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Friday Aug. 1, 2025

6 – 8:15 pm

First Novel Friday: Hot Girls with Balls, Gingko Season, and Lonely Crowds

The Center for FictionBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 2

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Faces of Nature

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

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11 am

Esther Crow: Environmental Puppet Party

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Sunday Aug. 3

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Faces of Nature

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Monday Aug. 4

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reading Room: Reel Talks

Bryant ParkManhattan

Tuesday Aug. 5

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Saturday Aug. 9

10 am – 3 pm

2nd Annual Bronx Bookworm Book Festival

Fordham PlazaBronx

Laura and HCA Statue

11 am – noon

Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in Central Park

Central ParkManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 2

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Sunday Aug. 10

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 2

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Monday Aug. 11

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reading Room: Reel Talks

Bryant ParkManhattan

Tuesday Aug. 12

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Wednesday Aug. 13

LINC square

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Storytime with Literacy, Inc.

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island

Saturday Aug. 16

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Sunday Aug. 17

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Monday Aug. 18

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reading Room: Reel Talks

Bryant ParkManhattan

Tuesday Aug. 19

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

11 am – noon

Storytime: Ladybugs

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Thursday Aug. 21

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10 – 11 am

Stories in the Garden

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Classes
Family

Saturday Aug. 23

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Buzzing Bee Hives

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 2

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Sunday Aug. 24

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Buzzing Bee Hives

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 2

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Tuesday Aug. 26

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

Saturday Aug. 30

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

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