Today @ 3:30 PM | STEAM for Kids Kids! Come to the Kingsbridge Library where will will use our imaginations (and maybe some prompts) to write a short narrative story! | Kingsbridge Library | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Today @ 5 PM | Creative Aging Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older.
This program will be held in person at 96th Street Library.
Join us for Acting for the Fun of It! Teaching artist Frank Ingrasciotta will guide participants through the art of the theater over 8 sessions. PLEASE NOTE: The sessions began in April, and run through May.
Designed for anyone who wants to “take the stage” – in acting or public speaking! The art of acting is not just about bein… Online registration is now closed | 96th Street Library | Adults,
50+ |
Today @ 6 PM | Canceled
TechConnect Have you ever wanted to design an app but didn’t know where to start? In this workshop, you will learn about the different types of apps used today before diving into brainstorming, planning, prototyping, and evaluating your app without writing a single line of code! Registration required: Online | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Mac Lab | Adults |
Today @ 6:30 PM | Arab American Heritage Month This program is in-person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 3rd Floor, Room 304.
This is a series-based program starting January 17 - April 24, 2024. Participants are encouraged to attend from the beginning of the series. We will learn the basics of reading and writing the Arabic alphabet, vocabulary words, phrases, and some basic grammar.
No previous language experience required. Instructional materials will be provided.
All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Image c… Online registration is now closed | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) 3rd Floor, Room 304 | Adults |
Thu, April 25 @ 10 AM | Online This program will take place virtually. Want to work with other writers? Commit to a writing schedule? Practice your craft through writing prompts? Receive and discuss information and tips on writing, reading, editing, and revising?
Join the weekly meetings of the Kingsbridge Writing Circle, held online at the Kingsbridge Library on every Thursday from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. Eastern Time. Share your unpublished drafts in an intimate setting. Get and give feedback.
Writers of all genres and styles… Registration required: Online | Kingsbridge Library Online | Adults |
Thu, April 25 @ 11 AM | We will work on a writing prompt and discuss an aspect of craft. Share your work in a friendly environment and talk about writing. Open to all adults. No experience necessary. Please bring a notebook. Located in the community room, third floor. | St. Agnes Library | Adults |
Thu, April 25 @ 12 PM | First come, first served | Chatham Square Library, Community Room | Adults |
Thu, April 25 @ 12 PM | Poetry Programming Celebrate National Poetry Month with NYPL and Poetry Society of New York
This April, join us for writing workshops across the three boroughs, uplifting poetry of all types; free verse, form, and everything in between!
Finding Freedom in Spoken Word: Writing Workshop with Poet Jasmine "JRose" Rosario
Participants will join a workshop that is centered around the empowerment of writing a spoken word poem.
Poet in Residence Dates:
April 10: 10 AM - 3PM
April 17: 10 AM - 3PM
April 22: 12 PM… | Kingsbridge Library | Adults |
Thu, April 25 @ 3:30 PM | Poetry Programming Celebrate National Poetry Month with NYPL and Poetry Society of New York
This April, join us for writing workshops across the three boroughs, uplifting poetry of all types; free verse, form, and everything in between!
Finding Freedom in Spoken Word: Writing Workshop with Poet Jasmine "JRose" Rosario
Participants will join a workshop that is centered around the empowerment of writing a spoken word poem.
Workshop: April 25, 3:30 PM - 5 PM
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Jasmine Rosario
Jasmi… Registration required: Online | Kingsbridge Library | Adults |
Thu, April 25 @ 4 PM | STEAM for Teens Join the Wakefield Young Adult Staff for art, writing, and iced tea! Teens will be able to discover their inner artist regardless of skill level and can take their creations home!
All supplies are provided! Iced tea will also be provided but feel free to bring your own (enclosed) teas!
4/4
Banned Book Tote Bags
4/11
"I Am" Mosaic Collage
4/18
Beginner Calligraphy: Arabic Characters
4/25
Star Map Exploration | Wakefield Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Thu, April 25 @ 4 PM | This event will take place in person at the Mosholu Library. No Registration Required.
Sign here if you are ready to practice your cursive writing skills, one letter/word at a time! | Mosholu Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Thu, April 25 @ 5 PM | College & Career Pathways (CCP) Join us online for this virtual event on Thrusday, April 25th at 5:00pm, where we'll be going over the basics of writing personal statements for college applications! Our YA Librarians will walk you through a step-by-step process of how to prepare for your college essay and even workshop some examples with patrons who attend.
Patrons must be 13-18 years old to attend. Registration required: Online | Van Cortlandt Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
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Fri, April 26 @ 12 PM | Poetry Programming Celebrate National Poetry Month with NYPL and Poetry Society of New York
This April, join us for writing workshops across the three boroughs, uplifting poetry of all types; free verse, form, and everything in between!
How to Change Your Life: Poetry Society of New York Poet Venus Solomon in Residence
Through a careful analysis of art from Rodin, Rilke, Oliver, and Butler, we will learn how to change our lives. The poets have been having a secret conversation throughout the millennia — would y… Online registration is now closed | St. George Library Center | Adults |
Fri, April 26 @ 1 PM | Americo Casiano was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico and came to the Bronx when he was an infant. Americo enrolled at Brooklyn College where he studied English with Charles Lynch and Puerto Rican literature with Alfredo Matilla; whom became his mentors & friends. Both were instrumental in his evolution as a writer.
The first session will be a get to know meeting where the participants will inform me of their primary interest (e.g., poetry or creative prose). Based on the feedback, I will… Phone or in-person | Morris Park Library | Adults,
50+ |
Fri, April 26 @ 3 PM | Creative Aging Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older.
This program will be held in person at Tremont Library.
Writing a Tune to Your Life takes inspiration from their local branch autobiography collection and your own life to compose to make your own song. Patrick Thompson, New York City Center teaching artist and music director will guide participants in exploration into how songs are made from investigating lyrics and music composition. Writi… Online registration is now closed | Tremont Library | Adults,
50+ |
Sat, April 27 @ 11 AM | Creative Aging Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older.
This program will be held in person at Andrew Heiskell Library.
Join us for Playwriting 101! Teaching artist Nefeli Soteriou will guide participants through the art of writing over 8 sessions. PLEASE NOTE: The sessions began in March, and run through May.
This course is focused on learning the fundamentals of the craft of Playwriting structure, plotting, character development, plot forward… Online registration is now closed | Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library | Adults,
50+ |
Sat, April 27 @ 1:30 PM | This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library.
Come and join the Morningside Heights Library with Nadia Bongo, for a collage and writing workshop. After a short introduction of the art of collage, we will dive hands on to practice for thirty-five minutes. All materials will be provided, however feel free to bring any saved images and or old magazines that can be added to your work. Afterwards, we will have a mini writing session inspired by the collages created with a… Registration required: Online | Morningside Heights Library, Community Room | Adults |
Sat, April 27 @ 2 PM | Banned Books Closeout National Poetry Month and Books For All Campaign honoring the voice of life's bravest, strongest, and wisest poet, the Phenomenal Woman herself, Maya Angelou with this special poetry writing workshop for teens at Eastchester Library. Participating teens will practice writing expressive poetry, exchanging constructive notes and impressions of each other's works, and have fun during the creative process! Snacks are given to participating teens. | Eastchester Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Sat, April 27 @ 3 PM | This event will take place in person at the 53rd Street Library.
This workshop is designed to help patrons unlock their creative potential.
We will engage in fun idea generating exercises and work together to get results and find joy in the writing process.
All writers of any experience level are welcome. If you're curious, come check it out!
This workshop, the sixteenth in an ongoing series, will continue to explore foundational writing techniques and best practices. Prior attendance is… Online registration is now closed | 53rd Street Library | Adults |
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 Library | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers |
Mon, April 29 @ 11:15 AM | Creative Aging Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older.
This program will be held in person at Webster Library.
Join us for Memoir Writing! Teaching artist Frank Ingrasciotta will guide participants through the art of writing over 8 sessions. PLEASE NOTE: The sessions began in April, and run through May.
Have you ever wanted to write a memoir but didn’t know where to start? In this workshop writer and educator, Frank Ingrasciotta will guide yo… Online registration is now closed | Webster Library | Adults,
50+ |
Mon, April 29 @ 4 PM | Teens and young adults who like to write, join us for Camp NaNoWriMo! Mondays at 4PM, come work on your Camp NaNoWriMo project, with focus on a different aspect of writing and planning each week! | City Island Library, Community Meeting Room | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Mon, April 29 @ 4 PM | This event will take place in-person at Morningside Heights Library.
Get help with writing and formatting your resume.
Already have a resume? Then get feedback on how to make your resume stand out. | Morningside Heights Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Mon, April 29 @ 4 PM | Are you an aspiring writer? Need to get some creativity flowing? Want to test out your writing knowledge and see how well you can write? Come by to the Grand Concourse Library and learn about the different format styles of writing and practice with your friends! Use pen & paper or computer- writing counts in all forms! | Grand Concourse Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Mon, April 29 @ 4 PM | This program counts towards NYPL VIPs.
Exercise your civic muscles by coming to our craftivism and letter writing program! Get creative by making a poster, pin, zine, or sticker about an issue you care about and/or write a letters to your elected officials. Materials will be provided, but the ideas are all yours. | Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library | Adults |
Mon, April 29 @ 4 PM | This is an informal creative writing workshop for adults. Writing prompts will be provided at the beginning of the 1 hour program to help your ideas to flow. But you may start writing with your own prompt or own creative idea(s). This will be a space for all writing levels to come together to peacefully write and share ideas, ask for feedback, etc. Writing materials will be provided. Please be aware this is not an instructional program. Please view flyer for more information. Thank you. | Mosholu Library | Adults,
50+ |
Mon, April 29 @ 4:30 PM | **This program will take place at Yorkville Branch.**
Want to work with other writers? Commit to a writing schedule? Practice your craft through writing prompts? Receive and discuss information and tips on writing, reading, editing, and revising? Then join the weekly meetings of the Yorkville Writing Circle. Share your unpublished drafts in an intimate setting. Get and give feedback.
Writers of all genres and styles, at all levels, are welcome to participate. For adults ages 18 and up.
For… First come, first served | Yorkville Library, Meeting Room | Adults |
Mon, April 29 @ 6 PM | Online This is an online-only event.
Welcome to Seward Park’s Writers' Workshop for Adults. We gather every two weeks to critique writing and exercise. Our next meeting will be held on April 29th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Google Meet.
This week we will be doing the Bulwer- Lytton challenge of trying to write the opening sentence to the worst novel possible!
We will use the Google Meet platform and you will be emailed the link to join on the day prior to the meeting. Registration required: Online | Seward Park Library Online Only | Adults |
Tue, April 30 @ 1:30 PM | Creative Aging Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older.
In this class participants will learn handmade artist book binding techniques. We will create a variety of books from artist zines and accordion books all the way to japanese stab binding! Each artist will create their own handmade books using a variety of beautiful papers. The possibilities for handmade books are endless - they can be used for journaling, sketching, scrapbooking, and w… Online registration is now closed | Yorkville Library | Adults,
50+ |
Tue, April 30 @ 3 PM | Create art - painting, crochet, writing, drawing, and more - in any way you wish! | City Island Library, Community Meeting Room | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Tue, April 30 @ 4 PM | Poetry Programming If you're looking for a place to bounce off ideas and share what you like to write or what don't, then this is the public funshop group for you. All writers of all styles are welcome to join. For Ages 13-18 only. First come, first served | Francis Martin Library | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers,
College & Graduate Students,
Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Tue, April 30 @ 4 PM | Are you looking for a friendly atmosphere to write in, people to bounce ideas off of, or just looking for some feedback? Then this is the place for you!
If you like to write and meet people who like writing, bring your creativity and personality to our creative writing meetups. All writers of all styles are welcome to join!
This event will take place in person at The Soundview Library | Soundview Library | Adults |
Tue, April 30 @ 4 PM | 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… Registration required: Online | 53rd Street Library Online | Children,
School Age (5-12 years) |
Wed, May 1 @ 2 PM | Creative Aging Continue where we left off at the end of our Memoir Writing workshops for adults 50 and older.
This program will be held in person at 58th Street Library and online.
Teaching artist Frank Ingrasciotta will continue to guide participants through the art of writing over 5 extra sessions.
Storytelling is our most ancient art form and everyone has a story in us that wants to be told. When powerful storytelling resonates, it creates shared experiences of commonality that bonds us as a community.… Registration required: Online | 58th Street Library, Computer Classroom (not wheelchair accessible) | Adults,
50+ |
Wed, May 1 @ 4 PM | This event will take place in person at the Bronx Library Center. Prose Writing! In prose writing teens will learn how to write scenes and short stories. On Wednesday, May 1 2024 there will be a concentration on prose writing. | Bronx Library Center, Teen Center | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Wed, May 1 @ 5 PM | Creative Aging Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older.
This program will be held in person at 96th Street Library.
Join us for Acting for the Fun of It! Teaching artist Frank Ingrasciotta will guide participants through the art of the theater over 8 sessions. PLEASE NOTE: The sessions began in April, and run through May.
Designed for anyone who wants to “take the stage” – in acting or public speaking! The art of acting is not just about being… Online registration is now closed | 96th Street Library | Adults,
50+ |
Thu, May 2 @ 10 AM | Online This program will take place virtually. Want to work with other writers? Commit to a writing schedule? Practice your craft through writing prompts? Receive and discuss information and tips on writing, reading, editing, and revising?
Join the weekly meetings of the Kingsbridge Writing Circle, held online at the Kingsbridge Library on every Thursday from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. Eastern Time. Share your unpublished drafts in an intimate setting. Get and give feedback.
Writers of all genres and styles… Registration required: Online | Kingsbridge Library Online | Adults |
Thu, May 2 @ 4 PM | Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Join the Wakefield Young Adult Staff for art, writing, and iced tea! Teens will be able to discover their inner artist regardless of skill level and can take their creations home!
All supplies are provided! Iced tea will also be provided but feel free to bring your own (enclosed) teas!
5/2
Ceramic Tea Cup Painting for Mother's Day
5/9
Sneakerhead: 3D Printed Sneaker Keychains
5/16
Bronx Week Bookmarks
5/23
Meditative Pastels
5/30
DI… | Wakefield Library | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years),
Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years) |
Fri, May 3 @ 3 PM | Creative Aging Explore your artistic potential with Creative Aging, a series of art workshops for adults 50 and older.
This program will be held in person at Tremont Library.
Writing a Tune to Your Life takes inspiration from their local branch autobiography collection and your own life to compose to make your own song. Patrick Thompson, New York City Center teaching artist and music director will guide participants in exploration into how songs are made from investigating lyrics and music composition. Writi… Registration required: Online | Tremont Library | Adults,
50+ |