Events

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31 events found.

Date/TimeTitle/DescriptionLocationAudience
Thu, April 4
@ 6 PM
World Literature Festival
Latinx poets investigate the connections between Latinx identity, poetry, and language. This event will be held in person at the Bronx Library Center. FEATURING Denice Frohman Melissa Lozada-Oliva Urayoán Noel An all-star group of poets speak with Bronx Library Center staff about their experiences of being Latinx in the United States, declaim some of their poetry and answer questions in an audience Q&A. No registration is required but feel free to do so to receive a reminder before…
Bronx Library Center, Auditorium Adults
Fri, April 12
@ 3 PM
World Literature Festival
This event will take place in person at the Clason's Point Library. A bilingual, one-woman show about the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, which combines storytelling, music, visual arts, puppets, and audience participation. It is recommended for Pre-K to 4th Grade and performed in Spanish or bilingual. Este evento se llevará a cabo en persona en la Biblioteca Clason's Point. Un espectáculo bilingüe e individual sobre la gran pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, que combina narración de cuentos, mús…
Clason's Point LibraryAdults,

Children,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),

School Age (5-12 years),

Families,

Parents/Caregivers
Mon, April 15
@ 11:30 AM
World Literature Festival
This event is an online event. The three short films in this series inaugurate the new audiovisual production of the Yanomami - one of the largest Indigenous groups living in Amazonia today - produced by young people who are part of a group formed in 2018 by Hutukara to become communicators, and to disseminate this work among the Yanomami as well as to other Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous people. The first film in the series, The Tree of Dreams is made with the participation of the…
Google MeetAdults
Mon, April 15
@ 2 PM
World Literature Festival
Calling all food lovers! Stop by Macomb's Bridge Library to share one of your favorite recipes with us. Join us for a program where we create a community cookbook zine. What's a zine? A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is short for "fanzine" and is usually a small-batch, independent publication. For our community cookbook zine, we'll be collecting your favorite food stories and recipes for a local cookbook zine! Participants will receive a copy of the community cookbook zine after completion. ABOUT THE…
Macomb's Bridge LibraryAdults
Mon, April 15
@ 4 PM
World Literature Festival
Join us for a storytime and craft to celebrate the launch of Anu Seghal's book I Am A Lotus! I am a Lotus is a book on mindfulness, meditation and reflection to become a lotus in mind and body The Lotus flower has significance in many cultures and religions. It stands for resilience, persistence, inner strength and humility. In the book I am a Lotus, children learn about everything that a Lotus flower stands for, and how they can try to become a Lotus flower in mind and body by incorporating a…
53rd Street LibraryChildren,

School Age (5-12 years)
Mon, April 15
@ 6:30 PM
World Literature Festival
A book party like no other, unpacking the pleasures and pain of working in the city. Kicking off NYPL’s World Literature Festival, join poets Camonghne Felix, Dorothea Lasky, Emanuel Xavier, and moderator Helena de Groot for readings and lively discussion about poetry, language, and labor. From day to day labor to the work of writing, this conversation explores the way poetry embodies work, using our multicultural city’s rich labor history as the backdrop. Pioneering home recording artist Linda…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event Center
Online
Immigrants
Tue, April 16
@ 4 PM
World Literature Festival
This event will take place in person at the Clason's Point Library. Join us to chat about what you've been reading! This month, we will spotlight some great books from around the world for NYPL's World Literature Festival. We'll share book recommendations and provide a calm space to read and relax. Snacks will be provided.
Clason's Point LibraryTeens/Young Adults (13-18 years),

Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)
Wed, April 17
@ 11 AM
World Literature Festival
Join Tremont Library for storytime in the Bathgate Community Garden and celebrate the World Literature Festival! We will read stories, sing songs, and explore play-filled activities. **In case of inclement weather, storytime will be held indoors at Tremont Library **
Bathgate Community GardenChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years)
Wed, April 17
@ 3 PM
World Literature Festival
This event will take place in person at the Clason's Point Library. Parents and caregivers, come learn about fun, easy ways to encourage literacy at home! Through these workshops you will learn how to develop your child's pre-literacy skills to help prepare them to become successful readers at an early age! This month learn about FREE online multilingual resources you can use. Este evento se llevará a cabo en persona en la biblioteca Clason's Point. Únase al personal de la biblioteca Clason…
In PersonChildren,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),

School Age (5-12 years),

Parents/Caregivers
Wed, April 17
@ 6:30 PM
World Literature Festival
Explore the transformative power of performance for movement building. Art, poetry, performance, and language comes together in this online panel featuring writer Shayda Kafai, poet Kay Ulanday Barrett, organizer Lorenzo Van Ness, and performer Maria Palacios. Delving into the role of language in creating inclusive spaces, fostering understanding, and promoting disability justice, alongside the power of arts and performance in doing the same, this panel of prolific artists and trailblazers in…
OnlineAdults,

Book Lovers,

College & Graduate Students,

Immigrants
Thu, April 18
@ 1 PM
World Literature Festival
Award-winning chefs and writers explore the rich history of Afro-Diaspora cuisine. This event will be taking place online via Google Meet. FEATURING Lazarus Lynch Lyana Blount Anthony Curry (moderator) Join Countee Cullen Library for an author talk Breaking Bread over the Black Soul, an event celebrating the rich tapestry of Afro-Diaspora cuisine and its profound cultural significance. This program invites you to delve into the heart and soul of food, where every dish tells a story of r…
OnlineAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers,

Businesspeople
Thu, April 18
@ 6 PM
World Literature Festival
This program will be presented in-person at the Tompkins Square Library. The Tompkins Square Library's popular year-long, monthly series devoted to East Village/Lower East Side music and writing, "The East Village in Music and Words," presents a very special event highlighting the history and creative work of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (NPC), a Lower East Side cultural icon since 1973. This program will feature a conversation between three extrordinary NPC artists, including Caridad de la Luz (a…
Tompkins Square Library, BasementAdults
Fri, April 19
@ 6:30 PM
World Literature Festival
2024년도 뉴욕 공공도서관 세계문학축제에 <작은 땅의 야수들>의 저자인 김주혜 작가님과 함께 북토크를 가집니다. 온라인으로 진행되고, 한국말로 진행됩니다. 참여를 원하시는 분들은 참여 신청을 해주시길 바랍니다. The 53rd Street Library is honored to invite Juhea Kim, the author of 'Beasts of the Little Lands,' to the World Literature Festival 2024. This event will be conducted in Korean and online. If you want to participate, please register to get a link! - 작가소개 - 세계가 열광하는 한국적 서사를 다룬 데뷔 소설로 뜨거운 관심을 받고 있는 한국계 미국인 소설가. 1987년 인천에서 태어났다. 아홉 살 때 가족과 함께 미국 오리건주 포틀랜드로 이주해 프린스턴…
53rd Street LibraryBook Lovers
Sat, April 20
@ 12 PM
World Literature Festival
Ce mois d'avril, nous célébrerons l'art de la bande dessinée avec une conversation (en français) entre les auteurs et illustrateurs Yann Damezin et Thierry Chavant, modérée par Miriam Bridenne, libraire à Albertine Books. Yann Damezin (Majnun and Layla) Yann Damezin est un dessinateur français né en 1991. Diplômé de l'école Emile Cohl, il a illustré quelques livres pour la jeunesse avant de scénariser et dessiner deux bandes dessinées : Concerto pour main gauche, biographie romancée du pi…
Stapleton Library
Online Only
Adults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Sat, April 20
@ 12 PM
World Literature Festival
Experience a three dimensional art installation featuring performers of diverse bodies and abilities. We're taught not to stare. But what if you could? In this "human sculpture court," performers of all bodies and abilities invite you to look and engage. On Saturday, April 20, Heidi Latsky Dance presents ON DISPLAY, a human sculpture court at Riverside Library. Join us at Riverside Library on Saturday, April 20 for the sculpture court. The performance will transform the first floor of the br…
Riverside LibraryAdults
Sat, April 20
@ 1 PM
World Literature Festival
Can art be a form of language? Pathbreaking performing artists explore the question. In this lively discussion, artists from across disciplines come together to investigate the connections between language and performance. Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Heidi Latsky, and Arnaldo J. López all consider language and expression in their work, from a play written in Bangla and English (Chowdhury) to dance performances that "disrupt normalcy" (Latsky) and community-responsive theater (Lopez). NYPL's Vandana…
Riverside Library
Online
Adults,

Book Lovers,

College & Graduate Students,

Immigrants
Sat, April 20
@ 2 PM
World Literature Festival
Experience a three dimensional art installation featuring performers of diverse bodies and abilities. We're taught not to stare. But what if you could? In this "human sculpture court," performers of all bodies and abilities invite you to look and engage. On Saturday, April 20, Heidi Latsky Dance presents ON DISPLAY, a human sculpture court at Riverside Library. Join us at Riverside Library on Saturday, April 20 for the sculpture court. The performance will transform the first floor of the br…
Riverside LibraryAdults
Sat, April 20
@ 3 PM
World Literature Festival
This event will take place in person. Join us for Bilingual Storytime! (English and Spanish). We will share books, sing songs and learn some Spanish words and phrases. Únase al personal de biblioteca para disfrutar de las horas de cuentos bilingües para niños. Compartiremos libros, cantaremos canciones y aprenderemos algunas palabras y frases en español. Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events happening at the Library and online. Get upda…
Clason's Point Library
In Person
Children,

Infant (0-18 months),

Toddlers (18-36 months),

Pre-schoolers (3-5 years),

School Age (5-12 years),

Parents/Caregivers
Mon, April 22
@ 2 PM
World Literature Festival
Calling all food lovers! Stop by Macomb's Bridge Library to share one of your favorite recipes with us. Join us for a program where we create a community cookbook zine. What's a zine? A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is short for "fanzine" and is usually a small-batch, independent publication. For our community cookbook zine, we'll be collecting your favorite food stories and recipes for a local cookbook zine! Participants will receive a copy of the community cookbook zine after completion. ABOUT THE…
Macomb's Bridge LibraryAdults
Tue, April 23
@ 9 AM
World Literature Festival
A love letter to Speculative Fiction epicureans everywhere. FEATURING Olga Ravn Juhani Karila Maru Ayase If you grew up on steady provisions of Margaret Atwood, Mary Shelley, Margaret Cavindish’s the Blazing World, and Larry Niven’s Ringworld (albeit controversial); on the Mythics, the Gothics, Low Fantasies and the Slice-of-Life-Sci-Fi (a personal favorite) but also enjoy the occasional Literary Analog Horror, the language of Speculative Fiction has got the right tincture for your sou…
**Virtual Event, Register to Attend**Adults,

50+,

Book Lovers,

College & Graduate Students
Tue, April 23
@ 3:30 PM
World Literature Festival
Join us for a very special author talk with Roger Mello! In this program, we'll be discussing one of Roger's books Joao by a Thread. There will be a Q&A with the author and the audience, then we will learn to draw in Roger's special style! Register above to receive the Zoom link. All attending adults must be accompanied by a child. KidsLIVE programs are sponsored by the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Children's Center
Register for the livestream Zoom link here
Children,

School Age (5-12 years)
Tue, April 23
@ 6 PM
World Literature Festival
Tell me what you eat, the old adage from the epicurean Brillat-Savarin goes, and I will tell you who you are. Writing about food has a unique power that goes beyond its potential to evoke sensory pleasure. What we cook can reveal a great deal about who we are in the world, the cultures we belong to, even the social and political values that shaped us. In this conversation, acclaimed cookbook authors Nasim Alikhani (Sofreh), Abi Balingit (Mayumu), and Kayla Stewart (Gullah Geechee Home Cooking)…
Mulberry Street Library
Online
Adults,

Book Lovers,

College & Graduate Students,

Immigrants
Tue, April 23
@ 6 PM
World Literature Festival
ABOUT THE PROGRAM In their latest book, How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures (one of TIME's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year), Sabrina Imbler transcends notions of category from beginning to end. They challenge the strict boxes of what a memoir "should" look like, what a science book "should look like", and even how a human being should exist within societal categories like gender, race, and blame. Come join the Hudson Park Library for a conversation with Sabrina about their…
Hudson Park LibraryAdults,

Book Lovers
Wed, April 24
@ 2 PM
World Literature Festival
Come talk to your neighbors about your favorite recipes! Food connects us and roots our communities in shared histories and cultures. Join other members of the community as we come together to share recipes, cooking advice, and talk about the foods we love! All are welcome. After the event, library staff will work to compile a community cookbook zine using the recipes shared during this event. So if you're interested in contributing, please make sure to bring a copy of your recipe to share! Re…
Allerton LibraryAdults,

50+
Wed, April 24
@ 6 PM
World Literature Festival
An all-star cast of writers and translators discuss the joys and challenges of translation. Relationships between authors and their translators are each unique in their own way, moving across time and over many miles in a special conversation that invokes a sharing of feeling and culture. As our global connectivity expands, translated works are becoming highly sought after by both independent and mainstream publishers in many countries, and even more so in places where censorship and restricti…
Jefferson Market Library
Online
Immigrants
Thu, April 25
@ 5:30 PM
World Literature Festival
Escritores latinx queer dinámicos hablarán sobre sus caminos que los llevaron hacia los Estados Unidos. Acompaña a Iván Monalisa Ojeda, autor y artista transgénero latinx de dos espíritus, y a Jaquira Díaz, escritora de ficción, ensayista, periodista, crítica cultural y profesora puertorriqueñ, en conversación con la Dra. Rosalina Díaz, antropóloga e investigadora en temas de género, identidad y poder en la sociedad taína, quienes hablarán sobre su labor literaria e influencias. Para asi…
Bronx Library Center, Auditorium Immigrants
Sat, April 27
@ 2 PM
World Literature Festival
小说的艺术与自由表达:严歌苓与马凯琳对话 严歌苓,出生于上海,着有30多本书,荣获30多个文学和电影奖。 她的许多书籍都被改编成了电影或电视剧。 最近,她的作品受到了挑战,作者将与我们一起讨论她的新小说《Milati:米拉蒂》以及自由表达的重要性。 她与纽约当地小说家、作家和电影学者、同时也是当天的主持人马凯琳一起讨论他们的作品。 对话将探讨他们的写作、作品风格,以及是什么激励每位作者渡过写作旅程中的困难时刻。 本次访谈将以普通话进行。 该活动将现场和线上同步进行。 现场参加活动 | 请注册领取现场门票。 活动将在节目开始前 45 分钟开放。 对于现场活动,我们通常会超额预订以确保满座。 请尽早抵达,以免错过机会; 我们将尽力满足每个人的需求。 尚未认领的预订座位将在开始时前不久释放,届时可能会有空位。 节目开始前 30 分钟将排队等候。 线上参加活动 | 请线上注册门票。 本次活动将在 Zoom 上进行直播。 要接收 Zoom 链接,请务必注册! 该连结将在开始时间前不久与注册者分享。 关于世界文学节 纽约公共图书馆的世界文学节庆祝来自世界各地的书籍和作家,并反映我们社区…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event Center
Online
Immigrants
Mon, April 29
@ 11 AM
World Literature Festival
This program is in person. We will explore our own lives by writing about our experiences in life.
Westchester Square LibraryAdults,

50+,

Book Lovers
Mon, April 29
@ 2 PM
World Literature Festival
Come out to celebrate the making of the Macomb's Bridge Library Community Cookbook Zine. See how the community came together to make our first ever Community Cookbook Zine a reality. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The New York Public Library’s World Literature Festival (April 15-30, 2024) celebrates books and writers from around the world and reflects the languages spoken in our communities. See the full listing of events here! CONNECT WITH US Sign up for our e-newsletters to stay up to date on upcomin…
Macomb's Bridge LibraryAdults
Tue, April 30
@ 6 PM
World Literature Festival
Critically acclaimed writers Lisa Ko and Crystal Hana Kim trace the connections in their new novels. Authors of Memory Piece and The Stone Home come together in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown to celebrate their newly published novels, and engage in a discussion surrounding themes of history, legacy, and friendship in their work. Please join Lisa Ko and Crystal Hana Kim in conversation as they discuss their creative process and relationship to the craft. To join the event in person | Pl…
Chatham Square Library
Online
Adults,

Book Lovers,

College & Graduate Students,

Immigrants
Fri, May 10
@ 6 PM
World Literature Festival
Join author Kamini Dandapani as she discusses her book Rajaraja Chola: King of Kings with Navina Haidar, art historian and curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor. Rajaraja I, often described as Rajaraja the Great, was an emperor from the Chola dynasty who reigned the southern parts of India from 985 CE to 1014 CE. An iconic figure, often regarded as the King of Kings, he was the most powerfu…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event CenterAdults,

Book Lovers