Events

This storytime is for children 18-36 months and their caregivers. 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. Limited to 15 families. First come, first served. Tickets will be given out at 11 am on the day of the program.

This event is online only. Join us on Google Meet as we read chapter books together, discuss, and enjoy reading activites and games! Intended for children in grades K-2 who are growing, independent readers. You must register in advance to receive the link to participate. The link to our book group will be sent to you by email approximately one day before the program. You will need a device with audio and/or video and an internet connection to join. Participation limited to 15 child partici…

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Hercules (1997) on Friday, April 26th at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (G) Runtime: 95 minutes. Director: John Musker Starring: Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, and Bobcat Goldthwait Synopsis : Taken from the gods as a newborn and adopted on earth, Hercules is just an awkward pillar of strength trying to fit in. What he…

Join us to build with legos and other tools and meet other creators at the library! We'll have all our materials out for your engineering projects.

Join us for a special time to bond with your little one, ages 0-18 months. We will explore the joys of movement, books, and songs, in addition to building early learning skills your can practice at home. Come prepared to sit with your child on your lap. Limited to 15 families. First come, first served. Tickets will be given out at 11am on the day of the program.

Join us each Monday for a short storytime (20 minutes) followed by a craft suitable for 3-6 year olds. Younger children may come, though they may not be able to join us for the craft portion without some help. Here are April's themes for Preschool Craft and Storytime: April 8- Animals Eating! Let's read books about animals eating and then make a big picture of a creature's open mouth with the food it eats going inside! April 22- Trillions of Trees We'll read Kurt Cyrus's book Trillions o…

This event is online only. Children 18-36 months old and their caregivers can join us for songs, early literacy activities, and books! Any child under 5 also welcome! Missed out on family storytimes over the last year? Ready to move and sing and read books together? Catch up with Hal and Allison as we sing songs, read picture books, and move around together--virtually! This program will be held over Google Meets. After registering, you will receive the link to the program 24 hours before the…

Join us each week on Tuesdays at 4 on Google Meets to write stories and share them! Each week, we spend 15-20 minutes talking about concepts and themes, and then have silent writing and sharing time. This is a great program for children who love making up stories. Please register in advance to get the link in the 24 hours before the workshop or email halschrieve@nypl.org for more info. Here are our themes for April: April 2- Stowaways Join us to write stories about people who hide away on s…

This storytime is for children 18-36 months and their caregivers. 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. Limited to 15 families. First come, first served. Tickets will be given out at 11 am on the day of the program.

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Akeelah and the Bee (2006) on Friday, May 3rd at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (PG) Runtime: 112 minutes. Director: Doug Atchison Starring: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal Synopsis : Akeelah Anderson's love for words leads her to enter a number of spelling contests. Tutored by many and oppo…

Join author Priya Krishna, author of Indian-Ish, for a reading from her new book Priya's Kitchen Adventures, an illustrated cookbook for kids and their parents that draws on Priya’s childhood experiences traveling the globe with her family. Anu Seghal of The Culture Tree and Priya will talk about Priya's book, answer questions, and help kids write a recipe and color a culinary map! Ages 5-12.

This storytime is for children 18-36 months and their caregivers. 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. Limited to 15 families. First come, first served. Tickets will be given out at 11 am on the day of the program.

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Kung Fu Panda (2008) on Friday, May 10th at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (PG) Runtime: 92 minutes. Director: Mark Osborne Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan Synopsis : Out-of-shape panda Po dreams of abandoning noodle-making for kung fu fighting. But he has only a few days to become a martial-art…

This storytime is for children 18-36 months and their caregivers. 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. Limited to 15 families. First come, first served. Tickets will be given out at 11 am on the day of the program.

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Paddington (2014) on Friday, May 17th at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (PG) Runtime: 95 minutes. Director: Paul King Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Ben Whishaw, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent Synopsis : Paddington tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to London in search of a home. Finding…

This storytime is for children 18-36 months and their caregivers. 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. Limited to 15 families. First come, first served. Tickets will be given out at 11 am on the day of the program.

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) on Friday, May 24th at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (PG) Runtime: 91 minutes. Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan Synopsis : In his biggest challenge since becoming the Dragon Warrior, Po must lead his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Fur…

This storytime is for children 18-36 months and their caregivers. 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. Limited to 15 families. First come, first served. Tickets will be given out at 11 am on the day of the program.

This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library Please come and join us to watch a family friendly Movie, Paddington 2 (2017) on Friday, May 31st at 2PM. The movie will be screened in the Theater area. Rating (PG) Runtime: 105 minutes. Director: Paul King Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Grant, and Julie Walters Synopsis : Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become a popular member of the community, sp…