Experience unforgettable afternoons at the Dweck Center—just like last week’s amazing Randy Weston Tribute! 🎻 🎺
Don’t miss our next musical journey with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s this Sunday, May 17, 2026
4–5:30 PM
Central Library, Dweck Center
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Experience Theo Bleckmann’s unique take on “found” NYC words turned into music, with special guests Timo Vollbrecht, Luke Marantz, and Joseph Branciforte 🎻 🎼
Sunday, May 31, 2026
4 – 5:30 PM
Central Library, Dweck Center
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Another remarkable People’s Ball in the books! Thank you for all the wonderful attendees for making the night shine. Until next time!✨ #Brooklyn #community #nyc #peoplesball
There is only a short time left to check out the exhibition 'Printing Black America: Du Bois's Data Portraits in the 21st Century' 📜 🎨
Be sure to drop by before May 31, 2026 to check out the works by Shraddha Ramani and William Villalongo
📍 Central Library, Grand Lobby
What was your favorite part?! 🧐
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🚨 Tomorrow 🚨 BPL Presents welcomes The New York Times Opinion Desk back to the library to discuss the “Make America Healthy Again” movement 🇺🇸 🍏
Join journalists David Wallace-Wells, Tressie McMillian Cottom and Alexandra Sifferlin as they take center stage to discuss the MAHA movement’s implications on health, public trust, and society at large.
📆 Tuesday, May 17, 2026
🕑 7–8:30 PM
📍 Central Library, Dweck Center
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Experience the legacy of friendship and musical innovation as Orchestra of St. Luke's and baritone Joseph Parrish honor Harry T. Burleigh and Antonín Dvořák. 🎶 🎺 🎻
Celebrate the fusion of spirituals, folk, and a timeless American sound.
📆 Sunday, May 17, 2026
🕝 4–5:30
📍 Central Library, Dweck Center
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Death of the Soccer God by Dimitry Elias Legér is a passionate and improbable love story, and a roaring Pan-American tale about the price of fame.⚽ 🏴
Join Léger as he discusses his new book in conversation with Edwidge Danticat.
📆 Wednesday, May 13, 2026
🕙 7–8:30 PM
📌 Central Library, Dweck Center
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Relive an unforgettable evening with Hisham Matar and Viet Thanh Nguyen sharing insights from 'To Save and To Destroy' and 'My Friends' on the Dweck Stage. 📚✨👉 Check out the full talk on our Youtube!
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BPL Presents welcomes The New York Times Opinion Desk back to the library to discuss the “Make America Healthy Again” movement 🇺🇸 🍎
Join journalists David Wallace-Wells, Tressie McMillian Cottom and Alexandra Sifferlin as they take center stage to discuss the MAHA movement’s implications on health, public trust, and society at large.
📆 Tuesday, May 12, 2026
🕑 7–8:30 PM
📍 Central Library, Dweck Center
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We have an exciting line up for The Peoples Ball this weekend — Check out our incredible guests, speakers and honorees!💕 🪩
Come see Bevy Smith, Souleo, Bethann Hardison, djFRiTZo, Ariel Polanco, Melba Moore, June Ambrose, Patricia Michaels, and Beau McCall in action 👗 💃
Sunday, May 3, 2026
7–10 PM
Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
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As always The Peoples Ball is a free event, held on the eve of the Met Gala, offers an alternative to expensive, exclusive galas and showcases the diverse styles that make up New York City's urban runway.
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Learn more and get ready to strut your stuff!
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This even has been co-curated by Souleo.
Specially commissioned honoree awards created by artist Beau McCall.
Brooklyn Public Library invites you to join The Public Critic ✒️ 🗞️
attend performances, film, then gather to write, share, and publish our own criticism.
Check out the questionnaire
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Spots are limited. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
For more information, please email Amauta M. Firmino at [email protected]
Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz was a baby when her father, Malcolm X, was assassinated. Today, she is the primary steward of her family’s legacy. 🧡 📚
Throughout her life, she has often found herself wondering: What would Malcolm do? To help answer this question, she followed in her father’s literal footsteps to Mecca, a journey he famously undertook after leaving the Nation of Islam.
Her new book, Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X, shares insight from that journey and invites readers to embark on a pilgrimage of our own, so that we too may come to better understand ourselves and our role in these challenging times.
Don’t miss her live now in conversation with Nickole Hannah-Jones👈
📆 Wednesday, May 20, 2026
🕐 7–8:30 PM
📍 Central Library, Dweck Center
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