Events

Join us at the Soundview Library for different fun crafts on the following Monday afternoons! June 2nd: Looking for a creative way to show off your pride and your support for Pride Month? Come join us in the SV Community Room to make a keychain in honor of Pride Month using Perler Beads. June 9th: Paint an adorable Teddy Bear Piggy Bank for your allowance using our paint and brushes! June 23rd: Fill up a glass mason jar with colored craft sand, pebbles, gems, and plastic animals to make your…

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. Rated: R, 120 minutes Starring: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott

Sing your favorite songs by iconic LGBTQ+ artists and learn new ones. Whether you are an experienced singer or new to karaoke, all are welcome to participate!

Evolutionary biologist Nathan H. Lents joins us to discuss his latest book, The Sexual Evolution, about the secret sex lives (and sexual diversity) of animals with science writer and author of Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex, Rachel Feltman. This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor. Nathan H. Lents knows what makes humans unique—and it’s most definitely not our sexual diversity. A professor at John Jay College, Lents ha…

Hey Anime & manga fans!!! Do you enjoy reading mangas like Jujutsu Kaisen, Naruto, and more? Come join Washington Heights Library’s Anime & Manga club as we check out our favorite anime, as well as discuss new and upcoming titles. For June, we'll be celebrating Pride month with our favorite LGBTQIA anime!

Come Rock out at our Rock Painting session! With Acrylic markers and soft rocks, come join us for a rock’n time!

This event is online only. In honor of Pride Month, we will be discussing the epic romantasy Saga by Brian K. Vaughan. Join us at the Grand Concourse Library for a discussion on the critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, bestselling comic book series Saga. Must be 18+ to attend. Saga. Volume one Saga. Volume eleven You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. The link will be sent to you by email a…

Join us this Pride Month for a four-week creative workshop series that invites participants to explore identity, self-expression, and community through the lens of queer art. Defying Norms is open to anyone interested in challenging traditional artistic techniques and embracing nonconventional approaches to self-portraiture. Through hands-on art-making, reflective discussions, and experimental practices, participants will create self-portraits that defy expectations and celebrate complexity. Whe…

In 1959, a stuffy professor from New York heads to Reno for a quickie divorce and becomes infatuated with a young woman who lives at the ranch where she's staying. This is an in-person event at Columbus Library.

June is PRIDE Month! Join us as we celebrate PRIDE with fun crafts, games, giveaways and more while supplies last. Snacks will be provided. Discover what the Library offers NYC teens, including our newly expanded Teen Centers at select branches, TeenLIVE events, programs, book recommendations, and more.

Calling all book lovers! Come celebrate Pride Month at the 125th Street Library by joining us for a discussion of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. This early classic from the famed Harlem writer is set in the ‘50s and tells the story of a young American man in Paris caught between desire and conventional morality. Copies of Giovanni’s Room will be available for checkout at the circulation desk on a first come, first serve basis.

Join us each month to discuss a great work of classic and contemporary cinema! Our format is nearly identical to a book club but instead of discussing a book, we will discuss a movie. Please be sure to screen the film prior to meeting! This month we will be discussing Pedro Almodovar's Pain & Glory (2019) An ageing film director reflects on the choices he's made in his life as the past and present come crashing down around him. How to Watch: Limited DVD copies are available for chec…

A chronicle of New York's drag scene and “house” culture in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality while addressing issues of racism and poverty. This is an in-person event at Columbus Library.

This program will take place in the Adult Section of the Morrisania Library. No registration is required. Join us for a movie morning! Moving pages is a program dedicated to the worlds of cinema and literature. Tag along to view a film selected by library staff, followed by a book tasting of likewise literature! In honor of Pride Month, Morrisania watches Moonlight! Synopsis: A young Black man grapples with his identity and sexuality in Miami while experiencing the everyday s…

Join us on Saturdays for weaving! We will provide all materials and space for weaving, while you socialize with one another. No registration required.

Join us for a Saturday Afternoon Movie at the St. Agnes Library! This month we are Celebrating Pride featuring classic and contemporary Queer films. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975) A kinky transvestite offers shelter to a straitlaced newly engaged couple when their car breaks down near his masion, where they experience a collection of outrageous patrygoers. (Rated R, 105 mins)

Join Baychester YA to celebrate Pride, the end of the school year, the beginning of summer, or just a Monday afternoon! Whatever your reason to celebrate, swing by for pride-themed crafts, a photo booth, some fun snacks, and tunes! Discover what the Library offers NYC teens, including our newly expanded Teen Centers at select branches, TeenLIVE events, programs, book recommendations, and more. This program will be conducted in person, in English, in the Community Room of Baychester Library. Th…

Join us at the Soundview Library as we end off Pride Month with our Pride Trivia! Bring your friends and test your knowledge on the history of Pride, with the possibility of winning a prize. There is a 15 minute grace period.

Come try your hand at some Pride-themed trivia! To celebrate the publishing of Super Gay Poems, we'll have a selection of queer literature and poetry available for checkout. Whoever answers the most questions correctly about queer history and poetry will win a free Super Gay Poems tote bag!

This event will take place online. Join us for a very special edition of Dueling Detectives! This month we will be having a virtual author talk with Joshua Moehling, bestselling author of LGBTQ+ mysteries. We will talk about his writing career and his latest book, A Long Time Gone, part of the Ben Packard series! While not required to attend the program, you can check out and read Joshua's books by usuing your library card! Author Bio Joshua Moehling is the bestselling author of the Ben…

Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. deal for parents and caregivers with multiple-aged children. Our theme for July is Summer at the Library. **** Please note there is no elevator available and stroller parking is limited.****