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Friday, January 13
Friday Afternoon Movie: “The BFG”
3-5pm
Aguilar Library
Ages 5 and up
Spend the afternoon with the family enjoying a film adaption of The BFG, Roald Dahl’s cherished novel. The BFG is about the friendship between an orphan, Sophie, and a big friendly giant who go on a fantasy journey exploring Giant Country, collecting dreams, and trying to get rid of the bad giants who pose a harm to children. This movie is sure to take the family on a magical adventure!
Friday, January 13-Saturday, January 14
5th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
10am-7pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
All Ages
Learn all about the rich history of black comic book artists and their work at the 5th Annual Black Comic Book Festival at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This fest will feature film screenings, panel discussions, arts and crafts workshops for kids, and much more. Expect an action-packed day! Pre-registration is required.
Beginning Saturday, January 14
Read-to-Skate StoryTime
12-1pm
Bryant Park
All Ages
Listen to riveting stories while earning free skate rentals and ice skating lessons at The Rink during Read-to-Skate StoryTime in Bryant Park! Kids will receive a stamped StoryTime card. Visitors who also attend one program at the NYPL’s Children Center (or read one library book there) will be awarded a free skate rental for The Rink in Bryant Park. Participants can also score free books courtesy of Penguin Random House. While supplies last. Runs Saturdays through Saturday, March 4.
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Saturday, January 14
Lunar New Year Celebration: Year of the Rooster
2-4pm
The Bronx Museum
All Ages
All ages are invited to usher in the year of the rooster at the Bronx Museum! In conjunction with the New York Chinese Cultural Center, the museum’s celebration will feature authentic music, costumed folk dances, paper cutting and calligraphy workshops, and a lion dance.
Sunday, January 15
Finding Your Way
11am-12:30pm
Van Cortlandt Park
All Ages
If you were lost in the wilderness, could you find your way home? Find out during this educational day out in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. With the Urban Park Rangers, learn basic navigational skills such as how to use a compass, as well as Native American navigational skills, too.
