Events

NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids ages 6–12 that takes place after regular school hours on Mondays through Thursdays. Join our tutors and Teen Reading Ambassadors for homework help, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities—and even snacks! No need to register—just show up! Everything is free.

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Join staff at Belmont Library for Chess Club on Thursdays. Participants can learn some new moves and meet the rival you've been searching for! We'll bring the chess pieces, you bring your A game!

This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library. Join us for an art exploration project where we get to play with color mixing, collage, shapes, and other fun crafts.

This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library. Come join us for an afternoon time of board games, STEAM play, and more!

Interested in trying your hand at a new poetic form? Come pen a pantoum! Join us for this in-person workshop at which participants will write words that rhyme, echo, and emphasize within a structure that subtly shifts in meaning. All materials will be provided.

This program will take place in person at Belmont. Join staff at Belmont for a financial literacy program! We will be discussing budgets and creating your own with a money smart survivor simulation game. Will you survive on your budget! Come find out! Materials provided. Snacks provided upon availability.

This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library. Join us as we celebrate Earth day with a variety of crafts and activities.

Join staff at Belmont during Spring Recess for an Earth Day craft where you get to personalize your own reusable stainless steel water bottle! Bottle & materials provided, first come first served. Open to tweens & teens ages 11 - 18. Snacks provided upon availability.

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only schedule appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

Join staff at Belmont for various arts & crafts and DIY actvities during Teen Art Studio. Materials provided. Snacks provided upon availability. Apr 9: Acrylic Painting: Painting by Numbers Apr 23 (Spring Recess): Mosaic Butterly Sand Art

This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library. Looking for a fun family game idea? Join us for a fun filled hour of Spring time BINGO.

Join us at Belmont for an in-person celebration to watch the livestream of our Teen Banned Book Club event with Stacey Lee about her book The Downstairs Girl. Snacks provided upon availability. Can't attend in person? Register free for the livestream! Throughout the year, The New York Public Library's Teen Banned Book Club is offering free, nationwide digital access to young adult titles that have been the subject of bans or challenges as part of our Books for All initiative. Start…

Had a long day? Spend some time with us this Thursday for some Adult Pottery Painting. This creative activity might help you to relax your mind, as well as provide you with a keepsake for the spring. All materials will be provided. Just bring your creative painting ideas if you can! This program is first-come, first-serve basis. No registration is required! Adult, 18+ ***Sign up for NYPL Connect to get updates from NYPL and information about our digital resources and services available dur…

This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library. Join us as we use our skills to collaborate and build together through project-based learning activities.

Join us for Teen Movie Night. Snacks served upon availabilty. Movies titles subject to change day of event. April 11: Dead Poets Society (1989) PG - A staid but well-respected prep school is enlivened by a newly-arrived, charismatic English teacher, who inspires his students with unconventional methods and philosophies. Runtime: 128 minutes April 26 (Spring Recess): Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)- PG-13 - In the inner city, a troubled young man named Noah finds himself down on his luc…

This program will take place at Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center. This is a self-guided program where you can create your own collage. The materials will be provided but feel free to bring items you'd like to add to your collage.

This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library. Share your creativity! Join us at Belmont for a fun day of building with LEGOS.

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Join us for another anime club as we continue to watch more episodes of comedy titles and discuss series such as Way of the Househusband, Sakamoto Days, Nichijou, and D Frag!

Este programa se llevará a cabo en persona en la biblioteca de Belmont. Cuentos y canciones en ingles y espanol. This program will take place in person at the Belmont Library. Join us for singing and dancing in English and in Spanish!

This program takes place in person at the Belmont Library. Enjoy playtime in our Early Literacy Corner! Our warm and inviting space allows you and your child to play, and socialize with others in the community. Please note: This program is for both caregiver and child. It is not a structured program.

Calling all gamers! Offering gaming consoles, PC and board games. Come out and compete against your friends or hang out and spectate. Snacks provided upon availability or feel free to bring your own. Discover what the Library offers NYC teens, including our newly expanded Teen Centers at select branches, TeenLIVE events, programs, book recommendations, and more.

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only schedule appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only schedule appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Tired of seeing chess in anime and not having enough challengers in real life? Join chess club to learn some new strategies and meet the rival you’ve been searching for! We’ll bring the chess pieces, you bring your A game! Thursday, May 2- 3:30 PM Thursday, May 16- 3:30 PM

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Join us for Digital Art Club where we will create drawings or paintings digitally using Procreate! We will also have books on hand with step-by-step tutorials for how to draw anime characters and animals for those who need references or ideas. All materials are provided!

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Want to celebrate National Mystery Month by investigating new manga and anime? Join us as we explore and examine titles such as Oshi no Ko, Apothecary Diaries, Case Closed, and Shadow House! Monday, May 6- 3:30 PM Monday, May 20- 3:30 PM

This program will be in person at Belmont Library. Join the staff of the New Canaan Nature Center as we blend together literature, natural sciences and artistic expression. After reading a story that combines strong human feelings and desires with information about animals and their lives, participants will become personally acquainted with one or two live animals. A fun take home craft and animal artifacts help present a multi-faceted view of each weekly featured animal. Come and get creativ…

Join staff at Belmont for various arts & crafts and DIY actvities during Teen Art Studio. Materials provided. Snacks provided upon availability. May 7 : Celebrate Bronx Week!- Grafitti Art - Open to all! May 21: Pressed Flower Art

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only schedule appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

Join us for Teen Movie Night. Snacks served upon availabilty. Movies titles subject to change day of event. May 9: Freaky friday (2003) PG & Mother's Day Craft - A stressed-out mother and her sullen daughter magically swap bodies in this charming remake of the 1977 comedy. Based on the novel by Mary Rodgers. Runtime: 97 minutes May 23 Turning Red (2023) PG: Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughte…

Join staff at Belmont to an intro workshop on Hats & Ladders. Hats & Ladders uses up-to-date occupational data, game mechanics, and youth-driven design thinking to motivate the next generation of career thinkers and doers. We will exlore the site/app and get you started with creating an account to build yor profile explore, experiment with, and prepare for a wide range of career pathways.

This program will be in person at Belmont Library. Join the staff of the New Canaan Nature Center as we blend together literature, natural sciences and artistic expression. After reading a story that combines strong human feelings and desires with information about animals and their lives, participants will become personally acquainted with one or two live animals. A fun take home craft and animal artifacts help present a multi-faceted view of each weekly featured animal. Come and get creativ…

Calling all gamers! Offering gaming consoles, PC and board games. Come out and compete against your friends or hang out and spectate. Snacks provided upon availability or feel free to bring your own. Join us May 14 during Bronx Week for Bronx Trivia Night!! Open to teens and adults. Discover what the Library offers NYC teens, including our newly expanded Teen Centers at select branches, TeenLIVE events, programs, book recommendations, and more.

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only scheduled appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Tired of playing chess against an AI at home? Or maybe you found a rival during our last chess club and now you’re looking for a rematch? Join us again at chess club for some more exciting competition and new experiences! We’ll bring the chess pieces, you bring your A game!

This event will take place in person at Belmont Library. Join us for another anime club as we continue to watch more episodes of mystery titles and discuss series such as Apothecary Diaries, Asadora, and In/Spectre!

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only scheduled appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!

This program will be in person at Belmont Library. Join the staff of the New Canaan Nature Center as we blend together literature, natural sciences and artistic expression. After reading a story that combines strong human feelings and desires with information about animals and their lives, participants will become personally acquainted with one or two live animals. A fun take home craft and animal artifacts help present a multi-faceted view of each weekly featured animal. Come and get creativ…

Join staff at Belmont for various arts & crafts and DIY actvities during Teen Art Studio. Materials provided. Snacks provided upon availability. May 7 : Celebrate Bronx Week!- Grafitti Art - Open to all! May 21: Pressed Flower Art

Are you working on a project like a resume, application, or a new piece of technology? Could you use some help figuring it all out? Sign up at either the Belmont Library circulation desk or by calling 718.933.6410 to schedule an hour long one-on-one appointment with a librarian! Only scheduled appointments will be honored. Please, no walk-ins. Thank you!