Inclusive Services

03/31/2026

Dance Fitness w/ ShapeUp NYC
Tue, Mar 31 2026
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Mill Basin, Program Room
2385 Ralph Ave (near Ave N)
Brooklyn, NY 11234

Dance Fitness is a creative work out that fuses dance and aerobics. The goal is to improve cardio fitness while having fun and getting a full body workout! This class is taught to music with easy-to-follow steps that will surely get your heart pumping!

Please register and reserve your spot here: Dance Fitness - Mar 31, 2026 : NYC Parks

Dance Fitness is a creative work out that fuses dance and aerobics. The goal is to improve cardio fitness while having fun and getting a full body workout! This class is taught to music with easy-to-follow steps that will surely get your heart pumping!

03/31/2026

Teen Time : Free Tutoring and Homework Help
Tue, Mar 31 2026
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Park Slope Library
431 6th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Free Tutoring help:
Higher Level Math - Grades 11 - 12
English Writing and Comprehension - Grades 6 to 12
General Homework Help, ALL subjects - Grades 6 to 12
Test Prep for Regents, SHSP, SAT, etc.

Sessions are held at the Park Slope Library in the Mezzanine.

Free Tutoring help:Higher Level Math - Grades 11 - 12English Writing and Comprehension - Grades 6 to 12General Homework Help, ALL subjects - Grades 6 to 12Test Prep for Regents, SHSP, SAT, etc.Sessions are held at the Park Slope Library in the Mezzanine.

03/31/2026

Writers Workshop
Tue, Mar 31 2026
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Flatbush, Large Meeting Room
22 Linden Blvd. at Flatbush Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11226

Join us for our monthly writers workshop! We will engage in idea generating exercises to learn and grow as writers. This workshop is part of an ongoing series, writers of any experience level are welcome.

Join us for our monthly writers workshop! We will engage in idea generating exercises to learn and grow as writers. This workshop is part of an ongoing series, writers of any experience level are welcome.

03/31/2026

Ending The Silence: Taking Care of Your Family's Mental Health
By NYPCC

Online event
Wednesday, Apr 29 from 3 pm to 4 pm EDT
Overview:
Families learn mental health warning signs, discover ways to improve wellbeing, and build open conversations about mental health

Regular discussions about mental health in family daily lives establish ways of communicating thoughts and feelings, build connections, and promote self-reflection. These discussions pave the way for more effective responsive conversations because kids will have practice with sharing feelings and thoughts.

In this interactive workshop, families will learn mental health warning signs, discover ways to improve wellbeing, and build open conversations about mental health with their children and loved ones.

Ending the Silence presentations are conducted by two leaders: one shares an informative presentation, and one is a young adult who shares their mental health journey. These presentations also include time for open discussion about mental health.

This presentation is also available for middle and high school students as well as school staff. Learn more at www.naminyc.org.

Families learn mental health warning signs, discover ways to improve wellbeing, and build open conversations about mental health

03/31/2026

Navigating Your Child’s Disability: One-to-One Assistance Is Here!
Wednesday, April 8 / 10 am – 1 pm
On the phone with Ruth DiRoma from INCLUDEnyc
Many situations require the assistance of an expert. We can provide one-to-one help for you and your child with the following:
· Bussing
· 504 plans
· Individualized Education Program (IEP) process
· Getting services for your child
· Early childhood services and programs
· Transition planning
· Community resources
· Much, much more.
Call 917.751.4890 or email: InclusiveServicesEvents@bklynlibrary.org to make an appointment for a phone call. Contact Inclusive Services at 917.751.4890 for more information.

Navegar por la desabilidad de su hijo/a: se encuentra ayuda experta en una reunión individual
Miércoles, 8 de abril / 10 am – 1 pm
En el teléfono con Ruth DiRoma de INCLUDEnyc
Muchas situaciones requieren la asistencia de una experta. Podemos proporcionar ayuda uno a uno para usted y su estudiante con:
· Transporte escolar
· Planes 504
· Proceso de Programa de Educación Individualizado -- Individualized Education Program (IEP)
· Servicios y programas de educación infantil
· Planificación de transición
· Recursos comunitarios
· Y mucho mas
Llame a 929.678.2313 o mande un email a inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org para concertar una cita para una llamada por teléfono. Contacte a los servicios inclusivos a 929.678.2313 para obtener más información.

03/30/2026

Book Buddy
Learn New Skills and Be a Role Model for Other Kids

If you're a teen volunteer (ages 12-18), you can help librarians read aloud to children and assist with all kinds of cool youth programs.

Responsibilities
Read aloud to children, using the dialogic reading method.
Assist staff in planning, conducting, and evaluating children's programs (i.e. arts and crafts/drawing and painting, puzzles and games).
Introduce children to appropriate children and teen websites.
Act as community liaison by promoting programs and services in the library.
Create book displays.
Assist staff with special library projects and programs.
Required Skills
A friendly manner and a strong commitment to working with children.
Program Notes
School Year Book Buddies are asked to make a minimum commitment of two to three hours a day for up to three days per week, for a period of at least three months.

Summer Book Buddies are asked to make a minimum commitment of one to three days, two to three hours a day, for a period of at least three weeks. (only available July and August). Summer Book Buddies are interviewed at the branch level. Please visit your local library for information and application.

How to Apply
Complete an Online Application

See all volunteer opportunities.

If you're a teen volunteer (ages 12-18), you can help librarians read aloud to children and assist with all kinds of cool youth programs.

03/30/2026

Understanding School Avoidance and Chronic Absenteeism
Mar 31, 2026
10:00 AM –11:00 AM

School avoidance, a pattern of disengagement or long-term absence from school, has risen in tandem with the mental health crisis among youth in NYC.

This webinar explores school avoidance and the chronic absenteeism that can result from it. The training discusses the signs of school avoidance, the relationship between school avoidance and mental health, and the rights of students and families struggling with this challenge.

As Advocates for Children of New York staff are not clinicians, this webinar will focus on advocacy rather than clinical treatment, and participants will strengthen their ability to advocate for students who are exhibiting school-avoidant behaviors.

Join AFC for a webinar learning how to advocate for students exhibiting school-avoidant behaviors.

03/30/2026

The New York State Special Education Task Force is pleased to present:

Evaluation Matters: The ABCs of Evaluations and Assessments for Students with Disabilities
Apr 22, 2026 12:00 PM- 1:30 PM

Evaluations are an important component of understanding a student’s strengths and needs, but many times the types and results of evaluations can be confusing. This lunch and learn event will provide a practical understanding of evaluations and how they can be used as strategic tools to improve IEPs and educational outcomes. We will cover:

• The importance of evaluations in the special ed process

• What evaluations are appropriate for a student

• The components of a thorough evaluation

• Understanding scores on evaluations

• Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) – who, what, when, why, & how

Speaker: Fiona Rattray, Parent Training & Information Center Specialist Putnam Independent Living Services and Westchester Independent Living Center

03/29/2026

Classical Interludes: Amiri Harewood
Sun, Mar 29 2026
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Central Library, Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Currently studying at the Royal College of Music on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Danny Driver, Amiri Harewood holds the Ann Driver Trust Scholarship, supported by the Victor Dandaleh Foundation. He previously studied at Trinity Music Academy under Richard Evans.

Amiri regularly performs across the UK and abroad. Previous engagements include solo recitals at prestigious venues including Steinway Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Institut Francais, Bishopsgate’s Institute, the Royal Albert Hall (as part of the Steinway Young Artist series), and an appearance performing on BBC Radio London.

His appearances abroad include recitals at the Conservatorio in Venice, and the Mozart Music Festival in Forli, Italy. Amiri has also had the privilege of working with renowned musicians including Inon Barnatan, Vanessa Latarche and Trio Shaham-Erez-Wallfisch.

Amiri’s Royal Festival Hall concerto debut with Chineke! Orchestra was universally acclaimed, described as a “...Royal Festival Hall debut of considerable panache…” (Geoff Brown, The Times) as he brought “...confidence and a touch of grandiloquence to Grieg’s Piano Concerto…” (Richard Fairman, The Financial Times).

He was also selected as one of the first Tabor Piano Ambassadors for the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, representing the Royal College of Music. He continues to work with the competition to deliver education and outreach initiatives.

Amiri uses his versatile music experiences to inspire his playing. Until age 14 he sang as a treble with the renowned Trinity Boys Choir, performing in opera productions at Glyndebourne, Royal Opera House, Garsington, and English National Opera. He also performed at the Aldeburgh Festival and Amina Mundi Festival in Pisa alongside the Monteverdi Choir and Sir John Eliot Gardiner, as well as touring Japan in 2015.

Artist photo © Kaupo Kikkas

BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as generous individual donors.

Currently studying at the Royal College of Music on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Danny Driver, Amiri Harewood holds the Ann Driver Trust Scholarship, supported by the Victor Dandaleh Foundation. He previously studied at Trinity Music Academy under Richard Evans.

03/28/2026

Music for Autism Presents: Mariella Gonzalez and Friends
Saturday, March 28, 2026
1-2 PM
Sunset Park Library
5108 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220

Join us for a free, interactive, in-person, autism-friendly concert! Mariella is a soulful and charismatic vocalist, and one of New York City’s most soughtafter performers. Her poignant lyrics and masterful songwriting have earned her accolades worldwide, including the 2008 Billboard World Songwriting Contest grand prize. She is also the co-creator of one of NYC’s longest-running and critically acclaimed hip-hop jam sessions, Freestyle Mondays.

This concert will be bilingual in Spanish and English.

For more information or with any questions, call 718-253-4948 or e-mail
inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org.

You must RSVP in advance for this in-person event. To register, go to:
https://www.musicforautism.org/concert/march-28-26/
or email: rsvp@musicforautism.org.

This is an accessible event. Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other
scented products while using this space.

Music for Autism presenta: Mariella Gonzalez y amigos
Sábado, 28 de marzo, 1-2pm
Sunset Park Library
5108 avenida 4ª
Brooklyn, NY 11232

Acompáñanos para un concierto gratuito, interactivo y en persona ¡amigable para personas con autismo!
Mariella es una vocalista conmovedora y carismática, y una de las artistas más solicitadas de Nueva York. Sus letras conmovedoras y su magistral composición le han valido elogios en todo el mundo, incluyendo el gran premio del Billboard World Songwriting Contest de 2008. También es cocreadora de Freestyle Mondays, una de las sesiones de improvisación de hip-hop más longevas y aclamadas por la crítica de Nueva York.
Este concierto será bilingüe, en español e inglés.
Para obtener más información, llame al 929.678.2313 o envié un correo electrónico a inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org.

Para registrarse, vaya a https://www.musicforautism.org/concert/march-22-2025/
o envié un correo electrónico a rsvp@musicforautism.org.

03/27/2026

On her own terms and leading with joy!

“The biggest lessons we can learn from Liu: Be yourself. Do what you need to do for you. Follow your interests, because that’s where your success lies.”

03/27/2026

LGBTQ2IA+ Families: Parenting with Pride
May6, May 20, June 3 & June 24
5-6 pm

Everyone is welcome to join us for LGBTQ2IA+ Families: Parenting with Pride, a free, national virtual conversation series that supports parents and caregivers as they build communication skills, strengthen emotional wellbeing, harness the power of lived experience, and connect with a broader movement of families leading with pride.

The series theme is Practical Skills for Advocacy, Wellness, and Change. Across the conversations, participants will move from navigating difficult conversations to caring for themselves and their families, sharing their stories with intention, and finding power in community and collective action. By the end of the series, participants will be able to:

Identify and engage in community-based pathways for sustained action and support
Communicate effectively with schools, providers, and family members under pressure
Recognize and respond to the mental health impacts of chronic stress and discrimination
Use lived experience strategically for advocacy and leadership
Episodes are the following Wednesdays, from 5–6 pm ET / 2–3 pm PT:

May 6, 2026 – Pride in Every Word: Practical Communication Tools for Difficult Conversations
May 20, 2026 – Pride in Our Well Being: Supporting LGBTQ2IA+ Parents and Caregivers Amid Systemic Stress
June 3, 2026 – Pride in Our Stories: Using Lived Experience to Advocate, Connect, and Lead
June 24, 2026 – Pride in Action: How Parents of LGBTQ2IA+ Youth Can Change the World
LGBTQ2IA+ Families: Parenting with Pride is presented in partnership with Equality Florida and their Parenting with Pride program for parents and families to create communities where every LGBTQ+ child feels safe, affirmed, and loved. The series is part of BTC’s Family-to-Family Real Talk Program. Sign up for one or all conversations! All are welcome to attend!

All episodes have live Spanish translation and captioning available.

Join this free conversation series to explore some of the critical issues and challenges that LGBTQ2IA+ parents face every day.