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Monday Aug. 4, 2025

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime (New Times)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Kips Bay Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hudson Park Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Ottendorfer Library

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reading Room: Reel Talks

Bryant ParkManhattan

Reel Talks

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reel Talks: There’s No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme

Bryant ParkManhattan

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