Creative Aging

Explore your creative potential at the Library! Join us for free workshops.

The New York Public Library is delighted to offer Creative Aging workshops for adults 50 and older this spring season.

Come discover a new art medium or deepen your skills in a practice you’ve explored before! Program topics include acting, knitting and crochet, writing, drawing, painting, and more!

See the calendar below for locations and details on our workshops. Creative Aging programs are available at branches throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.

"Creative Aging" displayed in white letters against a blue and green  watercolor background

Each class runs for 5-8 consecutive sessions. Attendance at all sessions is recommended. Most programs require preregistration. If you are interested in registering for a program, please visit the branch location page at nypl.org/locations or call the branch directly. For more details about individual programs, scroll to the calendar at the bottom of the page. Join us at a location below!

Staten Island Branch Programs

  Great Kills Library  - 'Painting Italy' with Kathy Fieramosca   

West New Brighton - 'Painting Italy' with Kathy Fieramosca 

Bronx Branch Programs 

Baychester Library - Indian Dancewith Sloka Iyengar

High Bridge Library - Self-Portrait Painting with Whit Harris

Mosholu Library - "My Hands Are My Heart" James Baldwin Inspired Art Classes with Blanka Amezkua

Mott Haven Library - Crochet with Ruth Marshall

Riverdale Library - Crochet with Ruth Marshall

Throg's Neck Library - Crochet with Ruth Marshall

Tremont Library - Songwriting with New York City Center

Manhattan Branch Programs

96th Street Library - "Acting for the Fun of It" with Frank Ingrasciotta

Andrew Heiskell Library -  Playwriting 101  with Nefeli Soteriou

Battery Park City Library - Printmaking with Fan Kong

Columbus Library - Easy Tapestry Weaving with Jessica Lagunas

Hudson Park Library - Storytelling through Dance  with New York City Center

Webster Library -  Memoir Writing with Frank Ingrasciotta

Yorkville Library -  Artist Book Making with Georgina Arroyo

For the full calendar please see here.

Upcoming programs:

 

Self Portrait Painting with Brooklyn-Based Artist Whit Harris at High Bridge Library

Friday, March 22, 2024, 10:30 AM - 12 PM
Brooklyn-Based Artist Whit Harris comes to High Bridge Library to teach Self Portrait Painting.Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Mott Haven Library

Friday, March 22, 2024, 2 - 3:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Mott Haven Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›
illustration of a pencil

Playwriting 101 at Andrew Heiskell Library

Saturday, March 23, 2024, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Teaching Artist Nefeli Soteriou teaches an eight session class on Playwriting.Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Riverdale Library

Saturday, March 23, 2024, 3 - 4:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Riversdale Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›
pink yarn with crochet hook

Tapestry Weaving Workshops with Jessica Lagunas

Monday, March 25, 2024, 11:30 AM - 1 PM
Teaching Artist Jessica Lagunas teaches an eight session Tapestry Weaving workshop.Read More ›

Indian dance with Sloka Iyengar at Baychester Library

Monday, March 25, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Sloka Iyengar teaches Bharatanatyam, a 2,000 year old dance from that combines rhythm, movement, music, percussion, a codified set of emotions, and storytelling at Baychester Library. Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Throg's Neck Library

Friday, March 29, 2024, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Throg's Neck Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Mott Haven Library

Friday, March 29, 2024, 2 - 3:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Mott Haven Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›
illustration of a pencil

Playwriting 101 at Andrew Heiskell Library

Saturday, March 30, 2024, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Teaching Artist Nefeli Soteriou teaches an eight session class on Playwriting.Read More ›
paint brushes

"My Hands Are My Heart" James Baldwin Inspired Art Classes with Blanka Amezkua

Saturday, March 30, 2024, 1 - 2:30 PM
Join us for Creative Aging at Mosholu Library: Teaching Artist Blanka Amezkua teaches 8 sessions of an art workshop inspired by James Baldwin. Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Riverdale Library

Saturday, March 30, 2024, 3 - 4:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Riversdale Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›
illustration of a pencil

Memoir Writing at Webster Library

Monday, April 1, 2024, 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Teaching Artist Frank Ingrasciotta teaches an eight session class on Memoir Writing.Read More ›
pink yarn with crochet hook

Tapestry Weaving Workshops with Jessica Lagunas

Monday, April 1, 2024, 11:30 AM - 1 PM
Teaching Artist Jessica Lagunas teaches an eight session Tapestry Weaving workshop.Read More ›

Indian dance with Sloka Iyengar at Baychester Library

Monday, April 1, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Sloka Iyengar teaches Bharatanatyam, a 2,000 year old dance from that combines rhythm, movement, music, percussion, a codified set of emotions, and storytelling at Baychester Library. Read More ›

Acting for the Fun of It at 96th Street Library

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 5 - 6:30 PM
Teaching Artist Frank Ingrasciotta teaches an eight session class on acting.Read More ›

Painting Italy with Artist Kathy Fieramosca at Great Kills Library

Thursday, April 4, 2024, 11:30 AM - 1 PM
Artist Kathy Fieramosca comes to Great Kills Library to teach Watercolor Painting.Read More ›

Self Portrait Painting with Brooklyn-Based Artist Whit Harris at High Bridge Library

Friday, April 5, 2024, 10:30 AM - 12 PM
Brooklyn-Based Artist Whit Harris comes to High Bridge Library to teach Self Portrait Painting.Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Throg's Neck Library

Friday, April 5, 2024, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Throg's Neck Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Mott Haven Library

Friday, April 5, 2024, 2 - 3:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Mott Haven Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›
illustration of a pencil

Playwriting 101 at Andrew Heiskell Library

Saturday, April 6, 2024, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Teaching Artist Nefeli Soteriou teaches an eight session class on Playwriting.Read More ›
paint brushes

"My Hands Are My Heart" James Baldwin Inspired Art Classes with Blanka Amezkua

Saturday, April 6, 2024, 1 - 2:30 PM
Join us for Creative Aging at Mosholu Library: Teaching Artist Blanka Amezkua teaches 8 sessions of an art workshop inspired by James Baldwin. Read More ›

Creative Crochet Shapes with Bronx Artist Ruth Marshall at Riverdale Library

Saturday, April 6, 2024, 3 - 4:30 PM
Bronx artist Ruth Marshall comes to Riverdale Library to teach how to crochet basic shapes without the use of patterns.Read More ›

Painting Italy with Artist Kathy Fieramosca at West New Brighton Library

Monday, April 8, 2024, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Artist Kathy Fieramosca comes to West New Brighton Library to teach Watercolor Painting.Read More ›
illustration of a pencil

Memoir Writing at Webster Library

Monday, April 8, 2024, 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Teaching Artist Frank Ingrasciotta teaches an eight session class on Memoir Writing.Read More ›

Indian dance with Sloka Iyengar at Baychester Library

Monday, April 8, 2024, 12 - 1 PM
Sloka Iyengar teaches Bharatanatyam, a 2,000 year old dance from that combines rhythm, movement, music, percussion, a codified set of emotions, and storytelling at Baychester Library. Read More ›