Brooklyn Public Library - Featured Events at Brooklyn Public Library

Family Game Night

Windsor Terrace Library
5/16/2012 6:00:00 PM

Play Kinect for X-Box 360 and Nintendo Wii, or traditional games such as Scrabble, Sorry or cards.
Includes Dance Central I and II and Fruit Ninja for XBox plus the Michael Jackson Experience and Karaoke Revolution, the Glee TV show edition for the Wii.

Meditation: Experience the Peace, Calm and Joy You Are Seeking

New Utrecht Library
5/17/2012 2:00:00 PM

Each day, the outer world seems darker and more frantic, so we need some way to leave it behind for a while to access the joy, calm and peace that lie within each of us. It is a matter of learning how to still the mind and every one of us can quickly learn this vital technique. Join Frank Pawlowski, Ed.D. as he discusses this extraordinary tool to developing more peace within.
Frank Pawlowski Ed.D. is an Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance now retired from a New York State Public School District. He also filled the role of an Adjunct Professor of School Administration in the Graduate School of Education at Iona College. He has been a practitioner of meditation since 1972 and since 2004 he has been giving Workshops on the Benefits of Meditation.

Gardening Tweens: Establishing New ROOTS! w/ The New York Horticultural Society

Greenpoint Library
5/17/2012 3:30:00 PM

Get a jumpstart on the growing season! Transplant seedlings into your library garden to supplement planted seeds. Settling these young plants into a new outdoor space and claim personal ownership of the garden, and learn about the plants’ changing needs as they grow and spread. Complete an artistic reflection in the garden, and express your newfound connection to the plants and your growing understanding of plant science. A rich, multifaceted gardening experience.
Sponsored by the NYCEF Newtown Creek Fund of the Hudson River Foundation http://www.hudsonriver.org/nycef/ncf.html

NYC Connected Communities: Making the News: A Three-Week Course in Media for Young Adults

DeKalb Library
5/17/2012 3:30:00 PM

In this series, explore what makes information news, who creates it, and how news is changing with today’s media. Participants will use current media such as print, video, podcasts and blogs to create their own news reports on subjects important to them.

Garden TALK

Greenpoint Library
5/17/2012 6:00:00 PM

Learn English through conversation and hands-on gardening with the New York Horticultural Society!
This program is sponsored by the NYCEF Newtown Creek Fund of the Hudson River Foundation http://www.hudsonriver.org/nycef/ncf.html

NY Writers Coalition Day

Kensington Library
5/18/2012 3:45:00 PM

Celebrate creative writing day with this free writing workshop open to all ages. NYWC creates writing communities where no one ever thought they could exist.

2nd Annual Carroll Gardens Friends Book Sale. Love your Library Day!

Carroll Gardens Library
5/19/2012 10:00:00 AM

1,000s of fantastic books, CDs, and DVDs for sale. Bake Sale. Live Entertainment! Music, Storytelling, and Arts & Crafts and More.
Auditorium

Growing Dollars and Sense: Saving and Goal Setting

Central Library, Trustees' Room
5/21/2012 4:30:00 PM

Are you getting ready to open your first bank account, get a credit card, or make your first big purchase? Brooklyn Public Library can help! Check out our free workshops for teens, where you’ll learn about the basics of banking, credit, budgeting and more.
Growing Dollars and Sense programs are made possible by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation through Smart investing@your library®, a partnership with the American Library Association.

The Glory of Brooklyn's Gowanus: An Artist Talk

5/23/2012 7:00:00 PM

Join Photographer Leslie-Arlette Boyce and other artists from the Gowanus Canal area as they discuss this historic waterway and the ways it has inspired and influenced their work
A wine and cheese reception, as well as distribution of tickets, is at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited to 40.

NYC Connected Communities: Making the News: A Three-Week Course in Media for Young Adults

DeKalb Library
5/24/2012 3:30:00 PM

Personal Statement Workshop

Business & Career Library
5/24/2012 5:30:00 PM

Learn how to write a powerful personal statement essay. In this workshop you will brainstorm topics, get ideas on paper and learn how to write a compelling essay.
To register call 800.KAP.TEST (527.8378) or visit www.kaptest.com. Give event code XKBX2001.

Garden TALK

Greenpoint Library
5/24/2012 6:00:00 PM

Interviewing Skills 101

Central Library, Room 216
5/30/2012 2:00:00 PM

Learn to showcase your skills and abilities at a job interview and how to best answer the most common questions.

Garden TALK

Greenpoint Library
5/31/2012 6:00:00 PM

Read Russia - Book Expo America: Genre Literature: Development, Confines and Stereotypes

Central Library, Dweck Center
6/2/2012 4:00:00 PM

A sci-fi writer Sergey Lukyanenko, an author of historical detective novels Dmitri Kosyrev (a.k.a. Master Chen) and a horror writer Anna Starobinets discuss the phenomenon and place of genres in Russian literary landscape. The panel is moderated by Eliot Borenstein, NYU professor of Russian and Slavic studies. Program is in Russian. Registration is required. For registration call 718-230-2222. Limited to 2 tickets per person.

Brooklyn Open

Central Library, Dweck Center
6/4/2012 5:00:00 PM

Co-hosted by Urban Word, Brooklyn Open is a monthly open mic series for teen poets, spoken word artists, emcees, scholars and activists to share their powerful and important voices. These events are run by teens for teens, with youth DJs, youth hosts and a monthly featured poet.

Book Discussion: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Greenpoint Library
6/7/2012 6:45:00 PM

Every 1st Thursday you are invited to come and discuss a chapter of Michelle Alexander's book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." Starting April 5th: An introduction to the book. May 3rd/Chapter 1: The Rebirth of Caste. June 7/Chapter 2: The Lockdown. July 5/Chapter 3: The Color of Justice. August 2/Chapter 4: The Cruel Hand. More dates to follow. All are welcome.
Please reserve a copy from the Brooklyn Public Library today!

What's in a Name? Imposters, Doubles and Identities

Central Library, Dweck Center
6/7/2012 7:00:00 PM

It is widely known that Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Clemens, but why did poet Sylvia Plath publish a book as Victoria Lucas? Carmela Ciuraru, author of Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms talks with Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life; Elissa Schappell, author of Blueprints for Building Better Girls; and Ben Greenman of The New Yorker, about why authors generate alternative identities. The evening includes a "nom de plume" quiz! Co-sponsored by Artists & Audiences Exchange, a public program administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) with leadership support from the New York State Council on the Arts

Book Sale - Friends of The Clinton Hill Library

Clinton Hill Library
6/9/2012 10:00:00 AM

Help the Friends raise money for branch needs while participating in family activities. Donations of books and DVD's now being accepted during Clinton Hill branch hours.

Free GRE Practice Test

Central Library, Trustees' Room
6/9/2012 10:00:00 AM

Are you planning on attending graduate school? Find out how you would score on the Graduate Record Examination and learn strategies to boost your score.
To register call 800.KAP.TEST (527.8378) or visit www.kaptest.com. Give event code RKBX2004.

Family Game Night

Windsor Terrace Library
6/13/2012 6:00:00 PM