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Wednesday July 16, 2025

10:15 am

Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Roosevelt Island Library

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Hudson Park LibraryOnline

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

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

11 am

Smithsonian Young Ambassador Reading Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Diversity Edible Farm Garden – 1673 Madison Avenue (East 111th Street)

11 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

11 am

Dance Storytime With Ingrid Silva

Ages: 5 – 12
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Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Stuffed Animal Show and Tell

Ages: 12 and under
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Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Pop Up Play

Ages: 12 and under
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Tompkins Square Library

11:30 am

Spanish Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Tompkins Square Library

11:30 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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53rd Street Library

11:30 am

Pop Up Music & Play

Ages: 12 and under
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Tompkins Square Library

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Battery Park City Library

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