SEP
27
Creative Life Writing
In this course, we focus each week on a different theme, central to our lived experience of the world. Instructor Ari Satok starts each class by bringing in a piece of writing for us to read and discuss. He then introduces the weekly theme and...
Creative Aging: Life Writing with Ari
In this course, we focus each week on a different theme, central to our lived experience of the world. Instructor Ari Satok starts each class by bringing in a piece of writing for us to read and discuss. He then introduces the weekly theme and...
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...
College Connect
Brooklyn Public Library is now offering online one-on-one college guidance for anyone looking to explore post-secondary education.
High school seniors are especially encouraged to make an appointment!
If you are thinking...
Your Money Counts: Identity Theft
The Your Money Counts (YMC) curriculum was developed in partnership with HSBC and GreenPath Financial Wellness, a national nonprofit organization that “helps people build financial health and resiliency.” YMC covers Budgeting,...
SEP
28
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...
Brainy Babies Virtual
Join us for our VIRTUAL program on Zoom. Families enjoy stories and activities designed to encourage brain development and early learning practices. Each week we will read books, sing songs in Spanish and English, dance, learn a word 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...
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...
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...
Community Cooking
Join us live on Instagram as we cook family recipes shared by members of the community. Visit bklynlib.org/cooking a week before the session, for the recipe, a list of ingredients, and tools needed so you can cook along with us....
Afterschool Ready Set Kindergarten Series
Join us for Ready Set Kindergarten on Zoom! This is a virtual version of our popular school readiness program, led by educators, and designed to help children ages 3-5 get ready to read, and ready for school. Learn about every day early literacy...
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...
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!
**...
SEP
29
Virtual English Conversation Group
Join other adults who are learning to speak English for fun conversation online with Zoom video! **This groups is best for intermediate and advanced English Language Learners.**
Please register with your name and email to receive the...
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...
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 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...
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...
College Connect
Brooklyn Public Library is now offering online one-on-one college guidance for anyone looking to explore post-secondary education.
High school seniors are especially encouraged to make an appointment!
If you are thinking...
SEP
30
Saturday Storytime at the Mill Basin Library
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:...
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...
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.
OCT
2
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...
OCT
3
Virtual Resume & Career Help
Get assistance with your résumé, cover letter, or career-related questions, live with a librarian over Zoom.
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...
Kids Coding: Cyber Security Cancelled
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....
Banned Books Week Panel: Intellectual Freedom Teen Council
Join Brooklyn Public Library's Intellectual Freedom Teen Council (IFTC) for a Books Unbanned panel on intellectual freedom advocacy! Hear from IFTC teens and others across the country about the impact and implications of book banning, learn more...
Suicide Survivors Grief Support Group (via Zoom)
The group is informal and completely free, it is a peer support group. This program is only for those who lost their loved ones to suicide.
No need to struggle alone. Come and share your story with other survivors for mutual support....
OCT
4
Hebrew For Beginners Class
To beginning students of Hebrew: come join us to practice and learn
Virtual Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed is a campaign that teaches people how to respond to emergencies where life-threatening bleeding is present. By learning just a few simple steps, you can become trained to save a life in an emergency situation. Bleeding is the...
Creative Life Writing
In this course, we focus each week on a different theme, central to our lived experience of the world. Instructor Ari Satok starts each class by bringing in a piece of writing for us to read and discuss. He then introduces the weekly theme and...
Creative Aging: Life Writing with Ari
In this course, we focus each week on a different theme, central to our lived experience of the world. Instructor Ari Satok starts each class by bringing in a piece of writing for us to read and discuss. He then introduces the weekly theme and...
Virtual Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed is a campaign that teaches people how to respond to emergencies where life-threatening bleeding is present. By learning just a few simple steps, you can become trained to save a life in an emergency situation. Bleeding is the...
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...
OCT
5
Brainy Babies Virtual
Join us for our VIRTUAL program on Zoom. Families enjoy stories and activities designed to encourage brain development and early learning practices. Each week we will read books, sing songs in Spanish and English, dance, learn a word in...
Virtual Resume & Career Help
Get assistance with your résumé, cover letter, or career-related questions, live with a librarian over Zoom.
Pricing Strategies for Service Professionals | WE Master Money Workshop
Learn to avoid under-pricing by learning to account for the fully-loaded cost of delivering your service.
Identifying the right price to charge for your service can be tricky. This workshop will focus on pricing strategies for service...
Afterschool Ready Set Kindergarten Series
Join us for Ready Set Kindergarten on Zoom! This is a virtual version of our popular school readiness program, led by educators, and designed to help children ages 3-5 get ready to read, and ready for school. Learn about every day early literacy...
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...
Intro to NYC History Day 2024
Teachers are invited to join us for an introduction to NYC History Day 2024! This virtual event will include:
An outline of how the contest works. Top tips on preparing winning entries with your students. An introduction to the research...
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!
**...
Friends of Brower Park Library Hybrid Meeting
Have ideas on how to make the Brower Park branch a better place? Want to support the branch through advocacy and fundraising? Come and join the Friends of Brower Park Library and help us plan and support our upcoming events!
The Friends...
OCT
6
HOW TO NAVIGATE ZOOM (VIRTUAL-JAMAICA BAY)
Navigating Zoom - Your Ultimate Guide. What this topic will cover is:
Sign In And Sign Up To Access Zoom's Features. Initiate Or Join A Meeting With New/Join Meeting. Control Your Audio With Mute/Unmute. Monitor Participants Via...
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...
Chess Club
Are you a chess enthusiast and need someone to play with? Come to our Chess Club every Friday afternoon 3:30 to 4:40. All levels are welcome.
OCT
7
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 Spring 2024 cohort. BEOC is...
OCT
10
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
Brown Girl, Brownstones tells the story of a young Barbadian American caught between the ambitious dreams of her forward-looking mother and the rose-tinted nostalgia of her father. While Selina's mother strives diligently to save enough money to...
Reference Solutions for Business
Reference Solutions is a comprehensive database that indexes businesses across the United States and Canada. In this class we will explore how to find competitor businesses, using NAICS/SIC codes, and see how each listing breaks down...
