Make Noise for the Library

Schedule of Events

Please note that all events are subject to change.


Thursday, August 19
11:45 a.m.: Make Noise for the Library Launch
Join Library President Dr. Paul LeClerc and an enthusiastically audible host of exotic percussionists, dancers, and musicians (including The Saw Lady!) along with poet Bob Holman to Make Noise for the Library on and around the steps of The New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Kazoos, clackers and whistles will be provided to help the public let loose, raise a ruckus and the roof.


Tuesday, August 24
12:30 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Paul O. Zelinsky.
4:00 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Don Brown
All Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series events will take place in the children's department on the 8th floor of Bloomingdale's at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.


Wednesday, August 25
12:30 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Susan L. Roth
4:00 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Chesley McLaren


Thursday, August 26
12:30 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Robert Sabuda
4:00 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Tonya Bolden


Tuesday, August 31
12:30 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Emily Jenkins
4:00 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Mo Willems


Wednesday, September 1
12:30 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Lore Segal
4:00 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Peter McCarty
7:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Cleveland


Thursday, September 2
12:30 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Fiona Robinson
4:00 p.m.: Bloomingdale's Family Reading Series. Guest author: Emily Arnold McCully
7:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Cleveland


Friday, September 3
7:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Baltimore


Saturday, September 4
1:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Baltimore


Sunday, September 5
1:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Baltimore


Monday, September 6
1:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Tampa Bay


Tuesday, September 7
7:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Tampa Bay


Wednesday, September 8
7:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Tampa Bay


Thursday, September 9
6:00 p.m.: Lecture at St. George Library Center: "Diets -- Myths and Legends."
Judy Feldman, R.D., Community Dietician, Staten Island University Hospital, will explore the mysteries of the Food Pyramid and how we eat.
7:00 p.m.: Visions of Glamour Cocktail Reception at Tiffany & Co.*
*By invitation only
7:05 p.m.: Make Noise for the Library at Yankee Stadium. Yankees v. Tampa Bay


Friday, September 10
4:00 p.m.: Children's Program at Riverside Branch Library: "Rhythm and Sound in Theatre." Urban Stages will show how percussion is used in theatre and in other mediums to tell stories, create moods, and enhance movement. Recommended for ages 5 to 12. Sponsored by CLASP.


Monday, September 13
3:30 p.m.: Children's Program at Morrisania Branch Library: "Rhythm and Sound in Theatre." (For details see September 10)


Tuesday, September 14
3:30 p.m.: Children's Program at Tompkins Square Branch Library: "New York Stories"
Stories presented by LuAnn Adams.
Sponsored by the NASDAQ Disaster Relief Fund.


Wednesday, September 15
4:00 p.m.: Children's Program at Westchester Square Branch Library: "New York Stories" (For details see September 14)
7:10 p.m.: The New York Mets Make Noise for the Library Day at Shea Stadium. Mets v. Atlanta.


Saturday, September 18
10:00 a.m.: Workshop: "College Admissions 101 with Kaplan Test Prep @ Teen Central." Students and parents will learn what college admissions officers expect from ` applicants' high school experiences. Ages 12 to 18 and parents. Sponsored by Kaplan.
1:00 p.m.: "Shakespeare Saturdays: Julius Caesar" at Inwood Branch Library.
A dramatic reading by the Inwood Shakespeare Theatre, featuring Donna Stearns and Jason Kendall. Directed by Jason Kendall.


Monday, September 20
6:00 p.m.: Book Discussion: "American Writing on Modern War" at Seward Park Branch Library.
Ryan Swilhart of the CUNY Graduate Center will lead a discussion of Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. Preregistration is required as group size is limited. Sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.


Tuesday, September 21
3:30 p.m.: Workshop: "Create Your Own Graphic Novel" at Morrisania Branch Library.
Use words and pictures to create your story, with guidance from Katherine Arnoldi, the author/illustrator of The Amazing Story of a Teenage Single Mom. All materials will be supplied. Preregistration is required. For ages 12-18.
4:00 p.m.: Children's Program at New Dorp Branch Library: "Rhythm and Sound in Theatre."
(For details see September 10)
5:30 p.m.: Lecture: "The Fine Art of Advertising: Irreverent, Irrepressible, Irresistibly Ironic" at SIBL. The New York Public Library's Science, Industry and Business Library presents Barry Hoffman, a Managing Partner and Executive Creative Director at Young & Rubicam, who has written numerous award-winning ads and television commer cials. He will discuss his book about the relationship between art and advertising. Presented in honor of the first Advertising Week in New York City, September 20 to 24, inaugurated by the American Association of Advertising Agencies.


Wednesday, September 22
3:00 p.m.: Author Book Discussion with Rita Williams-Garcia @ Teen Central at Donnell Library Center.
Join Rita Williams-Garcia, author of Fast Talk on a Slow Track, Like Sisters on the Homefront, Every Time a Rainbow Dies, and No Laughter Here, to discuss her book, Blue Tights. Find out where she gets her story ideas, who her characters are, and more about Joyce, dancing her way toward love and happiness.
4:00 p.m.: Children's Program at Ft. Washington Branch Library: "Rhythm and Sound in Theatre." (For details see September 10)


Saturday, September 25
3:00 p.m.: Music: "A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage" at the 96th Street Branch Library.
Master guitarist Ivo Calderon performs Spanish-American music.


Monday, September 27
3:30 p.m.: Children's Program at Riverdale Branch Library: "New York Stories." (For details see September 14)
4:00 p.m.: Mother-Daughter Book Club at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. at 49th Street:
Mother-daughter book discussion of Nellie's Promise by Valerie Tripp.


Tuesday, September 28
3:30 p.m.: Children's Program at Baychester Branch Library: "Rhythm and Sound in Theatre." (For details see September 10)
3:30 p.m.: Workshop: "Create Your Own Graphic Novel" at Morrisania Branch Library.
Use words and pictures to create your story, with guidance from Katherine Arnoldi, the author/illustrator of The Amazing Story of a Teenage Single Mom. All materials will be supplied. Preregistration is required. For ages 12-18.
4:00 p.m.: Children's Program at Allerton Branch Library: "New York Stories." (For details see September 14)


Wednesday, September 29
4:00 p.m.: Children's Program at Richmondtown Branch Library: "New York Stories." (For details see September 14)


Thursday, September 30
4:00 p.m.: Children's Program at Tottenville Branch Library: "New York Stories." (For details see September 14)


Monday, October 4
10:30 a.m.: Your First Library Card Sign Up at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St.


Tuesday, October 5
3:30 p.m.: Workshop: "Create Your Own Graphic Novel" at Morrisania Branch Library.
Use words and pictures to create your story, with guidance from Katherine Arnoldi, the author/illustrator of The Amazing Story of a Teenage Single Mom. All materials will be supplied. Preregistration is required. For ages 12-18.


Tuesday, October 12
4:00 p.m.: Mother-Daughter Book Club at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St. Mother-daughter book discussion of Yours Truly, Skye O'Shea by Megan Shull.


Tuesday, October 26
4:00 p.m.: Mother-Daughter Book Club at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St. Mother-daughter book discussion of True Stories by Trula Magruder, et al.


Monday, November 9
10:30 a.m.: Your First Library Card Sign Up at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St.
4:00 p.m.: Mother-Daughter Book Club at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St.
Mother-daughter book discussion of Samantha's World Book.


Tuesday, November 23
4:00 p.m.: Mother-Daughter Book Club at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St. Mother-daughter book discussion of Skye's the Limit by Megan Shull.


Monday, December 6
10:30 a.m.: Your First Library Card Sign Up at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St.


Tuesday, December 7
4:00 p.m.: Mother-Daughter Book Club at American Girl Place, 609 Fifth Ave. & 49th St. Mother-daughter book discussion of The Sisters Club by Megan McDonald.

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