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Tuesday March 4, 2025

3 – 4 pm

STEAM Time: Women’s History Month

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Little New-Yorkers: The Girl Who Figured It Out: The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming an Ironman World Champion

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

3:30 – 4:30 pm

An Afternoon with Dr. Seuss

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

Thursday March 6

7 – 8:30 pm

Alejandro Heredia’s LOCA with Elizabeth Acevedo

Alianza Dominicana Cultural CenterWashington Heights

Friday March 7

11 am – 2:30 pm

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Hunts Point Recreation CenterBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Little New-Yorkers: The Girl Who Figured It Out: The Inspiring True Story of Wheelchair Athlete Minda Dentler Becoming an Ironman World Champion

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

Wednesday March 12

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5 – 7:30 pm

YASSOU Cookbook Launch with Shaily Lipa at OPTO

Thursday March 13

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7 – 9:30 pm

BIPOC Play Reading Series (March 13 – March 15)

Black Spectrum Theatre Co., Inc.Jamaica

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7:30 – 9 pm

Author Talk with Rebecca Bratspies: Naming Gotham, Part II

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Friday March 14

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2 – 4 pm

BIPOC Play Reading Series (March 13 – March 15)

Black Spectrum Theatre Co., Inc.Jamaica

Saturday March 15

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10 am – noon

Camille Harris and the Silly Jazz Band Book Launch and Concert

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Music

ShapeShifter LabBrooklyn

IG Storytellers 2025 (5)

11 am – noon

Story Hour with Usha Venkatraman

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

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2 – 5 pm

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The Noble Maritime CollectionStaten Island

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2 – 4 pm

BIPOC Play Reading Series (March 13 – March 15)

Black Spectrum Theatre Co., Inc.Jamaica

Sunday March 16

11:45 am – 1 pm

Animal Tales: Green Eggs and Ham

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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