Events for Youth and Family

Join us for a variety of entertaining, engaging, and educational events for children and families including arts and crafts workshops, circus performances, dance workshops, magic arts, music, puppetry, storytelling, theatrical performances, and writing workshops.

Upcoming Events

Stomp, Clap and Sing with Princess Backpack and Benjamin

Tue, Jan 14 10:30am
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family music stomp clap and sing

Who’s cute and tough and holds your stuff? Princess Backpack! Princess Backpack and Benjamin can’t wait to bring their unique style of silly, sweet, and interactive music to the Brooklyn Public Library. Benjamin writes scripts and songs for shows like Dora on Paramount+, Rosie’s Rules on PBS,…

Events for Youth & Families: Write the Story Only You Can Tell

Sat, Jan 25 1:00pm
Central Library, Dweck Center

author talks Events for Youth and Family kids

Children's book author Kelly Starling Lyons finds inspiration for her work in every-day moments, memories and Black history. Join her for an engaging program that includes her award-winning books Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom and Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice & Sing Inspired Generations. She…

Stomp, Clap and Sing: Jam with Jamie and Friends

Tue, Jan 28 10:30am
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family music stomp clap and sing

Get ready for a serious jam session that will get everyone up and dancing! Jam with Jamie and Friends come armed with guitar and bubbles, ready to jam out to traditional children's songs, rock n' roll oldies, and today's hits.

Events for Youth & Families: Lunar New Year Celebration

Sat, Feb 8 1:00pm
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family kids Lunar New Year

Join the world-renowned musician Vivian Fang Liu, a classical pianist, children's music artist, and Grammy U mentor, has graced renowned stages like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, captivating audiences with her musical versatility. As February ushers in the lunar new year, Vivian embarks on a…

Stomp, Clap and Sing with Miss Sara and the Bodega Cats

Tue, Feb 11 10:30am
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family music stomp clap and sing

Step into the joyful world of Miss Sara’s Music Room, where music, movement, and imagination come alive! With over 270,000 views in its debut season on YouTube Kids, this vibrant children’s music project has captured the hearts of families through engaging songs, playful storytelling, and…

Events for Youth & Families: 14th Annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival

Sat, Feb 22 1:00pm
Central Library, Dweck Center

90-second newbery Events for Youth and Family film

Welcome to the fourteenth annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival—a yearly video contest in which kid filmmakers create weird short movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery award-winning books in about 90 seconds. The screening is hosted by children's author James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-…

Stomp, Clap and Sing with Conroy

Tue, Feb 25 10:30am
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family music stomp clap and sing

Conroy Warren’s music is an exciting cultural and musical program. With his djembe and his guitar, Conroy will sing and play calypso, reggae, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and children's favorites. Don't miss this mixture of idioms, rhythm, harmony, and melody, woven together in a…

Stomp, Clap and Sing with Olivia

Tue, Mar 11 10:30am
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family music stomp clap and sing

Join Olivia Patiño for a fun-filled, interactive kids’ show! Olivia blends country, pop, and playful tunes, all accompanied by her acoustic guitar, to create an energetic and joyful experience.

With years of performing at schools and touring with Kenny Rogers and the Jonas Brothers, Olivia…

Events for Youth & Families: The Eric Carle Story Show

Sat, Mar 15 1:00pm
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family kids

 

AN INTIMATE & INTERACTIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE!

Experience the spellbinding stories and colorful characters of author Eric Carle in a whole new way, with The Eric Carle Story Show!

Introducing THREE new stories on stage for the first time…

Events for Youth & Families: Finest Ballet Compositions by Brighton Ballet Theater

Sat, Mar 22 1:00pm
Central Library, Dweck Center

Events for Youth and Family kids

Brighton Ballet Theater (BBT) will showcase excerpts from original ballets created especially for a young audience, including the Soldiers' Dance, Snow Fairies' Dance, Doll Dance, French Variation, Chinese, Slavic, Spanish, and Arabian dances from The Nutcracker, and Little Red Riding Hood and…