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Saturday May 31, 2025

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

10:15 am

Sensory Friendly Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Seward Park Library

10:30 am

Family Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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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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11 am – 3 pm

Pinkster Celebration at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumInwood

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3 – 4:30 pm

Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!

Italian American MuseumLittle Italy

3 pm

Family Storytime: A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Clason’s Point LibraryIn PersonBronx

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

2 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

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