Reimagine End of Life Festival Listings
The New York Public Library is excited to host a series of events as part of the Reimagine End of Life Festival. Reimagine is a week of asking big questions about life and death, a festival that's a community-wide exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation.
Drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design, the week-long series of events breaks down taboos and brings diverse communities together in wonder, preparation, and remembrance.
Check out one of the many events happening at NYPL branches as part of Reimagine End of Life festival, October 27 through November 3:
Saturday, October 27, 12 PM
Happiness Is a Choice: Lessons from the Oldest Old
Author Talk at St. George Library Center
Monday, October 29, 3 PM
How to Write a Condolence Letter with Amy Cunningham
67th Street Library
Monday, October 29, 3:30 PM
Family Storytime: When Dinosaurs Die
Mosholu Library
Monday, October 29, 5:30 PM
Author Talk: Tara Storch, Taylor’s Gift
Mosholu Library
Monday, October 29, 12 noon
Good Grief: artists and writers share stories of loss, creativity, and joy
Jefferson Market Library
Tuesday, October 30, 1 PM
Author Talk: Forever Letter by Rabbi Elana Zaiman
St. Agnes Library
Tuesday, October 30, 5 PM
PREPARE for Your Care: Learn How to Have Your End of Life Wishes Honored
Countee Cullen Library
Tuesday, October 30, 5:30 PM
Screening: Chronicles of a Professional Eulogist
Tompkins Square Library
Tuesday, October 30, 6:15 PM
Exhibit Reception: Death Panels: Comics That Help Us Face End of Life
53rd Street Library
Tuesday, October 30, 6:30 PM
PREPARE for Your Care: Learn How to Have Your End of Life Wishes Honored (in Cantonese)
Seward Park Library
Tuesday, October 30, 6:45 PM
Redemption: An Exploration of Possibilities at the End of Life
53rd Street Library
Wednesday, October 31, 1 PM-2 PM
Death Panels: Conversations with the Artists
53rd Street Library
Wednesday, October 31, 2 PM-3 PM
Workshop: Graphic Medicine, Reflective Drawing, and Advanced Care Directives
53rd Street Library
Thursday, November 1, 10:30 AM
Family Storytime: When Dinosaurs Die
Kingsbridge Library
Thursday, November 1, 5:30 PM
Adult writing workshop - Reimagine End of Life
Bloomingdale Library
Thursday, November 1, 5:30 PM
The Blank Page: Writing Remembrance, Wonder, and Loss
St. George Library
Thursday, November 1, 6:30 PM
PREPARE for Your Care: Learn How to Have Your End of Life Wishes Honored (in English)
Seward Park Library
Friday, November 2, 1 PM
Last[ing] Letters Writing Workshop
Jefferson Market Library
Friday, November 2, 6 PM
Loneliness in a Beautiful Place: AIDS Burials on Hart Island
Jefferson Market Library
Friday, November 2, 12 PM
The Blank Page: Writing Remembrance, Wonder, and Loss
Grand Central Library
Friday, November 2, 3 PM
The Blank Page: Writing Remembrance, Wonder, and Loss
Mulberry Street Library
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