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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25 events found.

Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Today
@ 11:30 AM
Come join us for fun stories, fingerplays and songs. Help your toddler lern basic and important early literacy skills.
Tompkins Square Library, Second FloorChildren
Today
@ 3 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.
Tompkins Square LibraryChildren,

School Age (5-12 years)
Today
@ 3:30 PM
Ongoing
Help to build our village with cardboard boxes and your creativity! Use all kinds of materials and your imaginative mind to construct a house! Ages 2-12
Tompkins Square Library, Second FloorChildren,

School Age (5-12 years)
Today
@ 4 PM
Play around in Tinkercad, a free-to-use program for building and editing 3D models. Learn how to use this technology to create models that can be sent to the 3D printer! This program is for ages 11 and up.
Tompkins Square LibraryTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Today
@ 4 PM
Canceled
Play around in Tinkercad, a free-to-use program for building and editing 3D models. Learn how to use this technology to create models that can be sent to the 3D printer! This program is for ages 11 and up.
Tompkins Square LibraryTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Fri, March 29
@ 10:30 AM
This event will take place IN PERSON at Tompkins Square Library. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED. Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation 2-Hour Classes for English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Adult learners (16 and older, not in high scho…
Tompkins Square Library, Third FloorAdults,

English Language Learners,

Immigrants,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Fri, March 29
@ 11:30 AM
This event will take place in person at Tompkins Square Library. Come on down to Tompkins Square's Baby Karaoke! Dance and sing to music across all genres, from Whitney Houston to Willie Nelson. We know you hear Baby Shark 20 times a day--we highly encourage caregivers to request kid-friendly grown up songs along with your kiddos' requests! For kids 0-5, no registration required. Note: this branch has one flight of stairs before entering the first floor, after which the elevator can be use…
Tompkins Square Library, BasementChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Fri, March 29
@ 3:30 PM
Ongoing
Help to build our village with cardboard boxes and your creativity! Use all kinds of materials and your imaginative mind to construct a house! Ages 2-12
Tompkins Square Library, Second FloorChildren,

School Age (5-12 years)
Mon, April 1
@ 10 AM
Chatham Square Library
Online
Adults
Tue, April 2
@ 3:30 PM
This event will take place at the Tompkins Square Library. Join us for an afternoon of crafting. Bring your creativity and create a one-of-a-kind Coffee Filter Butterfly. All materials will be supplied.
Tompkins Square Library, Second FloorTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Tue, April 2
@ 5:30 PM
Author at the Library
This program will be presented in-person at the Tompkins Square Library. The Tompkins Square Library is honored and delighted to welcome author Ada Calhoun to this seventh meeting of our monthly Adult Book Group. We will be discussing Ada's highly acclaimed non-fiction work, St. Marks is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street (Norton, 2016) and Ada will be joining us to provide insight into the book and to answer questions from attendees. Copies of the book are available at and th…
Tompkins Square Library, BasementAdults,

Book Lovers
Wed, April 3
@ 11:30 AM
Early Literacy
Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities…
Tompkins Square LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Wed, April 3
@ 3:30 PM
This event will take place at the Tompkins Square Library. Stop by the Tompkins Square Library and pick-up an April Themed Coloring Page Kit. The kit will include an assortment of coloring pages and coloring pencils. Kits will be available while supplies last.
Tompkins Square Library, Second FloorTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Fri, April 5
@ 10:30 AM
This event will take place IN PERSON at Tompkins Square Library. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED. Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation 2-Hour Classes for English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Adult learners (16 and older, not in high scho…
Tompkins Square Library, Third FloorAdults,

English Language Learners,

Immigrants,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Tue, April 9
@ 3:30 PM
This event will take place at the Tompkins Square Library. Join us for an afternoon of crafting. Bring your creativity and create a one-of-a-kind Paper Flower. All materials will be supplied.
Tompkins Square Library, Second FloorTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Wed, April 10
@ 11:30 AM
Early Literacy
Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities…
Tompkins Square LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Wed, April 10
@ 3:30 PM
This event will take place at the Tompkins Square Library. Stop by the Tompkins Square Library and pick-up a Game Kit. The kit will include a word search, a word scramble, a maze, and a dot-to-dot. Kits will be available while supplies last.
Tompkins Square Library, Second FloorTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years)
Fri, April 12
@ 10:30 AM
This event will take place IN PERSON at Tompkins Square Library. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED. Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation 2-Hour Classes for English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Adult learners (16 and older, not in high scho…
Tompkins Square Library, Third FloorAdults,

English Language Learners,

Immigrants,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Wed, April 17
@ 11:30 AM
Early Literacy
Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities…
Tompkins Square LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Thu, April 18
@ 6 PM
Author at the Library
This program will be presented in-person at the Tompkins Square Library. The Tompkins Square Library's popular year-long, monthly series devoted to East Village/Lower East Side music and writing, "The East Village in Music and Words," presents a very special event highlighting the history and creative work of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (NPC), a Lower East Side cultural icon since 1973. This program will feature a conversation between three extrordinary NPC artists, including Caridad de la Luz (a…
Tompkins Square Library, BasementAdults
Fri, April 19
@ 10:30 AM
This event will take place IN PERSON at Tompkins Square Library. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED. Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation 2-Hour Classes for English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Adult learners (16 and older, not in high scho…
Tompkins Square Library, Third FloorAdults,

English Language Learners,

Immigrants,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Fri, April 26
@ 10:30 AM
This event will take place IN PERSON at Tompkins Square Library. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED. Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation 2-Hour Classes for English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Adult learners (16 and older, not in high scho…
Tompkins Square Library, Third FloorAdults,

English Language Learners,

Immigrants,

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Wed, May 1
@ 11:30 AM
Early Literacy
Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities…
Tompkins Square LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Wed, May 8
@ 11:30 AM
Early Literacy
Esther Crow and her handmade puppets encourage babies and toddlers to move their bodies to a diverse mix of classic kids songs, original acoustic guitar songs and backing tracks of Thunder & Sunshine songs (a rock band she founded in 2017). Perfect for ages 0-5, this program also incorporates interactive rhythmic games, finger play, body movement and counting songs -some of which she sings in Spanish- and a favorite children's book. Each of Esther's puppets have big hearts and personalities…
Tompkins Square LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Sat, May 18
@ 11:30 AM
Heritage Celebration Programming
This is an in-person walking tour. A four-decade journey through the rich musical history of the East Village, all within a six-block radius of the Tompkins Square Library. Led by music historian and professional walking tour guide, Jesse Rifkin (also the author of the 2023 book, This Must Be the Place: Music, Community, and Vanished Spaces in New York City), this lively and exciting tour will bring participants to extraordinary and important sites that witnessed the birth and flowering of…
Tompkins Square LibraryAdults