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Thursday Aug. 7, 2025

10:30 am

Summer Celebration: Urban Stages: Anansi the Spider Folktales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Hudson Park Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Mulberry Street 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

11 am

Little Movers Storytime:Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

11 am

Lapsit/Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11 am

Stories in the Shade

Ages: 12 and under
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Pelham Bay ParkBronx

11 am

Story TIme for Early Learners

Ages: 3 – 12
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High Bridge LibraryBronx

11 am

Family Storytime on the Patio

Ages: 12 and under
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Baychester LibraryOutdoor PatioBronx

11 am

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Fort Washington Library

11:15 am

Baby Lapsit + Tummy Time!

Ages: 12 and under
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Macomb’s Bridge Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
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Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

1 pm

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

Friday Aug. 8

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

2 pm

After Lunch Storytime at Matthews-Muliner Playground

Ages: 12 and under
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Matthews-Muliner Playground (Mathews Ave. between Morris Park Ave. and Rhinelander Ave.)Bronx

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Watermelon

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

Saturday Aug. 9

10 am – 3 pm

2nd Annual Bronx Bookworm Book Festival

Fordham PlazaBronx

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

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

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 2

Ages: All
Books & Readings

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

2 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

Sunday Aug. 10

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

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 2

Ages: All
Books & Readings

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Monday Aug. 11

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

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

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
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Yorkville Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

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

Tuesday Aug. 12

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Yorkville Library

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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