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Thursday June 19, 2025

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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

2 – 4:30 pm

Juneteenth Poetry Tribute to Jupiter Hammon

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Lloyd ManorLloyd Harbor

2 – 3 pm

Storytime and Celebration: Kortney Nash reads ‘Tell Me About Juneteenth’

Lofty Pigeon BooksBrooklyn

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