Events

The Library is here to help you learn and connect with your community through our wide array of free events, programs, classes, book clubs, and more. Please check listings to confirm if a program is in-person, online, or outdoors.

If you have any questions about the events listed below, please contact the branch for more information. See here for service updates at the Library.

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55 events found.

Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Tue, May 21
@ 4 PM
Poetry Programming
This event is in-person. Come write with us! Want to start writing poetry but don't know how? Want to share your work in a stress-free environment? Love writing but haven't in years? Drop in as often as you'd like for our twice-monthly, beginner-friendly workshop at the Hudson Park Library. Class will be guided by poet Mya Matteo Alexice, recipient of writing degrees from Columbia University and Rutgers University-Newark and author of A Shape We've Yet to Name (Game Over Books). Gu…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults,

College & Graduate Students
Wed, May 22
@ 10:30 AM
Early Literacy
This event is online only. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home! Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. Register and you will receive an email with the link by 9:00 am on the day of the event. Storytime is a program for parents/caregivers and their children. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during…
Hudson Park Library
Online
Children,

Toddlers (18-36 months)
Wed, May 22
@ 3:30 PM
Outdoor
This event will take place outdoors at JJ Walker Park. Join us for a storytime and activity related to animal adaptations. We'll focus on a different one each week! Supplies are limited to first come, first served. If it rains, the program will be cancelled.
JJ Walker ParkChildren,

School Age (5-12 years)
Thu, May 23
@ 10:15 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at Hudson Park Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. Limited to 20 children. Tickets will be given out at 10 am on the day of the program. The Children's Program Room is located on the…
Hudson Park LibraryChildren,

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Families
Thu, May 23
@ 10:45 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at Hudson Park Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. Limited to 20 children. Tickets will be given out at 10 am on the day of the program. The Children's Program Room is located on the…
Hudson Park LibraryChildren,

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Families
Thu, May 23
@ 2 PM
Join us for classic films and blockbusters! Dune (2021) Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive. Director: Denis Villeneuve | Writers: Jon Spaihts, Deni…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults,

50+
Thu, May 23
@ 5:30 PM
Artist’s Mothers. Art Talk with Robert Bunkin L. Mela Mutter, Polish, 1876 – d. Paris, 1967, Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, c. 1910, Private Collection. R. Henry Ossawa Tanner, American, (active in France) 1859 – 1937, Sarah Miller Tanner, the Artist’s Mother, c. 1897. National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Join Robert Bunkin in a virtual tour of great portraits by great artists, both well-known and obscure. After self-portraiture, portraits of mothers…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults
Fri, May 24
@ 10:15 AM
Early Literacy
Join is for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child's learning through play! The Children's Program Room is located on the 2nd floor and there is no elevator.
Hudson Park LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),

Families
Wed, May 29
@ 10:30 AM
Early Literacy
This event is online only. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home! Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. Register and you will receive an email with the link by 9:00 am on the day of the event. Storytime is a program for parents/caregivers and their children. Both the parent/caregiver and the child must be present during…
Hudson Park Library
Online
Children,

Toddlers (18-36 months)
Wed, May 29
@ 3:30 PM
Outdoor
This event will take place outdoors at JJ Walker Park. Join us for a storytime and activity related to animal adaptations. We'll focus on a different one each week! Supplies are limited to first come, first served. If it rains, the program will be cancelled.
JJ Walker ParkChildren,

School Age (5-12 years)
Thu, May 30
@ 10:15 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at Hudson Park Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. Limited to 20 children. Tickets will be given out at 10 am on the day of the program. The Children's Program Room is located on the…
Hudson Park LibraryChildren,

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Families
Thu, May 30
@ 10:45 AM
Early Literacy
This event will take place in person at Hudson Park Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in the neighborhood. Best for new walkers, toddlers/or children at this developmental stage. Limited to 20 children. Tickets will be given out at 10 am on the day of the program. The Children's Program Room is located on the…
Hudson Park LibraryChildren,

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Families
Fri, May 31
@ 10:15 AM
Early Literacy
Join is for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child's learning through play! The Children's Program Room is located on the 2nd floor and there is no elevator.
Hudson Park LibraryChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),

Families
Sat, June 1
@ 11 AM
Author Talks
Bestselling author Jami Attenberg will read from her book, 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round, and lead participants in a group write-along paired with writing prompts, followed by a Q&A and book signing. This event will take place in person at Hudson Park Library and via Zoom. Inspired by the author’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this writer’s guide features encouraging essays on creativity, productivity,…
Hudson Park Library
Online
Adults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Wed, June 5
@ 1 PM
This event will take place in person at Hudson Park. Join us as we discuss "Smoke Kings" by Jahmal Mayfield. The author will also be attending! Book description: Nate Evers, a young black political activist, struggles with rage as his people are still being killed in the streets 62 years after Emmett Till. When his little cousin is murdered, Nate shuns the graffiti murals, candlelight vigils, and Twitter hashtags that are commonplace after these senseless deaths. Instead, he leads 3 grief-…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults,

Book Lovers