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Families come for free story times and sing-alongs for the youngest readers, while school-age kids use the space for reading, computers and homework after class. This modern, largely below-street-level branch sits across from MoMA, so it pairs well with a museum outing.
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Hours vary by day; see the branch page on nypl.org for current hours and this season's story time calendar.
Free; library card is free. Check individual program listings for any registration.
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All ages.
Free; library card is free. Check individual program listings for any registration.
Hours vary by day; see the branch page on nypl.org for current hours and this season's story time calendar.
18 West 53rd Street, 10019, in Midtown, Manhattan.
Yes. 53rd Street Library is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Little ones can join lapsit and toddler story times that mix songs, rhymes and books, and older kids can borrow books, use computers and get help finding homework resources. A Midtown East branch serving office-area and residential families with a children's collection.
Little ones can join lapsit and toddler story times that mix songs, rhymes and books, and older kids can borrow books, use computers and get help finding homework resources. A calm neighborhood branch near Bloomingdale's where little ones can browse picture books between errands.
The children's room on the ground floor of the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, stocked with picture books, chapter books, audiobooks and kid-only computers. It hosts story times, music and theater performances, and visits from authors and illustrators.
Kids love greeting the marble lions Patience and Fortitude on the front steps, peeking into the grand Rose Main Reading Room, and browsing the free Treasures exhibition, which has showcased the original Winnie-the-Pooh toys.
Little ones can join lapsit and toddler story times that mix songs, rhymes and books, and older kids can borrow books, use computers and get help finding homework resources. A neighborhood branch in Hell's Kitchen where young readers can settle in with picture books, chapter books and graphic novels.
Families come for free story times and sing-alongs for the youngest readers, while school-age kids use the space for reading, computers and homework after class. The Children's Center on SNFL's lower level is NYPL's flagship kids' space, offering early-literacy story times, school-age programs, performances, homework help and a youth study room; a separate Teen Center is also in the building.