by New York Public Library
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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.
| Monday | — |
| Tuesday | 10 AM – 7:45 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM – 7:45 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Sunday | 1 PM – 5 PM |
Closed Mondays
Free; no registration for most programs
Open Tue–Sun. Pick a date to add it to your plans.
Ages 0–12.
Free; no registration for most programs
Sunday: 1 PM–5 PM · Tuesday: 10 AM–7:45 PM · Wednesday: 10 AM–7:45 PM · Thursday: 10 AM–6 PM · Friday: 10 AM–6 PM · Saturday: 10 AM–6 PM. Closed Mondays
476 5th Ave (Ground Floor, Room 84), 10018, in Midtown, Manhattan.
Yes. NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 roomy Kips Bay branch where young children and school-age kids each have space to read, play and use computers.
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.