The Best Author Readings and Open Mics in NYC

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Monday Aug. 11, 2025

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

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

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
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Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Newborns/Crawlers/Pre-walkers

Ages: 12 and under
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South Beach LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Yorkville Library

2 pm

Children's Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Woodstock LibraryBronx

4 pm

Cozy Corner Reading Club

Ages: 5 – 12
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Hamilton Grange Library

Tuesday Aug. 12

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Yorkville Library

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
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The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 1 pm

Back-to-School Party and Backpack Giveaway

Kings Theatre CourtyardBrooklyn

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

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

Noon

Lapsit and Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

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

4 pm

Pre-K Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
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67th Street Library

4:15 pm

Storytime for ages 3, 4, and 5

Ages: 3 – 12
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Battery Park City Library

Wednesday Aug. 13

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: NYC!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Webster Library

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Storytime with Literacy, Inc.

Ages: 3 – 8
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Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Battery Park City Library

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Thursday Aug. 14

10:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Washington Heights Library

3:30 pm

Family Storytime & Craft

Ages: 12 and under
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Morrisania LibraryBronx

Friday Aug. 15

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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