Events

The Library is here to help you learn and connect with your community through our wide array of free events, programs, classes, book clubs, and more. Please check listings to confirm if a program is in-person, online, or outdoors.

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171 events found.

Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Today
@ 11:30 AM
This event will take place in person at Tompkins Square Library. Come on down to Tompkins Square's Baby Karaoke! Dance and sing to music across all genres, from Whitney Houston to Willie Nelson. We know you hear Baby Shark 20 times a day--we highly encourage caregivers to request kid-friendly grown up songs along with your kiddos' requests! For kids 0-5, no registration required. Note: this branch has one flight of stairs before entering the first floor, after which the elevator can be use…
Tompkins Square Library, BasementChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Today
@ 3 PM
This program will take place in person at West Farms Library. Join us weekly for video games on our Nintendo Switch. Just Dance, Super Mario, whatever it is, we've got you covered!
West Farms LibraryTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Today
@ 6:30 PM
This program will be seated on a first come, first serve basis. The Library for the Performing Arts hosts a livestream of the world premiere of Phil Chan and Doug Fullington’s Star on the Rise: La Bayadère Reimagined! featuring Marius Petipa’s choreography revived from notation, and a newly orchestrated Ludwig Minkus score by Larry Moore. The original 1877 La Bayadère was instantly hailed as one of Petipa's masterpieces, but today is notable for its reductive and Western depiction of Indian cul…
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter AuditoriumAdults
Sat, March 30
@ 11:30 AM
In person at the Morningside Heights Library. Ballet & Books in partnership with the Morningside Heights Public Library. The program is now full. Registration is closed. Enroll your child for weekly dance classes and one-on-one reading sessions with a Barnard/Columbia student! The deadline to enroll is Feb 10, 2024. Applications and forms are available at Morningside Heights's second-floor information desk or scan the QR code. EMAIL TO LEARN MORE morningside.nyc@balletandbooks.org Fo…
Morningside Heights Library, Community RoomChildren,

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Sat, March 30
@ 11:30 AM
If feeling uplifted and light makes your day, join our class to get your weekly fix of heart pumping exercise. Each week, dance to music to rejuvenate your mind and body while connecting with your community. This class will take place in person and is open to all levels.
Woodstock LibraryAdults,

50+,

College & Graduate Students,

NYPL Supporters
Mon, April 1
@ 10:30 AM
Early Literacy
The Huguenot Park Library presents Hello Spring J@mboree! Our J@mporee is jam-packed with music, dance and parachute games.This music & movement program helps children develop team-building skills, build language skills and enhance social interactions. Best for new walkers, toddlers and/or children at this developmental stage. Registration is highly encouraged. Discover more online storytimes at nypl.org/storytime Space is limited to 30 children and pre-registration is required!
Huguenot Park Library
In-person I On-site
Children,

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Families
Mon, April 1
@ 10:30 AM
Early Literacy
Join us for an interactive family concert where children can experience and enjoy the wonders of classical jazz, bluegrass, and more! Families are welcomed to observe, explore, discover, sing and dance during the concert for optimum experimental learning. Each concert ends with an "instrument petting zoo"! For children birth to age 5. Limited to 15 families. Programs are first come first served. Please arrive on time. We may not be able to accommodate latecomers.
Harlem LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Mon, April 1
@ 12 PM
Creative Aging
Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. Please join us at Baychester Library as we host dancer Sloka Iyengar for her special program, Indian Dance with Sloka. Participants will be introduced to Bharatanatyam a 2,000 year old dance from that combines rhythm, movement, music, percussion, a codified set of emotions, and storytelling. Movements are adaptive, and can be done by participants of all mobilities. All materials will b…
Baychester LibraryAdults,

50+
Mon, April 1
@ 3:30 PM
Early Literacy
Join us for an interactive family concert where children can experience and enjoy the wonders of classical jazz, bluegrass, and more! Families are welcomed to observe, explore, discover, sing and dance during the concert for optimum experimental learning. Each concert ends with an "instrument petting zoo"! For children birth to age 5. Limited to 15 families. Programs are first come first served. Please arrive on time. We may not be able to accommodate latecomers.
St. George Library CenterChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Mon, April 1
@ 6 PM
This program will be held in person at Hamilton Grange Library. Join Hamilton Grange Library and Shape Up NYC for Dance Fitness classes. If cardio is cardi-NO for you, give this Cardio Dance class a try! Come enjoy the beats of Latin rhythms paired with choreography that will not only provide a great workout- but a lot of fun as well! This class is open to all levels. Each session is led by a Shape Up NYC instructor. Program dates: Weekly on Mondays from 6-6:45 PM Participants mu…
Hamilton Grange LibraryAdults
Tue, April 2
@ 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…
Mott Haven LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Tue, April 2
@ 11 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at Woodstock Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. April: 2: Kinetic Sand Come and join us for kinetic sand is a fun and to build with moldable sand. April 9: Snail Craft Come and lea…
Woodstock LibraryChildren,

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Families
Tue, April 2
@ 12 PM
This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library. Moving for Life’s DanceExercise for Health® classes use gentle aerobic exercise to motivate older adults and people of different ages and abilities affected by chronic illness like heart disease, COVID-19 and diabetes. These classes help uplift mental and physical health while carefully increasing energy, range of motion, lymphatic flow, joint ease, mental acuity, balance, calorie burning, and strengthening. MFL will be ad…
Morningside Heights Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+
Tue, April 2
@ 2 PM
Hollywood and the Great Depression, 1929-1939: There have been some beautiful, poignant, even hilarious movies portraying what life was like during the Great Depression, history’s devastating and crippling economic decade. The films in this series are some of those. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Gig Young, 2h 9m. A motley group of desperate contestants in a Depression-era dance marathon are pushed by an opportunistic emcee to their limits for…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults,

50+
Tue, April 2
@ 4 PM
Think you can out-dance, out-lip-sync, and out-algorithim the competition? Find out at Soundview Library!
Soundview LibraryTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Wed, April 3
@ 10:15 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. 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…
Roosevelt Island LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Wed, April 3
@ 11 AM
Early Literacy
Lavender Blues is an intimate music & movement class designed for babies & toddlers to develop an understanding of rhythm, music, body awareness as well as develop social skills—all while singing, dancing & having fun! We sit in a circle, sing songs, play instruments as well as march, dance & play! For children birth to age 3. Limited to 15 families. Programs are first come first served. Please arrive on time. Space is limited.
Morris Park LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Wed, April 3
@ 6:30 PM
Heritage Celebration Programming
Czech and Slovak Tales with Strings Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre Embark on a magical journey with us as we present an enchanting performance by the esteemed Master Puppeteer, Vit Horejs. Witness an extraordinary one-man show of Central European fairy tales, expertly narrated in English and brought to life through the intricate movements of century-old marionettes. Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with kings, clever village maidens, witches, and spirits, all skillful…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults
Thu, April 4
@ 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…
Woodlawn Heights LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Thu, April 4
@ 3 PM
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…
Tremont LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Thu, April 4
@ 4 PM
This program will take place in the St. Agnes Library Community Program Room (3rd Floor). Video Games: Dragon Ball FighterZ, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Just Dance 2023, Mario Kart 8 Board Games: Exploding Kittens, Uno, Chess, Tinderblox, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Sushi Go! Challenge your friends! Video Games and Board Games, whichever you prefer! Also, come get FREE SNACKS! Cookies! Soda! And more!
St. Agnes Library, Community Program RoomTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Fri, April 5
@ 11 AM
Join us for Poetry Month as we blend creativity, reflection, and community in our free Virtual Poetry Journaling Program. With daily prompts, weekly workshops, and vibrant sharing sessions, discover the poet within you. Engage online, connect on social media, and explore our virtual library – your poetic adventure awaits! Reserve your spot now and let your words dance with ours in this celebration of verse! #PoetryJournaling. Class format: Lecture/ demonstration
Tremont LibraryAdults
Fri, April 5
@ 12 PM
In partnership with the Third Street Music School Settlement, we are thrilled to host an adult community choir this Spring. Come and experience the joy of singing! This beginner, non-auditioned group welcomes all who love to sing. You will learn healthy singing habits, warmups, and how to find your own voice as you sing with a group. We sing and study music of many styles and genres like jazz, latin, soul, choral, gospel, folk, and music from around the world. Everyone is welcome; no exp…
Jefferson Market Library, First FloorAdults
Sat, April 6
@ 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 LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Sat, April 6
@ 11:30 AM
If feeling uplifted and light makes your day, join our class to get your weekly fix of heart pumping exercise. Each week, dance to music to rejuvenate your mind and body while connecting with your community. This class will take place in person and is open to all levels.
Woodstock LibraryAdults,

50+,

College & Graduate Students,

NYPL Supporters
Sat, April 6
@ 11:45 AM
Early Literacy
During this 8-week series of workshops, children embark on an around-the-world story hunt. Each week they'll hear native stories from different cultures told through characters and props. Then they'll get moving and shaking with dance, music and sensory games which will connect them with their buddies. In the end, children will be part of an unforgettable journey which will leave them with a deeper appreciation for the land and the living things that they've explored. Recommended for children ag…
Allerton LibraryToddlers (18-36 months),

Children
Sat, April 6
@ 2 PM
Teens take over the SNFL Rooftop Terrace an afternoon of K-pop, random dance play, photocards, and snacks! -->RSVP HERE<-- Head to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) in Manhattan on Saturday, April 6th for this exclusive and one-of-a-kind event. It's Comeback Season so come dressed in concert atire, or, as your favorite's idol's comeback outfit! Co-hosted by the teen volunteers at SNFL’s Teen Center, K-Pop Pop Off will be an evening of dancing along to your favorite K-po…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Teen CenterTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Sat, April 6
@ 2 PM
Heritage Celebration Programming
Experience lively, traditional Ecuadorian dances for free at Mott Haven Library! All are welcome, including adults, teens, and families with children. AYAZAMANA DANCE GROUP Ayazamana was founded to promote Ecuador’s culture through the art of dance. They perform to different traditional rhythms of The Pacific Coast, The Andes, and The Amazon to showcase the richness and diversity that exists in this South American country. Their dances are beautiful, colorful, energetic, and tell stories of…
Mott Haven Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+,

Children,

Families,

Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Mon, April 8
@ 10:30 AM
Early Literacy
Join us for an interactive family concert where children can experience and enjoy the wonders of classical jazz, bluegrass, and more! Families are welcomed to observe, explore, discover, sing and dance during the concert for optimum experimental learning. Each concert ends with an "instrument petting zoo"! For children birth to age 5. Limited to 15 families. Programs are first come first served. Please arrive on time. We may not be able to accommodate latecomers.
Harlem LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Mon, April 8
@ 12 PM
Creative Aging
Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. Please join us at Baychester Library as we host dancer Sloka Iyengar for her special program, Indian Dance with Sloka. Participants will be introduced to Bharatanatyam a 2,000 year old dance from that combines rhythm, movement, music, percussion, a codified set of emotions, and storytelling. Movements are adaptive, and can be done by participants of all mobilities. All materials will b…
Baychester LibraryAdults,

50+
Mon, April 8
@ 3:30 PM
Early Literacy
Join us for an interactive family concert where children can experience and enjoy the wonders of classical jazz, bluegrass, and more! Families are welcomed to observe, explore, discover, sing and dance during the concert for optimum experimental learning. Each concert ends with an "instrument petting zoo"! For children birth to age 5. Limited to 15 families. Programs are first come first served. Please arrive on time. We may not be able to accommodate latecomers.
St. George Library CenterChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Mon, April 8
@ 6 PM
Register In the theatrical premiere of Merce Cunningham: The Events at Dia Beacon, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division screens this 40-minute film drawing on footage from the Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s unique, site-specific “events” at the Dia Beacon Art Museum in 2008 to 2009. The evening will also include screening of materials from the Merce Cunningham Archive, part of the collections of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division and a panel discussion moderated by Producer Nancy Dalva with Jenn…
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter AuditoriumAdults
Mon, April 8
@ 6 PM
This program will be held in person at Hamilton Grange Library. Join Hamilton Grange Library and Shape Up NYC for Dance Fitness classes. If cardio is cardi-NO for you, give this Cardio Dance class a try! Come enjoy the beats of Latin rhythms paired with choreography that will not only provide a great workout- but a lot of fun as well! This class is open to all levels. Each session is led by a Shape Up NYC instructor. Program dates: Weekly on Mondays from 6-6:45 PM Participants mu…
Hamilton Grange LibraryAdults
Tue, April 9
@ 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…
Mott Haven LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Tue, April 9
@ 11 AM
Creative Aging
Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older. Please join us at Hudson Park Library as we host dancer and choreographer Phoenix Lin from New York City Center for a special program, Storytelling Through Dance. Learn how choreographers use lyrical analysis to create a movement that influences plot and character development. Phoenix Lin, NYCC teaching artist, and choreographer, will lead participants in working together to build choreo…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults,

50+
Tue, April 9
@ 11 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at Woodstock Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. April: 2: Kinetic Sand Come and join us for kinetic sand is a fun and to build with moldable sand. April 9: Snail Craft Come and lea…
Woodstock LibraryChildren,

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Families
Tue, April 9
@ 12 PM
This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library. Moving for Life’s DanceExercise for Health® classes use gentle aerobic exercise to motivate older adults and people of different ages and abilities affected by chronic illness like heart disease, COVID-19 and diabetes. These classes help uplift mental and physical health while carefully increasing energy, range of motion, lymphatic flow, joint ease, mental acuity, balance, calorie burning, and strengthening. MFL will be ad…
Morningside Heights Library, Community RoomAdults,

50+
Wed, April 10
@ 10:15 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. 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…
Roosevelt Island LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Wed, April 10
@ 10:30 AM
Early Literacy
This program will take place in person at St. Agnes library. During this 8-week series of workshops, children embark on an around-the-world story hunt. Each week they'll hear native stories from different cultures told through characters and props. Then they'll get moving and shaking with dance, music and sensory games which will connect them with their buddies. In the end, children will be part of an unforgettable journey which will leave them with a deeper appreciation for the land and the liv…
St. Agnes LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months)
Wed, April 10
@ 11 AM
Early Literacy
Lavender Blues is an intimate music & movement class designed for babies & toddlers to develop an understanding of rhythm, music, body awareness as well as develop social skills—all while singing, dancing & having fun! We sit in a circle, sing songs, play instruments as well as march, dance & play! For children birth to age 3. Limited to 15 families. Programs are first come first served. Please arrive on time. Space is limited.
Morris Park LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)