Events

Saturdays, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM We welcome learners at all levels! Bring your questions, get support for your learning goals and find out how to learn Braille for free. To register, please email ChanceyFleet@nypl.org or call (212) 206-5400, extension 3.

"This event will take place in person at the Hamilton Grange Branch Library." Do you have the "coolest" gaming moves? Are you the best of the best? Show off your skills with the controller and challenge your friends in gaming matches in the library. Take part in our tournaments!

This event will take place in-person at the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library. Relive your childhood with cartoons from our library collection! Come to the library for a relaxing time watching classic cartoons. We’ll watch animated movies or TV shows and enjoy a quiet Saturday morning. And we will also be providing readlikes from our collection. We hope to see you there! For Children, Teens and Adults

Saturdays, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM This event is online only. We welcome learners at all levels! Bring your questions, get support for your learning goals and find out how to learn Braille for free from home. This event will take place over Zoom. https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlde2hqTkoG91r_zJaHFrQ8YuaIgNhzFEg

Bi-Weekly chapter sesssion - creating opportunities for young girls and gender expansive youth of color sisterhood celebrates their identity and contribute radically to their community.

This event will take place in person at South Beach Library. Game on! Join us at the library to play board games with your family, friends, and librarians! For kids and teens 4-18.

Calling high school seniors and families! Join NYPL and NYC Public Schools for a drop-in FAFSA Completion Session at [name of branch]. Come to this session if you have questions or need assistance completing the 2024–25 FAFSA. Availability is first-come, first-served during the time window. Disclaimer: The New York Public Library (the “Library”) is not responsible or liable for your use or misuse of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (“FAFSA”) assistance services provided at our loca…

This month, we are celebrating Arab American Heritage Month by screening and discussing the film Amreeka (2009), Dir. Cherien Dabi.

Cast your creative net at Woven Waterways: RRR Confetti Papermaking Workshop, hosted in collaboration with The W.O.W Project. Come learn how to make recycled paper and stay to craft paper fish inspired by the prompts: What is home? Who is there? Why do we return? Registration is preferred but walk-ins are welcome The W.O.W. Project is a women, queer, and trans-led community initiative using art and activism to grow and protect NYC Chinatown’s creative culture in a time of rapid change.…

This event takes place in-person every Saturday from 1 PM - 3 PM. Join us at the Teen Center and play chess with other teens. For Teens Only | Grades 6 -12 | No Registration Needed

Come celebrate Earth Day at Parkchester Library. Learn all about wildlife, conservation and what Earth Day means. Also plant your own flowers to take home with you!

Join Pelham Parkway-Van Nest as we go on perilous quests, unearth treasure hoards, solve cryptic puzzles, and fend off more goblins than you can shake a greataxe at! We will be running the game with the latest rule set of Dungeons and Dragons. We will make sure that all players will get a chance to understand the game before we start playing. Character sheets and pencils will be provided, but take advice from a seasoned adventurer: extra paper, pencils, pens, and erasers will come in handy.…

This event will take place in person at Sedgwick Branch. It's back to the good old days: Families are invited to roll the dice instead of clicking the mouse! Come by for old-fashioned board game fun.

Calling all gamers! I repeat, calling all gamers! Join us every Saturday at the Soundview Library to engage in playing games of all types! Every Saturday will alternate between vibrant video games on the Nintendo Switch and bodacious board games! Show off your best moves against other players while making new friends.

Celebrate Earth Day by learning about sustainable, low waste gardening practices ! Hosted by Ariana Storniolo, founder of Greenify-Me.

This is an in-person event at the Morrisania Library. Come and join the young adult staff playing classic board games such as Scrabble, chess and Monopoly.

This event will take place in person at the Bronx Library Center. Prose Writing! In prose writing teens will learn how to write scenes and short stories. On Saturday, April 20 2024 there will be a concentration on prose writing.

This program is held in person. Come and write a poem for National Poetry Month. Let your creativity flow!

This event will take place in person at the Macomb's Bridge Library Teen Center. Come in, hang out with friends, charge your phones use the computers or just chill!

Unleash your creativity at our Screen Printing Workshop designed exclusively for teens! Dive into the vibrant world of screen printing and learn the techniques to transform your ideas into wearable art. This hands-on camp will guide you through the entire process, from designing your unique artwork to pulling your first print. Whether you're a budding artist or just looking for a fun and artistic outlet, join us for an unforgettable journey into the colorful realm of screen printing! Registrat…

Join staff at Belmont during Spring Recess for an Earth Day craft where you get to personalize your own reusable stainless steel water bottle! Bottle & materials provided, first come first served. Open to tweens & teens ages 11 - 18. Snacks provided upon availability.

This event is online only. Join a Wellesley College student for a Q&A session directed by you! Presented in partnership with Budding Branches, an organization that connects teens with current students and recent college graduates offering a firsthand look at campus life. Active participation is encouraged!

This event will take place in person at the New Dorp Library. Teens, come play some board games, video games or hang out with your peers. Express yourself artistically and experience other fun planned activities. For ages 13-18. Sign up for NYPL Connect to get updates from NYPL and information about our digital resources and services.

Come join us as we sit back, relax and watch a classic retro movie! This month... DUNE! The Original. David Lynch.

This event will take place in person at the St. George Library Center. Come and join us as we watch the film Ice Age (2002) on Monday, April 22, 2024 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. The movie will be screened in the Teen Room. A lost human infant is discovered during an Ice Age 20,000 years ago, and an unlikely trio of misfits team up to return him to his tribe. Manny, a depressed woolly mammoth; Sid, a fast-talking sloth; and the devilish saber-toothed tiger Diego face numerous obstacles during th…

This program will take place at the Macomb Bridge Library Teen Center. Designated teen time to enjoy board, card and video games with friends.

This event is online and in-person. Join us every Monday for intriguing and compelling real life stories! Join the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library for a free screening of "Delikado". Program Description Palawan is a tropical island paradise and one of Asia's tourist hotspots. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders struggling to protect its spectacular forests and seas, it is a battlefield. Delikado follows three land defenders as they brave violence, death threats and murder whil…

This event will take place in person at Parkchester Library. Express yourself, and get creative with our audio recording studio. Learn the basics to music production with your peers using the digital audio Logic Pro software!

Stop by our teen space for an hour of drawing! All supplies will be provided, just bring yourself and your ideas. No registration needed, stop by the teen space to spend a relaxing hour drawing and hanging out with your peers! Sign up for NYPL Connect to get updates from NYPL and information about our digital resources and services.

This program will take place in person at the Soundview Library on the Teen Floor. While recycling breaks down old items to create something new, upcycling makes something new from an existing object in its current state. We challenge our Teens to create something unique and wonderful from preexisting items like magazines, plastic water bottles, tin cans, egg cartons, and more. All supplies will be provided.

Seeking exciting series containing romance, comedy, horror, iseki, idol, slice of life, sports, fantasy, mecha, martial arts, and more? Then come join us at Woodstock for screenings of the latest and most popular trending series the world of anime has to offer.

Reuse! Recycle! Repurpose! Bring incomplete + found artworks from home, random textiles, expired materials, or busted-up non-legible books to explore how discarded items can be revived and incorporated into new visions of art while we reduce our carbon footprint. World change starts with thinking globally and acting locally.

Hey teens, are you interested in making jewelry? If so, join us to create wooden pendant necklaces. We will provide all materials as well as snacks. Supplies are limited. Registration is required online.

This is an in-person event at the Morrisania Library Join the young adult staff and explore the creative possibilities of crocheting. Library will provide supplies.

Do you love art and have nothing to do this summer? Come join us weekly at the Columbus branch for summer art fun!

This event will take place in the community room of the West New Brighton Library. During our open hours you can take advantage of our various Teen Center resources. Utilize our tech, arts and craft supplies, collection of video games and board games, or just grab a laptop and hangout! Devices such as the 3D printer, cameo cutter, silk screener, and photography equipment may not be available at open hours. Please see our calendar for programs specifically related to these devices or email wes…

This event will be hosted in-person at the Castle Hill Branch. Interested in 3-D printing? Learn some basic skills and design your own 3-D model during this program! No experience is needed and all materials will be provided.

Teens and young adults who like to write, join us for Camp NaNoWriMo! Mondays at 4PM, come work on your Camp NaNoWriMo project, with focus on a different aspect of writing and planning each week!