Today @ 11 AM | Black History Month Movie Saturdays invites children to explore inspiring stories through film! On Saturday for the month of February, enjoy a family-friendly movie that highlights Black culture, some history, and achievements. Join us for a fun and educational experience with engaging discussions and activities following the screenings.
*Light refreshments will be provided!*
Movies screened:
On 2/1/25 - Princess and the Frog @ 11AM
On 2/8/25 - Cinderella [1997] @ 11AM
On 2/22/25 - Ruby Bridges… | Mott Haven Library | Children,
Families,
Parents/Caregivers |
Today @ 2 PM | Black History Month Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime in celebration of Black History Month! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, history, and share some great times with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. Additionally, we will have some arts and craft activities to celebrate Black History.
For ages 5 and under with adult. Open to children up to 8.
Sign u… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Today @ 2 PM | Black History Month This event series takes place in person at Woodstock Library.
Come unwind and enjoy your afternoon with a kids' movie on the Children's Floor.
February 8: Hidden Figures
February 22: Remember the Titans
Sign up for the biweekly NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on free children's programs, upcoming author talks, and more happening at the Library and online. | Woodstock Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years),
Families,
Parents/Caregivers |
Today @ 3 PM | Black History Month This event will take place at the Clason's Point Library. Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. Activity to follow. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children.
Este evento se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Clason's Point. Únase a nosotros para escuchar canciones, rimas y libros favoritos para leer en voz alta en esta hora de cuentos que es divertida para niños pequeños de 5 años o menos. Actividad a seguir.… | In Person | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
Parents/Caregivers |
Mon, February 10 @ 3:30 PM | Black History Month Join staff from the Baychester Library for Process Art! This month we will highlight the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Process art emphasizes the process of "making" and focuses on empowering our young artists. Process art is about the journey, not the destination! Children have to the freedom to freestyle paint in this process art style.
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 pro… | Baychester Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years),
Families |
Mon, February 10 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at Woodstock Library.
Books are even more amazing when we read together. Listening to stories told out loud improves listening comprehension, school behavioral skills, and soothes anxiety.
Based on Black History Month and our banned book year-long challenge!
Sign up for the biweekly NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on free children's programs, upcoming author talks, and more happening at the Library and online. | Woodstock Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Mon, February 10 @ 4 PM | Black History Month Art Time!
Learn about a new artist each week, and do a related art activity (and take your art home)! Best for school age children (5 years - 12 years) Free Materials provided, but limited capacity (come on time!)
February art projects will celebrate Black artists for Black History Month. | Harlem Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Tue, February 11 @ 3 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person. Join staff from the Clason's Point Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering Arts and Math! This month, we will explore the contributions of African-Americans by recreating useful inventions that we use today!
Este evento se llevará a cabo en persona. ¡Únase al personal de la Biblioteca Clason's Point para disfrutar de un emocionante programa práctico dedicado a la Ciencia, la Tecnología, las Artes de la Ingeni… | In Person | Children,
School Age (5-12 years),
Parents/Caregivers |
Tue, February 11 @ 3:15 PM | Black History Month This Black History Month, join us in celebrating the powerful contributions of Black trailblazers across history! Play Black History Bingo, where each square highlights a groundbreaking figure—authors, inventors, revolutionaries, doctors, celebrities, and more. With each hit, we'll answer multiple choice questions that explore their impact and why their stories have always deserved to be remembered, shared, and celebrated!
Discover what the Library offers NYC teens, including TeenLIVE events, p… | Riverdale Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Tue, February 11 @ 3:30 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Fort Washington Library.
This month we are featuring books around the theme of Black History Month.
Sample a variety of books by reading short excerpts or browsing through them to discover new titles that might interest you! We hope you'll bite. Bon appetit! | Fort Washington Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Tue, February 11 @ 3:30 PM | Black History Month This program will take place onsite at Jerome Park Library.
Join us and learn about two famous artists commemorated during Black History Month. Afterwards, children will creat an inspired work of art based on the artists art style.
February 11: Jean-Michel Basquiat, an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.
February 25: Jacob Lawrence, an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary… | Jerome Park Library, Community Room | Adults,
Children,
School Age (5-12 years),
Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Tue, February 11 @ 4 PM | Black History Month Celebrate Black History Month with us at the SNFL Teen Center all month long! As a part of our "I AM..." series, "I AM FREE" is about celebrating the power and resilience of African Americans who used quilt squares that contained coded patterns or symbols, used during the time of the Underground Railroad to secretly communicate safe houses and escape routes to enslaved people seeking freedom.
In this workshop, teens will learn gow to use geometric shapes, colors, textures, and text to design th… Phone or in-person | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Teen Center | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Tue, February 11 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Mott Haven Teen Center.
Join us at the Mott Haven Teen Center for our screening of Summer of the Soul. We will give out snacks, discuss, and do an activity based on the film after.
February 11th| Summer of the Soul
"In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, a… First come, first served | Mott Haven Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Wed, February 12 @ 3:30 PM | Black History Month This event will take place online. Join the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library in a discussion with Diana Anyakwo as they discuss her YA debut novel, My Life As A Chameleon!
While it's not necessary for the program, feel free to place the book on hold with your library card!
Book Description:
It's 1990, and Lily is a sixteen-year-old girl living in Manchester, England. It has been five years since her father's death, and she is soon to return to her birthplace in Nigeria to reunite with her m… Registration required: Online | Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library Online via Google Meet | Book Lovers,
Teachers,
K-12 Educators,
Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Wed, February 12 @ 5 PM | Black History Month This program will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Teen Center.
Celebrate Black History Month with us at the SNFL Teen Center all month long! As a part of our "I AM..." series, "I AM STRONG" is all about embracing history and memorializing it in metal. Learn how to stamp metal charms and create your own metal bracelet in this cool and easy craft! All supplies are first come first serve.
This program is for teens ages 13 to 19 years old only. | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Teen Center | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Thu, February 13 @ 3 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the 125th Street Library on the 2nd floor.
Join us for this after-school program where we explore our collection and take on creative crafts or activities inspired by the books we share. Recommended for kids ages 5-12. | 125th Street Library, Children's Room | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, February 13 @ 3:30 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Castle Hill Library.
All the activity will be first come, first served, and while supplies last.
Advanced registration is preferred as space is limited. Please sign up in-person or via phone at (718) 824-3838.
Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the entire program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program. Phone or in-person | Castle Hill Library In person | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, February 13 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This event is online only. Join us as three librarians talk about some of our personal favorite comics and manga for Black History Month & Valentine's Day that we hope you'll check out! Teens who attend and visit any of the three libraries afterwards can get a free comic book to keep.
Advanced registration required. The link to the virtual event will be sent one day in advance. Attendees must have a valid email address and a device with an Internet connection and audio and/or video capabil… Registration required: Online | Riverside Library Online | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Thu, February 13 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Webster Library.
Join us for an afternoon craft activity in honor of Black History Month!
Please feel free to come for the whole time or drop in any time during the hour.
Space is limited. Advance registration is required.
For children ages 3-12, or those for whom a PreK or school-aged program is developmentally appropriate. Registration required: Online | Webster Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, February 13 @ 4 PM | Black History Month Get creative each week as we make a variety of crafts using crayons, markers, paint, pencil and other materials! We will start the program reading a story that will be connected to the art we make that day.
All materials will be provided. Parents and caregivers get ready to join in the fun!
First come first served to the first 12 children and parents.
Recommended for ages 4 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. | Battery Park City Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Sat, February 15 @ 2 PM | Black History Month This event will take place at Baychester Library in the community room. Join us for a kid's movie the whole family can enjoy!This month we will be viewing Hidden Figures. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration required.
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! | Baychester Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years),
Families |
Tue, February 18 @ 3 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person. Join staff from the Clason's Point Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering Arts and Math! This month, we will explore the contributions of African-Americans by recreating useful inventions that we use today!
Este evento se llevará a cabo en persona. ¡Únase al personal de la Biblioteca Clason's Point para disfrutar de un emocionante programa práctico dedicado a la Ciencia, la Tecnología, las Artes de la Ingeni… | In Person | Children,
School Age (5-12 years),
Parents/Caregivers |
Tue, February 18 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Mott Haven Teen Center.
Join us at the Mott Haven Teen Center for our screening of 42. We will give out snacks, discuss, and do an activity based on the film after.
February 18th| 42
"History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under t… First come, first served | Mott Haven Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Wed, February 19 @ 2 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at Woodstock Library.
Let's get crafty! Kids will engage in hands-on activities using craft materials and their imagination. What can you create?
February 19: Black History: Button Making
Come and create your own button showcasing the different Black Historical figures that helped change the world, and along the way learn more about each person’s contributions.
Sign up for the biweekly NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on free children's pr… | Woodstock Library | Children |
Wed, February 19 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This event will be hosted in-person at the Tremont Library. Interested in 3-D printing? Learn some basic skills and take home a 3-D model of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Monument! All materials will be provided.
Grades 7-12 are welcome to attend! | In person | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Wed, February 19 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Woodstock Library.
Come join the Woodstock Teen Center Staff in our monthly Writing Wednesdays! On certain Wednesday's throughout the month, we will host a writing sessions where you can create something off of the offered prompt or create something completly on your own!
On this day: get creative and be inspired by African American poets who defined and shaped a new way of writing. Come on down to the Woodstock Teen Center and write a poem, express… | Teen Center | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Wed, February 19 @ 5 PM | Black History Month This program will be held in-person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Teen Center.
Celebrate Black History Month with us at the SNFL Teen Center all month long with our "I AM..." series! During "I AM ART," teens will create create colorful abstract mosaics inspired by Alma Woodsey Thomas, the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. All supplies will be provided!
This program is for teens ages 13 to 19 years old only.… | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Teen Center | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Thu, February 20 @ 3:30 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Castle Hill Library.
All the activity will be first come, first served, and while supplies last.
Advanced registration is preferred as space is limited. Please sign up in-person or via phone at (718) 824-3838.
Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during the entire program: unaccompanied adults or children will be asked to leave the program. Phone or in-person | Castle Hill Library In person | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, February 20 @ 4 PM | Black History Month This program will be in person at Allerton Library. To celebrate Black History Month, we will read "Tar Beach" by Faith Ringgold and examine her "story quilt" at the Polonsky Treasures Exhibition. Participants will then create their own "story quilt. " For children ages 6-12. First come, first served. First come, first served | Allerton Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Thu, February 20 @ 4 PM | Black History Month Get creative each week as we make a variety of crafts using crayons, markers, paint, pencil and other materials! We will start the program reading a story that will be connected to the art we make that day.
All materials will be provided. Parents and caregivers get ready to join in the fun!
First come first served to the first 12 children and parents.
Recommended for ages 4 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. | Battery Park City Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Fri, February 21 @ 3 PM | Black History Month Let's wrap up Black History Month with a trivia challenge on Black History Month Jeopardy-style! Bring your friends and let's see how much you know.
There's a 15 minute grace period. | Soundview Library | Adults,
College & Graduate Students,
Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Sat, February 22 @ 11 AM | Black History Month Movie Saturdays invites children to explore inspiring stories through film! On Saturday for the month of February, enjoy a family-friendly movie that highlights Black culture, some history, and achievements. Join us for a fun and educational experience with engaging discussions and activities following the screenings.
*Light refreshments will be provided!*
Movies screened:
On 2/1/25 - Princess and the Frog @ 11AM
On 2/8/25 - Cinderella [1997] @ 11AM
On 2/22/25 - Ruby Bridges… | Mott Haven Library | Children,
Families,
Parents/Caregivers |
Sat, February 22 @ 1 PM | Black History Month This program will take place in person at West Farms Library.
Join us for special screening of The Sun is Also a Star (2019).
College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet—and fall for each other—over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love… | West Farms Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Sat, February 22 @ 2 PM | Black History Month Come to the Westchester Square Children's Room for Family Storytime in celebration of Black History Month! Learn early literacy skills, valuable lessons, history, and share some great times with friends from the neighborhood. An interactive program with caregiver and child where you will listen to stories, sings songs and work on fingerplays. Additionally, we will have some arts and craft activities to celebrate Black History.
For ages 5 and under with adult. Open to children up to 8.
Sign u… | Westchester Square Library, Children's Room | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Sat, February 22 @ 2 PM | Black History Month This event series takes place in person at Woodstock Library.
Come unwind and enjoy your afternoon with a kids' movie on the Children's Floor.
February 8: Hidden Figures
February 22: Remember the Titans
Sign up for the biweekly NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on free children's programs, upcoming author talks, and more happening at the Library and online. | Woodstock Library | Children,
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years),
Families,
Parents/Caregivers |
Sat, February 22 @ 2 PM | Black History Month Come to the 2nd floor to enjoy art making with our friends from The Studio Museum in Harlem. | Harlem Library | Children,
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
School Age (5-12 years) |
Sat, February 22 @ 3 PM | Black History Month This event will take place at the Clason's Point Library. Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. Activity to follow. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children.
Este evento se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Clason's Point. Únase a nosotros para escuchar canciones, rimas y libros favoritos para leer en voz alta en esta hora de cuentos que es divertida para niños pequeños de 5 años o menos. Actividad a seguir.… | In Person | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),
Parents/Caregivers |
Sat, February 22 @ 3:15 PM | Black History Month Do you have a place that's important to you? Maybe it's a spot that's full of memories, a place you dream about, or eve somwhere completely made-up. What if you could turn that place into a story?
Join the YA Staff at Morris Park for a creative writing workshop where we'll dive into the world of Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin. Baldwin's novel explores how our past, our family, and the places we've been shape who we are. And now, it's your turn!
So if you’re ready to bring your st… | Morris Park Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Sat, February 22 @ 3:30 PM | Black History Month Join us for a Tie- Dye craft season making colorful tote bags. Come in and express yourself! All materials provided | Eastchester Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Mon, February 24 @ 3 PM | Black History Month This event will take place in person at the Clason's Point Library. Join us for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to NYPL's digital collections highlighting the Black experience. Engage in a creative activity and discussion where participants can create their own collages using picutres from the digital collections. Materials will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary!
Este evento se llevará a cabo en persona en la Biblioteca Clason's Point. Ven y únete a nosotros para un emoc… | In Person | Children,
School Age (5-12 years),
Parents/Caregivers |