by The New York Public Library
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 multi-floor Washington Heights branch where kids have a dedicated room and teens can find their own space to study.
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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.
1000 St. Nicholas Avenue, 10032, in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Yes. Washington Heights Library is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
The children's area stocks board books through middle-grade novels, and librarians lead free story times plus seasonal activities like Summer Reading. Long one of NYPL's smallest branches, it moved to a larger space in northern Harlem that includes a Teen Center with gaming, crafts and a 3-D printer.
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. Its entire third floor is a roughly 4,400-square-foot Teen Center for ages 13–17, with computers, a media room and a performance space, while younger kids use the children's room.
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. Beyond its children's area, the branch has a teens-only room where adults and little kids are not allowed.
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. Serving northern Washington Heights, it is a go-to spot for Spanish- and English-speaking families looking for books and after-school space.
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 South Bronx branch that gives Melrose families books, computers and a place for kids after school.
The children's area stocks board books through middle-grade novels, and librarians lead free story times plus seasonal activities like Summer Reading. Named for the Harlem Renaissance poet and set beside the Schomburg Center, the branch normally offers a children's room and a Teen Center.