Brooklyn Public Library is the perfect place to not only cool off this summer, but to gear up for summer fun. The BPL has hundreds of free events taking place this July from workshops to activities across the borough.
Please note, programs are subject to change. Be sure to call your local library to confirm event details.
Bedford Library
This and That (Kids)
Come enjoy arts, crafts, gaming, books and other fun stuff!
Tuesdays, Jul 12 & 26, 2:30 PM
Teen Time
Enjoy books, games and music.
Tuesday, Jul 19, 2:30 PM
Movie (Kids)
Enjoy a free film screening.
Friday, Jul 29, 2:30 PM
Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years)
Play with toys and hear stories. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details.
Fridays, 11 AM
Borough Park Library
Story Play (Birth to Five Years)
Play with toys and hear stories.
Tuesdays, Jul 12 & 26, 3 PM
Babies & Books (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. 0 to 18 months.
Wednesdays, Jul 13 & 27, 1:30 PM
English Conversation Group (Adults)
Mondays, 6 PM
Brighton Beach Library
Book Discussion: The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber (Adults)
Monday, Jul 11, 2 PM
Brownsville Library
Knitting & Crochet (Adults)
Learn to knit or crochet. Please bring supplies.
Wednesdays, 1 PM
Story Time (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy stories, songs and finger plays.
Fridays, 10:30 AM
Bushwick Library
Babies & Books (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. 0 to 18 months.
Wednesdays, 1 PM
Teen Time
Enjoy books, games and music.
Thursdays, 4 PM
Central Library
Book Discussion: Teen Book Review Club (Teens)
Discuss a novel and bring a written 12-paragraph review for our Goodreads page. Ages 12 to 18 and with a juvenile non-restricted library card.
Tuesday, Jul 5, 4 PM
Youth Wing
Microsoft PowerPoint (Adults)
Basic computer knowledge required.
Saturdays, Jul 9 & 16, 10 AM
Room 216
SAT/ACT Test Strategies (All Ages)
Kaplan experts review successful techniques for solving SAT and ACT questions.
Saturday, Jul 16, 10 AM
Register by visiting kaptest.com or calling 800.KAP.TEST (527.8378). Give event code XKBY1008.
Trustees’ Room
Microsoft Excel Class (Adults)
Basic computer knowledge required.
Saturdays, Jul 23 & 30, 10 AM
Room 216
Ezra Jack Keats Story Time & Take-a-Book (Kids)
Listen to bedtime stories and get a free Keats book. Ages 3 to 8.
Thursday, Jul 28, 7:30 PM
Youth Wing
Fiber Arts Group (Adults)
Develop individual knitting, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint and embroidery projects.
Wednesdays, 6 PM
Trustees’ Room
Clarendon Library
Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Wednesdays, Jul 6 & 20, 2:30 PM
Internet Workshop: Free Money for College (Adults)
Learn how to search online for grants, scholarships, etc.
Wednesday, Jul 13, 1:30 PM
Wii Gaming (Adults)
Thursdays, 2:30 PM
Board Games (Kids)
Fridays, 2:30 PM
No session July 1
Clinton Hill Library
Babies & Books (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. 0 to 18 months.
Tuesdays, 4:15 PM
Book Discussion (Adults)
Call for title.
Wednesday, Jul 20, 4 PM
Kid’s Korner (Kids)
Play games, watch movies, make crafts.
Wednesdays, 4:15 PM
Board Games (Adults)
Thursdays, 4 PM
Toddler Time (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy stories and play. 18 to 36 months.
Fridays, 11:15 AM
Teen Time (Teens)
Enjoy books, games and music.
Fridays, 4 PM
Coney Island Library
Book Discussion: Waiting by Ha Jin (Adults)
Tuesday, Jul 12, 2:30 PM
English Conversation Group (Adults)
Thursdays, 1 PM
Cortelyou Library
Arts & Crafts (Kids)
Tuesdays, 2:30 PM
PlayStation Gaming (Teens)
Wednesdays, 3:30 PM
Thursdays, 4 PM
Crown Heights Library
Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Wednesdays, Jul 6 & 20, 3:30 PM
Chess For Young Adults (Teens)
Beginners welcome.
Wednesdays, Jul 13 & 27, 3:30 PM
Computer Basics Class (Adults)
No experience necessary.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 1 PM
No session July 6
Knitting (Seniors)
Mondays, 1 PM
Games (Kids)
Tuesdays & Fridays, 3:30 PM
No session July 8
Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years)
Play with toys and hear stories. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details.
Fridays, 11:30 AM
First Five Years
Dyker Library
Chess (All Ages)
Wednesdays, 3 PM
Eastern Parkway Library
Computer Basics for Adults (Adults)
No experience necessary.
Mondays, 1 PM
Fun Fridays (Kids)
Enjoy PlayStation, anime drawing and more.
Fridays, 4 PM
Flatbush Library
Computer Basics Class (Adults)
No experience necessary.
Tuesdays, 1:30 PM
Flatlands Library
Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Tuesdays, Jul 5 & 19, 2:30 PM
Read & Play (Birth to Five Years)
Book sharing and educational playtime for youth with and without disabilities, and their families. Accommodations for up to 12 children.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 1 PM
Games and Puzzles (Kids)
Thursdays, 2 PM
Toddler Time (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy stories and play. 18 to 36 months.
Fridays, 11 AM
Gerritsen Library
Story Time (Birth to Five Years)
Read stories, sing songs, and receive free books.
Mondays, 11 AM
Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Wednesdays, 2 PM
Story Play (Birth to Five Years)
Play with toys and hear stories.
Fridays, 10:30 AM
Lanyard (Teens)
Fridays, 2 PM
No session July 1
Gravesend Library
Talking Circle for Adults (Adults)
Hear and tell stories, from your life and experience, with other adults in your community!
Wednesday, Jul 20, 2 PM
Book Discussion: Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, & My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray
Thursday, Jul 21, 2 PM
Toddler Time (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy stories and play. 18 to 36 months.
Mondays, 11 AM
Young Adult Craft Program
Tuesday, Jul 12, 2 PM
Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Thursdays, 2 PM
Greenpoint Library
Read and Play (Birth to Five Years)
Children meet, make friends and play
Mondays, 10:30 AM
A Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs Program
Highlawn Library
Arts & Crafts (Teens)
Tuesdays, Jul 5 & 19, 3:30 PM
Homecrest Library
Movie (Kids)
Thursdays, Jul 7 & 21, 2:30 PM
Movie (Teens)
Thursday, Jul 28, 2:30 PM
Movie (Adults)
Mondays, 1:30 PM
Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years)
Play with toys and hear stories.
Tuesdays, 11 AM
Arts and crafts for kids (Kids)
Wednesdays, 2:30 PM
Chess (All Ages)
Wednesdays, 3 PM
Board Games (Teens)
Mondays & Fridays, 2:30 PM
Electronic Games (Teens)
Fridays, 3:30 PM
Jamaica Bay Library
Tween Time
Play games, do crafts and hang out.
Thursdays, Jul 14 & 28, 3 PM
Movie (Kids)
Monday, Jul 18, 3 PM
Kids’ Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Monday, Jul 25, 3 PM
Story Time (Birth to Five Years)
Stories for preschool children
Tuesdays, 11 AM
Kings Bay Library
Job & Career Help (Adults)
Mondays, 11 AM
Kings Highway Library
Book Roundtable (Adults)
Bring your favorite book and share it!
Tuesday, Jul 5, 1 PM
Story Circle (Adults)
Hear and tell stories from your life experience.
Tuesday, Jul 12, 11 AM
Children’s Book Talk (Kids)
Thursdays, Jul 14 & 28, 2 PM
Toddler Time Ages
Enjoy stories and play. 18 to 36 months.
Mondays & Tuesdays, 11 AM
Teen Gaming (Teens)
Mondays, 3:30 PM
No session July 25
Movie (Adults)
Tuesdays, 1 PM
Chess (All Ages)
Tuesdays, 3:30 PM
No session July 26
Teen Time (Teens)
Enjoy books, games and music.
Wednesdays, 3:30 PM
No session July 27
English Conversation Group (Adults)
Learn to speak English.
Thursdays, 1 PM
Ruth Gambin Poetry Group (Adults)
Read and discuss your poems with other poets.
Saturdays, 2 PM
Leonard Library
Movies (Kids)
Thursdays, 3:30 PM
Macon Library
Teen Time
Enjoy books, games and music.
Friday, Jul 1, 3 PM
Clubhouse Book Club (Kids)
Enjoy reading activities.
Saturday, Jul 9, 1 PM
Kuumba! Creating Art Club (Kids)
Saturdays, Jul 9 & 23, 3 PM
Book Discussion: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Adults)
Tuesday, Jul 19, 6:30 PM
Creative Writing Cypher (Teens)
Wednesday, Jul 20, 4 PM
Story Play (Birth to Five Years)
Play with toys and hear stories.
Mondays, 10:30 AM
Resume Writing (Adults)
Tuesdays, 3 PM
Neighborhood Story Time (Birth to Five Years)
Storytelling and other educational activities for young children
Wednesdays, 1 PM
Chess (All Ages)
Thursdays, 3:30 PM
Gaming (All Ages)
Fridays, 3:30 PM
No session July 1
McKinley Park Library
Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Tuesdays, 3:30 PM
Creative Writing (Teens)
Wednesdays, 3:30 PM
PlayStation Gaming (Teens)
Ages 8 and up.
Thursdays, 3:30 PM
Movies (All Ages)
Saturdays, 12 PM
Midwood Library
Crochet Club (Adults)
Thursdays, 2 PM
2nd Floor Meeting Room
New Lots Library
Book Discussion: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Adults)
Wednesday, Jul 27, 6:15 PM
New Utrecht Library
Arts and Crafts (Kids)
Wednesdays, Jul 6 & 20, 3:30 PM
Philosophy Discussion Group (Adults)
Discuss topics chosen by members of the group.
Fridays, Jul 8 & 29, 3:30 PM
Board Games (Kids)
Wednesdays, Jul 13 & 27, 3:30 PM
Movie Madness (Kids)
Friday, Jul 15, 3:30 PM
Lanyard Mania (Teens)
Learn how to make the Chinese staircase, the butterfly, the cobra and more cool designs.
Tuesday, Jul 19, 3 PM
Story Play (Birth to Five Years)
Play with toys and hear stories. Join First RIF and earn free books.
Tuesdays, 1:15 PM
No session July 5
Anime Club (Teens)
Play games, read manga and watch movies.
Tuesdays, 3 PM
No session July 19
Crocheting and Knitting Class (Adults)
Thursdays, 1 PM
Pacific Library
Computer Basics Class (Adults)
No experience necessary.
Monday, Jul 25, 2 PM
Resume Writing (Adults)
Tips and advice on writing an effective resume.
Thursday, Jul 28, 2 PM
Story Crafts (Kids)
listen to story and then create a craft
Thursdays, 2 PM
Rugby Library
Moveable Museum (Kids)
Explore the traditional homes of three nomadic peoples
Monday, Jul 18, 11 AM
Sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History
Ryder Library
Toddler Time with FirstRIF
Enjoy stories and play. 18 to 36 months. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details.
Fridays, 11 AM
No session July 1
Saratoga Library
Read and Play (Birth to Five Years)
Book sharing and educational playtime for youth with or without disabilities, and their families.
Wednesdays, 1 PM
Sheepshead Bay Library
Book Discussion (Adults & Seniors)
Call for title.
Wednesday, Jul 6, 2 PM
Toddler/Preschool Summer Story Time
Enjoy summer stories, music, dancing and fun.
Tuesdays, 2:30 PM
Computer Basics Class (Adults)
No experience necessary.
Wednesdays, 1 PM
Summer Board Games (Kids & Teens)
Thursdays, 3 PM
Summer Playstation Gaming (Teens)
Also interactive computer games!
Thursdays, 4 PM
Chess Workshop (All Ages)
Fridays, 3 PM
Sunset Park Library
Toddler Time
Enjoy stories and play. 18 to 36 months.
Tuesdays, Jul 5 & 19, 10:30 AM
Computer Basics Class in Spanish (Adults)
No experience necessary
Tuesday, Jul 5, 12 PM
Babies & Books
Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. 0 to 18 months.
Tuesdays, Jul 12 & 26, 10:30 AM
After-School Homework Help (Kids)
Mondays & Wednesdays, 4 PM
Read and Play (Birth to Five Years)
Book sharing and educational playtime for youth with or without disabilities, and their families.
Tuesdays, 1 PM
After School Stories (Kids)
Stories and crafts for kids with and without disabilities, and their famililes.
Tuesdays, 4:30 PM
Ulmer Park Library
Crocheting (Teens)
Mondays, Jul 11 & 25, 6 PM
After-School Homework Help (Kids)
Mondays & Wednesdays, 3 PM
Drawing Fun (Kids)
Mondays, 3 PM
Pre-school Story and Music (Birth to Five Years)
Enjoy stories and music. Ages 3 to 5.
Tuesdays, 12 PM
Movie (Kids)
Wednesdays, 4 PM