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Brooklyn Public Library • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • December 2011, January & February 2012

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO

Increased Access to Media! Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is committed to improving the availability of the resources you enjoy. It has been a busy year, and since October 2010 we have circulated nearly 20 million items, filled more than one million hold requests and increased eBook circulation by more than 150 percent. BPL’s goal for 2012 is to surpass these numbers, and with our longer hours of operation we are confident we will be able to assist even more of you. We are also constantly adding to our huge collection of free media and currently offer more than 27,000 items in our Downloadable Media Catalog, including eBooks, audiobooks, music and video. You can access these materials on Kindle, iPad©, Android™ and many other devices. Whether you enjoy eBooks on the subway, listen to music on the go or read books in the comfort of your own home, BPL is here to serve you.

Your Generosity Makes a Difference! Every day, Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) acts as a true democratic institution, a place serving all members of its diverse community. BPL provides vital programs for people with a wide range of needs, including young children learning to read, people studying for the GED, new Americans learning English, entrepreneurs opening businesses, jobseekers looking for resume help and seniors learning computer skills.

Another way we are bringing you more resources is through an Espresso Book Machine (EBM). In partnership with On Demand Books, beginning in early December, you will be able to purchase and print-on-demand millions of public domain and in-copyright titles, as well as self-publish your own book. The EBM will be available for use in Central Library’s Grand Lobby. In addition to improving access to materials, we are growing the services we provide to jobseekers. Central Library and Sunset Park Library recently opened Workforce1 expansion centers, which offer job matching and recruitment assistance. Please stop by and see for yourself how Workforce1 can help you find a job in a career that is right for you. Of course, meeting the needs of all Brooklynites comes at a large cost. This holiday season, please consider donating to BPL. Your contribution will help increase book collections and pay for our popular programs so we can tutor more children, provide additional ESOL classes, give more job-readiness training and deliver more books to senior centers. In short, your generosity will enable us to remain a vital source of information and empowerment for all people. Thank you for supporting the Library. I wish you a happy holiday season and all the best in the new year. Very truly,

Linda E. Johnson

Thank You Champion Supporters! Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is proud to partner with our Champion Supporters. Champion Supporters generously give BPL a gift of $25,000 or more. These contributions support programs and services that help Brooklynites achieve their goals at every life stage. If you are interested in supporting BPL as a Champion Supporter or would like more information, please contact Brian Leidy, manager of corporate relations, at 718.230.2207 or b.leidy@brooklynpubliclibrary.org.

Last year your contributions helped us reach hundreds of thousands of Brooklynites. For many the Library is one of the few places available to them that encourages a sense of limitless opportunity. When a child walks through the doors of one of BPL’s 60 neighborhood libraries, he or she enters a place with a near endless selection of free books and resources. Our materials, along with the support of staff, volunteers and programs, make it possible to learn about virtually any subject. Time and again, the library fosters the exchange of ideas, the fulfillment of potential and the betterment of society. Please consider investing in your community by making a year-end donation to BPL. Your gift makes it possible for us to continue to uphold Andrew Carnegie’s vision of the public library as a true cradle of democracy, a place that provides services for all people. Visit our website (www.brooklynpubliclibrary. org/support) or call 718.230.2738 to support BPL today.

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Brooklyn Public Library • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • December 2011, January & February 2012

FEATURED STORIES

15th Annual Gala

Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) held the Masquerade Bowl, our 15th Annual Gala, at Brooklyn Bowl on October 27. Thanks to the support of more than 400 attendees, BPL can continue to offer Brooklynites the latest books and eBooks; access to computers, laptops and WiFi; career workshops; early literacy programs; and other vital resources. It was a memorable night, made even more so by our guests’ creative masks. Among the attendees were Borough President Marty Markowitz, literary honoree Paul Auster, master of ceremonies Amanda Stern, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Council Finance Committee Chair Domenic Recchia and State Senator Daniel Squadron. The night’s highlights included the psychic skills of Lilith Dove, a far-out performance by ’80s tribute band Rubix Kube and a fun After-Party. Thank you to the event’s lead sponsors—Bloomberg and Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP—and all of our other generous sponsors, who are listed on our website: www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/support/gala. Thank you also to the winners of the event’s live auction, the proceeds of which support BPL, as well as those who donated toward the purchase of a shelf of library books. We’re already looking forward to next year’s Gala!

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Get Back on the Job with Workforce1

The New Business and Career Library

Today, more than ever, it’s important to know which employers are hiring. Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) can help you tap into job opportunities through the addition of two Workforce1 expansion centers at Central and Sunset Park libraries. Workforce1 Career Center is a service of the New York City Department of Small Business Services, which coordinates these centers with the New York State Department of Labor and the City University of New York. Recruitment experts help place New York’s unemployed for the right job. Last year Workforce1 helped place 31,000 jobseekers throughout the city. With the added presence in Brooklyn and a solid partnership with BPL, thousands of Brooklynites could be among those placed in 2012. The expansion centers—part of a citywide initiative—opened in October and will focus primarily on job placement for customers who already possess a polished resume, at least one year of work experience, and good interview skills and attire. Workforce1 at Central Library can be found on the second floor and at Sunset Park Library on the lower level. Stop in today and see what the new expansion centers have to offer!

Customers at Central Library looking for the Education & Job Information Center (EJIC) will be pleased to find they now have a one-stop shop for all of their career, business and education needs at the newly-formed Business and Career Library (280 Cadman Plaza West). All of the programs and services EJIC customers have come to expect will be available at the Business and Career Library, including these: • One-on-one career and education information assistance from trained librarians • Financial counseling in partnership with Bed-Stuy Restoration Corporation • Resume reviews • ReServe First Impression recruitment events • Access to resource materials for entrepreneurs, jobseekers and students In addition, customers will find the resources and information they always obtained at this location, formerly the Business Library; trained librarians are always available for general help or private appointments. Visit www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/business for more information on offerings at the Business and Career Library.

The Techie Teen Takeover Technology-minded teens are making their mark on the Library. They are the participants of Today’s Teens, Tomorrow’s Techies (T4), a volunteer program in which teens learn valuable computer skills and give back by educating library customers on different aspects of technology. With so much accomplished already, 2012 will be a big year! This fall saw the very first T4 Comic Book Club, in which participants learn DrawPlus, PhotoPlus and 3DPlus to design their own web comic. A new T4 Robotics Club focuses on building a basic robot and learning how to program it with Lego Mindstorms Education NXT software.

This spring teens will participate in Photoshop workshops and learn to edit and mix music like a DJ with Audacity. They’ll also teach their peers about safety and privacy when using social networking sites like Facebook. Interviews for the next year of T4 will begin in April, so now is a great time to think about applying. For more information, visit www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ support/volunteer/t4.jsp or call 718.230.2018. Today’s Teens, Tomorrow’s Techies (T4) is made possible through the generous support of Verizon, Goldman Sachs Gives at the recommendation of David and Susan Marcinek, and National Grid. Additional funding is provided by State Senator Velmanette Montgomery.

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Brooklyn Public Library • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • December 2011, January & February 2012

WHAT YOU’RE READING Customers at Central Library have plenty to say about books, and even more to say about eReaders!

Ulysses M. Reading: El merengue y la bachata: Orígenes, etapas y líderes by Euri Cabral

Gillian B. Reading: The Mailbox by Kate Ferris

He doesn’t have an eReader yet, but wants to get one!

She plans on getting herself an eReader as a birthday/holiday gift since both occasions fall in December.

Joey Z. Reading: How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships by Leil Lowndes

Stephen B. A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

He has complex feelings about eReaders: He knows they’re good for the environment but, at the end of the day, he likes holding a book.

He’s not a fan of the eReader— only real books for him!

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WHAT WE’RE READING & WATCHING ADULTS DECEMBER: Winter Holidays

JANUARY: Self-Help

FEBRUARY: Black History Month

Freedom Riders (DVD 323.1196 A) From May until December 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives for simply traveling together on buses as they journeyed through the Deep South.

Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss by Joel Fuhrman (613.25 F) Fuhrman’s restrictive diet plan is designed for clinically overweight people who suffer from a spectrum of lifestyle/obesityinduced conditions like diabetes and heart disease.

The Bite Before Christmas by Heidi Betts (Fic Betts) A vampire matchmaker helps three vamps make their Christmas wishes come true as they find the perfect person with whom to spend eternity. The Christmas Note by Donna VanLiere (Fic VanLiere) Gretchen discovers that her neighbor Melissa has two siblings and an unsuspected identity. Donna Kooler’s Stocking Collection by Donna Kooler (746.443 D) This collection, created by artists at Kooler Design Studio, has a stocking to please everyone in the family.

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Audiobooks

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (DVD 781.649 Tribe Called Quest B) Actor Michael Rapaport charts the history, celebrates the success and tries to figure out what went wrong with these Queens rappers.

Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture by Peggy Orenstein (305.2308 O) In this wake-up call to parents, the author offers ways to prevent raising daughters who only care about image.

Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health by H. Gilbert Welch (616.07 W) Examines the consequences of overdiagnosis for consumers in the US healthcare system.

DVDs

Night Catches Us (DVD) In 1976 a young man returns to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power Movement. Black Orchid Blues by Persia Walker (Fic Walker) Lanie Price, a 1920s Harlem society columnist, witnesses the brutal nightclub kidnapping of the “Black Orchid,” a sultry, seductive singer with a mysterious past. Harlem Is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (974.71 R) The author explores Harlem’s legacy through the celebrities and everyday people who lived there, as well as her own experiences. High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris (641.59296 H) A history of the African Diaspora on two continents, tracing the evolution of culturally representative foods.

Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley (Audio Fic Mosley) Ninety-one-year-old Ptolemy Grey staves off dementia with the help of a family friend. Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (Audio 812 H) The classic chronicle of the Youngers—a working-class African American family struggling to maintain dignity in a harsh world. The Streets Keep Calling by Chunichi (Audio Fic Chunichi) Ex-drug dealer Breeze wants a normal life, but a return to his criminal past jeopardizes his family and probation.

Brooklyn Public Library • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • December 2011, January & February 2012

eBOOKS

TEENS DECEMBER: Winter Holidays Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan (Fic Cohn) Told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, two 16-year-olds carry on a wintry scavenger hunt at Christmastime in New York. Ex-mas: A Love/Hate Story by Kate Brian (Fic Brian) Lila must enlist the help of her ex-boyfriend to find her brother, Cooper, who set out for the North Pole to help save Santa after a prank gone wrong. The Magic Maker: A Portrait of John Langstaff, Creator of the Christmas Revels by Susan Cooper (B Langstaff C) The story of John Langstaff and the Christmas program he created in Massachusetts.

JANUARY: Self-Improvement/ Winter Projects Calligraphy in 24 Hours by Veiko Kespersaks (745.61 K) Learn the basic principles behind a range of alphabets, letter-byletter and stroke-by-stroke.

Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi: More Than 30 Itty-Bitty Minis to Knit, Wear, and Give by Anna Hrachovec (745.5924 H) Tiny three-dimensional objects to knit and give as gifts.

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FEBRUARY: Black History Month

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Black, White, Other by Joan Steinau Lester (Fic Lester) Multiracial 15-year-old Nina faces the bigotry of longtime friends, her parents’ divorce and her brother’s misbehavior while learning of her great-great grandmother’s escape from slavery. Dorothy Dandridge: Singer & Actress by DeAnn Herringshaw (B Dandridge H) Recounts the life of the first African American woman to be nominated for an Oscar.

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Jefferson’s Sons: A Founding Father’s Secret Children by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Fic Bradley) A fictionalized look at the last 20 years of Thomas Jefferson’s life at Monticello through the eyes of three of his slaves.

Kids Frankly, Frannie by A.J. Stern Frannie Miller cannot wait to grow up and work, but causes havoc when she tries to help out at the local radio station. Now available for Kindle!

KIDS DECEMBER: Winter Holidays

FEBRUARY: Black History Month

The Golem’s Latkes by Eric A. Kimmel; illust. by Aaron Jasinski (J-E Kimmel) Rabbi Judah leaves a new housemaid to prepare for his Hanukkah party, but returns to find that she has misused the clay man he created.

Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illust. by Sean Qualls (J Fic Pinkney) Three kids meet at a New York orphanage and find inspiration to pursue their dreams while rooting for their hero, Joe Louis.

The Twelve Days of Christmas by Jane Ray (J 782.42 R) On each of the 12 days of Christmas, more gifts arrive from the recipient’s true love.

Holly’s Jolly Christmas (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo) by Nancy Krulik Katie makes time to help others find the Christmas spirit with the help of the magic wind.

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson (J 973.0496 N) Tells the story of African Americans from colonial days through the civil rights movement.

JANUARY: Finance and Self-Improvement

Never Forgotten by Pat McKissack; illust. by Diane and Leo Dillon (J Fic McKissack) A father grieves after his son is How to Get a Job by Me, the Boss kidnapped from their West African home and enslaved in America. by Sally Lloyd-Jones; illust. by Sue Heap (J-E Lloyd-Jones) In humorous detail, a young girl describes how to choose and obtain an interesting job. Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants by Tony Johnston; illust. by Stacy Innerst (J-E Johnston) Tall-tale account of how Levi Strauss went to California during the Gold Rush and invented his blue jeans. Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller; illust. by Kathi Ember (J-E Miller) Squirrel can’t think of a New Year’s resolution, until she realizes that by helping her friends, she’s made one after all.

Adults Kwanzaa Folktales (abridged) by Chuck David Celebrate the African American holiday Kwanzaa with this collection of original folktales illustrating each of the seven principles which Kwanzaa honors.

The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency by Randall Kennedy Essays that address such topics as Obama’s responsibilities to citizens of different races and the nature of racial opposition to him.

Thank you to BPL’s selection librarians for their help in choosing all titles. www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Brooklyn Public Library • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • December 2011, January & February 2012

December

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Brooklyn Public Library is closed on December 24, 25 and 26 in observance of Christmas and on December 31 in observance of New Year’s. Bay Ridge Library Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Wednesdays, 11 am Bedford LIBRARY RIF (All Ages) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Thursdays, 4 pm Borough Park Library Story Play (Birth to Five Years) Play with toys and hear stories. Tuesdays, Dec 13 & 27, 3 pm Babies & Books (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Wednesdays, Dec 14 & 28, 1:30 pm Brighton Beach Library Movie: The 1930s (Adults) Monday, Dec 5, 1:30 pm Regina Opera (Adults) Arias from Italian operas. Thursday, Dec 15, 1:30 pm Movie: Royal Wedding Bells (Adults) Monday, Dec 19, 1:30 pm Brower Park Library Arts & Crafts (Kids) Create a different masterpiece every week using a variety of art supplies! Ages 4 to 12. Mondays, 3:30 pm Friday Movie for Kids! (All Ages) Enjoy a family friendly movie. Fridays, 4 pm Brownsville Library RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Saturday, Dec 3, 1 pm Wednesdays, 3 pm Knitting & Crocheting (Adults) Bring yarn and a needle or a knitting hook to enjoy and learn a profitable, lifelong skill. Monday, Dec 19, 1 pm Wednesdays, Dec 21 & 28, 1 pm Bushwick Library Authors & Artists (Kids) Join us for a fun afternoon of reading and making art with local artists! Ages 6 to 12. Saturday, Dec 10, 1 pm Story Time (Birth to Five Years) Listen to songs and hear stories. Wednesdays, 11 am

Board Games for Kids! Play Connect Four, Chutes & Ladders, and Scrabble. Saturdays, 10 am Central Library World AIDS Day (Adults) A day filled with AIDS prevention, education and commemoration activities through films, performances and discussions. Thursday, Dec 1, 9:30 am – 8 pm Brooklyn Open (Teens) This open mic is for poets, spoken word artists, emcees, scholars and activists. Arrive early to get on the list to share work. Co-hosted by Urban Word NYC. Monday, Dec 5, 5 pm Dweck Center Princeton Review Class: NYC SHSAT Practice Test (Teens) Pre-register by calling 800.273.8439. Saturday, Dec 10, 1 pm Youth Wing, Upper Program Room Microsoft PowerPoint (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Wednesday, Dec 14, 2 pm Room 216 Ezra Jack Keats Story Time & Take-a-Book (Kids) Listen to bedtime stories and get a free Keats book. Ages 3 to 8. Pajamas and teddy bears are optional. Call 718.230.2117 for more information. Thursday, Dec 15, 7:30 pm Youth Wing Computer Basics Class (Seniors) No experience necessary. Tuesday, Dec 20, 7 pm Room 216 Philosophy Discussion Group (Adults) Wednesday, Dec 21, 2 pm The Reverend Elsie Smith Room Online Job Searching (Adults) Learn how to use the internet as a tool to help you find the right job. Wednesday, Dec 21, 3 pm Room 216 English Conversation Group (Adults) Mondays, 1 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:30 pm Tuesdays, 6 pm Fridays, 3:45 pm Multilingual Center Portuguese Conversation Group: Intermediate Level (Adults) Mondays, 7 pm Multilingual Center

Business and Career Library Fiber Arts Group (Adults) Develop individual knitting, Exploring the History of crocheting, quilting, needlepoint Business in Brooklyn (Adults) and embroidery projects. Learn about the Brooklyn people Wednesdays, 6 pm who produced everything from Trustees’ Room earplugs to warships from Elizabeth Call and Julie Golia of Chinese Conversation Group: the Brooklyn Historical Society. Beginners’ Level (Adults) Please register by visiting Wednesdays, 6:30 pm www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ Multilingual Center business/programs/events.jsp or calling 718.623.7000 (option 4). Tango Workshop (Adults) Thursday, Dec 1, 6 pm Learn the fundamentals with a professional dancer. The first hour Resume Writing 101 (Adults) is for beginners, and the second is Learn to craft an effective for advanced dancers. resume. Saturdays, 10 am – 12 pm Wednesday, Dec 14, 6 pm Dweck Center Lobby Interviewing Skills 101 (Adults) Learn how best to answer the most common interview questions. Wednesday, Dec 28, 6 pm Carroll Gardens Library Memoir Writing (Adults) Wednesdays, 6 pm Chess Club (All Ages) Play and improve your game. Bring your own chess clock. Wednesdays, 6:15 pm

Clarendon Library Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Tuesday, Dec 6, 1:30 pm Internet Workshop: Free Money for College (Adults) Learn how to search online for grants, scholarships and more. Wednesday, Dec 7, 1:30 pm Arts & Crafts (Kids) Wednesday, Dec 14, 3:30 pm

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Clinton Hill Library

Flatlands Library

Princeton Review Class: NYC SHSAT Practice Test (Teens) Pre-register by calling 800.273.8439. Wednesday, Dec 14, 4 pm

Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Fridays, Dec 2 & 9, 11 am

Kids’ Korner Play games, watch movies and make crafts. Thursday, Dec 22, 4:15 pm

RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Tuesdays, 2:30 pm

Babies & Books (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Tuesdays, 4:15 pm No session Dec 27 Coney Island Library Manga Mania (Teens) Draw manga and submit your work for display. Thursday, Dec 22, 4 pm English Conversation Group (Adults) Practice speaking English. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1 pm Writing Workshop (Teens) Learn to write short stories, essays and poetry. Wednesdays, 5 pm Crown Heights Library

Yoga (Adults) Tuesdays, 6:45 pm Macon Library Creative Writing (Teens) Wednesday, Dec 7, 4 pm

Fort Hamilton Library

Clubhouse Book Club (Kids) Reading activities for children. Saturday, Dec 10, 1 pm Mapleton Library

Gerritsen BEACH Library

Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years) Play with toys and hear stories. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, Dec 7 & 14, 11 am

Story Play (Birth to Five Years) Play with toys and hear stories. Fridays, Dec 2, 9 & 16, 10:30 am Teen RIF Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Fridays, Dec 2, 9 & 16, 2 pm

Tween Time Thursdays, 4 pm No session Dec 15

Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Dec 15, 3 pm

McKinley Park Library Movies (All Ages) Saturdays, Dec 3, 10 & 17, 12 pm

Gravesend Library Book Discussion (Adults) Please call library for title. Thursday, Dec 15, 2 pm

Creative Writing (Teens) Wednesdays, 3:30 pm RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, 3:30 pm

Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Dec 29, 3:15 pm

Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Mondays, Dec 12 & 19, 10:30 am Wednesdays, Dec 14, 21 & 28, 10:30 am

Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Wednesdays, 11 am

Arts & Crafts (Kids) Wednesdays, 4 pm

Yoga (Adults) Come learn and enjoy yoga for free! Anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent. Please bring a mat. Saturdays, Dec 3, 10 & 17, 3:45 pm

Kids’ Time Play chess, checkers, dominoes and more. Fridays, 3:30 pm Cypress Hills Library GED Compass (Adults) Learn how to use the website www.gedcompass.org to sign up and reserve a seat for the GED test. Tuesday, Dec 6, 6 pm

Greenpoint Library

Read & Play (Birth to Five Years) Children meet, make friends and play. For kids with and without disabilities. Mondays, Dec 5, 12 & 19, 10:30 am Teen Time Enjoy books, games and music. Fridays, 4 pm

Computer Class: Internet Search (All Ages) Learn how to find what you want on the internet, fast. Wednesday, Dec 21, 1 pm

Homecrest Library

Tutoring (Kids) A NYC school teacher tutors and helps with homework assignments. Thursdays, 3:30 pm

RIF (Kids & Teens) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Tuesdays, 3:30 pm Fridays, 2:30 pm

Dyker Library

Kensington Library

Teen-in-the-Box Teen Activity Boxes—including chess, checkers, creative writing and drawing—are available for use with a library card. Monday – Saturday, Dec 1 – 13, 2:30 pm

Movie: The Help (Adults) Thursday, Dec 15, 2 pm

Regina Opera (Adults) Arias from Italian operas. Tuesday, Dec 6, 1:30 pm Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Dec 22, 3:15 pm Eastern Parkway Library Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Fridays, Dec 2 & 9, 10:30 am After-School Homework Help (Kids) Wednesdays, 4:30 pm Knitting (Adults) Learn and share knitting skills with friends. Fridays, 12 pm Flatbush Library Crocheting & Knitting Circle (Seniors) Work on current or new projects with others. Tuesdays, Dec 6, 13 & 20, 2:30 pm

Midwood Library Crochet Club (Adults) Thursdays, 2 pm Second Floor Meeting Room Mill Basin Library Babies & Books with FirstRIF (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, 1 pm Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Fridays, 12 pm New Lots Library

Book Discussion: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (Adults) Thursday, Dec 15, 2 pm

Kings Bay Library

Babies & Books (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Wednesdays, Dec 7, 14 & 21, 1 pm Second Floor

Heart Disease Information Session (Adults) Learn about heart disease and management of heart failure. Presented by Anna Davidov, RN, BSN. Wednesday, Dec 21, 6 pm Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Mondays & Tuesdays, 11 am

Sheepshead Bay Library Toddler Time/Toy Time with FirstRIF (18 – 36 mos.) Fun stories and activities for toddlers. Tuesday, Dec 6, 11 am Book Discussion (Adults & Seniors) Wednesday, Dec 7, 2 pm RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, 4 pm Saturdays, 10 am Sunset Park Library Read & Play (Birth to Five Years) Children meet, make friends and play. For kids with and without disabilities. Tuesdays, Dec 6, 13 & 20, 1 pm After-School Stories (Kids) Hear stories and make crafts. For kids with and without disabilities, ages 5 to 12. Tuesdays, Dec 6, 13 & 20, 4:30 pm Ulmer Park Library Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Wednesdays, Dec 7 & 21, 11 am Teen Time Enjoy books, games and music. Mondays, 4 pm Story Time (Kids) Enjoy classic books and songs with others. Ages 3 to 5. Wednesdays, 12 pm Walt Whitman Library

Happy Holiday Stories & Crafts (All Ages) Hear stories celebrating the holiday season and make a holiday craft. Friday, Dec 16, 3:30 pm Philosophical Films Series (Adults) Special Black History Month film series. Wednesday, Dec 28, 5 pm

The Twilight Zone (Teens) Test your knowledge as you play games and answer trivia about the Twilight saga. Tuesday, Dec 20, 4 pm

Williamsburgh Library

Microsoft Excel Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Registration is required. Wednesday, Dec 28, 1:15 pm Friday, Dec 30, 10:15 am

Windsor Terrace Library

Pacific Library

Leonard Library

Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Tuesday, Dec 20, 11 am

Movie (Kids) Call for title. Thursday, Dec 8, 4 pm

Story & Play (Birth to Five Years) Tuesdays, 4 pm

Read & Play (Birth to Five Years) Children meet, make friends and play. For kids with and without disabilities. Wednesdays, 10:30 am

Computer Basics Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Please bring a notebook, pen or pencil and a USB drive to save your work. Thursdays, 3:30 pm

Ruth Gambin Poetry Group (Adults) Read and discuss your poems. Saturdays, 2 pm

Microsoft Excel Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Thursday, Dec 1, 1 pm

Saratoga Library

Email Class (Adults) Review basics about internet use and creating emails. Basic computer knowledge required. Thursday, Dec 15, 11 am

Arts & Crafts (Kids) Make fun projects. Ages 5 and up. Wednesdays, Dec 7 & 21, 3:30 pm

Kings Highway Library

RIF (Teens) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Tuesdays, 3:30 pm

Book Discussion: The First Hour I Believed by Wally Lamb (Adults) Books will be available at the end of November. Wednesday, Dec 21, 6:15 pm

New Utrecht Library

Job & Career Help (Adults) Mondays, Dec 5, 12 & 19, 11 am

Rugby Library

Aerobics (Adults) Rhythmic exercise. Mondays, 10 am

Babies & Books with FirstRIF (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Fridays, Dec 2 & 16, 10:30 am Scrabble (Adults) Improve your game and learn new strategies. Tuesdays, Dec 6, 13 & 20, 11 am Tween Gaming for Girls Enjoy books, games and music. Thursdays, 4 pm No session Dec 29

Resume Writing (Adults) Learn to put together a resume. Thursday, Dec 22, 11 am

Please contact your library to confirm events as they are subject to change.

Brooklyn Public Library • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • December 2011, January & February 2012

January

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Brooklyn Public Library is closed on January 1 and 2 in observance of New Year’s and on January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. BAY RIDGE LIBRARY Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Wednesday, Jan 4, 11 am BRIGHTON BEACH LIBRARY Movie: Tibet: On the Edge of Change (Adults) Monday, Jan 23, 1:30 pm BROWER PARK LIBRARY Arts & Crafts (Kids) Create a different masterpiece every week using a variety of art supplies! Ages 4 to 12. Mondays, 3:30 pm Friday Movie for Kids! (All Ages) Enjoy a family friendly movie. Fridays, 4 pm BROWNSVILLE LIBRARY Knitting & Crocheting (Adults) Bring yarn and a needle or a knitting hook to enjoy and learn a profitable, lifelong skill. Wednesdays, 1 pm RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, 3 pm BUSHWICK LIBRARY Story Time (Birth to Five Years) Listen to songs and hear stories. Wednesdays, 11 am Arts & Crafts (Kids) Create a new craft each week. Wednesdays, 3:30 pm BUSINESS and CAREER LIBRARY Start Smart: How to Get Started in the Restaurant Business (Adults) Learn how to get started in the restaurant business from Farid Ali, owner of Bogota Latin Bistro. Please register by visiting www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ business/programs/events.jsp or calling 718.623.7000 (option 4). Thursday, Jan 19, 6 pm

Email Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Wednesday, Jan 18, 7 pm Room 216 Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Thursday, Jan 26, 2 pm Room 216

CARROLL GARDENS LIBRARY Knitting Club (All Ages) Tuesdays, 4 pm Library Mezzanine Memoir Writing (Adults) Wednesdays, 6 pm Chess Club (All Ages) Play and improve your game. Bring your own chess clock. Wednesdays, 6:15 pm CENTRAL LIBRARY Brooklyn Open (Teens) This open mic is for poets, spoken word artists, emcees, scholars and activists. Arrive early to get on the list to share work. Co-hosted by Urban Word NYC. Monday, Jan 9, 5 pm Dweck Center Microsoft PowerPoint Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Tuesday, Jan 10, 2 pm Room 216 Princeton Review Class: NYC SHSAT Practice Test (Teens) Pre-register by calling 800.273.8439. Saturday, Jan 14, 1 pm Youth Wing, Upper Program Room

FORT HAMILTON LIBRARY RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Tuesdays, 2:30 pm

CLARENDON LIBRARY Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Tuesday, Jan 10, 1:30 pm Arts & Crafts (Kids) Wednesday, Jan 25, 3:30 pm Wii Gaming (Teens) Make new friends and play Wii games. Thursdays, 3:30 pm No session Jan 5 CLINTON HILL LIBRARY Babies & Books (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Tuesdays, Jan 10, 17 & 24, 4:15 pm Free SAT Practice Test (Teens) Register by calling 800.273.8439 or visiting www.princetonreview. com/events. Wednesday, Jan 11, 3 pm Movie (Adults) Call for titles. Tuesdays, 2 pm CONEY ISLAND LIBRARY Dance Dance Revolution (Kids) Come dance and make lanyards! Monday, Jan 30, 4 pm English Conversation Group (Adults) Practice speaking English. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1 pm Writing Workshop (Teens) Learn to write short stories, essays and poetry. Wednesdays, 5 pm CROWN HEIGHTS LIBRARY

Start Smart: How to Get Started in the Fashion Business (Adults) Fashion designer Nellie Partow and Christine Helm, manager of FIT’s Enterprise Center, explain how to build a successful fashion label. Please register by visiting www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ business/programs/events.jsp or calling 718.623.7000 (option 4). Thursday, Jan 26, 6 pm

Fun Fridays (Kids) Enjoy PlayStation, anime drawing and so much more. Fridays, 4 pm

Knitting (Seniors) Mondays, 1 pm Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years) Play with toys and hear stories. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, 10:30 am Kids’ Time Play chess, checkers, dominoes and more. Fridays, 3:30 pm CYPRESS HILLS LIBRARY Book Discussion (Adults) Please call library for title. Tuesday, Jan 24, 6 pm Tutoring (Kids) A NYC school teacher tutors and helps with homework assignments. Thursdays, 3:30 pm DYKER LIBRARY Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Jan 19, 3:15 pm Teen RIF Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Thursdays, 3 pm No session Jan 26 EASTERN PARKWAY LIBRARY Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Mondays, 1 pm After-School Homework Help (Kids) Wednesdays, 4:30 pm

GERRITSEN BEACH LIBRARY Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Jan 19, 3 pm Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Monday, Jan 30, 11 am GRAVESEND LIBRARY Knitting & Crocheting Circle (Adults) Brush up on your knitting or crocheting skills. Bring a crochet hook or knitting needles and yarn. Mondays, Jan 9 & 23, 3 pm Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Jan 26, 3:15 pm Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Wednesdays, 11 am GREENPOINT LIBRARY Read & Play (Birth to Five Years) Children meet, make friends and play. For kids with and without disabilities. Mondays, Jan 9, 23 & 30, 10:30 am

MCKINLEY PARK LIBRARY Arts & Crafts (Kids) Create crafts and draw pictures. Ages 5 and up. Tuesdays, 3:30 pm Creative Writing (Teens) Wednesdays, 3:30 pm

Lanyard (Teens) Learn to create designs with plastic string. Tuesday, Jan 24, 4 pm

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Computer Basics Class in Spanish (Adults) No experience necessary. Wednesday, Jan 4, 12 pm

Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Tuesdays, Jan 10 & 24, 11 am

Movies (All Ages) Saturdays, 12 pm MIDWOOD LIBRARY Crochet Club (Adults) Thursdays, 2 pm Second Floor Meeting Room

Email Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Tuesdays, Jan 10 & 24, 2 pm

Teen/Tween Time & RIF Enjoy books, games and music. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Fridays, 3:30 pm

Resume Writing (Adults) Learn to put together a resume. Thursdays, Jan 12 & 26, 11 am

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NEW LOTS LIBRARY Book Discussion (Adults) Call for title. Book will be available at the end of December. Wednesday, Jan 25, 6:15 pm

Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Tuesdays, Jan 3, 17 & 31, 10:30 am

SARATOGA LIBRARY Read & Play (Birth to Five Years) Children meet, make friends and play. For kids with and without disabilities. Wednesdays, 10:30 am

Computer Basics Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Please bring a notebook, SHEEPSHEAD BAY LIBRARY pen or pencil and a USB drive to save your work. Book Discussion Thursdays, 3:30 pm (Adults & Seniors) Wednesday, Jan 4, 2 pm NEW UTRECHT LIBRARY RIF (Kids) Arts & Crafts (Kids) Earn free books by reading! Make fun projects. Ages 5 and up. See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, Jan 4 & 18, 3:30 pm Wednesdays, 4 pm Saturdays, 10 am Microsoft PowerPoint Class (Adults) Learn & Play Chess (All Ages) Basic computer knowledge Fridays, 3:30 pm required. Registration is required. Wednesday, Jan 11, 1:15 pm Friday, Jan 13, 10:15 am

Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Wednesdays, Jan 4 & 11, 11 am Teen Time Enjoy books, games and music. Mondays, 4 pm Story Time (Kids) Enjoy classic books and songs with others. Ages 3 to 5. Wednesdays, 12 pm WALT WHITMAN LIBRARY Philosophical Film Series (Adults) Special Black History Month film series. Wednesday, Jan 25, 5 pm

Teen Time Enjoy books, games and music. Fridays, 4 pm Yoga (Adults) Come learn and enjoy yoga for free! Anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent. Please bring a mat. Saturdays, 3:45 pm HOMECREST LIBRARY RIF (Kids & Teens) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Tuesdays, 3:30 pm Fridays, 2:30 pm KENSINGTON LIBRARY Chinese New Year MASKerade (Kids) Come to this mask-making craft event in celebration of Chinese New Year! Monday, Jan 23, 3:45 pm

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KINGS HIGHWAY LIBRARY Thyroid Cancer Information Session (Adults) Learn about prevention, early detection and treatment from Dr. Victor Lagmay of Maimonides Medical Center. Wednesday, Jan 18, 6 pm Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Mondays & Tuesdays, 11 am

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Ruth Gambin Poetry Group (Adults) Read and discuss your poems. Saturdays, 2 pm LEONARD LIBRARY Story & Play (Birth to Five Years) Tuesdays, 4 pm Yoga (Adults) Tuesdays, 6:45 pm MAPLETON LIBRARY Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years) Play with toys and hear stories. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, 11 am

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Brooklyn Public Library • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • December 2011, January & February 2012

February

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Brooklyn Public Library is closed on February 19 and 20 in observance of Presidents Day. Brighton Beach Library Movie: Italy (Adults) Monday, Feb 13, 1:30 pm Movie: Days of Majesty (Adults) Monday, Feb 27, 1:30 pm Brower Park Library Arts & Crafts (Kids) Create a different masterpiece every week using a variety of art supplies! Ages 4 to12. Mondays, 3:30 pm Friday Movie for Kids! (All Ages) Enjoy a family friendly movie. Fridays, 4 pm No session Feb 24 Brownsville Library RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, Feb 1, 8 & 15, 3 pm Knitting & Crocheting (Adults) Bring yarn and a needle or a knitting hook to enjoy and learn a profitable, lifelong skill. Wednesdays, 1 pm No session Feb 29 Bushwick Library Story Time (Birth to Five Years) Listen to songs and hear stories. Wednesdays, 11 am Arts & Crafts (Kids) Create a new craft each week. Wednesdays, 3:30 pm

Setting Up Your Business: Legal & Tax Implications (Adults) Attorneys and tax accountants explain the responsibilities and liabilities of different forms of business ownership. Please register by visiting www. brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ business/programs/events.jsp or calling 718.623.7000 (option 4). Tuesday, Feb 21, 6 pm Canarsie Library Black History Month Reading Circle (Teens) Bring your favorite poem, play, essay or novel by a great African American writer, or a favorite speech by a great African American political leader, to read out loud and discuss with the group. You are also welcome to share your own writings. Thursday, Feb 16, 4 pm Carroll Gardens Library Knitting Club (All Ages) Tuesdays, 4 pm Library Mezzanine Memoir Writing (Adults) Wednesdays, 6 pm No session Feb 29 Chess Club (All Ages) Play and improve your game. Bring your own chess clock. Wednesdays, 6:15 pm Central Library

Email Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Business AND CAREER Library Wednesday, Feb 1, 2 pm Start Smart: How to Get Started in Room 216 the Writing Business (Adults) Book consultant Jennifer Wilkov Brooklyn Open (Teens) discusses tactics for getting This open mic is for poets, spoken published and paid today. word artists, emcees, scholars Please register by visiting www. and activists. Arrive early to get brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ on the list to share work. business/programs/events.jsp Co-hosted by Urban Word NYC. or calling 718.623.7000 (option 4). Monday, Feb 6, 5 pm Thursday, Feb 2, 6 pm Dweck Center Find Info on the Business of Art (Adults) Business librarians show painters, photographers and other visual artists how to find information that can help with online art sales, locate shows and fairs, copyright work, and more. Registration is not required. For information call 718.623.7000 (option 3). Thursday, Feb 9, 6 pm

Microsoft Word Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Thursday, Feb 16, 1 pm Room 216 Computer Basics Class (Seniors) No experience necessary. Wednesday, Feb 22, 2 pm Room 216

Clarendon Library Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Tuesday, Feb 7, 1:30 pm Internet Workshop: Free Money for College (Adults) Learn how to search online for grants, scholarships and more. Wednesday, Feb 8, 1:30 pm Arts & Crafts (Kids) Wednesday, Feb 29, 3:30 pm Clinton Hill Library Movie (Adults) Call for titles. Tuesdays, Feb 7, 14 & 28, 2 pm Babies & Books (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Tuesdays, Feb 14, 21 & 28, 4:15 pm Kids’ Korner (Kids) Play games, watch movies and make crafts. Thursday, Feb 23, 4:15 pm

Book Discussion (Adults) Please call library for title. Tuesday, Feb 28, 6 pm

English Conversation Group (Adults) Practice speaking English. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1 pm

Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Feb 16, 3:15 pm

Fun Fridays (Kids) Enjoy PlayStation, anime drawing and so much more. Fridays, 4 pm Fort Hamilton Library RIF (Kids) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Tuesdays, 2:30 pm Gerritsen BEACH Library Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Feb 9, 3 pm Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Monday, Feb 27, 11 am Gravesend Library

Arts & Crafts (Kids) Thursday, Feb 23, 3:15 pm

Cypress Hills Library Tutoring (Kids) A NYC school teacher tutors and helps with homework assignments. Thursday, Feb 2, 3:30 pm

Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Wednesdays, 11 am Greenpoint Library Arts & Crafts (Kids) Come and be creative! Tuesday, Feb 21, 4 pm Teen Time Enjoy books, games and music. Fridays, 4 pm Yoga (Adults) Come learn and enjoy yoga for free! Anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent. Please bring a mat. Saturdays, 3:45 pm Highlawn Library Arts & Crafts (Teens) Have fun doing arts and crafts with other teens. Tuesday, Feb 14, 4 pm Homecrest Library RIF (Kids & Teens) Earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Tuesdays, 3:30 pm Fridays, 2:30 pm Kensington Library Valentine Arts & Crafts (Teens) Enjoy arts and crafts while discussing romance. Tuesday, Feb 14, 3:15 pm

Join the ranks of more than 1,500 homework helpers, technology assistants and others who contribute their talents, skills and knowledge to the people of Brooklyn at the Library. For more information, call Volunteer Resources at 718.230.2406 or visit us at www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/support/volunteer.

Kings Highway Library Bariatric Surgery Information Session (Adults) Presented by Doctor Danny Sherwinter of Maimonides Medical Center. Wednesday, Feb 15, 6 pm Toddler Time (18 – 36 mos.) Enjoy stories and play. Mondays & Tuesdays, 11 am No session Feb 28

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After-School Homework Help (Kids) Wednesdays, 4:30 pm

Crown Heights Library

Kids’ Time Play chess, checkers, dominoes and more. Fridays, 3:30 pm

ESOL (Adults) Improve your English. Chat with friends around the world! Fridays, Feb 3, 10 & 17, 1 pm

Yoga (Adults) Tuesdays, 6:45 pm

Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Mondays, 1 pm

Book Discussion (Adults) Please call for selected title. Thursday, Feb 23, 2 pm

Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years) Play with toys and hear stories. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, 10:30 am

Leonard Library Story & Play (Birth to Five Years) Tuesdays, 4 pm

Eastern Parkway Library

Writing Workshop (Teens) Learn to write short stories, essays and poetry. Wednesdays, 5 pm

Knitting (Seniors) Mondays, Feb 6 & 13, 1 pm

Sheepshead Bay Library

Dyker Library

Coney Island Library Valentine’s Day Crafts (All Ages) Come and join in the fun making crafts for your loved ones. Tuesday, Feb 14, 4 pm

Ruth Gambin Poetry Group (Adults) Read and discuss your poems. Saturdays, 2 pm

Story Play with FirstRIF (Birth to Five Years) Play with toys and hear stories with babies and toddlers. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Wednesdays, Feb 1 & 8, 11 am Microsoft PowerPoint Class Part 1 (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Tuesday, Feb 28, 1 pm McKinley Park Library Creative Writing (Teens) Wednesdays, Feb 1 & 8, 3:30 pm PlayStation Gaming (Kids) For ages 8 and up. Thursdays, Feb 2 & 9, 3:30 pm Arts & Crafts (Kids) Create crafts and draw pictures. Ages 5 and up. Tuesday, Feb 7, 3:30 pm Midwood Library Crochet Club (Adults) Thursdays, 2 pm Second Floor Meeting Room New Lots Library Computer Basics Class (Adults) Basic computer knowledge required. Please bring a notebook, pen or pencil and a USB drive to save your work. Thursdays, Feb 2, 9 & 16, 3:30 pm

Book Discussion (Adults & Seniors) Wednesday, Feb 1, 2 pm

Learn & Play Chess (All Ages) Fridays, Feb 3, 10 & 17, 3:30 pm Sunset Park Library Babies & Books (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Tuesdays, Feb 7 & 21, 10:30 am Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Thursday, Feb 9, 1 pm Teen/Tween Time & RIF Enjoy books, games and music. Also earn free books by reading! See your librarian for details. Fridays, 3:30 pm Ulmer Park Library Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Wednesdays, Feb 1 & 22, 11 am Teen Time Enjoy books, games and music. Mondays, 4 pm Story Time (Kids) Enjoy classic books and songs with others. Ages 3 to 5. Wednesdays, 12 pm Walt Whitman Library Babies & Books (0 – 18 mos.) Enjoy books, songs and rhymes. Tuesdays, Feb 7, 14 & 21, 1:30 pm Philosophical Films Series (Adults) Special Black History Month film series. Wednesdays, Feb 15, 22 & 29, 5 pm

Read Together (Kids) Children read one-on-one with Book Discussion (Adults) a mentor and receive literacy Call for title. Book will be available improvement tips and tools. at the end of January. Ages 5 to 12. Wednesday, Feb 22, 6:15 pm Wednesdays, 3:30 pm New Utrecht Library Arts & Crafts (Kids) Make fun projects. Ages 5 and up. Wednesdays, Feb 1, 15 & 29, 3:30 pm Philosophy Discussion Group (Adults) Discuss topics chosen by members of the group. Friday, Feb 10, 3:30 pm Scavenger Hunt (Teens) Have fun finding the answers to questions, trivia and puzzles. Tuesday, Feb 28, 4 pm Pacific Library Computer Basics Class (Adults) No experience necessary. Tuesdays, Feb 7 & 21, 11 am Resume Writing (Adults) Learn to put together a resume. Thursdays, Feb 9 & 23, 11 am Movie (Kids) Call for title. Thursday, Feb 16, 4 pm Saratoga Library Read & Play (Birth to Five Years) Children meet, make friends and play. For kids with and without disabilities. Wednesdays, 10:30 am

Thank You Many programs for babies and toddlers are part of Brooklyn Public Library’s First Five Years (FFY) initiative. FFY is supported by generous grants from the Altman Foundation and the Walmart Foundation. English conversation groups are made possible with funds from the New York State Library’s Adult Literacy Library Services grant program. Ezra Jack Keats Story Time & Take-a-Book is made possible by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Read & Play and After-School Stories are part of the Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs. The Child’s Place is partially funded by Coordinated Outreach Library Services aid from the New York State Education Department, administered by the State Library’s Division of Library Development. Additional funding is provided by the Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund; Colgate-Palmolive Company; the Elsam Fund; Stop & Stor; the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust; the Laura B. Vogler Foundation, Inc.; and through endowment funds established by the Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund and the Ilma F. Kern Foundation.

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Concerts, Films, Readings & More at Central Library

Maestro Pianist Giacomo Franci is the artistic director and conductor of the New York Chamber Players, which he founded in 2004. He is a worldrenowned interpreter of Aaron Copland’s music. Catch his performance on December 4 at 4 pm.

December EVENTS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES First come, first served

EVENTS FOR ADULTS Russian Literary Series: Yuri Rost This legendary photographer, traveler, writer and journalist presents his recent work. This event is in Russian. Please RSVP for tickets by calling 718.230.2222. Limit two per person. Saturday, Dec 3, 4 pm

Jeremy Plays Guitar This high-energy youth band jumps, dances, sings and plays guitar. Saturday, Dec 3, 1 pm

Winnie the Pooh’s Winter Tale Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet and the rest of the pals discover the magic of winter and the best gift of all, friendship, in this charming musical! Saturday, Dec 10, 1 pm

Jim Vagias Holiday Express Magic Jim takes children on an imaginary train ride around the world, using books that can be found in your library to teach how different cultures celebrate the winter holidays. Saturday, Dec 17, 1 pm

Silent Film Series: Harold Lloyd in Girl Shy Lloyd, as a small-town boy with a debilitating stutter and a pronounced fear of women, falls in love with a city girl. Hosted and curated by Ken Gordon, with live piano accompaniment by Stuart Oderman. Sunday, Dec 4, 1:30 pm Classical Interludes: Giacomo Franci* Pianist Franci, artistic director and conductor of the New York Chamber Players, performs music by Stravinsky and Copland, as well as his own arrangements of Gershwin’s “Summertime” and Monk’s “Straight, No Chaser.” Sunday, Dec 4, 4 pm The Dark Side of the Earth: Crime in World Cinema: Dirty Pretty Things In this urban thriller, a Nigerian exile discovers a murderous secret in the hotel where he works, forcing him to choose between exposing the crimes or keeping his job and life in London. Tuesday, Dec 6, 6:30 pm Nonfiction Now: Julie Klam Klam, the bestselling author of You Had Me at Woof, reads from her new canine-inspired chronicles, Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself. Wednesday, Dec 7, 7 pm Gotham: Writers in the City: Arthur Phillips Phillips, the author of Prague and The Song Is You, reads from his new book, The Tragedy of Arthur, and discusses it with WNYC’s Leonard Lopate. Saturday, Dec 10, 4 pm

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Great Books: The Lives & Legacies of Malcolm X Discuss Spike Lee’s film Malcolm X and chapters 6 to 11 of Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. Hosted by cultural critic Greg Tate. Sunday, Dec 11, 1:30 pm Classical Interludes: Trefoil* This singer-instrumentalist trio performs a program from Christo È Nato: Lauding the Nativity in Medieval Italy, including carols, mass movements, narrative poems, moral tales, and songs of praise and prayer. Sunday, Dec 11, 4 pm Russian Film Series: Odnoralov’s Coat Director Nina Zaretskaya presents this cinematic portrait of Mikhail Odnoralov, one of the most important figures of Russian avant-garde art, followed by a discussion with Odnoralov’s painter friend Vitaly Komar. This film is in Russian with English subtitles. Thursday, Dec 15, 7 pm Panels, Pages & Balloons: The Graphic Novel Book Club: Asterios Polyp Discuss this graphic novel by David Mazzucchelli with cartoonists/teachers Jessica Abel and Matt Madden. Saturday, Dec 17, 4 pm The Post-Soviet Union: Legacy of the Dissent Pavel Litvinov and Tomas Venclova, prominent members of the Soviet dissident movement, analyze the movement’s impact on the development, legacy and current political climate of the Russian state. Photographer Irene Caesar presents her recent series of portraits of the Soviet dissidents. Sunday, Dec 18, 1:30 pm Classical Interludes: BPL Chamber Players* Adela Peña and Harumi Rhodes (violins), Ah Ling Neu (viola), Roberta Cooper (cello), and Peter Weitzner (double bass) perform music by Antonin Dvoˇrák, Max Reger and Benjamin Britten. Sunday, Dec 18, 4 pm

Events at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture

January

February

EVENTS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES First come, first served Celebrate Chinese New Year Welcome the year of the dragon. Saturday, Jan 21, 1 pm CarnegieKids Presents the Wiyos This trio transports everyone to the 1920s and ’30s with old-time American folk music drawing on blues, ragtime, spirituals and Appalachian jug band music. Saturday, Jan 28, 1 pm

EVENTS FOR ADULTS Made in NY Presented in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, this panel explores multiple topics within the media and entertainment industry. For more information, please visit facebook.com/nycminy. Wednesday, Jan 18, 7 pm MoMA Lecture Series: What Is Good Design? Explore the history of modern design and its place at the Museum of Modern Art, discussing works like Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, the smart car and the Bic pen. Saturday, Jan 21, 4 pm Great Books: The Lives & Legacies of Malcolm X Discuss the last half of Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention and consider the legacy of this icon of the black power movement. Hosted by cultural critic Greg Tate. Sunday, Jan 22, 1:30 pm Classical Interludes: Maksim Shtrykov & Alina Kiryayeva* Shtrykov and Kiryayeva play sonatas for clarinet and piano by Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns, Johannes Brahms and Francis Poulenc. Sunday, Jan 22, 4 pm Books into Film: The Virgin Suicides Learn the historical interrelation between film and literature by viewing this film based on Jeffrey Eugenides’s debut novel. Tuesday, Jan 24, 6:30 pm Russian Film Series: The Dissidents (Parts 1 – 4) These films portray renowned Soviet political dissidents such as Elena Bonner and Alexander Esenin-Volpin, who brought the human rights violations of the Soviet regime to light and fomented its fall. These films are in Russian with English subtitles. Wednesday, Jan 25, 7 pm (Parts 1 & 2) Thursday, Jan 26, 7 pm (Parts 3 & 4) Russian Literary Series: Mikhail Epstein & Serge Iourienen Epstein, a philosopher and literary theorist, and Iourienen, a writer and journalist, co-authored the Encyclopedia of Youth, which catalogs important facets of their youth. This event is in Russian. Please RSVP for tickets by calling 718.230.2222. Limit two per person. Saturday, Jan 28, 4 pm The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens Brooke Hauser, author of this book, provides an inside look at Prospect Heights’s International High School, home to a culturally diverse student body. Sunday, Jan 29, 1:30 pm Classical Interludes: Uecker, Grossman & Walsh* Korliss Uecker (soprano), Jerry Grossman (cello) and Diane Walsh (piano) perform music by Victor Herbert, Amy Beach, Leonard Bernstein and Johann Sebastian Bach. Sunday, Jan 29, 4 pm Books into Film: No Country for Old Men Learn the historical interrelation between film and literature by viewing this movie based on Cormac McCarthy’s 2005 novel of the same name. Tuesday, Jan 31, 6:30 pm

Gotham: Writers in the City: Colson Whitehead | Saturday, Feb 4, 4 pm

EVENTS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES First come, first served The Lion’s Whiskers Enjoy this delightful musical adaptation of the traditional Ethiopian folktale, featuring a multitude of masks, puppets and original songs. Saturday, Feb 4, 1 pm Jazz 4 Kids This ensemble teaches the origins of jazz, demonstrates its far-reaching influence and plays the music of jazz legends, eventually turning the audience into “instruments of a jazz trio.” Saturday, Feb 11, 1 pm Tales with Nzinga Master storyteller Willie Teacher’s tales are based on Anansi the Spider folklore and invite the audience to take active roles. Saturday, Feb 18, 1 pm Feraba-African Rhythm Tap Ibrahima Kolipe Camara and Irene Koloseus perform dances, rhythms and songs from Guinea, as well as honor tap dance, an art form with African roots that was created in America. Saturday, Feb 25, 1 pm

EVENTS FOR ADULTS Nonfiction Now: Touré This commentator and journalist defines and demystifies modern blackness in his new book, Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now. Wednesday, Feb 1, 7 pm Gotham: Writers in the City: Colson Whitehead Whitehead reads from Zone One, his new postapocalyptic zombie novel set in Manhattan’s near future. WNYC’s Leonard Lopate hosts. Saturday, Feb 4, 4 pm Activism in America: Black Women & Social Justice Farah Tanis, director of Black Women’s Blueprint, discusses her organization’s efforts to bring black women into full and equal social, economic and political participation in American society. Sunday, Feb 5, 1:30 pm Classical Interludes: Sebastian Bäverstam & Pei-Shan Lee* Bäverstam (cello), winner of the 2009 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and Lee (piano), a collaborative pianist at the New England Conservatory, perform works by Franck and Beethoven. Sunday, Feb 5, 4 pm

Books into Film: Blade Runner Learn the historical interrelation between film and literature by viewing this film based on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Tuesday, Feb 7, 6:30 pm Russian Literary Series: Alexander Kabakov & Yevgeny Popov These veterans of Russian literature present their book Aksenov: Conversations about a Friend, which is about their late friend, the great Russian writer Vasily Aksenov. This event is in Russian. Please RSVP for tickets by calling 718.230.2222. Limit two per person. Saturday, Feb 11, 4 pm Activism in America: Investigating Occupy Wall Street Todd Gitlin (The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election) discusses the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy the Hood movements. Sunday, Feb 12, 1:30 pm Classical Interludes: Sofya Melikyan* This talented young pianist performs music by two great romantics—Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt— and two French composers—Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy. Sunday, Feb 12, 4 pm Books into Film: The Big Sleep Learn the historical interrelation between film and literature by viewing this film based on Raymond Chandler’s 1939 hardboiled novel of the same name. Tuesday, Feb 14, 6:30 pm Dwecklectic: Dos y Mas Percussionist/composer Arturo Stable and pianist/ composer Elio Villafranca pay tribute to the legacies of different percussive traditions, from Spanish flamenco to Iranian saghezi, blended with contemporary jazz idioms. Wednesday, Feb 15, 7 pm Author Talk: Martha Southgate In her new novel, The Taste of Salt, this award-winning novelist tells the story of a family tested to the limits by an unending cycle of addiction over the course of two generations. Saturday, Feb 18, 4 pm Books into Film: Trainspotting Learn the historical interrelation between film and literature by viewing this film based on Scottish writer Irvine Welsh’s first novel of the same name. Tuesday, Feb 21, 6:30 pm

C lassical Interludes: Makism Shtrykov & Alina Kiryayeva Sunday, Jan 22, 4 pm

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Events at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture

Thank You Events for youth and families are supported by the Hearst Foundation, Inc. T he Russian Literary Series is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. T he Silent Film Series is sponsored by Circle Apartments LLC. Classical Interludes, Gotham: Writers in the City and Dwecklectic are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties.

Classical Interludes: Brooklyn Rider String Quartet | Sunday, Feb 26, 4 pm

Paul D. Miller’s The Book of Ice Miller, aka DJ Spooky, presents an exploration of Antarctica by performing pieces based on his travels there and discussing climate change and contemporary composition. Wednesday, Feb 22, 7 pm

Classical Interludes: Brooklyn Rider String Quartet* Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen (violins), Nicholas Cords (viola), and Eric Jacobsen (cello) have a wildly eclectic repertoire that draws critical acclaim from classical, world and rock critics. Sunday, Feb 26, 4 pm

Russian Film Series: My Father Evgeny Filmmaker Andrei Zagdansky draws upon crosscontinental correspondence between him and his father and beguiling footage from Soviet archives to create this portrait of a family living through dramatic changes. This film is in Russian with English subtitles. Thursday, Feb 23, 7 pm

Books into Film: Coraline Learn the historical interrelation between film and literature by viewing this film based on Neil Gaiman’s 2002 novella for young adult readers. Tuesday, Feb 28, 6:30 pm

Pixelating: Indie Films in Black: Medicine for Melancholy & Habesha Life Medicine for Melancholy is a love story told through two African American 20-somethings who deal with issues of class, identity and being a minority in a gentrified San Francisco. Habesha Life is an episodic online short film series about young Ethiopian and Eritrean people in and around Washington, D.C. Films are followed by a discussion with the directors. Saturday, Feb 25, 4 pm Activism in America: The Legacy of African American Activism in America Join us for a discussion of the history of African American protest movements and how they inform the protest movements of today. Sunday, Feb 26, 1:30 pm

Second Chances: Reentering a Professional & Personal Life after Incarceration A panel—Mindy S. Tarlow, chief executive officer and executive director of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO); Judith Whiting, general counsel for the Community Service Society; Nick Higgins, correctional services librarian at New York Public Library; and a recent CEO participant—offers advice, resources and positive stories about the reentry process. Wednesday, Feb 29, 7 pm

*In order to permit audiences to enjoy our Classical Interludes series without disturbance, children under the age of 6 will no longer be admitted.

The Dark Side of the Earth; the Lives & Legacies of Malcolm X; Panels, Pages & Balloons; and the Post-Soviet Union are made possible through Brooklyn Public Library’s Fund for the Humanities, established through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funding was provided by the Hearst Foundation, Inc.; the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; the Starr Foundation; the Leon and Muriel Gilbert Charitable Trust; the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.; and a gift in memory of Samuel and Pauline Wine. The New Kids event is part of a series—The American Experiment: How Immigration Has Created a Country Unique in the History of the World—made possible with funding from Martin L. and Rona Schneider. Pixelating: Indie Films in Black is presented in partnership with MoCADA; Black Public Media; and the Center for Place, Culture and Politics at CUNY Graduate Center.

Brooklyn Public Library gratefully acknowledges the many donors who have provided generous support for public programs at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture, including:

NYSCA

New York State Council on the Arts

Circle Apartments LLC; the Fund for the Humanities; Cheryl and George Haywood Endowment for Cultural Diversity; the Hearst Foundation, Inc.; the Kahn Endowment for Humanities Programs; the Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin Fund; Mapleton Endowment; National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts; Martin L. and Rona Schneider; Sandra and Peter Schubert Endowment Fund; the Shen Family Foundation; and numerous individuals through their gifts to the annual Support Our Shelves campaign.

Exhibitions at Central Library December 8, 2011 – February 18, 2012 Brooklyn Views • by Giuseppe Luciani Gouache paintings on paper that reinterpret this artist’s impressions of both the beauty and blight of contemporary urban daily life. Foyer Cases The Other Bushwick • by Bob Rothstein Collages based on childhood memories, old photographs and return visits to a more obscure part of Bushwick. Foyer Cases Building Stories • by Isabel Hill Photography based on the artist’s book Building Stories, which includes a rich collection of both contemporary and historic photographs and facts on how to “read” a building, all told in rhyming verse for young and young-at-heart readers. Youth Wing Reading Images • by Leslie Sutcliffe Artwork created in oil, graphite and screen printing on wood panels that was inspired by images in encyclopedias, illuminated manuscripts, art histories and other texts where images and works appear side by side. Second Floor Balcony Cases

Giuseppe Luciani

Bob Rothstein

February 23 – April 28 Released with Conviction Created by the Center for Employment Opportunities, this photo/audio exhibition follows nine former inmates after their release and reveals their thoughts about re-entry, independence, reuniting with family and thoughts about their future. Foyer Cases & Lobby Gallery (A companion exhibition will be at Flatbush Library from February 29 to April 28.) Leslie Sutcliffe

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Isabel Hill

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