DEC
13
Thomas The Tank Engine Play Time
Join us for a very special play time featuring our very own, generously donated Thomas the Tank Engine Play Set! For all ages.
English Conversation Group
Practice speaking English in a relaxed, friendly environment. No registration required.
StoryPlay
Children age 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us for stories, rhymes, songs, and play! Engage in early literacy development while making new friends at the library. (This session starts at 11:00am. Space is limited; get your...
Resume & Career Help (Business & Career Center)
Get free one-on-one resume help, education and career advice, interviewing prep, LinkedIn profile tips, and more with help from a Business & Career Librarian. First come, first served.
Please note: Our staff members offer guidance on...
Central Library Friday Film Club: Sid and Nancy
Central Library Friday Film Club Showing in December: Rockstar Bio-PicsFriday, December 6, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m.--Rocketman (2019): Taron Egerton and the entire cast did their own singing in this incredible human story of Elton John’s...
Shine and the Moonbeams
Shine and the Moonbeams create a soulful musical extravaganza that captures the sweetness, uncertainty and simplicity of youth. Join us.
DEC
14
Friends of Cortelyou Library Meeting
Do you have ideas and visions for what Cortelyou Library can do for you and your neighborhood? We invite you to join the meeting and help discuss plans to make Cortelyou Library even better!
The Friends of the Cortelyou Library meet...
Citizenship Study Group
Learn how to prepare for the oral and written citizenship exam. No registration required.
Saturday Storytime
Join us each Saturday to hear new stories and favorite tales read aloud. All ages welcome!
Resume & Career Help
Need help making a resume and/or cover letter? Want to update it to what employers are looking for in today's job market? Not sure what to say in interviews?
We can help! Come and meet one-on-one with our...
English Conversation Group
Practice speaking English in a relaxed, friendly environment. No registration required.
All the Details?? Making Zines About Sex
Award-winning cartoonist and publisher Carta Monir presents a workshop appropriate for ages 18 and up. Writing honestly and candidly about sex is difficult, but it doesn't have to feel impossible. Participants will leave the workshop with a short...
Drop-In-Tech Time
Come have fun with some cool Technology!
(Time varies- time slots are between 2:00-4:00)
Kids are welcome too!
Karaoke
Sing hits from the 1940s to the 1970s.
DEC
16
Toy Time
Drop in with your child (ages 0-5) between 10am and 12pm and have some quality play time with other children and our educational toys! Make friends, read books, have fun! No tickets required.
Build with Duplo
Free play with Lego DUPLOs. For children 0 to 5 years old.
Computer Basics
Computer Basics training is designed specifically for those who are completely new to computers or who feel they need to have more instruction before confidently using a computer.
This lesson introduces new PC users to the...
Movies @ the Library:War of the Roses
(Drama/Comedy) 116 minutes In this blackest of comedies, a perfect 18-year marriage suddenly becomes unglued and the gleefully evil Barbara and Oliver Rose single-mindedly inflict as much misery as possible on each other. Rather than just get...
Game On
Play with our collection of Legos and board games.
Annual Chess Tournament
Prove your Chess Mastery 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.
For beginners or advanced players.
Please sign up here, or call 718-773-1180 to register.
DEC
17
StoryPlay 10am
Children age 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us for stories, rhymes, songs, and play! Engage in early literacy development while making new friends at the library. (This session starts at 10:00am. Space is limited; get your...
StoryPlay 11am
Children age 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us for stories, rhymes, songs, and play! Engage in early literacy development while making new friends at the library. (This session starts at 11:00am. Space is limited; get your...
Knitting & Crocheting Club
Bring some yard and needles and join the fun!
Microsoft Excel Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics introduces new and returning spreadsheet users to the basics of storing, managing and analyzing data in a spreadsheet document. This lesson covers the core features of Microsoft Excel 2010.
Resume & Career Help (Business & Career Center)
Get free one-on-one resume help, education and career advice, interviewing prep, LinkedIn profile tips, and more with help from a Business & Career Librarian. First come, first served.
Please note: Our staff members offer guidance on...
High School Equivalency (HSE) Screening
Are you hoping to get your high school equivalency (HSE) diploma? Need to build reading and writing skills? Register to take a test of your readiness for the exam, and you will be placed in a prep class, enrolled in our online prep class,...
Resume & Career Help (Eastern Parkway)
Meet with a Job Information Resource Librarian for help with your job search. Learn where to find job openings and training opportunities, get feedback on your resume and cover letter, or practice for your job interview.
This is...
After School Homework Help
Cortelyou Library supports young learners with free after-school homework help provided by trained volunteers.
Chess Workshop with Juan Tica
Learn to play or improve your game, with instructor Juan Tica from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For beginners or advanced players.
Kids Create
Join other kids in creating a new craft project every week that you can take home with you! Intended for kids ages 6-12.
Kids Tech Time
Come join Kids Tech Time with dancing on the Xbox, some IPads fun and YouTube music videos.
Free Financial Coaching
Meet with a financial counselor one-on-one to develop the skills needed to manage money and gain financial stability. Get assistance with:
Improving Your Credit Report Dealing with Debt Collection Budget and Saving Opening a Bank...
Community Journalism For Teens
Do you want to ask the questions? Get the answers? Be in the room where it happens? And write the stories? Then The Ditmas Examiner wants you! The Ditmas Examiner is a program for high school students who want to cover their community, learn...
Along the Distant Path: Migration storytelling workshop
How do we share our stories–is it through sounds, pictures, or writing? Join a 10-week workshop to explore and share stories about journeys.
Practice your English by reading stories, watching films, and participating in discussions...
DEC
18
Toy Time
Drop in with your child (ages 0-5) between 10am and 12pm and have some quality play time with other children and our educational toys! Make friends, read books, have fun! No tickets required.
Resume & Career Help (Business & Career Center)
Get free one-on-one resume help, education and career advice, interviewing prep, LinkedIn profile tips, and more with help from a Business & Career Librarian. First come, first served.
Please note: Our staff members offer guidance on...
Computer Basics
New to computers? Want to get more familiar with using the mouse, typing navigating the screen and going online? Come and join out computer basic class!
Crochet Circle
Get hooked at Cortelyou!
Come learn the new, valuable skill of crochet. All levels of experience are welcome to join, from beginners to those with years of experience. Please bring your own hook and yarn (these items may be found at any...
Chess Workshop
Perfect your game with the help of an instructor, and play with friends!
Wednesdays & Thursdays from 2:45pm- 4:45pm.
Build with LEGO
Build your dreams with our extensive collection of multi-age appropriate building toys. Just remember to clean up!
Ask-A-Tech
Do you have a specific question about how to use computers or finding your way around the internet? No time to attend a formal class? Come and “Ask a Tech” for personalized assistance.
DEC
19
Toddler Time
Join us for books, fingerplays, rhymes and songs! Specifically tailored for toddlers who are walking independently. Space is limited; tickets are required and will be given out beginning at 10:00 AM at the information desk, first come first...
Toddler Time
Join us for books, fingerplays, rhymes and songs! Specifically tailored for toddlers who are walking independently. Space is limited; tickets are required and will be given out beginning at 10:00 AM at the information desk, first come first...
Babies & Books
Join us for books, bounces, rhymes, songs, and playtime! Specifically tailored for babies who are not walking independently yet. Space is limited; tickets are required and will be given out beginning at 10:00 AM at the information desk...
Fun Time 4 The Wiser
Come enjoy an hour and a half of socializing with some extra perks:
Card Games Computers/Ipads Chess Dominoes Bowling Bingo And More...
Book Discussion: Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
CARNEGIE'S MAID by Marie Benedict
“Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and...
Resume & Career Help (Business & Career Center)
Get free one-on-one resume help, education and career advice, interviewing prep, LinkedIn profile tips, and more with help from a Business & Career Librarian. First come, first served.
Please note: Our staff members offer guidance on...
Chess Workshop
Perfect your game with the help of an instructor, and play with friends!
Wednesdays & Thursdays from 2:45pm- 4:45pm.
Kids Create
Arts and crafts activities for ages 6-11. Young children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
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