Services for Older Adults at BPL offers inclusive programming and services tailored to our patrons over the age of 55, including lectures, films, performances and educational programs that reflect the wide interests of today’s older adults.
Programs & Classes for Older Adults
For the convenience of our older adults, we offer programming in person or virtually via Facebook Live, Zoom meetings, and streaming from our branch staff!
Books by Mail
This fast, convenient service provides books, audiobooks and videos to people who are homebound or have a visual disability.
Creative Aging
Multi-session art workshops for patrons ages 55 and older, led by a professional teaching artist.
More Highlights from BPL's Services for Older Adults
- Books-to-Go
We supply reading and viewing materials to older adults in nursing homes, senior centers, and senior residence buildings. Materials include books in English and other languages (some in large print), DVDs, and audiobooks. Book club sets are available too. Books-to-Go Application
- Technology For All: Individual Assistance
Helps older adults with tech needs, such as: iPhone & Android (Smartphones); Computer Support (Google Suite, Microsoft365, Outlook, Gmail); Virtual Programs (Zoom, Microsoft Team); Social Media (Youtube, Instagram, Facebook); Microsoft & Mac iOS Software.
Email SCalbi@bklynlibrary.org or call 718-938-2525 for more information. English and Spanish available.
"Technology For All" is generously supported by the New York Foundation for Eldercare.
- Sharing Reflections
Hosted by Senior Assistants at Libraries, Nursing Homes, Senior Centers, Hospitals, and Rehabilitation Facilities, this program offers patrons the chance to reminisce about things in life that have influenced who they have become today. It’s a great opportunity to travel back in time, talk about journey and destination, meet new people, hear about their experiences, and connect with community members. Laughter and fun are integral ingredients of our program. This program is offered in English, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. For more information, please contact Services for Older Adults' staff at jvigo@bklynlibrary.org or 718-230-2442.
- Our Streets, Our Stories (OSOS)
OSOS is an ongoing oral history project exploring Brooklyn from the words of its residents. Recorded virtual interviews are an option for homebound patrons. To participate, please contact Services for Older Adults' staff at BHughes@bklynlibrary.org or 718-236-1760.
- Senior Debate and Intergenerational Debate
To learn more about senior debate and intergenerational debate [teens and older adults] at Brooklyn Public Library, please contact Services for Older Adults' staff at bhughes@bklynlibrary.org or 718-236-1760.
- Resources for Older Adults and their Caregivers
Please check here for Information for Older Adults and their Caregivers
Upcoming Events
Jigsaw Puzzle Hour
Drop in for socializing and jigsaw puzzle fun! Come try out a variety of new and vintage puzzles with other puzzle enthusiasts.
No registration required, just drop in. We provide the puzzles, while you partake in a relaxing way to exercise your mind.
Adults and Teens are…
SIP n' CREATE
A colorful, youth-focused creative program called "Sip N' Create."
We invite preteens and teens to a creative hangout!
"Sip. Create. Chill."
Participants…
Creative Aging: Cut, Layer, Transform - Exploring Paper Through Art & Storytelling
Join us for a 9-week creative workshop series exploring paper cutting, collage, and mixed-media art. Participants will learn techniques for transforming paper into expressive artworks while exploring symbolism, composition, storytelling, and cultural traditions from around the world.…
Adult Coloring
Do you enjoy coloring? Join us on Tuesdays from 2:00 - 3:00 pm for this known stress reliever.
Weekly Craft Circle at Amnon's Pizza!
Looking for a space to craft, exchange skills, and enjoy the company of your neighbors? Join us! Get to know fellow crafters at Borough Park Library's weekly craft circle! Bring your crocheting, knitting, embroidery, or whatever else you're working on. While the library is closed for renovations…
Adult Puzzling Hour
Drop in for socializing and jigsaw puzzle fun! Come try out a variety of puzzles with other puzzle enthusiasts.
No registration required, just drop in. We provide the puzzles, while you partake in a relaxing way to exercise your mind.
Knight Shift Community Chess Club
Knight Shift Summer Community Chess Club!
National Chess Master James Black Jr. brings his expertise to the Macon Library community building a welcoming space where community members of all ages can develop confidence, discipline, strategic thinking, and decision making through chess…
Mindful Coloring for Adults and Teens
Please join us at our adult coloring session! No registration required, just drop in. We provide the supplies while you partake in a relaxing way to exercise your mind.
Teens are also welcome!
Creative Aging: For Once In My Life with Ari Satok
In this 9-week workshop, 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. Participants are then assigned a prompt to write on, focused on…
Creative Aging: Treasured Jewels with Rhonda Weppler
Join artist Rhonda Weppler for this Creative Aging series of 9 sessions of mixed jewelry making techniques including layering and colorizing brass components, dying and painting wood beads, making glass dangle charms, and more! A final culminating event will share and celebrate your creations.…
