Explore Our Summer Adventure Programs
Use our events calendar to find Summer Adventure programs happening near you in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island!
Download: Explore Art with the Five Senses!
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Download: The Science Behind the Materials
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Download: Artists Under the Microscope
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Download: Sky's the Limit!
Grades K–2:
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Download: Outdoor Studio
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Download: You, the Artist!
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Summer Downloads Center
Track your reading and activities to become a Summer Star at the Library! Head to your nearest branch to pick up your very own activity and reading tracker, book log pages, and book review sheets—or download and print them at home!
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Summer Writing Contest
We want to know what you think would happen if the Statue of Liberty came to life and set out to explore New York City! Send us your entry by Friday, August 4, and find out what you could win.
Discover More for Kids!
Read, learn, and have fun all summer long with the Library’s Summer Adventure program! Take our 60-day reading challenge, come to special events in library branches, enter our annual summer writing contest, and much more.
Explore Summer at the Library
Express yourself and explore everything the Library has to offer all ages this summer! Information is available in español (Spanish), 中文 (Chinese), বাংলা (Bengali), Русский (Russian), and English.
Thank You
Major support is provided by the New York Life Foundation, the 2023 city-wide sponsor for the Summer Reading and Learning Programs.
Additional support is provided by The Rona Jaffe Foundation; New York Yankees Foundation; Montblanc; anonymous donors; and the continuing major support of the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences.
These programs and initiatives are part of the Library’s overall commitment to our branch patrons and education programs, led by the Merryl and James Tisch Director of Branch Libraries and Education. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.