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Thursday May 22, 2025

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

Brooklyn AAPI Month with BCM

3 – 3:45 pm

AAPI Month with BCM

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

“Eating breakfast like it’s 1774”: Culture and Identity-Making in the American Girl Universe

Museum of Food and DrinkBrooklyn

Friday May 23

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

Saturday May 24

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

Sunday May 25

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

Monday May 26

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

11 am – 1 pm

Memorial Day Craft and Storytime

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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2 – 7 pm

The Spooky Social Club: Morbid Memorial Day

LittlefieldGowanus

3:30 – 5 pm

Idlewild’s Science Book Club

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Tuesday May 27

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday May 28

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

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4 – 6:10 pm

Creating Culturally Inclusive Schools: Associated With AFSC

389 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York City, NY 10016New York City

4 pm

FAMILY Storytime: Pajama Party!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

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7 – 8:30 pm

Letters & Sodas: LIC Reading Series – One Year Anniversary Show!

The Greats of Craft – LICLong Island City

Thursday May 29

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

Women’s Voices from the Revolution Social Graphic (1)

11 am – 12:30 pm

Women’s Voices from the Revolution: Book Launch and Conversation with Writers from Myanmar

Virtual

Brooklyn AAPI Month with BCM

3 – 3:45 pm

AAPI Month with BCM

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

7 – 8 pm

Books are Magic: Hawa Hassan “Setting a Place for Us” x Kimberly Drew

Books Are Magic MontagueBrooklyn

Friday May 30

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

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5 – 8 pm

Family Pajama Story Time at the Queens Zoo

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Books & Readings
Family

Queens ZooCorona

Saturday May 31

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

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11 am – noon

Mike King reads & signs Ruby Finkelman Finds the Real Magic for Saturday Storytime at Barnes & Noble Upper Westside

Barnes & Noble Upper WestsideNew York City

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3 – 4:30 pm

Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!

Italian American MuseumLittle Italy

Sunday June 1

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Monday June 2

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

3:30 – 5 pm

Idlewild’s Science Book Club

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

Tuesday June 3

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10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Wednesday June 4

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10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Thursday June 5

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All day

Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Gerritsen Library Summer Reading Kick-Off Event

11 am – 4 pm

Gerritsen Library Summer Reading Kick-Off Event

Dr. John’s PlaygroundBrooklyn

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