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NYPL Roosevelt Island Library · Roosevelt Island
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Kids
FREE👶 Ages 3–5📍 Roosevelt Island
Pre-K Storytime
📆Mon, Sep 14 · 3:30 PM
📍NYPL Roosevelt Island Library · 504 Main Street, New York, NY, 10044 Get directions ↗
🏷Free
About this event
Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children. **ADD REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND/OR BRANCH SPECIFIC INFORMATION HERE AND THEN DELETE THIS TEXT**
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