Tue, March 19 @ 11:15 AM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us for a special time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce our babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap. If your child is 18 months or older, please join us for Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays or Little Movers and Shakers on Thursdays. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Tue, March 19 @ 2:45 PM | NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, March 19 @ 6:30 PM | This will be an in-person event
51 years ago, an isolated island in the East River underwent a transformation and was renamed Roosevelt Island, shedding its former identity as Welfare Island. Once home to numerous public institutions, the island has since evolved into a vibrant community that attracts thousands of tourists annually. However, many visitors and even residents remain unaware of its intricate history, encompassing decades of development in a relatively small space. In 1969, arch… | Roosevelt Island Library | Adults,
50+ |
Wed, March 20 @ 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 Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, March 20 @ 2:45 PM | NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, March 20 @ 3:15 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Art in the Community Room every Wednesday at 3:15. Ages 3 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, March 21 @ 10:15 AM | Early Literacy This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Suggested for toddlers/little walkers and their caregivers. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Thu, March 21 @ 2:45 PM | NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Mon, March 25 @ 2:45 PM | NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, March 26 @ 11:15 AM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us for a special time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce our babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap. If your child is 18 months or older, please join us for Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays or Little Movers and Shakers on Thursdays. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Tue, March 26 @ 2:45 PM | NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, March 27 @ 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 Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, March 27 @ 2:45 PM | NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, March 27 @ 3:15 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Art in the Community Room every Wednesday at 3:15. Ages 3 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, March 27 @ 5 PM | This will be an in-person event
Mackenzie is a thirty-something woman who's already tired of the busy rush of youth and wishes she could fast forward her life so she can enjoy her golden years. When she's struck by lightning at Coachella, she wakes up as the seventy-year-old Rita. She soon realizes old age is not as whimsical as she thought.
Rated:PG-13
Runtime: 95 minutes
Cast: Diane Keaton, Elizabeth Lail, Taylour Paige, Loretta Devine, Dustin Milligan | Roosevelt Island Library | Adults |
Thu, March 28 @ 10:15 AM | Early Literacy This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Suggested for toddlers/little walkers and their caregivers. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Thu, March 28 @ 2:45 PM | NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Mon, April 1 @ 3:30 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Do you like LEGOs? If you do, come to the Library every FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH. We'll have lots of LEGOs out for you to play and build with. For children ages 5 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, April 2 @ 11:15 AM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us for a special time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce our babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap. If your child is 18 months or older, please join us for Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays or Little Movers and Shakers on Thursdays. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
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 Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, April 3 @ 3:15 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Art in the Community Room every Wednesday at 3:15. Ages 3 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, April 4 @ 10:15 AM | Early Literacy This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Suggested for toddlers/little walkers and their caregivers. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Mon, April 8 @ 3:30 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us at 3:30pm for a fun-filled hour of singing, reading, learning, and open crafting EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH. For children ages 3-5. First come, first served. No registration. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
Families,
Parents/Caregivers |
Tue, April 9 @ 11:15 AM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us for a special time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce our babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap. If your child is 18 months or older, please join us for Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays or Little Movers and Shakers on Thursdays. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
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 Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, April 10 @ 3:15 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Art in the Community Room every Wednesday at 3:15. Ages 3 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, April 11 @ 10:15 AM | Early Literacy This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Suggested for toddlers/little walkers and their caregivers. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Mon, April 15 @ 3:30 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Do you like LEGOs? If you do, come to the Library every FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH. We'll have lots of LEGOs out for you to play and build with. For children ages 5 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, April 16 @ 11:15 AM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us for a special time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce our babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap. If your child is 18 months or older, please join us for Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays or Little Movers and Shakers on Thursdays. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Wed, April 17 @ 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 Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, April 17 @ 3:15 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Art in the Community Room every Wednesday at 3:15. Ages 3 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, April 18 @ 10:15 AM | Early Literacy This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Suggested for toddlers/little walkers and their caregivers. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Tue, April 23 @ 11:15 AM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us for a special time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce our babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap. If your child is 18 months or older, please join us for Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays or Little Movers and Shakers on Thursdays. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Wed, April 24 @ 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 Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, April 24 @ 3:15 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Art in the Community Room every Wednesday at 3:15. Ages 3 to 12. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, April 24 @ 6 PM | Happy Poetry Month! Come celebrate with us as we read the poetry of William Wordsworth. This will be a super chill program, and Wordworth's poetry goes down smooth as milk; good vibes all around. | Roosevelt Island Library | Adults |
Thu, April 25 @ 10:15 AM | Early Literacy This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Suggested for toddlers/little walkers and their caregivers. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Mon, April 29 @ 3:30 PM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us at 3:30pm for a fun-filled hour of singing, reading, learning, and open crafting EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH. For children ages 3-5. First come, first served. No registration. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
Families,
Parents/Caregivers |
Tue, April 30 @ 11:15 AM | This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Join us for a special time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce our babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap. If your child is 18 months or older, please join us for Toddler Storytime on Wednesdays or Little Movers and Shakers on Thursdays. | Roosevelt Island Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Parents/Caregivers |
Wed, May 1 @ 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 Library | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |