Let’s All Vote!

The presidential election is coming up on November 3, only 42 days away. Today is National Voter Registration Day—are you already registered to vote?

If you’re not sure, you can check your status here or call 866.VOTE.NYC (TTY: 212.487.5496 for the hearing impaired). The deadline to register to vote is October 9.

This year, all New York voters can vote by mail due to the risk of contracting coronavirus. Once you are registered, visit nycabsentee.com to request your ballot. If you plan to vote in person or vote early, you can look up your poll site online or call 866.VOTE.NYC.

Your vote has never been more important. Make sure to request your absentee ballot today, so that your voice is heard this fall!

LitFilm Returns for Its Third Year

LitFilm—BPL’s popular film festival about writers, now in its third edition—offers an inside look at writers’ private lives, artistic processes and political struggles through inspiring documentaries and films. The weeklong event features panel discussions and talks with many featured filmmakers and writers.

LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival about Writers is made possible with support from WarnerMedia.

October 5 – 11, 2020
Virtual Program

Protesting the Police

Thursday, September 24 / 4 pm
Virtual Program

A look at Black Lives Matter and the defund the police uprisings through an international lens. With Stuart Schrader (Johns Hopkins University), Dr. Baz Dreisinger (John Jay College), Victoria Law (Resistance Behind Bars) and Devon Simmons (2019 Soros Justice Fellow).

Carmen Oliver, Bears Make the Best Science Buddies

Wednesday, September 30 / 3:30 pm
Virtual Program

Join author Carmen Oliver as she shares one of the science experiments from her book Bears Make the Best Science Buddies and follow a fun milk and cookie experiment with participants.

The ABCs of Racism

Sunday, October 4 / 7 pm
Virtual Program

This workshop will explore the barriers that prevent adults from talking about race and racism with young children, and identify strategies to start the conversation with kids from birth to age seven.

Kahn Humanities Lecture: Susan Herman

Tuesday, October 13 / 7 pm
Virtual Program

A discussion with Susan Herman of the ACLU, who argues that now is an ideal time to consider adding a 28th Amendment to the Constitution.

More Upcoming Events

Dolls in the Collection of Historic Richmond Town
Friday, September 25 / 11 am
Virtual Program
Examine a selection of dolls from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Adult Book Club: Fantastical Erotica & Romances
Saturday, September 26 / 4 pm
Virtual Program
This month: You Had Me at Wolf by Terry Spear.

Managing Your Finances in Uncertain Times
Tuesday, September 29 / 11 am
Virtual Program
Learn how to preserve your savings, manage debt during a crisis and whether or not to touch your investment accounts.

The Street Beneath My Feet with Wave Hill
Wednesday, September 30 / 10 am
Virtual Program
Learn about the world underneath the surface, where decomposers, fungi and other critters thrive. For all ages!

K-Pop Party
Wednesday, September 30 / 3:30 pm
Virtual Program
Join a fun K-Pop streaming party—we have a great playlist set up, but requests are always welcome!

Monumentos para trabajadores esenciales
Wednesday, October 7 / 10 am
Virtual Program
Este taller invita a los participantes a usar cualquier material que tienen disponible para crear un monumento que celebra a los trabajadores esenciales.