The Library is here to help you read, learn, and have fun all summer long! Join us and our friends as we explore and discover everything that makes up our world: our family and friends, our neighbors, the communities we’re a part of, our city, and beyond.
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Climate Change and Coastal Resilience in NYC with Waterfront Alliance!
Join Waterfront Alliance for a presentation and activity looking at coastal resilience around the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary! An environmental educator will walk students through a presentation on the harbor-estuary surrounding NYC, as well as the different types of physical and social infrastructure that help make communities resilient in the face of climate change. We will also be exploring an activity that lets students map out the resilient features of the neighborhood they live in.
2021 Summer Learning Celebration Day!
Join The New York Public Library and friends on Saturday, August 28, as we celebrate a summer of reading, learning, and having fun. Enjoy music, dance, science, and two special editions of KidsLIVE, featuring ballet dancer Misty Copeland, author Denene Millner, and Sonia Manzano, also known as Maria from Sesame Street!
Check out our online events calendar for more upcoming programs for kids!
ASL interpretation is available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.
Join Us for American Artist Appreciation Month at NYPL
Throughout August, we will be celebrating American Artist Appreciation Month! Tune in to our virtual programs all about art. Check out these art-themed Summer Learning programs featuring American artists who paint, draw, and illustrate books:
- Jimmy James Green Presents: Fifty Years as a Working Artist
Tues, August 3 | 3:30 PM
- KidsLIVE! Author Talk with Mike Curato
Wed, August 4 | 3:30 PM
- KidsLIVE! Author Talk with Matthew Burgess
Thurs, August 12 | 3:30 PM
- KidsLIVE! Author Talk with George O'Connor
Wed, August 18 | 3:30 PM
- KidsLIVE! Author Talk with C.G. Esperanza
Wed, August 25 | 3:30 PM
Watch Now: Virtual Kickoff Event
Join the Library for a packed lineup of arts and crafts, dance, music, and a special edition of KidsLIVE featuring renowned children’s book illustrator Christian Robinson to launch our all-new Summer Learning 2021 program, Imagine Together.
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; anonymous donors; and the continuing major support of the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences. © 2021 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved.
Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.
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
