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Tuesday April 15, 2025

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
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58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Time!

Ages: 12 and under
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Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:15 am

Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
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67th Street Library

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Webster Library

2 pm

Family Storytime: Pajama Day!

Ages: 12 and under
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Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

3:30 pm

National ASL Day Monster Hands Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
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West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday April 16

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Hudson Park LibraryOnline

10:30 am

Teatro SEA Presents: The Colors of Frida

Ages: 12 and under
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10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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St. Agnes Library

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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53rd Street Library

11 am

Storytime with a Social Emotional Learning Expert

Ages: 12 and under
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Washington Heights Library

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Happy Earth Day! (In-Person)

Ages: 12 and under
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Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:15 am

Infant Lapsit Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
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Seward Park Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Webster Library

3 pm

STEM Popcorn Challenge

Ages: 5 – 12
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West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Thursday April 17

10 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

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

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
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Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

10:30 am

Bunny Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Sedgwick LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Mulberry Street Library

10:45 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

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

11 am

Urban Health Plan Spring Fling Nutrition Event 0-1 year old

Ages: 12 and under
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Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
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53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
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Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Children's Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Woodstock LibraryBronx

long live long island shipwrecks (800 x 451 px)

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Long Live Long Island: Long Island’s Shipwrecks

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Friday April 18

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Ages: 5 and up
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Community

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

11 am

Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingues: Presenting ‘The Colors of Frida’

Ages: 12 and under
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Macomb’s Bridge Library

11:30 am

ONLINE FAMILY STORYTIME: Brother READS!

Ages: 12 and under
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Harry Belafonte 115th Street LibraryOnline Only

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