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Monday Aug. 4, 2025

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
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58th Street Library

10:30 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime (New Times)

Ages: 12 and under
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Kips Bay Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Hudson Park Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Ottendorfer Library

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