Events

This class will take place in person at the Morris Park Library. Thursdays in September from 11 - 12:30pm: 9/5, 9/12, 9/19 and 9/26. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED! Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Low- Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation Classes for English Speakers of Ot…

Jion us to discuss Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson. Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best History & Biography (2020) The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. “As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us…

This class will take place in person at the Morris Park Library. Thursdays in September from 11 - 12:30pm: 9/5, 9/12, 9/19 and 9/26. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED! Just come to a class! We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning TV show created to help people practice English. Each story is about everyday situations, like going to the doctor or talking with a child's teacher. The characters speak slowly and clearly. Low- Intermediate and Advanced Level Conversation Classes for English Speakers of Ot…

Synopsis Nobleman, military man, and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is secretly in love with Roxanne. However, his insecurity over his dwarf stature prevents him from professing his love, especially when Roxanne confesses that she's interested in Christian, a recruit. Elated that Roxanne would like a guy like him, Christian feels anxious about speaking to her. Cyrano agrees to ghostwrite love letters for him. Directors Joe Wright Production year 2021 Rating PG-13 Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, In…

This class will take place in person at the Morris Park Branch. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED! Just come! Join us in discussing Healthy Snacks. How to ensure your snacking is part of your well rounded diet and pitfalls to avoid. Katie Soares is a Health Educator (CHES) from the Bronx Community Health Network.

Join us to discuss Happy Place by Emily Henry. Goodreads Choice Award - Winner for Best Romance (2023) Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t. They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends. Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their frie…

Join us to discuss Happy Place by Emily Henry. Goodreads Choice Award- Winner for Best Romance(2023) Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t. They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends. Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend…

This event will take place at Morris Park library. Calling all new parents and caregivers of infants ages 0-12 months! Join us at the library to meet with a local doula. Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant people and their families before, during and after childbirth. This is an opportunity to gather, learn, and share experiences with fellow parents and caregivers in our community! Please arrive on time. Program space is limited. Este evento se llevará a cabo en la biblioteca de Mor…

This event will take place at Morris Park library. Calling all new parents and caregivers of infants ages 0-12 months! Join us at the library to meet with a local doula. Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant people and their families before, during and after childbirth. This is an opportunity to gather, learn, and share experiences with fellow parents and caregivers in our community! Please arrive on time. Program space is limited. Este evento se llevará a cabo en la biblioteca de Mor…

Join us to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. Nominee for Best History & Biography (2017) In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie B…

This event will take place at Morris Park library. Calling all new parents and caregivers of infants ages 0-12 months! Join us at the library to meet with a local doula. Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant people and their families before, during and after childbirth. This is an opportunity to gather, learn, and share experiences with fellow parents and caregivers in our community! Please arrive on time. Program space is limited. Este evento se llevará a cabo en la biblioteca de Mor…

Join us to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grinn. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relati…

This event will take place at Morris Park library. Calling all new parents and caregivers of infants ages 0-12 months! Join us at the library to meet with a local doula. Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant people and their families before, during and after childbirth. This is an opportunity to gather, learn, and share experiences with fellow parents and caregivers in our community! Please arrive on time. Program space is limited. Este evento se llevará a cabo en la biblioteca de Mor…

This event will take place at Morris Park library. Calling all new parents and caregivers of infants ages 0-12 months! Join us at the library to meet with a local doula. Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant people and their families before, during and after childbirth. This is an opportunity to gather, learn, and share experiences with fellow parents and caregivers in our community! Please arrive on time. Program space is limited. Este evento se llevará a cabo en la biblioteca de Mo…

This event will take place at Morris Park library. Calling all new parents and caregivers of infants ages 0-12 months! Join us at the library to meet with a local doula. Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant people and their families before, during and after childbirth. This is an opportunity to gather, learn, and share experiences with fellow parents and caregivers in our community! Please arrive on time. Program space is limited. Este evento se llevará a cabo en la biblioteca de Mo…

Join us to discuss Still Life by Sarah Winman. Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amongst the rubble of war-t…

Join us to discuss Still Life by Sarah Winman. Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amongst the rubble of war-…