5:30 pm 24th Annual Urban NYC Teen Poetry Slam Prelims: Bronx Ages: 13 and upArt Books & Readings Family Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor
8:30 – 10 pm Carmine Appice Diaries starring legendary drummer Carmine Appice Books & Readings Nightlife The IridiumMidtown
6 – 7 pm Dinner with the President: An Evening with Alex Prud’homme Art Books & Readings The National Arts ClubGramercy Park
10 am – 3 pm PS 56 Lewis H Latimer presents Reading Campground Ages: 3 – 12Art Books & Readings Family P.S. 56 Lewis H LatimerBrooklyn
11 am Ready, Set, Kindergarten! Ages: 4 and underBooks & Readings Family Free Brownsville LibraryBrownsville
11 am – 2 pm Special Book Giveaway for Anyone over Age 10 at Book Hub Ages: 9 and upBooks & Readings Community Family Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn
Noon – 1 pm My What If Year: Talkback and Signing with Alisha Fernandez Miranda Books & Readings Free Museum of BroadwayManhattan
Noon – 3 pm Brooklyn Resource Community Baby Shower (Book Giveaway for Pregnant NYCHA Families) Ages: 2 and underBooks & Readings Community Family Brooklyn
2:30 – 3:30 pm Author Talk by Phyllis Biffle-Emore: Quilt of Souls in Kew Gardens. A Celebration of Women Quilt Exhibit Art Books & Readings The Center at Maple GroveKew Gardens
3:30 – 5 pm Author Talk: Cradles of the Reich Books & Readings Free Jefferson Market LibraryGreenwich Village
3:30 – 6:30 pm FREE Live Jazz Jam & Open Mic Books & Readings Food & Drink Sour Mouse NYCLower East Side
6:30 – 7:30 pm Free guided breath-work session and Q&A in Brooklyn NYC Books & Readings Free Barnes & Noble Atlantic AvenueBrooklyn
10 – 11 am Stuffy Storytime Ages: 8 and underArt Books & Readings Family AKC Museum of the DogMurray Hill
7 – 9 pm Rita Mae Brown, in conversation with Felice Cohen Books & Readings History & Culture THE CENTERNEW YORK
11 am Ready, Set, Kindergarten! Ages: 4 and underBooks & Readings Family Free Brownsville LibraryBrownsville
3:30 – 6:30 pm FREE Live Jazz Jam & Open Mic Books & Readings Food & Drink Sour Mouse NYCLower East Side
4:30 – 5:30 pm Soundview’s Creative Writing Meetup: Poetry Month Books & Readings Free Soundview LibraryBronx
6 – 7 pm Sandrine Marlier, author of Odette’s Alphabet, at WORD Brooklyn Ages: 5 – 8Books & Readings Family Free WORD BookstoresBrooklyn
7:30 – 8:30 pm Online Library Talk with Rebecca Bratspies: Who Did We Name Queens After? Books & Readings Free OnlineQueens
1 – 2 pm Poetry Month: National Poetry Neighborhood Program Books & Readings Community Jerome Park LibraryBronx
11 am Ready, Set, Kindergarten! Ages: 4 and underBooks & Readings Family Free Brownsville LibraryBrownsville
3:30 – 6:30 pm FREE Live Jazz Jam & Open Mic Books & Readings Food & Drink Sour Mouse NYCLower East Side
7:30 – 8:30 pm The Loft Generation: From the de Koonings to Twombly Art Books & Readings The National Arts ClubGramercy Park
QNS NYPD Special Operations divers recover arsenal of weapons from Jamaica Bay waters near JFK Airport