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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60 events found.

Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Thu, April 25
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Winter / Spring 20…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, April 25
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Winter / Spring 20…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, April 25
@ 4:30 PM
NYPL en Español
This event will take place in person at The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016), Room 303. ¡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 level, but it's a friendly gathering and everyone is welcome. You don't need a library card to register, only an email address. Visit the Jalapeño Social Hour Agenda webpage to le…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
3rd Floor, Room 303
Adults
Fri, April 26
@ 1:30 PM
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 3rd Floor, Room 304. Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation. SPECIAL NOTES: April 5: Paper flower bouquets. Art supplies and crafting materials for this activity will be pro…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
3rd Floor, Room 304
Adults
Tue, April 30
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Winter / Spring 20…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, April 30
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Winter / Spring 20…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 2
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 2
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Fri, May 3
@ 1:30 PM
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space (please note new location!) Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, May 7
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, May 7
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 9
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 9
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Fri, May 10
@ 1:30 PM
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space (please note new location!) Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Fri, May 10
@ 6 PM
Author at the Library
Esta actividad es presencial - Incríbete haciendo click en "REGISTER NOW" aquí arriba. CUANDO SALÍ DE CUBA VIERNES, 10 DE MAYO, 2024 HORA: 6 PM SALA 303 - TERCER PISO Biblioteca Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library - 455 Quinta avenida, Nueva York, NY 10016 Entre los años 1966-1974 miles de niños salieron solos de Cuba hacia España con la idea de reunirse posteriormente con su familia en los Estados Unidos. Esta es la historia de los hermanos Remberto y María Luisa Pérez que, a través de…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults
Sat, May 11
@ 3:30 PM
This event will take place in person at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. An informal, group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. The purpose of Death Cafe is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives." This is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session. Browse our catalog for e-books on meaning, death, grief, funeral rites, mourning, mortality. This is an in-person program.…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Room 304
Adults
Sat, May 11
@ 4 PM
Join us for an illustrated lecture with visual anthropologist Alex Minkin about the dialogue between Jewish and African religions. This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, third floor, Room 304. “Synagogue of Ancestral Commitments" is an illustrated lecture about dialogue between Jewish and African religions. The universe of memories of the Jewish diaspora was welcomed in the temples of the African diaspora. Both African and Jewish religions offer their…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Adults,

Families,

Persons Without Homes
Mon, May 13
@ 5 PM
College & Career Pathways (CCP)
Ask a professional recruiter how to make the best resume you can and learn how to ace an interview here at the SNFL Teen Center! If you're a teenager who might need some help building your resume, stop by the Teen Center to talk to a skilled Recruiter! Learn the do's and don't behind the best resumes and find out how companies decide who they want to interview. Need help or perfecting your interviewing skills? You can run a mock interview with our recruiter as well! This program will take pla…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Teen CenterTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years),

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Tue, May 14
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, May 14
@ 1:30 PM
Online
Join us to celebrate Tartu, Estonia as a 2024 European Capital of Culture, including luminaries of worldwide interest like Juri Lotman. This program will celebrate Tartu, Estonia as a 2024 European Capital of Culture, including luminaries of worldwide interest like Juri Lotman. The celebration will take us to memorable places in Tartu that are connected to the cultural heritage and legacy of this unique man and his city. Juri Lotman (1922-1993) was an internationally renowned intellectual and…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Book Lovers,

English Language Learners,

Immigrants
Tue, May 14
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 16
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 16
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Fri, May 17
@ 1:30 PM
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space (please note new location!) Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, May 21
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, May 21
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 23
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, May 23
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Fri, May 24
@ 1:30 PM
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space (please note new location!) Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, June 4
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, June 4
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, June 6
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, June 6
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Fri, June 7
@ 1:30 PM
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, June 11
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Tue, June 11
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, June 13
@ 10:15 AM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Thu, June 13
@ 4:15 PM
English for Speakers of Other Languages
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. In Person English Conversation Hour (ECH) is an open conversation where English language learners can discuss life, art, music, films, food, culture, current events, and other topics of interest. Participation takes place in small group settings. This is not a formal class, but a fun and informal discussion - the only requirement is you are ready to have a conversation! Spring 2024 DATES:…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Fri, June 14
@ 1:30 PM
This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 1st Floor Corner Space. Join us for two hours of freeform crafting and conversation. Bring your own project or choose something from our collection to work on. We have materials for sewing, knitting, crochet, coloring, paper crafts, and puzzles, too. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
1st Floor Corner Space
Adults
Sat, June 15
@ 3:30 PM
This event will take place in person at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. An informal, group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. The purpose of Death Cafe is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives." This is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session. Browse our catalog for e-books on meaning, death, grief, funeral rites, mourning, mortality. This is an in-person program.…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Room 304
Adults