Featured Events at Brooklyn Public Library

Arts and Crafts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

DeKalb

Nov 20 2009, 3:30PM

Meet Cornelia Hamilton

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library, Dweck Center

Nov 20 2009, 6:30PM

Meet Cornelia Hamilton, author of "NORO Meet the Man Behind the Legendary Yarn - Knit 40 Fabulous Designs." NORO offers an inside look into the makings of this bestselling brand of yarn and insight into its enigmatic creator, along with 40 stunning projects to knit and wear. From colorful hats, scarves and bags to cardigans, pullovers and throws, each design utilizes the unique properties of Noro yarns to create a one-of-a-kind fashion statement!

Bob McGrath from Sesame Street

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library, Dweck Center

Nov 21 2009, 1:00PM

Bob McGrath--award-winning author, musician and original cast member of the show--performs his own music. THIS EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Classical Interludes: Trio Solisti

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library, Dweck Center

Nov 22 2009, 4:00PM

Trio Solisti is comprised of three brilliant instrumentalists - violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff. Trio Solisti has earned a reputation for its passionate and adventurous performances. They will play a program of Mendelssohn, Piazzolla, and Mussorgsky. This program will last approximately 90 minutes. Please exit via Eastern Parkway Exit

Website Workshop

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Sheepshead Bay

Nov 23 2009, 4:00PM

Learn how to create your own web page.

U.S. Citizenship Test Tutorial

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Nov 24 2009, 6:30PM

Get help preparing for this test.

Internet Workshop: Travel for Less

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Gravesend

Nov 25 2009, 2:00PM

Explore inexpensive travel destinations.

African-Atlantic Genealogical Society Workshops

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Macon

Nov 28 2009, 1:00PM

Trace your family tree with help from the newly chartered African-Atlantic Genealogical Society (AAGS).

Job Search Help in Spanish

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Dec 1 2009, 4:15PM

Learn tips and strategies that will help you land the job you want.

Free Money for College: Internet Workshop

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Clarendon

Dec 2 2009, 1:30PM

Learn how to find grants, scholarships and other money for college online.

Music Adventures from Brooklyn Music Conservatory

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Eastern Parkway

Dec 2 2009, 11:00AM

Exposure to music helps children develop a life-long appreciation for the arts. Music Adventures is an innovative program that encourages creative expression through music, dance and related arts.

NY Artists Unlimited presents Isaiah's Dream

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Dyker

Dec 3 2009, 3:15PM

This play is about a boy named Isaiah. Isaiah is struggling with a school assignment on poverty. He is visited by poets such as Langston Hughes who help him see the effect of poverty in his life. In the end Isaiah finds his own voice.

Five Steps to Your Next Job!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Dec 3 2009, 6:00PM

Executive Career Coach Charles Moldenhauer leads this interactive workshop on building a five-step job search plan, selling yourself with more than just a resume, seeing results from LinkedIn, and more.

Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Mark Winkler

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library, Dweck Center

Dec 3 2009, 7:00PM

Winkler is a platinum award-winning singer and lyricist who has had over 150 of his songs performed by such artists as Dianne Reeves, Randy Crawford, Liza Minnelli, Bob Dorough and Lea Salonga. He has written songs for the hit musical review "Naked Boys Singing!" and has penned lyrics for tunes by composers Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Joshua Redman and David Benoit.

Ten Board Simultaneous Chess Competition

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Saratoga

Dec 4 2009, 4:00PM

Ten Board Simultaneous Chess Competition hosted by chess instructor Manuel Ugarte

Mad Science of Brooklyn

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Clarendon

Dec 7 2009, 4:00PM

Science comes to life in this textbook-free interactive workshop.

U.S. Citizenship Test Tutorial

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Dec 8 2009, 6:30PM

Get help preparing for this test.

Sweetbeatz!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Arlington

Dec 8 2009, 11:00AM

Sweetbeatz is all about soulful and funky tunes. Its creator, Early Childhood teacher and vocalist, Meredith Wright, combines rich musicianship with a healthy dose of silliness which results in original songs that are sweet and soulful, edgy and energetic.

Interview Skills Workshop

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Dec 9 2009, 3:00PM

Interview with confidence! Adults and teens, learn to showcase your skills and abilities at a job interview and how to best answer common questions.

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Class Clown

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library, Dweck Center

Dec 12 2009, 1:00PM

Athena Lorenzo has been slimed and she doesn't think it's very funny. Someone in Ms. Gleason's classis playing practical jokes. Theodore "Jigsaw" Jones claims to be the very first dectedtive in the whole school. It's up to Jigsaw and his friend Mila to investigate the sliming and track down the class clown. This could be their stickiest case yet! Brimming with music, charm and humor, ArtsPower's new production - based on the book by renowned author James Preller - will make audiences laugh and think as they learn the secret codes that Jigsaw must decipher to solve the mystery.

Book Swap Saturday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Carroll Gardens

Dec 12 2009, 10:30AM

Bring books to swap with others in the neighborhood.

New York City Online

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

East Flatbush

Dec 15 2009, 6:30PM

Learn how to navigate NYC.gov, the official website of New York City.

Sweetbeatz!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Mill Basin

Dec 15 2009, 10:30AM

Sweetbeatz is all about soulful and funky tunes. Its creator, Early Childhood educator and vocalist Meredith Wright, combines rich musicianship with a healthy dose of silliness which results in original songs that are sweet, soulful, edgy and energetic.

Gods, Warriors, Women: Exploring Identities in The Iliad

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Dec 16 2009, 2:00PM

The Iliad is famously the great epic of war; it is also the epic of the human condition--our mortal fates, our struggle to make and preserve community, our attempts at love, our capacity for violence, lust, affection, grief. The Iliad continues to speak to us, but it is not always or only about "us": its gods, its vision of the human, of war, of family, and of love, are both very strange and deeply familiar. In her lecture, "Gods, Warriors, Women: Exploring Identities in the Iliad," Professor Laura Slatkin will introduce the Page and Stage discussion series with an inquiry into the richness and strangeness of the Iliad. Further meetings will take up these motifs, exploring more fully the relations of and impasses between gods and mortals; the bonds among warriors; the status of women in the Iliadic universe. Our program will feature some forays into the modern world, including 20th C. responses to the Iliad by Simone Weil W.H. Auden, and Christopher Logue, as well as contemporary American reckonings with core Iliadic concerns, such as Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven.

Job Search Help in Chinese

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Dec 17 2009, 4:15PM

Learn tips and strategies to help you land the job you want.

Ezra Jack Keats Story Time and Take-a-Book

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library

Dec 17 2009, 7:30PM

Hear great stories and take home a free book! Ages 3 to 8.

Author Talk: Vladimir Opendik

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Brighton Beach

Dec 18 2009, 3:00PM

The author discusses his new book, Mistake of Boris Pasternak.

Jon Samson presents Co-Creative Music

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library, Dweck Center

Dec 19 2009, 1:00PM

Original songs for kids and parents of all ages. co-Creative Music is a highly adaptive program with a multifaceted design involving private instruction, sing alongs, interactive music making and improvisation.

African-Atlantic Genealogical Society Workshops

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Macon

Dec 19 2009, 1:00PM

Trace your family tree with help from the newly chartered African-Atlantic Genealogical Society (AAGS).

Latin American and Caribbean Modern and Contemporary Art

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 (UTC)

Central Library, Dweck Center

Dec 19 2009, 4:00PM

Museum of Modern Art Lecturer Angela Garcia considers artworks by Latin American and Caribbean artists such countries as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Patrons also have the opportunity to receive a family pass to MoMA good for up to 5 people