Events

1st grade visit to the library

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…

Join us in the Chidren's Room for open play time! This is an informal playgroup for the little ones and their parents and/or caregivers to meet other families. Toys will be brought out for babies and toddlers to play with. This is a drop-in program. No registration required. There are restrictions on number of people able to participate.

Listen to stories and sing songs! *Please do not bring brothers and sisters under 3 years old unless they can sit and listen to stories quietly. Older brothers and sisters are welcome. We have many programs for all ages. Limited to first 10 children. First come, first served.

Join us for a storytime for children who are learning to toddle and talk! We'll be reading our favorite stories, singing songs, practicing our big motor skills with movement, and making new friends! Recommended for children age 18 months - 36 months This event will take place in person and is limited to 20 children and their caregivers. First come, first in!

Listen to stories and sing songs! *Older siblings are welcome. Limited to first 12 children. First come, first served This event will take place in the children's room on the first floor or in the community room on the second floor.

Get creative each week as we make a variety of crafts using crayons, markers, paint, pencil and other materials! We will start the program reading a story that will be connected to the art we make that day. All materials will be provided. Parents and caregivers get ready to join in the fun! First come first served to the first 12 children and parents. Recommended for ages 4 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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…

Get creative each week as we make and learn about a variety of topics as we explore STEAM related themes! STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. All children must be accompanied by an adult. All materials will be provided. Parents and caregivers get ready to join in the fun! First come first served to the first 12 children and parents. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Join us in the Chidren's Room for open play time! This is an informal playgroup for the little ones and their parents and/or caregivers to meet other families. Toys will be brought out for babies and toddlers to play with. This is a drop-in program. No registration required. There are restrictions on number of people able to participate.

Listen to stories and sing songs! *Please do not bring brothers and sisters under 3 years old unless they can sit and listen to stories quietly. Older brothers and sisters are welcome. We have many programs for all ages. Limited to first 10 children. First come, first served.

This event will take place both in person and online. The Battery Park City Library is happy to host the long-running Book Discussion Group. New members are welcomed and invited to join the lively book discussions that take place on the last Tuesday of the month! The Book Discussion Group pick for April is Trust by Hernan Diaz. About the Book Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon;…

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…

1st grade visit to the library

Hone your creative writing skills and get helpful feedback from other writers! This program series will be held in person at the Battery Park City Library. Join us for Creative Writing, a weekly writing session co-presented by the Battery Park City Authority and led by author and poet Jon Curley. Taking inspiration from life events, attendees will be encouraged to use reflection as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Beginners welcome! About the instructor: Jon Curle…

1st grade visit to the library

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…

Hone your creative writing skills and get helpful feedback from other writers! This program series will be held in person at the Battery Park City Library. Join us for Creative Writing, a weekly writing session co-presented by the Battery Park City Authority and led by author and poet Jon Curley. Taking inspiration from life events, attendees will be encouraged to use reflection as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Beginners welcome! About the instructor: Jon Curle…

Audience members become the storytellers in a series of African folktales as our facilitator guides them through an interactive African Dance class. Ages 4+.

In-person. Come read with us! Offered at two times: Tuesday, May 14th at 5:30 --OR--Thursday, May 16th at 2:00pm. Each month, we will read a novel from the New York Public Library’s list of 125 Books We Love. This month, we will discuss The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. The novel is an Indian American saga, covering the Ganguli family across three decades. The novel beautifully captures the tensions and confusions of growing up as a first-generation American. A poignant treatment of the immi…

In-person. Come read with us! Offered at two times: Tuesday, May 14th at 5:30 --OR--Thursday, May 16th at 2:00pm. Each month, we will read a novel from the New York Public Library’s list of 125 Books We Love. This month, we will discuss The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. The novel is an Indian American saga, covering the Ganguli family across three decades. The novel beautifully captures the tensions and confusions of growing up as a first-generation American. A poignant treatment of the immi…

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…

Hone your creative writing skills and get helpful feedback from other writers! This program series will be held in person at the Battery Park City Library. Join us for Creative Writing, a weekly writing session co-presented by the Battery Park City Authority and led by author and poet Jon Curley. Taking inspiration from life events, attendees will be encouraged to use reflection as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Beginners welcome! About the instructor: Jon Curle…

Join staff from the Battery Park City Library and the Andrew Heiskell Library to talk about what books you've been reading and hear from other book lovers. We'll facilitate with some questions and we'll all leave with new recommendations and thoughts about good reading. Some things to think about: Why do you think the author wrote this book? How long did it take you to get hooked on it? (or did you?) What about this book will stay with you? Who do you recommend it for? You must regi…

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 both in person and online. The Battery Park City Library is happy to host the long-running Book Discussion Group. New members are welcomed and invited to join the lively book discussions that take place on the last Tuesday of the month! The Book Discussion Group pick for May is Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. About the Book In 2024, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. Lauren Olami…

1st grade visit to the library

Hone your creative writing skills and get helpful feedback from other writers! This program series will be held in person at the Battery Park City Library. Join us for Creative Writing, a weekly writing session co-presented by the Battery Park City Authority and led by author and poet Jon Curley. Taking inspiration from life events, attendees will be encouraged to use reflection as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Beginners welcome! About the instructor: Jon Curle…

Hone your creative writing skills and get helpful feedback from other writers! This program series will be held in person at the Battery Park City Library. Join us for Creative Writing, a weekly writing session co-presented by the Battery Park City Authority and led by author and poet Jon Curley. Taking inspiration from life events, attendees will be encouraged to use reflection as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Beginners welcome! About the instructor: Jon Curle…

In-person. Come read with us! Offered at two times: Tuesday, June 11th at 5:30 --OR--Thursday, June 13th at 2:00pm. Each month, we will read a novel from the New York Public Library’s list of 125 Books We Love. This month, we will discuss Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Set in a 1930s mill town in Georgia, a deaf man named John Singer becomes a confidante for the town's downtrodden denizens and for a young outcast girl. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is Carson McCullers at her…

In-person. Come read with us! Offered at two times: Tuesday, June 11th at 5:30 --OR--Thursday, June 13th at 2:00pm. Each month, we will read a novel from the New York Public Library’s list of 125 Books We Love. This month, we will discuss Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Set in a 1930s mill town in Georgia, a deaf man named John Singer becomes a confidante for the town's downtrodden denizens and for a young outcast girl. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is Carson McCullers at her…

Hone your creative writing skills and get helpful feedback from other writers! This program series will be held in person at the Battery Park City Library. Join us for Creative Writing, a weekly writing session co-presented by the Battery Park City Authority and led by author and poet Jon Curley. Taking inspiration from life events, attendees will be encouraged to use reflection as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Beginners welcome! About the instructor: Jon Curle…

Join staff from the Battery Park City Library and the Andrew Heiskell Library to talk about what books you've been reading and hear from other book lovers. We'll facilitate with some questions and we'll all leave with new recommendations and thoughts about good reading. Some things to think about: Why do you think the author wrote this book? How long did it take you to get hooked on it? (or did you?) What about this book will stay with you? Who do you recommend it for? You must regi…

This event will take place both in person and online. The Battery Park City Library is happy to host the long-running Book Discussion Group. New members are welcomed and invited to join the lively book discussions that take place on the last Tuesday of the month! The Book Discussion Group pick for June is When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin Yalom. About the Book In 19th-century Vienna, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment that defined the era. Josef Breuer,…