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.

If you have any questions about the events listed below, please contact the branch for more information. See here for service updates at the Library.

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11 events found.

Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Tue, April 2
@ 1 PM
Online
This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts. This disc discussion will focus on Come Away with Me by Norah Jones. **How to Register: Please click HERE** We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music. An LP Cl…
ONLINEAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Tue, April 2
@ 5 PM
Online
This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts. This disc discussion will focus on Come Away with Me by Norah Jones. **How to Register: Please click HERE** We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music. An LP Cl…
ONLINEAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Wed, April 3
@ 4 PM
Internet & Email
Get a quick-start introduction to Facebook. Get a quick-start introduction to Facebook. In this course, I will answer nearly every question you might have about using this popular social network, including how to find friends and family, share status updates, and set up events—also how to build an account from scratch, personalize your profile, and find and join groups. Plus, manage your photo albums, adjust important security settings, and use Facebook.
OnlineAdults,

50+
Thu, April 4
@ 6:30 PM
7 Stories Up at SNFL
Join us for an insightful and empowering panel discussion with Amy Chu, Arielle Jovellanos, Soo Lee, and Amy Reeder, as we delve into the diverse and influential roles women play in shaping the world of comics. This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor. To join the event in person | Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who h…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event CenterAdults,

50+,

College & Graduate Students
Wed, April 10
@ 12 PM
Center for Educators & Schools
This event will take place in person at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 476 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Register Here About this event 4 hours The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools invites all principals and assistant principals for a unique opportunity designed to foster collaboration, exchange ideas, and promote professional growth. The Principals’ Leadership Lab is a series of convenings to support school leaders in building stronger relationships wit…
Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingTeachers,

Early Childhood Educators,

K-12 Educators,

College/Graduate School Educators
Fri, April 12
@ 5:30 PM
This event will take place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Room 303. Live from New York, It's Friday Night Sketch Club! Partnering with the NYC Urban Sketchers, Friday Night Sketch Club is a monthly sketch program featuring a teaching artist who will instruct on various art topics. Urban Sketchers is a global community of sketchers dedicated to the practice of on-location drawing. This month's workshop is Sketching People in the City Before and After Work with Mel Barranco. ©…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
34d Floor, Room 303
Adults
Wed, April 24
@ 4 PM
Internet & Email
Get a quick-start introduction to Facebook. Get a quick-start introduction to Facebook. In this course, I will answer nearly every question you might have about using this popular social network, including how to find friends and family, share status updates, and set up events—also how to build an account from scratch, personalize your profile, and find and join groups. Plus, manage your photo albums, adjust important security settings, and use Facebook.
OnlineAdults,

50+
Thu, April 25
@ 1 PM
Center for Educators & Schools
This event will take place in person at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 476 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Register Here About this event 2 hours 30 minutes Join The New York Public Library's Center for Educators and Schools for a special screening of The Truth About Reading (2023). This powerful documentary explores the current state of literacy across the nation, shedding light on challenges and opportunities for parents, teachers and students. Following the screening, we will…
Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingTeachers,

Early Childhood Educators,

K-12 Educators,

College/Graduate School Educators
Tue, April 30
@ 11 AM
Internet & Email
This event will take place in person at Francis Martin Library. Do you want to learn about computers? Do you want to be a techie? Here is a list of possible one-on-one computer sessions you can inquire about our staff. Our computer classes take place Monday - Friday for 1 hour. Possible topics of interest include: . Internet Basic . Online Shopping . Understanding your SmartPhone . Email Basic . Facebook Basic . Online Banking . SimplyE . Resume Basic . Google Drive/Docs Learn…
Francis Martin LibraryAdults
Wed, May 8
@ 6:30 PM
Author Jasper Fforde joins us to discuss his new book Red Side Story. This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 1st floor. Welcome to Chromatacia, where life is strictly regulated by one’s limited color perception. Civilization has been rebuilt after an unspoken “Something That Happened” five hundred years ago. Society is now color vision–segregated, everything dictated by an individual’s visual ability, and governed by the shadowy National Col…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

50+,

College & Graduate Students
Tue, July 16
@ 6:30 PM
7 Stories Up at SNFL
Join Karen Berger, Amy Chu, and Soo Lee as they discuss their Bram Stoker Award nominated graphic novel series Carmilla. This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 1st floor. Before Dracula, before Nosferatu, there was . . . CARMILLA. At the height of the Lunar New Year, an idealistic social worker turns detective when she discovers young, homeless LGBTQ+ women are being murdered and no one, especially the police, seems to care. A series of cl…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

50+,

College & Graduate Students