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Writing Life Daytime Talk: Mastering Social Media Video Storytelling to Sell Your Book, with Miral Sattar
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 3:30pm
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Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
What works and what doesn't when marketing your book on social media? This workshop will teach you how to record social media videos with just your smartphone and master BookTok and Bookstagram Reels.
270th Anniversary Gallery Tour, 2 PM Wednesdays
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
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Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Celebrate our Library’s 270th anniversary! Join us in April for a special journey through history with our newly appointed docents. Explore the gallery and the architectural marvels of our building.
270th Anniversary Gallery Tour, 3 PM Wednesdays
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
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Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Celebrate our Library’s 270th anniversary! Join us in April for a special journey through history with our newly appointed docents. Explore the gallery and the architectural marvels of our building.
Crafternoon
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 3:30pm
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Whitridge Room | All Ages | For Members Only
Come get crafty at the Library.
Member Orientation (4/24/24 session)
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 5:30pm
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Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
It's your Library. Learn about all the ways to make use of our collections, building, and services in a friendly presentation/Q&A with a staff member. Sessions last 45-60 minutes.
Livestream: James Marcus, Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Livestream | open to the public | $10 per person | registration required
An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers, which Kirkus Reviews calls "a lively, intimate, absorbing account of the sage of Concord."
Members' Room: James Marcus, Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room | open to the public | $15 per person | registration required
An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers, which Kirkus Reviews calls "a lively, intimate, absorbing account of the sage of Concord."
Mother Goose Magic
Friday, April 26, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 2 and Older | For Members Only
Enjoy favorite nursery rhymes, picture books, and songs.
Creation Station
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
270th Anniversary Building Tours
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Reference Room | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Celebrate our Library’s 270th anniversary! Join us in April for a special journey through history with our newly appointed docents. Explore the gallery and the architectural marvels of our building.
Creation Station
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
Wiggles & Giggles
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 24 Months and Younger | For Members Only
Join us for songs, stories, and movement for babies and toddlers.
Pick up a ticket in the lobby.
Spring Is In the Air
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 4:00pm
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Whitridge Room | Ages 3 and Older | For Members Only
Celebrate spring with this bountiful bouquet of books.
The 2023-2024 New York City Book Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room (6:00 PM reception for members and guests, RSVP required) and Livestream (6:30 PM, open to all) | free of charge
The Library honors this year's New York City Book Awards winners at a reception and presentation. Light refreshments are offered at 6:00 PM, with the presentation of awards and livestream beginning at 6:30 PM.
Mother Goose Magic
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 2 and Older | For Members Only
Enjoy favorite nursery rhymes, picture books, and songs.
Prompt! Online with Charlie Allenson
Friday, February 2, 2024 - 11:00am
Friday, March 1, 2024 - 11:00am
Friday, April 5, 2024 - 11:00am
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 11:00am
Friday, June 7, 2024 - 11:00am
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Zoom | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
Creation Station
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
Storytime Saturday
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 3:30pm
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Whitridge Room | All Ages | For Members Only
Enjoy storytime fun for everyone!
Creation Station
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
Fully Registered: Let's Read Shakespeare for Fun
Sunday, January 7, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, February 4, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, March 3, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
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Whitridge Room | for members and their guests | free of charge | registration required
We gather monthly to read aloud a play by William Shakespeare.
Wiggles & Giggles
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 24 Months and Younger | For Members Only
Join us for songs, stories, and movement for babies and toddlers.
Pick up a ticket in the lobby.
Springtime with Henry James: One Novel, One Novella, and Seven Tales, taught by Jane Mallison
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 11:00am
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 11:00am
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - 11:00am
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - 11:00am
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Whitridge Room | for members only | $100 for the four sessions/$25 per session | registration required
“We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” Henry James put these highly quotable lines into the mouth of the main character of “The Middle Years.” In this four-session seminar, we’ll read that tale and three others that James wrote about authors.
Crafternoon
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 3:30pm
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Whitridge Room | All Ages | For Members Only
Come get craft at the Library.
Prompt! In Person with Carol Weston
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 11:00am
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 11:00am
Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 11:00am
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 11:00am
Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 11:00am
Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 11:00am
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Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
We ♥ Books!
Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 4:00pm
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Whitridge Room | Ages 3 and Older | For Members Only
Celebrate stories during Children's Book Week.
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Exhibitions
The Library showcases our historic collections and the literary culture of the city with themed public exhibitions on the second floor. Exhibitions are offered for six to twelve months, and both members and nonmembers are welcome to drop by any time the Library is open.