Events

Join staff at Belmont for various arts & crafts and DIY actvities during Teen Art Studio. Materials provided. Snacks provided upon availability. May 7 : Celebrate Bronx Week!- Grafitti Art - Open to all! May 21: Pressed Flower Art

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only scheduled appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

Join us for Teen Movie Night. Snacks served upon availabilty. Movies titles subject to change day of event. May 9: Freaky friday (2003) PG & Mother's Day Craft - A stressed-out mother and her sullen daughter magically swap bodies in this charming remake of the 1977 comedy. Based on the novel by Mary Rodgers. Runtime: 97 minutes May 23 Turning Red (2023) PG: Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughte…

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only scheduled appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

This event will take place at Belmont Library. Do you enjoy Manga or Graphic Novels? You have come to the right place! Pixton is a digital comic creation website for kids and teens. No drawing skills are required—just select from preset characters and backgrounds from a variety of pop culture, literary, scientific, and historical themes. Personalize the character appearances and costumes, choose poses and facial expressions, and write dialogue to tell a story. Comics are saved automatically to…

Calling all gamers! Offering gaming consoles, PC and board games. Come out and compete against your friends or hang out and spectate. Snacks provided upon availability or feel free to bring your own. Join us May 14 during Bronx Week for Bronx Trivia Night!! Open to teens and adults. Discover what the Library offers NYC teens, including our newly expanded Teen Centers at select branches, TeenLIVE events, programs, book recommendations, and more.

Had a long day? Spend some time with us this Thursday for some Adult Pottery Painting. This creative activity might help you to relax your mind, as well as provide you with a keepsake for the spring. All materials will be provided. Just bring your creative painting ideas if you can! This program is first-come, first-serve basis. No registration is required! Adult, 18+ ***Sign up for NYPL Connect to get updates from NYPL and information about our digital resources and services available dur…

This program will be in person at Belmont Library. Join the staff of the New Canaan Nature Center as we blend together literature, natural sciences and artistic expression. After reading a story that combines strong human feelings and desires with information about animals and their lives, participants will become personally acquainted with one or two live animals. A fun take home craft and animal artifacts help present a multi-faceted view of each weekly featured animal. Come and get creativ…

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Want to celebrate Pride Month by exploring new BL and GL manga and anime? Join us as we check out titles such as Whisper Me a Love Song, Yuri is My Job, and Sasaki and Miyano!

This event will take place at Belmont Library. Do you enjoy Manga or Graphic Novels? You have come to the right place! Pixton is a digital comic creation website for kids and teens. No drawing skills are required—just select from preset characters and backgrounds from a variety of pop culture, literary, scientific, and historical themes. Personalize the character appearances and costumes, choose poses and facial expressions, and write dialogue to tell a story. Comics are saved automatically to…

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Tired of seeing chess in anime and not having enough challengers in real life? Join chess club to learn some new strategies and meet the rival you’ve been searching for! We’ll bring the chess pieces, you bring your A game! Monday, June 6- 3:30 PM Monday, June 20- 3:30 PM

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Join us for Digital Art Club where we will create drawings or paintings digitally using Procreate! We will also have books on hand with step-by-step tutorials for how to draw anime characters and animals for those who need references or ideas. All materials are provided!

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Tired of seeing chess in anime and not having enough challengers in real life? Join chess club to learn some new strategies and meet the rival you’ve been searching for! We’ll bring the chess pieces, you bring your A game!

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Join us for another anime club as we continue to dive into titles such as Bloom Into You, Failed Princesses, and Given!

This program will take place at Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center. This is a self-guided program where you can create your own collage. The materials will be provided but feel free to bring items you'd like to add to your collage.

Join us for anime club as we explore music-themed anime such as K-On, Nana, and Anonymous Noise and discuss their related manga titles!

Join us for Digital Art Club where we will create drawings or paintings digitally using Procreate! We will also have books on hand with step-by-step tutorials for how to draw anime characters and animals for those who need references or ideas. All materials are provided!

This event will take place at Belmont Library. Do you enjoy Manga or Graphic Novels? You have come to the right place! Pixton is a digital comic creation website for kids and teens. No drawing skills are required—just select from preset characters and backgrounds from a variety of pop culture, literary, scientific, and historical themes. Personalize the character appearances and costumes, choose poses and facial expressions, and write dialogue to tell a story. Comics are saved automatically to…

Tired of seeing chess in anime and not having enough challengers in real life? Join chess club to learn some new strategies and meet the rival you’ve been searching for! We’ll bring the chess pieces, you bring your A game!

Join us for anime club as we explore music-themed anime such as K-On, Nana, and Anonymous Noise and discuss their related manga titles!

This program will take place at Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center. This is a self-guided program where you can create your own collage. The materials will be provided but feel free to bring items you'd like to add to your collage.