16 upcoming · 2 local studios
Dumbo has six upcoming storytime and creative workshops split between two studios. ONEYOGAHOUSE offers music storytelling for infants and toddlers, while Creatively Wild Art Studio runs character design and cartooning classes for kids ages 4 and up, priced between $75 and $80. Browse all sessions below to find the right fit for your child's age and interests.
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FREEAdams Street, Multipurpose Room · Dumbo
Join us to learn about voting! Get a free book giveaway and grown-ups can register to vote for the upcoming election if you haven't already! Ages 3-6 years old. Registration required. Registration available 48 hours in advance.
FREEAdams Street Library · Dumbo
Babies/toddlers who are NOT crawling or walking should only register for Babies and Books. Only crawling/walking toddlers will be admitted into this program. Babies who are NOT walking or crawling babies will NOT be admitted. Thank you for your cooperation. Read books, sing songs, learn fingerplays, and play with other toddlers and caregivers! Geared towards toddlers 18-36 months. Grownups, please read! Space is limited and registration is required. NEW: Registration opens 48HR before the program. There is no waitlist for the program. Please check in at the programming room door when you arrive. The storytime room will open 5 minutes before the program begins. If your child is antsy or crying, you are welcome to take a break and return to the program room when your child has calmed down. Please be courteous to others in the class, participate in the songs and rhymes, and keep conversation to a minimum. There is a ten minute grace period and then no late comers will be permitted.
FREEAdams Street Library · Dumbo
This lapsit story time for infants who are not yet crawling or walking features songs, readings, and rhymes! Babies/toddlers who are crawling or walking should only register for Toddler Times. Only lapsit babies will be admitted into this program. Walking and crawling babies will NOT be admitted. Thank you for your cooperation. Join us for story time! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes, and reading books together. Grownups, please read! Space is limited and registration is required. NEW: Registration opens 48HR before the program. There is no waitlist for the program. Please check in at the programming room door when you arrive. The storytime room will open 5 minutes before the program begins. If your child is antsy or crying, you are welcome to take a break and return to the program room when your child has calmed down. Please be courteous to others in the class, participate in the songs and rhymes, and keep conversation to a minimum. There is a ten minute grace period and then no late comers will be permitted.
From $70Creatively Wild Art Studio · Dumbo
Traditional storyboards involve a series of conceptual pencil sketches and drawings to tell a story as a graphic novel or as the foundation of storytelling for movies, TV or animation. The key to storyboarding illustration is the practice and understand how moving productions work and storytelling is excavated along with character development and journey and ultimately your story arc and conclusion. In this course we will study graphic novels, movies, TV series, or commercials, we will take sample scenes and draw them out, exploring composition, flow, angles for characters and pacing. In film, TV and Animation: discover how the right camera angles can determine story, and how they cut together to make that happen. This is an excellent course for teens interested in Graphic Novel Art or film and TV. Learn professional techniques, hone observation skills and get motivated to tell your own stories.At the end of the course, our instructor will provide valuable feedback to help support your future storytelling endeavors. * Please note a full course curriculum is recommended and essential to see any real progress in this craft.
FREEBrooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center · Dumbo
Join Adams Street Library once a month for an offsite Nature Storytime held at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center! Pre-schoolers and their caregivers are invited to develop early literacy skills while also learning about nature through play, songs, rhymes, and stories. This month's theme is biodiversity! Ages birth-6 years old. Walk-ups only; we do our utmost to accommodate as many walk-ups as space allows.
FREEJane's Carousel · Dumbo
Join the Adams Street children's librarian at Jane's Carousel ! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes and reading books together. Storytime will take place before the carousel is open from 10:15-10:45 AM on Friday 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 Halloween Edition! and 11/6! No registration, but there will be a capacity limit. We can't wait to see you there!
storytimeFREEAdams Street, Multipurpose Room · Dumbo
Join us Saturday for a mindful movement storytime that incorporates social emotional learning books, meditation, and light yoga poses for toddlers and children. Ages 3-8 years old.
storytimeFREEAdams Street, Multipurpose Room · Dumbo
Join us to have a grr-ific time at our Daniel Tiger Club! We will be reading a Daniel Tiger book and then watching the episode, too! Take home some tools to help toddlers with social emotion learning at this Daniel Tiger Club! Hope to see you there neighbor! Registration required and will open 48 hours in advance. Ages 2-5 years old.
FREEAdams Street Library · Dumbo
Babies/toddlers who are NOT crawling or walking should only register for Babies and Books. Only crawling/walking toddlers will be admitted into this program. Babies who are NOT walking or crawling babies will NOT be admitted. Thank you for your cooperation. Read books, sing songs, learn fingerplays, and play with other toddlers and caregivers! Geared towards toddlers 18-36 months. Grownups, please read! Space is limited and registration is required. NEW: Registration opens 48HR before the program. There is no waitlist for the program. Please check in at the programming room door when you arrive. The storytime room will open 5 minutes before the program begins. If your child is antsy or crying, you are welcome to take a break and return to the program room when your child has calmed down. Please be courteous to others in the class, participate in the songs and rhymes, and keep conversation to a minimum. There is a ten minute grace period and then no late comers will be permitted.
FREEAdams Street Library · Dumbo
This lapsit story time for infants who are not yet crawling or walking features songs, readings, and rhymes! Babies/toddlers who are crawling or walking should only register for Toddler Times. Only lapsit babies will be admitted into this program. Walking and crawling babies will NOT be admitted. Thank you for your cooperation. Join us for story time! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes, and reading books together. Grownups, please read! Space is limited and registration is required. NEW: Registration opens 48HR before the program. There is no waitlist for the program. Please check in at the programming room door when you arrive. The storytime room will open 5 minutes before the program begins. If your child is antsy or crying, you are welcome to take a break and return to the program room when your child has calmed down. Please be courteous to others in the class, participate in the songs and rhymes, and keep conversation to a minimum. There is a ten minute grace period and then no late comers will be permitted.
FREEJane's Carousel · Dumbo
Join the Adams Street children's librarian at Jane's Carousel ! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes and reading books together. Storytime will take place before the carousel is open from 10:15-10:45 AM on Friday 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 Halloween Edition! and 11/6! No registration, but there will be a capacity limit. We can't wait to see you there!
FREEAdams Street Library · Dumbo
THIS PROGRAM IS A TAKE AND MAKE CRAFT KIT. There is NOT an in person activity portion to this program. Bring your library card to check out the book and kit to take the book home to read and the kit home to make at home. Again, this is NOT an in person activity to do at the library. Join our low-stakes, self-paced Caregiver and Me Grab & Go Book Club + Craft by stopping in the children's room at library to grab the book & kit beginning October 27th at 4:30 PM. Registration is not required, but will guarantee you a kit to pick up at 4:30 PM!! WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ; LIMITED SUPPLIES. Please note: This is a TAKE home book and craft to do with a child ages 2-8 years old and there is no actual in-person program!! Again, this is not a program at the library. This is a craft and book to take home and do at home. This month's book club pick is Hap-pea Halloween by Keith Baker: "A group of happy peas think and scheme, deciding what they should be for Halloween." What's in the kit: -The book club book (to be checked out on your account, so BRING YOUR LIBRARY CARD! ) -Craft instructions & basic supplies
FREEAdams Street Library · Dumbo
Babies/toddlers who are NOT crawling or walking should only register for Babies and Books. Only crawling/walking toddlers will be admitted into this program. Babies who are NOT walking or crawling babies will NOT be admitted. Thank you for your cooperation. Read books, sing songs, learn fingerplays, and play with other toddlers and caregivers! Geared towards toddlers 18-36 months. Grownups, please read! Space is limited and registration is required. NEW: Registration opens 48HR before the program. There is no waitlist for the program. Please check in at the programming room door when you arrive. The storytime room will open 5 minutes before the program begins. If your child is antsy or crying, you are welcome to take a break and return to the program room when your child has calmed down. Please be courteous to others in the class, participate in the songs and rhymes, and keep conversation to a minimum. There is a ten minute grace period and then no late comers will be permitted.
FREEAdams Street Library · Dumbo
This lapsit story time for infants who are not yet crawling or walking features songs, readings, and rhymes! Babies/toddlers who are crawling or walking should only register for Toddler Times. Only lapsit babies will be admitted into this program. Walking and crawling babies will NOT be admitted. Thank you for your cooperation. Join us for story time! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes, and reading books together. Grownups, please read! Space is limited and registration is required. NEW: Registration opens 48HR before the program. There is no waitlist for the program. Please check in at the programming room door when you arrive. The storytime room will open 5 minutes before the program begins. If your child is antsy or crying, you are welcome to take a break and return to the program room when your child has calmed down. Please be courteous to others in the class, participate in the songs and rhymes, and keep conversation to a minimum. There is a ten minute grace period and then no late comers will be permitted.
FREEJane's Carousel · Dumbo
Join the Adams Street children's librarian at Jane's Carousel ! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes and reading books together. Storytime will take place before the carousel is open from 10:15-10:45 AM on Friday 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 Halloween Edition! and 11/6! No registration, but there will be a capacity limit. We can't wait to see you there!
FREEJane's Carousel · Dumbo
Join the Adams Street children's librarian at Jane's Carousel ! We will be singing songs, learning rhymes and reading books together. Storytime will take place before the carousel is open from 10:15-10:45 AM on Friday 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 Halloween Edition! and 11/6! No registration, but there will be a capacity limit. We can't wait to see you there!
Most storytime sessions in Dumbo run for ages infants through 5 years (most sessions are split by age band). Specific age bands are listed on each class page so you can filter by what fits your child.
Prices in Dumbo range from almost always free — most sessions are run by NYC public libraries. Free events and drop-in pricing are flagged on each class card.
Most studio-run storytime sessions require advance registration through the studio's booking page. Library and city-park storytime programs are typically drop-in, though some popular sessions release a limited number of tickets in advance.