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 West Farms branch close to the Bronx Zoo, useful as a rest stop with books after a zoo day.
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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.
2085 Honeywell Avenue, 10460, in West Farms, the Bronx.
Yes. West Farms 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. 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 Tremont branch with space for kids to read, use computers and do homework.
The children's area stocks board books through middle-grade novels, and librarians lead free story times plus seasonal activities like Summer Reading. A Soundview-area branch that gives local kids a quiet place for reading and after-school work.
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.
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 historic Morrisania branch that offers local kids a children's room and after-school reading space.
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.