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Monday Aug. 18, 2025

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: Monsters, Inc.

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: The Spiderwick Chronicles

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

2 pm

Dance Party with Bubbles the Entertainer

Ages: 5 – 12
Music

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

2 pm

Summer Finale: Hopalong Andrew the Mulitcultural Cowpoke

Ages: 12 and under
Music

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Teen Summerween Crafting

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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2:30 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadNew York City

3 – 5 pm

Summer Art Series from Safe Pathways

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Health & Fitness

VNS Health Brooklyn OfficeBrooklyn

3 – 4:30 pm

Junior Naturalist: Summer of Sustainability at the Idlewild Environmental Center

Ages: 5 – 8
Environment
Games

:iidrr GalleryLower East Side

3 pm

Recording Studio Access Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

3 pm

Guided Canvas Painting (Registration Required)

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-Sational Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3 pm

Allerton Sewing Club : Scrunchies

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Allerton LibraryBronx

3 pm

Teen Craft Cafe

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

Summer Adventure: Wearable Arts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Aladdin (1992)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 pm

Teen Coloring Drop-In Program

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

DIY Summer Seashell Bowls

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Soundview LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Anime Club: Let's Watch Anime

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

4 pm

Friendship Bracelet Designs for Teens and Tweens

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

Paws Days

5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Film

Hudson YardsManhattan

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5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Art

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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5 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Goat and Alpaca Yoga

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Health & Fitness

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

8 pm

Movies on the Great Lawn

Ages: All

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

Tuesday Aug. 19

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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8 am – 5 pm

Story and Craft

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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