Creative Aging programs at Brooklyn Public Library
Creative aging programs (whether held in-person or online) usually consist of 6-10 sessions of at least 90 minutes each, and are followed by a celebration where participants showcase their work for family, friends and neighbors. Brooklyn Public Library uses the Lifetime Arts creative aging model. Over the years, our programming librarians have been trained by Lifetime Arts to work with professional teaching artists to plan, deliver, and sustain this program model which supports social engagement, skills mastery, and creative expression.
View upcoming creative aging programs here.
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Services for Older Adults is partially funded by Coordinated Outreach Library Services aid from the New York State Education Department, administered by the State Library’s Division of Library Development. All programs are sponsored by Brooklyn Public Library’s Department of Outreach Services.
Creative Aging programs are made possible with support from the Sills Family Foundation, Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement, Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation, New York Foundation for Eldercare, Laura B. Vogler Foundation, Apple Bank, celebrating over 25 years in Brooklyn and over 160 years of neighborhood banking in greater New York (Visit applebank.com for more information), and several BPL Friends Groups, private funders, and volunteers.
For more information about Creative Aging, please email jvigo@bklynlibrary.org or call 718-230-2442
Upcoming Events
Adult Coloring
Do you enjoy coloring? Join us on Tuesdays from 2:00 - 3:00 pm for this known stress reliever.
Weekly Craft Circle!
Looking for a space to make art, exchange skills, and meet fellow crafters? 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.
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Adult Coloring
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!
Adult Coloring
Join us on Fridays 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm during the summer to enjoy a relaxing session of adult coloring.
Weekly Craft Circle!
Looking for a space to make art, exchange skills, and meet fellow crafters? 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.
Learn, share, and socialize.
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Adult Coloring
Do you enjoy coloring? Join us on Tuesdays from 2:00 - 3:00 pm for this known stress reliever.