Mon, June 12 @ 11 AM | Online Register here!
This is a virtual symposium of the International Association of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Documentation Centres of the Performing Arts.
Performing Arts collections in general, and Theatre Collections in particular, pose distinctive challenges for archives and museums. A book, painting, or musical score exists as a final product that can be studied years after the event. Theatre, on the other hand, is an ephemeral event that is captured only partially in the collections of… | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Online Only | Adults |
Wed, June 14 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Musical Storytime with Laura: Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy. This Musical Storytime is hosted by Laura Ziegler, Director and Lead Teacher… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Thu, June 15 @ 5:30 PM | Canceled
16mm Film This event is canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The What's Happening? Series:
This monthly program features films on issues of public concern and notable topics. The series aims to provide information on and stimulate conversation through the screening of new and historic works in the Reserve Film and Video Collection and discussion with special guests.
Series Dates 2023:
January 19
Feb 16
March 23
April 27
May 25
June 15 | Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium | Adults |
Fri, June 16 @ 3 PM | Outdoor Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection!
Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging process.
In this iteration, we hear from Sean Smalley who will play a celebration of the synthes… | Outdoor Terrace | Adults |
Fri, June 16 @ 7 PM | Registration for this event is sold out, but standby tickets will be available.
Register here!
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division welcomes dancer and choreographer Maria Torres to a two-week residency to gather community history about the Hustle. The Hustle was a dance developed in the 70s discos first by Puerto Rican teens, but has since expanded across the U.S. Today, the Hustle scene in New York City is still particularly vibrant. While has extensive experience directing choreography in thea… | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center | Adults |
Wed, June 21 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Part of the Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center Series
My Paati’s Saris: Dance Storytime with Preeti Vasudevan
A little boy spends time with his Paati, Tamil grandmother. One of the things that bring them closer are Paati’s saris. They spend their day together, and the colorful, swirling fabric surrounds their adventures as they cook, shop, and dance. Choreographer and Cultural Storyteller Preeti Vasudevan brings My Paati's Saris by Jyoti Rajan Gopal alive in a special storytime event.
Bri… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, June 27 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts.
The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023,… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, June 27 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, June 27 @ 11:15 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts.
The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023,… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, June 27 @ 11:15 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Wed, June 28 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center
Musical Theatre Storytime with Bonita Hamilton
Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy.
This Musical Theater Storytime is hosted by Bonita Hami… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, June 30 @ 3 PM | Outdoor Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection!
Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging process.
In this iteration, we hear from Julius Tanner who will play soundscapes. | Outdoor Terrace | Adults |
Wed, July 5 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center
Musical Storytime with Mikayla
Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy.
This Musical Storytime is hosted by Mikayla Cohen, a teacher at Just Ac… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Wed, July 5 @ 1 PM | Online This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts.
This disc discussion will focus on The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
**How to Register: Please click HERE**
We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music. An LP Club!--an… | ONLINE | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers |
Wed, July 5 @ 5 PM | Online This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts.
This disc discussion will focus on The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
**How to Register: Please click HERE**
We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music. An LP Club!--an… | ONLINE | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers |
Mon, July 10 @ 6 PM | Register here!
The Library for the Performing Arts celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music with a screening of the 1984 classic film, Krush Groove. The movie, written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz, is based on the inception of Def Jam Records and features notable hip-hop artists such as Kurtis Blow, Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys. | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium | Adults |
Tue, July 11 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts on the Terrace.
The Library for the Performing Arts is teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, July 11 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check this… | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, July 11 @ 11:15 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts on the Terrace.
The Library for the Performing Arts is teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Wed, July 12 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center
Musical Storytime with Thorgy
Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy.
This Musical Storytime is hosted by Thorgy Thor, a former contestant on… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Thu, July 13 @ 4:30 PM | Register
In the early 60s, John Coltrane and his band sounded different on stage versus on a studio recording. Live tracks recorded at the Village Gate, a venue in New York, during Coltrane's residency there in 1961 capture the new sounds he was pioneering, but those recordings were never published. But recently, the recordings were unearthed at the Library for the Performing Arts by researchers working together with librarians from the Music and Recorded Sound Division. The new tracks are par… | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium | Adults |
Fri, July 14 @ 3 PM | Outdoor Note schedule change: This formerly was scheduled for noon, it has been moved to 3 - 5pm.
Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection!
Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging proces… | Outdoor Terrace | Adults |
Tue, July 18 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts on the Terrace.
The Library for the Performing Arts is teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, July 18 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check this… | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, July 18 @ 11:15 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts on the Terrace.
The Library for the Performing Arts is teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Wed, July 19 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center
Musical Theatre Storytime with Helen Park
Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy.
As part of Summer for the City’s Korean Arts Week, this Musi… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, July 25 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts on the Terrace.
The Library for the Performing Arts is teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, July 25 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check this… | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, July 25 @ 11:15 AM | Outdoor This event will take place outdoors at the Library for the Performing Arts on the Terrace.
The Library for the Performing Arts is teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Wed, July 26 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Part of the Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center Series
Everybody Can Dance: Dance Storytime with Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company: Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center
Whether you prefer a fast groove, slow slide, a silly wiggle, or a giant leap, we all have one thing in common--everybody can dance! Dance educator, dancer, and choreographer Daniel Gwirtzman and the Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company presents choreography that explores shapes, patterns, and partnering, demonstrating that we a… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Fri, July 28 @ 3 PM | Music lovers: come listen to music selected from the archives of the Library for the Performing Arts' collection!
Sound Bites is a monthly outdoor listening event presented by the Music and Recorded Sound Division, on select Fridays on our terrace throughout the summer. Each event will feature staff or community DJs who will spin from the library's vast collection, and then talk about their digging process.
In this iteration, we hear from Herb Martin who will play house music. | Outdoor Terrace | Adults |
Tue, August 1 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check t… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, August 1 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check this… | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, August 1 @ 11:15 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check t… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, August 1 @ 1 PM | Online This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts.
This disc discussion will focus on Stan Getz and João Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto
**How to Register: Please click HERE**
We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music.… | ONLINE | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers |
Tue, August 1 @ 5 PM | Online This event is online only. 53rd Street Library is continuing our successful remote music series in collaboration with the Library for the Performing Arts.
This disc discussion will focus on Stan Getz and João Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto
**How to Register: Please click HERE**
We are offering a monthly music club (1PM & 5PM options) via Google Hangouts/Meetup selecting and focusing on a classic album with a distinct cultural impact. To give the club an intimate feel--Like a book club for music.… | ONLINE | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers |
Wed, August 2 @ 11:30 AM | Outdoor Outdoor Storytimes with Lincoln Center
The Magic of Books: A Storytime Filled with Magic
Lincoln Center’s Family Programming takes center stage at Summer for the City with this outdoor series of family-friendly weekday morning Storytime sessions, intended to energize families and foster an early love for the arts. Curated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, each Storytime event features narratives all ages will enjoy.
In this Storytime, a professional magician will perfo… | Lincoln Center, The Garden at Damrosch Park | Children,
Infant (0-18 months),
Toddlers (18-36 months),
Pre-schoolers (3-5 years) |
Tue, August 8 @ 10:30 AM | Canceled
Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check t… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, August 8 @ 10:30 AM | Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check this… | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |
Tue, August 8 @ 11:15 AM | Canceled
Outdoor The Library for the Performing Arts are teaming up with the Riverside Library to host their popular children's storytimes at our Outdoor Reading Room terrace. A Children's librarian will read stories, perform songs, and present other engaging activities with a focus on the performing arts. Bring your children ages 1 year old and up!
Dates: Twice every Tuesday at 10:30am and 11:15am from June 27 - August 29, 2023.
Inclement weather: In inclement weather, storytime will be canceled. Check t… First come, first served | Outdoor Reading Room Terrace | Children |