The children's area stocks board books through middle-grade novels, and librarians lead free story times plus seasonal activities like Summer Reading. A Van Nest–Pelham Parkway branch with a children's area for picture books and early readers.
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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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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.
2147 Barnes Avenue, 10462, in Van Nest, the Bronx.
Yes. Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
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. A neighborhood branch on Morris Park Avenue where young children and school-age kids can read and join programs.
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. An Allerton branch with a children's area and teen programming that includes the Teens 360° initiative.
Kids can pick out picture books, early readers and graphic novels, and the branch runs NYPL's free early-literacy story times for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. A West Farms branch close to the Bronx Zoo, useful as a rest stop with books after a zoo day.
The children's area stocks board books through middle-grade novels, and librarians lead free story times plus seasonal activities like Summer Reading. In the heart of Arthur Avenue's Little Italy, the branch pairs a children's room with the Enrico Fermi Cultural Center's Italian heritage 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. A modern Westchester Square branch where kids can read, use computers and join programs.
Kids can pick out picture books, early readers and graphic novels, and the branch runs NYPL's free early-literacy story times for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. A northeast Bronx branch on Gun Hill Road where families borrow books and kids join library programs.