Free Storytimes for Kids in NYC

NYC public libraries host hundreds of free storytimes every week — baby lapsit, toddler storytimes, bilingual readings, and chapter book clubs across all 5 boroughs.

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Wed · Apr 8
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10:30 am

Toddler Time!

Bay Terrace Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:30 am

Toddler Time

Highlawn, Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:30 am

Adult Quilt Club

Cambria Heights Library

Free
10:30 am

Bilingual Mandarin Storytime with Urban Stages

Mitchell-Linden Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:30 am

Toddler Time

Arlington Library, Program Room

FreeAges 0–5
10:30 am

Babies & Books

Crown Heights Library

FreeAges 0–2
10:30 am

Toddler Music

Woodhaven Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:30 am

Musical Preschool Storytime

Cypress Hills, Program Room Library

FreeAges 0–2
10:30 am

Brainy Babies Bedford

Bedford Library, Auditorium

FreeAges 0–2
10:30 am

Toddler Learning Center

East Elmhurst Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:30 am

Toddler Time (10:30 Session)

Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

FreeRSVP requiredAge 18
10:45 am

Toddler Time

Pacific, 2nd Flr Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 0–5
10:45 am

Lavender Blues

Pacific, 2nd Flr Meeting Room Library

FreeAges 0–2
11:00 am

Toddler Time

Jamaica Bay, Meeting Room Library

FreeAge 18
11:00 am

Little Learners: Esther Crow: Move n' Groove with Puppets!

Riverside Library

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Storytime with a Social Emotional Learning Expert

Washington Heights Library

FreeAges 1–5
11:00 am

Open Play

Fort Washington Library

FreeAges 0–5
11:00 am

Toddler Open Play

Webster Library

FreeAges 1–3
11:00 am

WOW Party: Bubble Show

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Free
11:00 am

Family Storytime

Allerton Library

FreeAges 1–5

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Last updated: April 1, 2026