Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update Dec. 28 The world's largest New Year's Eve party, in Times Square, also will be virtual. Brooklyn's famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club has cancelled its traditional New Year's Day plunge in the Atlantic Ocean. NYC holiday lights, windows and trees is will be lit through Jan. 3, some through Jan. 10. Visiting the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed
Brooklyn Library
NYPL Opens 22 More Branches for Grab & Go Service
As part of New York City’s reopening, the New York Public Library is opening an additional 22 branches on Monday, August 3, for a total of 30 open for Grab & Go. Each branch has a limited area for returns and pick-up materials ordered online, including books and films on DVD. Patrons can place holds on physical materials for pickup at our open locations via … [Read more...] about NYPL Opens 22 More Branches for Grab & Go Service
NYC Libraries Re-Open with Grab-and-Go Service
New York City’s three library systems—The New York Public Library (NYPL), Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), and Queens Public Library (QPL) - are re-opening with grab-and-go service. Limited operations across 22 branches in all five boroughs are set to begin on Monday, July 13, with new rules for social distancing and wearing face masks. Not all branches in all systems … [Read more...] about NYC Libraries Re-Open with Grab-and-Go Service
Where to Get Free & Discounted Books for Kids
Times are tough these days. If you are stretched financially, with kids getting antsy from cabin fever, or both, check out these resources for FREE and discounted books - both the real page-turning kind and virtual books, to encourage reading at all ages. Your Local Library NYC has three library systems, and each offers FREE e-books for kids. Ask about the … [Read more...] about Where to Get Free & Discounted Books for Kids
NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do July 27-29
Your free and cheap weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen things to do this final weekend of July, including a FREE day of family-friendly concerts and dance performances at Lincoln Center and the start of Harlem Week events. You now get FREE admission to more than 30 NYC museums and cultural institutions with the new CulturePass. It's a new perk to use with your … [Read more...] about NYC Free & Cheap Weekend Things to Do July 27-29
NYC Free: Museum Admission With Library Card
Use your library card to get FREE admission to more than 30 museums, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions throughout the five boroughs with the new Culture Pass. It's a joint initiative by the Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens Library. Culture Pass gives you FREE admission to such top institutions as the Whitney Museum of American … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Museum Admission With Library Card
