This Women's History Month, we are celebrating the most powerful and influential women in history through workshops and events. Throughout March our branches will be holding book discussions, movie screenings, workshops and musical performances highlighting the many successful women worldwide, both past and present. Find your favorite event at your neighborhood location and come join us; we would love to see you there.

Events

Edit-A-Thons

Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Women in Art in Asia
The Art+Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Women in Art in Asia helps participants edit Wikipedia to create and improve articles about women artists and practitioners in and from Asia. This includes architects, designers, filmmakers, curators, and art historians. Books and research materials—as well as refreshments—will be provided.  
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, South Court Classrooms
Saturday, March 23 | 12 - 5 PM

Music

2019 Women’s Jazz Festival
The Schomburg Center’s Annual Women’s Jazz Festival is looking to commemorate some of the most talented unsung and well-known performers in jazz today. Each week the festival will highlight strong women who express their love for the genre through their musical skills.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Langston Hughes Auditorium
Every Monday | 7 PM
March 11 | A Salute to Women in Bebop
March 18 | Lakecia Benjamin
March 25 | Closing Night with Jazzmeia Horn!

Celebrating Women’s Voices In Music
Join Webster Library and singer-songwriter Sheri Miller for a celebration of women's voices in music. We'll honor female singers and songwriters, featuring songs written, or made recognizable by artists like Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Ross, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and others.
Webster Library, Auditorium
Saturday, March 30 | 3 PM

Discussions

Book Discussion: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s book Becoming will be talked about in this months book discussion. Experience the viewpoint of the first African American First Lady, and see how she established herself as the most powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S and around the world. Pick up the book and join us!
Muhlenberg Library, Conference Room
Thursday, March 7 | 5:30 - 6:45 PM

Radical Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
Join this Conversation in Black Freedom Studies program to discuss how activists like Ella Baker and groups like the Combahee River Collective pioneered intersectionality between racism and women’s liberation. Our scholars will also bring up how to carry out these philosophies for freedom into the future.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Langston Hughes Auditorium
Thursday, March 7 | 6:30 PM

Open Book Hour: Revolutionary Women
Our Open Book Hour is a place for you to come share a book you love or are looking forward to and explain why you love it. You will learn about some attractive sounding novels while getting people exciting to your own book too. This month’s theme is Revolutionary Women.
Mid-Manhattan Library at 42nd Street, Room 67A
Friday, March 8 | 2 - 3 PM

Author Julie Maloney Reads from “A Matter of Chance”
Renaissance women and founder of Women Reading Aloud Julie Maloney is coming to NYPL to read her debut thriller A Matter of Chance. This tale of the disappearance of an eight year old girl and the tireless search by her mother will have hooked.
Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library, Alvin Ailey Community Room
Saturday, March 9 | 1 - 2 PM

Book Club: When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney
Karen Cooney’s book  When Women Ruled the World takes a deep look at the place where women rule was not only allowed but regularly practiced. Cooney describes the Egyptian hierarchy and why it was so unique to other ruling states. To learn more pick up the book and come over to our book discussion group.
Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
Monday, March 11 | 5 PM

Book Discussion: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Join our book discussion on Pachinko, story of teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, who falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. When she discovers she is pregnant--and that her lover is married--she refuses to be bought. She decides to leave her child’s father and marries another man. Her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations.
St. George Library Center
Tuesday, March 19 | 5 PM

Caribbean American Women in Media: Re-Imagining Our Caribbean Identity
Join our guest panelists in discussing the late Gwendolyn (Gwen) Ifill; a Peabody Award-winning journalist, television newscaster and author who broke the barriers in media for women. They will attempt to reimagine their roles in today’s media climate and unfold the possibilities of the future.
Mid-Manhattan Library at 42nd Street, Program Room
Wednesday, March 20 | 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Interactive Talk -- Finding Her Way
American women artists working before 1945 had to navigate societal expectations of women’s domestic roles with their drive to be professionals.
These artists often faced difficult choices–-sacrificing in their personal lives or in their careers. Despite evident talent and success, most fell into obscurity with their death. In this interactive session, come discover and closely examine works by women artists who collectively paint a picture of a changing America.
Tompkins Square Library, Basement
Saturday, March 23 | 11 AM

Adult Book Club-Halsey Street by Naima Coster
Join us in discussing this month’s book pick Halsey Street by Naima Coster. In this story of  a failed artist Penelope Grand who moves back to Brooklyn to keep an eye on her ailing father. You will be captivated by the constant struggle Penelope has with finding a source of familial love and trying to break free of the past to navigate her own life.
Dongan Hills Library
Monday, March 25 | 11:30 AM & 5 PM

Unbought and Unbossed: The Lives of Nellie Bly and Shirley Chisholm
Celebrate Women's History Month with a film screening and discussion of two short films highlighting women who worked for change in New York City communities: Nellie Bly and Shirley Chisholm.
Roosevelt Island Library
Wednesday, March 27 | 6:30 PM

Women Who Make a Difference
Let us follow the struggles of Malala and also see what Madeleine L'Engle, author of "A Wrinkle in Time", can teach us about writing and movies. For Children age 6 and up!
West New Brighton Library, Main Floor
Thursday, March 28 | 3:30 PM

NB Poetry Club
Come join us for our monthly poetry meeting! This month, we will be reading poetry celebrating Women's History Month. Come with a written poem, or write one with us! Be prepared to share!
West New Brighton Library, Main Floor
Saturday, March 30 | 1 PM

Movies

Movie Monday
Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month by enjoying the portrayal of strong women in film. Screenings will include Hidden Figures, Suffragette, Frida, and The Joy Luck Club.
Hamilton Fish Park Library, Auditorium
Every Monday | 11 AM

Mott Haven Movie Matinee - "Women's History Month" Double Feature
Looking for some powerful women protagonists this Women’s History Month?
You can find them right at the Mott Haven Double Feature Day! The movies include Suffragette and In the Time of the Butterflies, two powerful movies on the uprising of women attempting to overthrow a tyrannical figure.
Mott Haven Library
Friday, March 22 | 11:30 PM

Saturday Matinee
Come watch The Joy Luck Club, the story of four Asian women and their daughters, who struggled to overcome obstacles in order to give their children a better life.
Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library
Saturday, March 30 | 1 PM

More Events

Women’s History Month Paper Doll Workshop
Join this Women’s History Month themed workshop as we remember some of our favorite women in history by making them into paper dolls. You will be able to use our appropriately themed books on hand to get some inspiration
Soundview Library
Wednesday, March 6 | 3:30 PM

Visual Biography with Pushkin Society
An art workshop presented by The Pushkin Society of America in conjunction with their exhibit on the Grand Central Library walls entitled Visual Biography: Women's Narrative.
Grand Central Library
Tuesday, March 12 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Women’s History Month Scavenger Hunt
Search through our library for famous women throughout history and learn more about their work in this Women’s History Month themed scavenger hunt. Appropriate for all ages.
Riverside Library
Wednesday, March 13 | 3 - 4 PM

Crafternoons Teens Making Buttons: Women’s History Month Celebration
We have a couple of days this month where we will focus on celebrating Women’s History Month in our Teens Making Buttons workshops. All teens welcome.
Hamilton Grange Library
Friday, March 15 & 29 | 3 PM

Kids Tech Club: Women Who Broke The Rules
Looking for something S.T.E.M? At Kids Tech Club, we explore coding, tech tools, digital creativity, and cool online resources. At this session, we'll be highlighting the lives of amazing, boundary-pushing women of history. Kids ages 7-12 are invited to join us for a blend of history & tech at this hands-on program.
Hamilton Grange Library, Children’s Room
Saturday, March 16 & 30 | 2 PM

Trivia Game: Women’s History
In honor of Women’s History Month,  we will be having a Women’s History Trivia Game. Come and test your knowledge and possibly win some prizes!
Pelham Bay Library
Tuesday, March 19 | 1 - 2 PM

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