Today @ 11 AM | Civics, Communities & Voting This program is in person. With severe weather events becoming more frequent and more extreme, it is more important than ever that New Yorkers are prepared for disasters. The NY Citizen Preparedness Training Program teaches residents to have the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. This training course will provide an introduction to responding to a natural or
man-made disaster. Participants w… Registration required: Online | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+ |
Today @ 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. | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Today @ 3:30 PM | For poets and aspiring poets who want to get into the rhythm and flow of Slam Poetry.
Participants are welcome to share their work if they choose to do so.
No registration is required. Light beverages and snacks will be provided. | Westchester Square Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Today @ 4:30 PM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, April 19 @ 11:30 AM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, April 19 @ 2 PM | Are you ready to get the weekend started with some fun? Come to Westchester Square Friday afternoons so your child to learn through play with available activities. Come color, draw, play board games, enjoy some toys, or take in some fun reading time.
Ages 0-12. Space is limited.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Sat, April 20 @ 2 PM | Canceled
STEAM This program will take place in person at Westchester Square. Slime-making is back at Westchester Square! Come join us and explore the properties of slime.
Space and supplies are limited. 12-child maximum. For ages 7-12 years.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, April 23 @ 10:30 AM | This program is in person. Adults learn the basics of using a computer. This program is in Bengali | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
Immigrants |
Tue, April 23 @ 1 PM | Culture Pass Join Westchester Square Library and The Drawing Center for a special in-person discussion and art making workshop with teaching artist Ada Pilar Cruz. This event will take place in person.
Participants will explore the works from the exhibition Joan Jonas: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral on view at The Drawing Center from March 6 to June 2. Jonas is one of the most experimental and significant voices in American art of the postwar period. Her drawings of animals and plants constitute the backbone… Registration required: Online | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+,
English Language Learners,
Families,
Immigrants |
Tue, April 23 @ 2 PM | Enjoy some time at the library during Spring Break from NYC Public School! Hear a story and work on an art activity, with friends from the neighborhood. Best for ages 6-12 years. Space and supplies limited. | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | School Age (5-12 years),
Children |
Wed, April 24 @ 2 PM | Enjoy some time at the library during Spring Break from NYC Public School! Hear a story and work on an art activity, with friends from the neighborhood. Best for ages 6-12 years. Space and supplies limited. | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, April 24 @ 6 PM | Adults will have the opportunity to showcase their talents. We welcome singers, comedians, spoke word artists, etc; Performers must register in advance. Registration required: Online | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+ |
Thu, April 25 @ 4 PM | Canceled
STEAM This program will take place in person at Westchester Square. Slime-making is back at Westchester Square! Come join us and explore the properties of slime.
Space and supplies are limited. 12-child maximum. For ages 7-12 years.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Fri, April 26 @ 11:30 AM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, April 26 @ 2 PM | Are you ready to get the weekend started with some fun? Come to Westchester Square Friday afternoons so your child to learn through play with available activities. Come color, draw, play board games, enjoy some toys, or take in some fun reading time.
Ages 0-12. Space is limited.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Fri, April 26 @ 3 PM | College & Career Pathways (CCP) Join us at Westchester Square in person as we go over important skills needed in the workforce. We will openly discuss tackling challenging work situations and what this can mean for young adults entering the work force. | Westchester Square Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Mon, April 29 @ 11 AM | World Literature Festival This program is in person. We will explore our own lives by writing about our experiences in life. | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers |
Tue, April 30 @ 10:30 AM | This program is in person. Adults learn the basics of using a computer. This program is in Bengali | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
Immigrants |
Thu, May 2 @ 1 PM | Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month This program is in person. We will be showing the movie "Boogie"
Alfred “Boogie” Chin is a talented high school basketball player from Queens, New York, who dreams of playing in the NBA. His parents, however, have a different plan for him: they want him to focus on getting a scholarship to an elite college instead. While already burdened with high expectations, he finds himself struggling more as he tries to navigate high school, a new girlfriend, and fierce on-court rivals.
Directors
Eddie… | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+ |
Thu, May 2 @ 4:30 PM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, May 3 @ 11:30 AM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, May 3 @ 2 PM | Are you ready to get the weekend started with some fun? Come to Westchester Square Friday afternoons so your child to learn through play with available activities. Come color, draw, play board games, enjoy some toys, or take in some fun reading time.
Ages 0-12. Space is limited.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Mon, May 6 @ 12 PM | This program is in person. We will use various types of beads, including glass, acrylic, and wooden beads, to make jewelry. This class is limited to 10 participants. First come, first served | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+ |
Tue, May 7 @ 12 PM | This program is in person. Shalma will be available to discuss how to deal with daily stress and significant life events. | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
Immigrants |
Wed, May 8 @ 4 PM | Make a beautiful work of art to celebrate the most important lady in your life!
Best for ages 6-12 years. | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | School Age (5-12 years),
Families,
Children |
Thu, May 9 @ 4 PM | STEAM This program will take place in person at Westchester Square. Slime-making is back at Westchester Square! Come join us and explore the properties of slime.
Space and supplies are limited. 12-child maximum. For ages 7-12 years.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Fri, May 10 @ 11:30 AM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, May 10 @ 2 PM | Are you ready to get the weekend started with some fun? Come to Westchester Square Friday afternoons so your child to learn through play with available activities. Come color, draw, play board games, enjoy some toys, or take in some fun reading time.
Ages 0-12. Space is limited.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Sat, May 11 @ 2 PM | This program is in person. We will be working with the New York Restoration Project. Free trees will be given away to those who register in advance. Registration required: Online | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+ |
Tue, May 14 @ 10:30 AM | This in-person program teaches participants the very basics of using a computer, including how to turn one on and off. The program is in Bengali. | Westchester Square Library | Adults |
Wed, May 15 @ 11:30 AM | This program is in person. Adults will create a painting using watercolor. Registration required: Online | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+ |
Wed, May 15 @ 4 PM | Join us for a family story time where we will hear two picture books written by authors from the Bronx, about the Bronx. After, we will play a few few rounds of the letter guessing game, Hangman, to see how much you and your parents know about the Bronx! This event will celebrate Bronx Week 2024! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years),
Families |
Thu, May 16 @ 10:30 AM | Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month This program is online and in person. In recognition of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we will read Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. Bird is 12, home is a 10th-floor dorm apartment without a working elevator. His Harvard professor father has been demoted to clerical duties at the library. Since his mother, Margaret, left three years ago, Bird is called Noah; anything to disassociate from her since she’s a PAO (person of Asian origin) who’s being hunted for thr… Registration required: Online | Westchester Square Library Online | Adults,
Book Lovers |
Thu, May 16 @ 1 PM | Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month This program is in person. We will be showing the movie "Boogie"
Alfred “Boogie” Chin is a talented high school basketball player from Queens, New York, who dreams of playing in the NBA. His parents, however, have a different plan for him: they want him to focus on getting a scholarship to an elite college instead. While already burdened with high expectations, he finds himself struggling more as he tries to navigate high school, a new girlfriend, and fierce on-court rivals.
Directors
Eddie… | Westchester Square Library | Adults,
50+ |
Thu, May 16 @ 4:30 PM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, May 17 @ 11:30 AM | Early Literacy Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime with our puppet friends! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, and share some laughs with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. For ages 5 and under with adult. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program.
Si… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, May 17 @ 2 PM | Are you ready to get the weekend started with some fun? Come to Westchester Square Friday afternoons so your child to learn through play with available activities. Come color, draw, play board games, enjoy some toys, or take in some fun reading time.
Ages 0-12. Space is limited.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, May 21 @ 10:30 AM | This in-person program teaches participants the very basics of using a computer, including how to turn one on and off. The program is in Bengali. | Westchester Square Library | Adults |
Thu, May 23 @ 4 PM | STEAM This program will take place in person at Westchester Square. Slime-making is back at Westchester Square! Come join us and explore the properties of slime.
Space and supplies are limited. 12-child maximum. For ages 7-12 years.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Fri, May 24 @ 2 PM | Are you ready to get the weekend started with some fun? Come to Westchester Square Friday afternoons so your child to learn through play with available activities. Come color, draw, play board games, enjoy some toys, or take in some fun reading time.
Ages 0-12. Space is limited.
Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get updates on online programming, at-home activities, and more in your inbox! | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |