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Wednesday Aug. 20, 2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

11:15 am

Little Movers Storytime: Cameras and Mirrors

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Noon – 3 pm

Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton’s Back To School Giveaway

Tappen ParkStaten Island

2 pm

Coloring Time

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family

Throg’s Neck LibraryThroggs Neck

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2 – 4 pm

Kings Plaza Back-to-School Bash

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

2 pm

Dance Party with Fyutch!

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Music

Roosevelt Island Library

2:30 pm

End of Summer Reading Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Castle Hill LibraryBronx

3 pm

Summer Adventure: What's your story?

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3 pm

Children's Movie Matinee: Aladdin (1992)

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Film

Bloomingdale Library

3 pm

Summer Celebration! Bubbles the Silly Entertainer

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Music

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company – square

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Boogie Woogie Wednesdays: Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

Ages: 3 – 12
Dance
Family

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

3:30 pm

Craft Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Woodstock LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Paint Party!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Teen DIY

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Morningside Heights Library

4 pm

Summer Celebration: MAPS Experiments in Color: Multidisciplinary Arts Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Music

George Bruce Library

4 pm

Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Tremont LibraryBronx

4 pm

3D Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Battery Park City Library

4 pm

Summer Celebration: Mr. GUY

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Music

George Bruce Library

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