Join us to discuss one of NYPL’s Best New Comics for Adults, Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden.
The (mostly) true story of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, two women who met and fell in love in Vermont in 1807 when Charity moved to Weybridge from Massachusetts. Being openly gay isn’t easy in early America, but the two immediately connect and spend the next 44 years together, building a life in spite of the odds, as a lesbian couple in small town Vermont.
All adults welcome! No need to finish the book to attend.
This discussion will be led by our adult librarian, who contributed to the newly released 2026 NYPL Best New Comics for Adults List. Out of 400 books, 50 were chosen. This is one of carefully selected titles!
Check out the book at the library—request to pick it up at your closest library branch or check out the e-book,
Join us for a special storytime with Andrea Cáceres, author & illustrator of My Dog Just Speaks Spanish! Enjoy a morning of reading, drawing, and imagination, and meet the creators behind the story.
This program is for children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers.
First-come, first served. Limited to 15 children plus caregiver(s).
Please arrive on time as we may not be able to accommodate latecomers.
We are unable to accommodate daycares & school groups.
Read & Write Poetry with Us for Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month
We will be reading a few select poems by U.S. Poet Laureates Adá Limón and Juan Felipe Herrera. Never heard of them? That’s ok! Join us and get an introduction to their work!
There is no need to prepare or read anything beforehand. We will also have time at the end to write our own poems. This will be an inclusive space where people of all experience levels can feel welcome.
Optional RSVP.
Morris-Jumel Mansion will host a screen-free after-school meet up organized by District 6 at the Roger Morris Park! Discover the beauty of a page turner!
Bring books to exchange at school and at an after school meet up at the Roger Morris garden of the Morris-Jumel Mansion to enjoy readings, games and an improv class for all ages in English and Spanish with The People’s Theater, Washington Heights NYPL and our local bookstores.
Please complete a free RSVP through eventbrite to attend.
To celebrate almost fifty years of Star Wars, we will be showing the original trilogy of Star Wars films all day long, in order of release. Featuring Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). There will be breaks in between films but no intermissions.
