Events

Tuesdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 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. To register, please email ChanceyFleet@nypl.org or call (212) 206-5400, extension 3.

This event is online/over the phone only. Are you a crossword puzzle enthusiast? Join staff from the Andrew Heiskell Library for our virtual Crossword Club and help solve a puzzle as a group! *Please note that this program is hosted by the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library and is designed for patrons who are blind, visually impaired, or are otherwise physically unable to read standard print, though all are welcome to join. You must register with your email address in order to rece…

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.

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

Tuesdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 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. To register, please email ChanceyFleet@nypl.org or call (212) 206-5400, extension 3.

This event is online/over the phone only. Are you a crossword puzzle enthusiast? Join staff from the Andrew Heiskell Library for our virtual Crossword Club and help solve a puzzle as a group! *Please note that this program is hosted by the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library and is designed for patrons who are blind, visually impaired, or are otherwise physically unable to read standard print, though all are welcome to join. You must register with your email address in order to rece…

Join us for our Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair on Friday, October 18th, and Saturday, October 19th, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) on 5th Avenue and 40th Street. This year, for the first time, the fair will span two days! Saturday will have a special focus on youth and families, yet all ages are welcome on both days. Find information for Day 2. What to Expect: Tablers from diverse fields: education, employment, advocacy, arts, rec…

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.

Join us for our Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair on Friday, October 18th, and Saturday, October 19th, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) on 5th Avenue and 40th Street. This year, for the first time, the fair will span two days! Saturday will have a special focus on youth and families, yet all ages are welcome on both days. What to Expect: Tablers from diverse fields: education, employment, advocacy, arts, recreation, technology demonstr…

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

Join TouchPad Pro Foundation for a BrailleDoodle demo and workshop for children! TPPF is dedicated to distributing the BrailleDoodle: An affordable, two-sided tablet for Braille learning and Tactile – Science, Math, and Art with a surfaces that refresh repeatedly. It allows someone to write and create, feel as they go, and erase with ease. This activity is in connection with NYPL's Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair, which will be held Friday October 18th and Saturday October 19…

Play accessible board games, like Braille Uno, Braille Apples to Apples, tactile checkers, and more! This activity is in connection with NYPL's Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair, which will be held Friday October 18th and Saturday October 19th, 11 AM - 4 PM. Yes, for the first time our popular Accessible Community Fair will take place over two days at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) on 5th Avenue and 40th Street. Saturday will have an extra focus on youth and fa…

Tuesdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 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. To register, please email ChanceyFleet@nypl.org or call (212) 206-5400, extension 3.

This event is online/over the phone only. Are you a crossword puzzle enthusiast? Join staff from the Andrew Heiskell Library for our virtual Crossword Club and help solve a puzzle as a group! *Please note that this program is hosted by the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library and is designed for patrons who are blind, visually impaired, or are otherwise physically unable to read standard print, though all are welcome to join. You must register with your email address in order to rece…

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.

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

Musician and author Liz Lamere discusses her book "Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega" with NYPL Librarian Ashley Dalle. This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor. Best known for co-founding the early punk duo Suicide, Alan Vega lived a complex and labyrinthine life, driven by a desire to express himself uncompromisingly through art. From his first sketch in art class at Brooklyn College to the 2021 release of the album Mutator fi…

Tuesdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 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. To register, please email ChanceyFleet@nypl.org or call (212) 206-5400, extension 3.

This event is online/over the phone only. Are you a crossword puzzle enthusiast? Join staff from the Andrew Heiskell Library for our virtual Crossword Club and help solve a puzzle as a group! *Please note that this program is hosted by the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library and is designed for patrons who are blind, visually impaired, or are otherwise physically unable to read standard print, though all are welcome to join. You must register with your email address in order to rece…

Reading keeps us connected. Join us for a neighborhood book club at the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library! The New York Public Library continues partnering with WNYC to present a book club experience! Each month, we will read a new title leading up to a live conversation, in-person or online, with the author and All of It host Alison Stewart. This book club will take place ONLINE at the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library. The New York Public Library and WNYC—two indispensable New…

This event is in person. Looking for a class that will both calm and rejuvenate you to end the year? Then consider joining Brooke Levy’s chair yoga class Saturday December 14, 2024 from 12:30pm-2:00pm. This event is in person. Registration is available, but not mandatory. The event will be held in the first floor community room at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library.