Explore Art, Color, and Cacti!
Discover the world of cacti and some amazing New York City history—plus, make art with our friends at NYC-based arts organization Music, Arts, Puppets, and Sound!
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KidsLIVE: Meet Misty Copeland and Denene Millner!
Watch NowIn this special edition of KidsLIVE, NYPL librarians talk to world-renowned ballet dancer Misty Copeland, author of Bunheads, and bestselling author and journalist Denene Millner.
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KidsLIVE: Meet Sonia Manzano!
Watch NowIn this special edition of KidsLIVE, NYPL librarians talk to Sonia Manzano, also known as Maria from Sesame Street, who discusses her book The Lowdown on the High Bridge: The Story of How New York City Got Its Water.
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Summer Concert with Fyütch
Watch NowJoin musician and social justice artist Fyütch for songs about Black culture, empathy, the environment, and more!
Return to Our Summer Learning Celebration Day!
Join the Library as we celebrate a summer of reading, learning, and having fun. Plus, download your Summer Learning certificate in English, Español (Spanish), 中文 (Chinese), বাংলা (Bengali), and Русский (Russian)!
Summer Learning 2021
Discover everything the Library has to offer you and your family this summer, including books, free online events, activities, our Virtual Summer Camp, and much more!
Thank You
Major support provided by the New York Life Foundation, the 2021 city-wide sponsor for the Summer Reading and Learning Programs.
Additional support is provided by HSBC Bank USA; The Rona Jaffe Foundation; WarnerMedia; New York Yankees Foundation; The Walt Disney Company; and anonymous donors. © 2021 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved.
Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.
KidsLIVE programs are sponsored by the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences.
Illustrations from You Matter and Another © Christian Robinson. Used by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Illustrations from Last Stop on Market Street © Christian Robinson. Used by permission of Penguin Random House LLC.
Special thanks to illustrator Christian Robinson for permission to feature artwork from You Matter (named one of NYPL’s 2020 Best Books for Kids!), Another, and Last Stop on Market Street. Learn more: theartoffun.com
