Once Upon a Week with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Tuesday – Sunday, November 11 – 16

Join us as we partner with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts as we step inside the world of books and performance! Now celebrating its 60th Anniversary, The Library for the Performing Arts is located at Lincoln Center and is free and open to all. It has one of the world’s greatest collections of theater, film, dance, music, and recorded sound. Celebrate libraries, storytelling, and characters we love with art and imagination!

Performance with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Saturday, November 15 | 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Inside Art
To be announced

Special Read Aloud & Workshop
Sunday, November 16 | 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Inside Art
To be announced

Pop-Up Story Villages
Wednesday – Friday, November 12 – 14 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Makerspace
Saturday & Sunday, November 15 – 16 | 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Ages 5 & up | 1st Floor | Makerspace
Build a 3D village of your favorite storybook settings using cardboard and collage.

My Library Tote Bag
Wednesday – Friday, November 12 – 14 | 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm | Ages 4 & younger| 3rd Floor| PlayWorks
Saturday & Sunday, November 15 – 16 | 11:15 am – 12:15 pm & 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm (Sunday, November 14, Inside Art)| Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor | PlayWorks
Decorate a tote bag that is authentically you! Listen to music from the Library for the Performing Arts’ world music collection as you decorate your tote bag with stamps, markers, and more. Take your new tote to Lincoln Center or your local library branch!

Location:

Children’s Museum of Manhattan
The Tisch Building
212 West 83rd Street
New York, NY 10024