Today @ 4 PM | Early Literacy Over the course of this interactive eight-week bilingual jazz series, families will explore core concepts of jazz such as swing, blues, improvisation, and other jazz essentials. Together we will develop our imagination, creativity, and musicality while swinging nursery rhymes in both Spanish and English, creating and singing our own blues songs, scatting like Ella or improvising like Coltrane, and of course jamming with a live jazz band! The program is limited to 12 families. For children, birth… | Grand Concourse Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months) |
Today @ 5:30 PM | Online This event is online only.
Join us for a workshop on Crochet and Knitting Conversation Group
We will do our best to give instructions on your crocheting and knitting questions. So make sure to have your supplies and projects with you, and come craft with us!
The classes will be hosted in English and Spanish!
Grupo de conversation bilingue de ganchillo y tejido
!Unase a nosotros para un taller virtual de ganchillo y tejido. y conozca o otros entusiastas de manulidaddes! Aprenda y comparta c… Registration required: Online | Francis Martin Library Online via Google Hangouts Meet | Adults |
Tue, May 14 @ 10 AM | NYPL en Español Story Time
Tuesdays at 11 am | Soundview Library In-Person | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months) |
Tue, May 14 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities… | High Bridge Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 14 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | Macomb's Bridge Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 14 @ 11:30 AM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at Bronx Library Center.
Join us for Bilingual Storytime! (English and Spanish). We will share books, sing songs, learn some Spanish words and phrases, meet new friends, play and share and blow bubbles.
Este evento se llevara a cabo en persona en el Bronx Library Center.
Únase con nosotros en la biblioteca para disfrutar de una hora de cuentos bilingües para niños. Compartiremos libros, cantaremos canciones, aprenderemos algunas palabras y frases en e… | Bronx Library Center, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 14 @ 1:15 PM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016), 1st Floor, Corner Space.
¡Hola! ¿Te gusta hablar español? Join the staff of the New York Public Library and other fellow Spanish speakers for an hour of Spanish conversation.
This group is at the intermediate and advanced level.
You don't need a library card to register, only an email address.
Register for each session you wish to attend.
May 7, 2024… Registration required: Online | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) 1st Floor Corner Space | Adults |
Tue, May 14 @ 4 PM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at Hamilton Grange Library. Take a moment to return to the classic stories of children's literature in Spanish. Then, have fun with traditional childhood games. For ages 3-12. | Hamilton Grange Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, May 14 @ 5:30 PM | Online This event is online only.
Join us for a workshop on Crochet and Knitting Conversation Group
We will do our best to give instructions on your crocheting and knitting questions. So make sure to have your supplies and projects with you, and come craft with us!
The classes will be hosted in English and Spanish!
Grupo de conversation bilingue de ganchillo y tejido
!Unase a nosotros para un taller virtual de ganchillo y tejido. y conozca o otros entusiastas de manulidaddes! Aprenda y comparta c… Registration required: Online | Francis Martin Library Online via Google Hangouts Meet | Adults |
Tue, May 14 @ 7 PM | LIVE from NYPL The creators behind The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit: The Comedy of Errors discuss the process of adapting a classic Shakespeare tale into an English-Spanish musical.
From May 28 to June 2, The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit will be presenting their bilingual, musical version of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors in front of The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The show’s creators, Julián Mesri and Rebecca Martínez, discuss their process reimagining one of Shakesp… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Celeste Auditorium | Adults |
Tue, May 14 @ 7 PM | Book Discussion Group This event is online only.
Ramayana (Restless Books edition)
Book can be borrowed at: NYPL - Jones Library
bit.ly/readingwithilan
Moderated by scholar Ilan Stavans
Ilan Stavans
Photo by Jessica Scranton, 2021
Award-winning, internationally-renowned teacher, essayist, translator, and cultural critic Ilan Stavans is the publisher of Restless Books, the Lewis-Sebring Profess… Registration required: Online | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Online | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers,
College & Graduate Students,
NYPL Supporters |
Wed, May 15 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | Wakefield Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Thu, May 16 @ 10:30 AM | This workshop will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 3rd Floor, Room 304.
Join us for a four-part workshop in which attendees will learn the Arabic alphabet, with emphasis on the Naskh style. Participants will learn the history and variations of the alphabet, will practice writing Arabic letters, and learn how to write their names.
Materials will be provided. No prior drawing or language experience is necessary.
Please register for each session separately (dates… Registration required: Online | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) | Adults,
50+,
College & Graduate Students,
Immigrants |
Sat, May 18 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | 96th Street Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Sat, May 18 @ 2 PM | This event will take place in person at the Bronx Library Center. / Este evento se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Central del Bronx.
Enjoy interactive stories, action songs, and a small craft. This program will be bilingual (English/Spanish).
Disfruten de los cuentos interactivos, las canciones con movimientos y una pequeña manualidad. Este programa será bilingüe (inglés/ español). | Bronx Library Center, Children's Room | Adults,
50+,
Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years),
English Language Learners,
Families,
Immigrants,
Parents/Caregivers,
Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Mon, May 20 @ 10 AM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library.
Conéctate, equilibra y desafíate con Yoga en español. Esta clase de Vinyasa Yoga incluye flujos de intensidad media que te llevarán desde el saludo al sol hasta una postura máxima final. Ven y concéntrate en las inversiones y la respiración para ayudarte a mejorar tu práctica personal mientras brindas conciencia y una nueva experiencia. Se recomiendan tapetes, pero no son obligatorios, y todos los niveles son bienvenidos.… Online registration is now closed | Morningside Heights Library, Community Room | Adults |
Mon, May 20 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Over the course of this interactive eight-week bilingual jazz series, families will explore core concepts of jazz such as swing, blues, improvisation, and other jazz essentials. Together we will develop our imagination, creativity, and musicality while swinging nursery rhymes in both Spanish and English, creating and singing our own blues songs, scatting like Ella or improvising like Coltrane, and of course jamming with a live jazz band! The program is limited to 12 families. For children, birth… | Hamilton Grange Library, Children's Room | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months) |
Mon, May 20 @ 5:30 PM | Online This event is online only.
Join us for a workshop on Crochet and Knitting Conversation Group
We will do our best to give instructions on your crocheting and knitting questions. So make sure to have your supplies and projects with you, and come craft with us!
The classes will be hosted in English and Spanish!
Grupo de conversation bilingue de ganchillo y tejido
!Unase a nosotros para un taller virtual de ganchillo y tejido. y conozca o otros entusiastas de manulidaddes! Aprenda y comparta c… Registration required: Online | Francis Martin Library Online via Google Hangouts Meet | Adults |
Tue, May 21 @ 10 AM | NYPL en Español Story Time
Tuesdays at 11 am | Soundview Library In-Person | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months) |
Tue, May 21 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities… | High Bridge Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 21 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | Macomb's Bridge Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 21 @ 11:30 AM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at Bronx Library Center.
Join us for Bilingual Storytime! (English and Spanish). We will share books, sing songs, learn some Spanish words and phrases, meet new friends, play and share and blow bubbles.
Este evento se llevara a cabo en persona en el Bronx Library Center.
Únase con nosotros en la biblioteca para disfrutar de una hora de cuentos bilingües para niños. Compartiremos libros, cantaremos canciones, aprenderemos algunas palabras y frases en e… | Bronx Library Center, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 21 @ 1:15 PM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016), 1st Floor, Corner Space.
¡Hola! ¿Te gusta hablar español? Join the staff of the New York Public Library and other fellow Spanish speakers for an hour of Spanish conversation.
This group is at the intermediate and advanced level.
You don't need a library card to register, only an email address.
Register for each session you wish to attend.
May 7, 2024… Registration required: Online | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) 1st Floor Corner Space | Adults |
Tue, May 21 @ 4 PM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at Hamilton Grange Library. Take a moment to return to the classic stories of children's literature in Spanish. Then, have fun with traditional childhood games. For ages 3-12. | Hamilton Grange Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, May 21 @ 5:30 PM | Online This event is online only.
Join us for a workshop on Crochet and Knitting Conversation Group
We will do our best to give instructions on your crocheting and knitting questions. So make sure to have your supplies and projects with you, and come craft with us!
The classes will be hosted in English and Spanish!
Grupo de conversation bilingue de ganchillo y tejido
!Unase a nosotros para un taller virtual de ganchillo y tejido. y conozca o otros entusiastas de manulidaddes! Aprenda y comparta c… Registration required: Online | Francis Martin Library Online via Google Hangouts Meet | Adults |
Wed, May 22 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | Wakefield Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, May 22 @ 2 PM | NYPL en Español You can attend this event in person at the Bronx Library Center (Room C-33) or online via Google Meet.
Join us for an in person and online Spanish Conversation Hour where you can practice conversational Spanish. This month, the topic of conversation will revolve around the celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This is not a formal class, but a fun and judgement-free way to practice Spanish with people at varying skill levels! Registration required: Online | Bronx Library Center, Technology Training Center Online | Adults |
Wed, May 22 @ 4 PM | Online This program is being online.
Hola amigos! Have you been wanting to practice some Spanish and share what you have learned with your friends?! Join this program to practice beginners Spanish!
This program is intended for kids ages 5-12.
Registration is required. Online registration is now closed | Bronx Library Center, Children's Room Online | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, May 22 @ 4:30 PM | NYPL en Español This event will be in person
Are you a nature lover? We have the perfect craft for you! Get to know local birds native to your area with this fun art project. Come to the library to make your own bird feeder to take home and start enjoying more time outdoors observing nature.
Materials to create the bird feeder will be provided (not the food).
Instructions will be available in English and Spanish. Max 10 participants.
Registration is required online.
______________________________________… Registration required: Online | South Beach Library | Adults |
Wed, May 22 @ 5 PM | Civics, Communities & Voting | Clason's Point Library | Adults,
50+ |
Tue, May 28 @ 10 AM | NYPL en Español Story Time
Tuesdays at 11 am | Soundview Library In-Person | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months) |
Tue, May 28 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Este programa se llevará a cabo en persona en la Biblioteca de Belmont.
Cuentos y canciones en inglés y español.
This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library.
Join us for singing and dancing in English and in Spanish! | Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, Children's Room | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 28 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities… | High Bridge Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 28 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | Macomb's Bridge Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 28 @ 11:30 AM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at Bronx Library Center.
Join us for Bilingual Storytime! (English and Spanish). We will share books, sing songs, learn some Spanish words and phrases, meet new friends, play and share and blow bubbles.
Este evento se llevara a cabo en persona en el Bronx Library Center.
Únase con nosotros en la biblioteca para disfrutar de una hora de cuentos bilingües para niños. Compartiremos libros, cantaremos canciones, aprenderemos algunas palabras y frases en e… | Bronx Library Center, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, May 28 @ 4 PM | NYPL en Español This event will take place in person at Hamilton Grange Library. Take a moment to return to the classic stories of children's literature in Spanish. Then, have fun with traditional childhood games. For ages 3-12. | Hamilton Grange Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, May 29 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | Wakefield Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, May 29 @ 6 PM | Join the bilingual Casita Maria Book Club facilitated by the New York Public Library, Hunts Point.
Meeting in the Casita Maria Gallery on the last Wednesday of the month, 6-7:30pm
We invite our neighbors to join us in community each month to discuss classics written by Caribbean and Latin American writers. A Young Readers Circle led by a Children’s Librarian will also be available for ages 5-12. Refreshments will be served.
Registered readers will receive free books in English & Spa… | Hunts Point Library | Adults |
Sat, June 1 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Explore music and language in this 8-week series with Bilingual Birdies! Each class is taught by a live musician who teaches new vocabulary through songs, movement, dance, and puppetry. Bilingual Birdies celebrates different languages and cultures in a time that is very important to embrace diversity. Families get to experience a joyful 45-minute bilingual adventure that explores themes like Outer Space, Sports, Nature, Insects, or Friends. Each class ends with a bubble dance party extravaganza… | 96th Street Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Mon, June 3 @ 11 AM | Early Literacy Over the course of this interactive eight-week bilingual jazz series, families will explore core concepts of jazz such as swing, blues, improvisation, and other jazz essentials. Together we will develop our imagination, creativity, and musicality while swinging nursery rhymes in both Spanish and English, creating and singing our own blues songs, scatting like Ella or improvising like Coltrane, and of course jamming with a live jazz band! The program is limited to 12 families. For children, birth… | Hamilton Grange Library, Children's Room | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months) |