All BPL Presents programs at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center at Central Library are free of charge (unless otherwise noted) and reservations are required for most adult programs. Patrons with reservations will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Unclaimed reservations will be released fifteen minutes before the start of an event; we recommend arriving early. Patrons without reservations will be seated as capacity allows.
Reservations can be made 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week on our website by visiting the program’s calendar entry at bklynlibrary.org/bplpresents or by phone at 718.230.2200 (please see our phone reservation policy for hours and additional details). Reservations can be made up to approximately one hour before the scheduled program start time. The maximum number of seats that can be reserved per event is 3.
The Dweck Center is an accessible venue. To request additional information regarding accessibility or accommodations at the event, please contact BPLPresents@bklynlibrary.org.
Reservations for adult programs can be made with a BPL representative Monday-Friday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. For weekend events, reservations must be made by 4 pm on the Friday before the event takes place. Any reservations received after 4pm will not be processed. If leaving a message, please slowly and clearly state your first and last name, your phone number, the name and date of the program you would like to attend, and the number of seats you are requesting (maximum of 3).
Anthem to US Concert
Join us at Damrosch Park to hear the premiere of three new anthems written by New Yorkers as part of the Anthem to US project. The Concert is the culmination of a months-long collaborative effort with Lincoln Center to create a contemporary anthem echoing our collective hopes, struggles, and…
CBH Talk | Dana Mattioli and Emily Glazer Discuss “The Everything War”
The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power is the shocking exposé of Amazon’s endless strategic greed and pursuit of total domination.
In this business thriller and inside story, Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli…
Little Shop, Big City: Artmaking Workshop
Join author-illustrator Isabel Roxas for a hands-on artmaking workshop for kids aged 7-11.
Riffing on her Team Pom book series, their love of food and community, come ready to celebrate your neighborhood by creating your own collage storefront, from your local bodega to your…
CBH Talk | Jane Kamensky and Cynthia Carr Discuss “Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution”
In her book, Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution, acclaimed historian Jane Kamensky chronicles an improbable twentieth-century heroine and offers an entirely new understanding of the so-called sexual revolution.Candida Royalle was a porn star and cofounder of the feminist…
CBH Talk | “Treating Violence” with Rob Gore and Marlon Peterson
Dr. Rob Gore has worked in the Emergency Department of Kings County Hospital for almost 20 years. He knows all too well the violence that plagues Brooklyn’s youth, especially its youth of color.
Gore is the visionary behind Kings Against Violence Initiative (…
Brasil Summerfest: Hugo Sanbone
Maestro Hugo Sanbone is a composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and musical director with a charismatic and innovative style. A virtuoso in the trombone and accordion, Maestro Sanbone comes out of the top crop of the exciting music scene of Bahia, Brazil. The band will be joined by a…
Create Your Own Character Artmaking Workshop
Join author illustrator Isabel Roxas for a hands-on artmaking workshop making your own character. You will get a zine to fill in to develop the creature, human, robot or vegetable you will create.
Plaza Performance: DJ Max Glazer
Max Glazer has represented New York City touring the world DJing parties for superstars like Naomi Campbell, Puff Daddy, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Branford Marsalis, and Jay-Z, to name just a few. Separate from the glamorous celebrity parties he was known for, Max was always cultivating…
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