Come and create your own handsewn square and other projects as well. The program is for children ages 8-16. The Mill Basin Library is located at 2385 Ralph Avenue. For more information and to...
Kids Play Lego
Enjoy an afternoon of fun and creativity playing with Legos!
Open to babies and school age children.
DEC
13
Story Play
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 ♥
Toddler Time @ Mill Basin Library
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
Join us to hear new stories and your favorites, and sing fun songs.
DEC
14
Drop in Scrabble for Adults
Stop by the library to play Scrabble with members of the community.
Paerdegat Makerspace
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...
Card and Board Games for Older Adults
Come to Mill Basin and play card games, scrabble or mahjong!
Game On!
Come play Board Games with us!! Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, Battleship and Uno. For Kids 5-12.