Events

The Thomas Yoseloff Business Center provides a range of free one-on-one financial counseling services that aim to assist with financial situations including general money management, budgeting, saving, banking, retirement planning, and more. Budget and Credit Coaching Sign up for a remote session with the Financial Coaching Corps (FCC) of the Community Service Society. Learn how to improve your credit, manage your debt, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financ…

This event will take place in person at Soundview Library. Join us for our knitting circle where you can work with other crafters like yourself. Start a new project or bring a current one. Share tips, ideas, and projects as well. (Yarn will be provided. Please bring your own knitting needles.)

Join us for the Riverside knitting and crocheting circle every Saturday from 10am to 12pm. Please bring your own materials and get ready to have some crafty good times!

Join our brand new book club, focused on showcasing and highlighting titles that have been contested, censored, or banned in the United States and abroad. Call or email ashleydalle@nypl.org to request a cartridge with these titles. Upcoming Titles: July 6, 2024 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston DB095171 September 7, 2024 - The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan DB007901 October 5, 2024 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez DB026981 November 9, 2024 - Ceremo…

This event will take place in person at Woodstock Library. If feeling uplifted and light makes your day, join our class to get your weekly fix of heart pumping exercise. Each week, dance to music to rejuvenate your mind and body while connecting with your community. This class will take place in person and is open to all levels.

Prepare for the U.S. Citizenship Test. This class is taking place in person. This study group is for adults preparing to take the United States Citizenship Test. Each workshop will focus on several of the 100 citizenship test civic questions. Students will also learn about library and online resources to continue their practice at home. Open to Adults 18+

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in the Mac Lab (Room 617). Logic Pro is a professional grade software for songwriting, music production, mixing, editing, and more. Start to explore the interface, learn how to create and edit your own loop-based compositions, and get started recording audio tracks into your production sessions. Software will be provided in our computer lab. This class is part of the media & production classes offered at studio4…

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.

The Battery Park City Library is pleased to host presenter Harry Doza as he joins us for a discussion about climate and sustainability. This virtual discussion will focus on practical steps that each of us can take in our daily lives to make a difference. We will cover how to read monthly utility bills, highlight money-saving tips to conserve electricity, learn about renewable energy & discuss steps for saving water & protecting our city against a potential drought. Please have your…

If you want to put your mind to the test then come do some Crosswords at Hamilton Grange Library.

This event will take place in person at Hudson Park. Drop in and join the Hudson Puzzle Club for socializing and jigsaw puzzle fun! Come try out a wide variety of new and vintage puzzles with other puzzle enthusiasts. Participate in our puzzle exchange: bring a puzzle and take a puzzle home!

Need help finding services? Social work interns can help you find information about services for food, clothing, health, and shelter. They can help you understand what government benefits and programs are available to you, as well as being someone that you can reach out to, just to talk. Worker cannot fill out applications but can assist with showing the client how to apply. Book an in-person 30-minute session Saturday from 11am-3pm at the front desk or by calling 212-926-2147. Book a f…

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in the PC Lab (Room 615) and will be held every Saturday. Do you have trouble with your email? Do you have questions about Microsoft Office? Do you need to complete a project in Photoshop? Have you heard about NYPL resources like LinkedIn Learning but don't know how to access them? Bring your technology questions and get one -on - one assistance during this open lab time supervised by a tech instructor.

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

Check out our amazing book sale. Great prices and selection! All materials are donations from friends and neighbors of the library. Cash or check only,

This program is taking place in-person at the St. George Library Center. Following "Memory Brews & Literary Views'" genre of the month, join us to discuss a banned book and to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Told in a series of vignettes – sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous–it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books in our time have touch…

This event will take place at the PC Lab at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Learn the fundamentals of computer programming with the popular language Python. This class will cover concepts fundamental to all programming languages and provide an introduction to coding more generally. This class requires a gmail account to use Google Colab, a browser based coding environment. It will also be divided in two parts.

The Friends of Dickens New York (FODNY) is a literary, cultural, and educational organization dedicated to the works of Charles Dickens. Our motto is FUN, FRIENDSHIP AND LEARNING! Fun, because we get together regularly to read, dramatize, and discuss the works of Charles Dickens. Friendship, because the group encourages and cements unity, understanding and cooperation among people. Learning, because great literature adds to our knowledge and understanding of one another and the world.

The movie that redefined the legendary post-apocalyptic saga. Short Q&A to follow the film.

This program will take place in person. This class is designed for the beginning adult actor seeking experience and feedback. It highlights ways to make your performance more natural and spontaneous. Attendees will work with ensemble building games, script analysis, scene study, and stage production. No experience is necessary.

This is an in-person program at the 53rd Street Library. Join us for “EVERYTHING TO GAIN: Starting and Building a Nonprofit” - A FREE Workshop Series. Hosted by the Founder of the Center for Bronx Nonprofits, these exclusive events will empower you to create your own nonprofit today! Each session will be able to be attended as a stand alone offering but attendance at all five sessions will be encouraged. The goal of the series is to familiarize attendees with the process of creating a nonprofit…

A barbaric Broadway gossip columnist ropes an unprincipled press agent into smearing an up-and-coming jazz musician romancing his beloved sister. (96 minutes) When Sweet Smell of Success appeared, in 1957, the title was not initially prophetic. It delighted neither audiences nor critics, and helped sink the career of its director, Alexander Mackendrick. […] Sweet Smell of Success was too dark (and some would say too smart) for the mainstream entertainment of the day. —Krin Gabbard, Chronic…

Join the Riverside Poets for an afternoon of poetry!

This program will be presented in-person at the Tompkins Square Library. Come take your pick of games and puzzles to enjoy with fellow library lovers: jigsaws, board games, cards, crosswords, and more! Please feel free to bring your own drinks and snacks or enjoy tea and snacks provided by the library!

Kimi (2022) September 7, 2pm A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime, but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: she must leave her apartment. (Rated R, 89 mins.) Lisa Frankenstein (2024) September 14, 2pm A misunderstood teenager and a reanimated Victorian corpse embark on a murderous journey together to find love, happiness, and a few missing body parts. (Rated PG-13, 101 mins…

This event will take place in person at Sedgwick Branch. Come learn how to use the manual settings on your camera, and how to use aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance settings to create professional quality images.

Please join us for an in-person screening of the film Planet of the Apes. Astronauts crash-land on a planet where the human inhabitants are mute savages who are despised, preyed upon and enslaved by a race of highly civilized and intelligent apes. The film was an Oscar winner for its simian makeup. Rod Serling and Michael Wilson adapted the script from a novel by Pierre Boulle. Rating: G Runtime: 112 minutes After the screening. there will be a discussion comparing the film to the…

This event will take place at the PC Lab at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Learn the fundamentals of computer programming with the popular language Python. This class will cover concepts fundamental to all programming languages and provide an introduction to coding more generally. This class requires a gmail account to use Google Colab, a browser based coding environment. It will also be divided in two parts.

The Shining (1980; 146mins.) Dir: Stanley Kubrick. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence while his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future. Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall.

This event will take place in person at Sedgwick Branch. If you have a tech problem, question, or would just like some individualized tech tutorials, this is your time to work with a librarian and receive their personal attention and instruction.

Are you unfamiliar with using a computer? Need to set up an account but don't know what to do first? Come to Ottendorfer Library for one on one help. We will instruct you on how to use a computer, how to set up a gmail account, offer quick tips on how to navigate the Internet, and answer any questions you may have.

Need help finding services? Social work interns can help you find information about services for food, clothing, health, and shelter. They can help you understand what government benefits and programs are available to you, as well as being someone that you can reach out to, just to talk. Worker cannot fill out applications but can assist with showing the client how to apply. Book an in-person 30-minute session Saturday from 11am-3pm by asking at the front desk or calling 212-926-2147. B…

This program is for patrons who need help with computers . emails, Mircosoft word , Powerpoint , internet serch resumes and elctronic devices

This event will take place in person at Throgs Neck Library. Do you want to learn about computers? Come join our beginners one-on-one computer sessions on Mondays and Fridays from 10am-1pm (unless specified otherwise). Please register a day in advance via phone call or visiting the library's front desk for available time slots. There are no walk-ins for day of time slots. The computer sessions are an hour long. Available Time Slot Options (call or visit library for available times): 1) 10:…

This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library. Conéctate, equilibra y desafíate con Yoga en español. Esta clase de Vinyasa Yoga incluye flujos de intensidad media que te llevarán desde el saludo al sol hasta una postura máxima final. Ven y concéntrate en las inversiones y la respiración para ayudarte a mejorar tu práctica personal mientras brindas conciencia y una nueva experiencia. Se recomiendan tapetes, pero no son obligatorios, y todos los niveles son bienvenidos.…

This highly interactive class focuses on improving confidence and fluency through listening and group interaction. Included will be insights about American culture and about living in New York. Vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar will be covered within the context of conversation.

This event is online only. Must register with a valid email address.Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.You will receive an email 2 hours before the class starts with the virtual class link.

Prepare for the U.S. Citizenship Test. This class is taking place in person. This study group is for adults preparing to take the United States Citizenship Test. Each workshop will focus on several of the 100 citizenship test civic questions. Students will also learn about library and online resources to continue their practice at home. Open to Adults 18+

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in the Mac Lab (Room 617). This course will cover how important it is to be safe when providing your information on the internet as well as ensuring your computer is safe from those who want to hack it.

This event will take place IN PERSON at Hudson Park Library on Mondays: September 9, 16, 23, 30 NO REGISTRATION NEEDED! Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation 90-minute Classes for English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Adult learner…