Events

Gather in our community room with your friends and other players for a game of Mah Jongg! We'll provide the tables and chairs. You bring in your own boards, cards, tiles, or game. A great way to meet new people, stimulate your brain and hone your skills in this fun social environment. This location is wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices can be provided upon request with a minimum of one week advanced notice. ASL interpretation can be provided upon request with a minimum of t…

* This event is online only * Learn how to use the Emerging Market Internet Securities (EMIS) database to access global market research reports and emerging country news, company profiles, industry insights, and reports, including - Trends that impact your business - new technologies, new players, new products Profile and financial information for more than 11 million private companies Company data from the best local sources in developing countries Click here to register.…

MAY 3RD– STRAYS (2023) Director – Josh Greenbaum; 93 Minutes; Rated R; Universal Pictures Starring – Will Ferrell, Isla Fisher, Jamie Foxx, Sofia Vergara A naive but lovable dog named Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug. Determined to seek revenge, Reggie and his new canine pals embark on an…

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space (please note new location!) Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.

This event will take place IN PERSON at the Harlem Library. HIGH BEGINNER English Conversation Classes: We Speak NYC For adult English language learners (age 16 and up) Practice English by watching We Speak NYC videos and discussing them with adults from around the world! Fridays, 1:30-3:30 PM: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 June 7, 14, 21 NO registration needed! Come to the classes! Come to 6 of these classes - get a certificate!

Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. Please join us at Mott Haven Library as we host Bronx-based contempory textile artist Ruth Marshall for her special program, Creative Crochet Shapes. Participants will all learn how to crochet basic shapes such as circles, squares and triangles without relying on patterns. Items to be explored are hats, slippers, bags and more. Beginners welcome, intermediate students challenged! All ma…

Are you ready to get the weekend started with some fun? Come to Westchester Square Friday afternoons so your child to learn through play with available activities. Come color, draw, play board games, enjoy some toys, or take in some fun reading time. Ages 0-12. Space is limited. Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox!

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Akeelah and the Bee (2006) on Friday, May 3rd at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (PG) Runtime: 112 minutes. Director: Doug Atchison Starring: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal Synopsis : Akeelah Anderson's love for words leads her to enter a number of spelling contests. Tutored by many and oppo…

The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who is forced into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.

This event will take place IN PERSON at the St. Agnes Library. HIGH BEGINNER English Conversation Classes: We Speak NYC For adult English language learners (age 16 and up) Practice English by watching We Speak NYC videos and discussing them with adults from around the world! Fridays, 2-4 PM: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 June 7, 14, 21 NO registration needed! Come to the classes! Come to 6 of these classes - get a certificate!

Come join our Coloring Club and have a relaxing, fun and stress relieving time. Use our art supplies or bring your own. This is an in-person event and no registrarion is required.

This event will take place in person at the Macomb's Bridge Library Teen Center. Come in, hang out with friends, charge your phones use the computers or just chill!

Join us for a couple of hours and use databases such as AncestryLibrary and FamilySearch to help find records of your ancestors! Feel free to bring documents/family records to assist with your search. You will be able to print out any documents you find during your research.

Sullivan’s new book examines two enigmas: Timothy O’Sullivan, America’s most famous war photographer, and the landscapes he captured. There is little information available on the personal life of Timothy O’Sullivan, but you know his work even if you don’t know his name: A Harvest of Death, taken at Gettysburg, is an icon of the Civil War. His images conveyed the destructive power of modern warfare while elevating photography from mechanical process to fine art. In his new book—a blend of memo…

This event will take place IN PERSON at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 6th Floor, Room 602. Advanced Level English Conversation Classes: We Speak NYC For adult English language learners (age 16 and up) Practice English by watching We Speak NYC videos and discussing them with adults from around the world! Fridays, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 NO registration needed! Just come to a conversation class!

Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. This program will be held in person at Battery Park City LibraryJoin us for "Print + Process"! Teaching Artist Fan Kong teaches 7 sessions of a printmaking workshop. Description: Printing can happen anywhere and with surprising materials! Combining old and new printmaking methods such as suminagashi (paper marbling with water and ink), thermal paper art (with receipts and printer), and…

This event will take place in person at George Bruce Library. Do you have technolgy questions? Drop by the libray between 2 and 3 p.m. No appointments needed -- first come, first served! The following are examples of topics with which we can help: Resume and Cover Letter Review Learn to type and use a mouse Internet for Beginners Email for Beginners Windows 10 Basics Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners Connecting Devices to the Computer Downloading NYPL e-Books Getting the most out…

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library. Please come and join us to watch a movie, Poor Things (2023) on Friday, May 3rd at 2 PM. The movie will be screened in the Community Room on the central level. Rating R Runtime: 2 hours, 21 minutes. Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe. A young woman is brought back to life by the methods of an unorthodox scientist. She must relearn the world in a new way.

This event will take place in person at Throg's Neck Library. Come kick back and enjoy a family-friendly movie with the Throg's Neck Library Children's staff! Film ratings range from G-PG. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver in order to participate.

"This event will take place in person at the Mosholu Library." Do you have the "coolest" gaming moves? Are you the best of the best? Show off your skills and challenge your friends in gaming matches in the library. Take part in our tournaments!

This event will take place in person. Ready to unwind after a long week of school? Come by the Teen Center to kick back with some chill music. Read a book, chat with your friends, play a board game, or just hang out in a relaxed space.

Join the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest library for an hour of constructing bigger and better buildings, massive and messy monsters, handsome and handy heroes, and so much more! The only limit is your imagination! We even have DUPLOs for those that are mini-figured sized as well!

Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. This program will be held in person at Tremont Library. Writing a Tune to Your Life takes inspiration from their local branch autobiography collection and your own life to compose to make your own song. Patrick Thompson, New York City Center teaching artist and music director will guide participants in exploration into how songs are made from investigating lyrics and music composition. Writi…

This event will take place in person at Parkchester Library. Calling all gamers and video games fanatics! Bring your friends and come join us at the Parkchester Teen Center for an afternoon of your favorite PS5 and Nintendo Switch games! We'll have laptops, video games, and board games available for you and your peers to play.

No-stress, no-fuss relaxation time for kids, teens, and tweens. Laptops, games, activities, and snacks will be available.

This event will take place in person at the Van Cortlandt branch. Open STEAM Lab is designed for children 6-12 years old to explore and discover the wonders of STEAM in a fun and interactive way. Sessions will focus on various methods for children to engage in hands-on activities that encourage creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Join us in becoming lifelong learners. All materials will be provided.

This event will take place in-person at the Wakefield Library, Help - on a first-come; first-served basis - can include: Internet browsing Email Typing software eBooks and Audiobooks Library Catalog and Databases

This event will take place in person at St. George Library in Children's Room. Challenge friends in Mario Kart or Smash Brothers on Switch, play board and table games with your friends and family! Be creative with our Lego pieces! For School-age children. No registration required.

" This event will take place in person at the Castle Hill Library" Join us on Fridays for video game time. ALl activities are first come, first served basis. Advanced registration is preferred as space is limited. Please sign up in person or via phone at 718-824-3838. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during entire program: unaccompanied adults or children may be asked to leave the program.

Come join us from some active play @ the library. We have board games, legos and dress up clothes for all ages. **** First come, first serve ****For children, 5 to 12 years.

Enjoy an afternoon of gaming. Play against friends on our Nintendo Switch, our collection of board games or just grab a laptop and hangout!

This event will take place in person at South Beach Library. Drop by the Library anytime between 3-4:30 PM to play Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4 videogames with a librarian! Ages 6- 18.

Every week we host a different program on Fridays, check out our flyer in the branch to see what it will be each week, or check our social media pages! 05/03: Stop Motion Animation 05/17: May Heritage Month Trivia 05/24: Film Friday returns! 05/31: Learn how to sign your name in cursive

Want to test your knowledge of space and the cosmos? Join us at the Soundview Library as we observe Space Day by hosting a Space Jeopardy! See if you know the answers to our space-y questions and bring your friends to compete for a prize. Free snacks are included!

Come and join us for a building program. Children will have the opportunity to play with a selection of building toys which may include our LEGO, Rigamajig, Geemo, and wooden blocks collections. Please bring along a camera to take pictures of your creation! For children ages 3-12. Space is limited. Registration is not required. First come, first served.

Our adult coloring group is now in-person! Color with us Hamilton Grange Library. Chat about the book you are reading, the shows you are watching, and discuss whatever is on your mind.

Join us for fun crafty activities! This event will take place in-person at Mosholu Library.

This program will take place onsite at Jerome Park Library. Join us Friday for an hour of Nintendo gaming, board games and UNO. This is a family fun hour for children and teens. Children under six years old must be accompanied by a parent/caregiver.

Join us for fun and games on Fridays Chess, Uno, Bingo and more

Join us to build with legos and other tools and meet other creators at the library! We'll have all our materials out for your engineering projects.