JUN
8
Knit, Crochet & Sew Together
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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JUN
9
Knit Together
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...
Microsoft Excel Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics introduces new and returning spreadsheet users to the basics of storing, managing and analyzing data in a spreadsheet document. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Excel 2010.
The topics covered in...
Email Basics
Please join us for Email Basics, where we assist new computer users with creating and navigating their email accounts.
Virtual PowerPoint Basics
Microsoft PowerPoint Basics introduces new and returning PowerPoint users to the basics of using, creating, editing and publishing office presentations. This series covers the core features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. This sesssion is...
Virtual French Conversation Group
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 Resume & Career Help
Get assistance with your résumé, cover letter, or career-related questions, live with a librarian over Zoom.
Librarian Let's Play BPL Gaming Stream
Librarian Let's Play is an interactive BPL Incubator gaming stream where I, the magical gaming librarian does a playthrough of a game I love and want to show you.
Join me as I play through various...
Film Program: Strange World
Strange World (2022)
PG, 1hr 42min
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far...
Teen DIY Friday: Pride Buttons!
Drop in and get creative with a variety of DIY and creative projects.
Join us, every other week, at the Teen Table on the main floor of the Walt Whitman Library.
This week we’re making PRIDE flag pinback buttons....
JUN
10
FREE Medical Billing & E-Records CertificationTraining
Brooklyn Public Library Adult Learning in partnership with SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC) is now offering a virtual FREE 15 week intensive Medical Billing & E-Records class for the Fall 2023 cohort. BEOC is...
Citizenship Exam Prep Group
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.
Virtual English Conversation Group Cancelled
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...
BPL Outdoors: Friends and Family Festival 2023!
The Kings Highway regional libraries are inviting you to join BPL for an exciting ALL AGES afternoon of outdoor fun! Come early, bring comfortable shoes, and get ready to move yourself around!
11:30-1230: LIVE CHILDREN'S MUSIC...
JUN
12
Microsoft Excel Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics introduces new and returning spreadsheet users to the basics of storing, managing and analyzing data in a spreadsheet document. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Excel 2010.
The topics covered in...
Virtual English Conversation Group
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...
How to Access BPL's eBooks & Audiobooks
Interested in the library's e-books and audiobooks but don't know where to find them? Want to try checking out a book directly from the comfort of your home?
If you've got a smartphone, tablet, iPad, or laptop or home computer,...
Tiny Techs (ages 3-6) - Coding
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...
Kids Create
Join Miss Anna for a fun arts & crafts project! Kids Create is open for children of all ages, but children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Please arrive promptly to the community room. Stroller parking and restrooms...
Virtual English Conversation Group
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...
JUN
13
Bebés Geniales/Brainy Babies
Join us for this bilingual English/Spanish weekly program on Zoom for children 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers. Includes storytimes in English and Spanish, early literacy tips, craft ideas, songs with a our wonderful...
SOA Presents Creative Aging: Acrylics Made Easy
Join us for this 9 sessions workshop to learn about acrylics painting with Leonid Filitsyan. This workshop will end with a culminating event in which participants will exhibit their best pieces of art to share with family and friends....
Virtual Ask-a-Tech (Washington Irving)
Do you have a questions about how to use computer, software or navigating around the Internet? We can assit you with getting to know your devices better.
Pre-registration is required and each person will get a 20 minute break-out room...
Acrylic Painting Series
In these FREE in-person classes, Teaching Artist Edward Oluokun will instruct you in the fundamentals of acrylic painting on canvas through a four-week intensive series. Learn how to transform an idea into a painting! These skills can help you...
Virtual Financial Coaching
Do you have questions about credit or debt? The Financial Coaching Corps (FCC) can help you manage your money, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financial goals.
Make an appointment with a coach...
Virtual Crafting Circle
Know how to knit, crochet, embroider, or cross-stich but need a little help? Are you looking for people to hang out with while you draw? Virtual crafting circle is the spot for you! Every other week we'll get together to talk about what we're...
Kids Coding: Block Coding
Ages 7 - 13
Have an interest in coding? First time coder? This is an introductory class in coding. Learn the basic concepts of coding by snapping together blocks of code to build a program. Learn how to create...
ADULT FAMILY FEUD
Join the New Lots Library every other Tuesday for a fun game of Family Feud! REGISTRATION REQUIRED!! This program will take place on Zoom.
Family feud is a team-oriented game designed for adults 18+.
How the game is...
JUN
14
Hebrew Conversation For Adults
Shalom to everyone eager to learn Hebrew. Practice speaking, learn vocabulary and grammar, read stories all in a friendly atmosphere
Please note: This is a virtual program. Registration is required; the Zoom link will be sent the day...
Babies & Toddler Time
Sing, read, and play with Miss Anna at the Walt Whitman library! Have fun hearing great picture books read aloud and playing with other children during this program dedicated to babies and active toddlers. Open to families and caregivers of...
INTRODUCTION TO E-MAIL (VIRTUAL-JAMAICA BAY)
The fundamentals of email, as well as how to utilize it and understand its features and services, will be covered in Email Basics. What this lesson will cover is:
What is email and why use it? The various types of email providers are...
Ask A Tech
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? Join us for one-on-one assistance with your device.
Microsoft Excel Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics introduces new and returning spreadsheet users to the basics of storing, managing and analyzing data in a spreadsheet document. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Excel 2010.
The topics covered in...
Virtual Spanish Conversation Group Cancelled
Join other adults who are learning to speak Spanish 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
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...
How to Navigate Brooklyn Public Library's Website?
Come join Shirley (Spring Creek Library) and Magfur (Jamaica Bay) to learn how to navigate Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)’s website in learning. We are going to cover topics:
How to apply for a Library Card Library Catalog...
Cuentos virtuales para niños en español (Virtual Spanish Storytime)
Acompáñenos con cuentos y canciones en español para niños y sus padres o cuidadores en la página Brooklyn Public Library Family Facebook. (Join us for stories and songs in Spanish for children and their parents or caregivers on the Brooklyn...
Virtual Computer Basics (Washington Irving)
Virtual 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.
We will be using Zoom/Microsoft Teams to host this...
Teen Tech Time @ Walt Whitman
Teens and Young Adults ages 12-18, join us for a bit of video-game fun!
We have Switch, PS4 and X-box gaming available.
A few of our popular games are: NBA 2K, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mario Kart, and Marvel vs Capcom. ...
Virtual Financial Coaching
Do you have questions about credit or debt? The Financial Coaching Corps (FCC) can help you manage your money, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financial goals.
Make an appointment with a coach...
After School Homework Help
Need help with homework? We can help! Homework Help is back at Walt Whitman Library
Our volunteer tutors:
Work with students in grades, K-8 Assist students in the subjects: math, reading, and writing. Help in other subjects...
Celebrating Juneteenth: Bilingual Author Talk with Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro/Celebración de Juneteenth: charla de escritores bilingües con Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro
Celebrate Juneteenth with an empowering talk by Puerto Rican author and “artivist” Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, a leading Afro-Caribbean voice in the fight for a more just and equitable society.
Arroyo Pizarro will speak about Negras—her award...
Plan for Business Success!
Gale Business: Plan Builder is a comprehensive tool that provides step-by-step guidance on planning, starting, and running a small business or nonprofit. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks you through five areas of exploration from...
JUN
15
Brainy Babies Virtual
Join us for our Thursday morning program on Zoom for children 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers. It includes storytimes, early literacy tips, songs with our wonderful music therapist Sofia, show and tell,...
Virtual English Conversation Group
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...
SOA presents Creative Aging: Introduction to Painting in Watercolor
Join us for this 9 week introductory workshop to learn about watercolor painting with Donna Miskend. This workshop will end with a culminating event in which participants will exhibit their best pieces of art to share with family and friends...
Zoom Poetry Program
You don't have to be well-read in poetry or literature or spend lots of time reading poetry. Just log in for an hour on Zoom and join us as we read and discuss the poetry of famous poets. You will most likely enjoy the experience...
Teen Tech Time (Walt Whitman)
Please join us as we play games on the Nintendo Switch and compete with gamers across the world.
Storytime
Sing, read, and play with Miss Anna at the Walt Whitman library! Have fun hearing great picture books read aloud and playing with other children during this program dedicated to young childen. Open to families and caregivers of children age...
Virtual Financial Coaching
Do you have questions about credit or debt? The Financial Coaching Corps (FCC) can help you manage your money, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financial goals.
Make an appointment with a coach...