Saturday, September 11, 11:00AM
Central Library

A Warm-up for the Brooklyn Book Festival: Making Books Sing

Learn about Puerto Rican folklore and the library's important role in the community through storytelling, music and puppetry. Join us on the Plaza at 11 AM. In case of rain this event will be moved to the Dweck Center. Join us at the Brooklyn Book Festival at Borough Hall on September 12 (www.brooklynbookfestival.org).

Saturday, September 11, 12:00PM
Central Library

A Warm-up for the Brooklyn Book Festival: Bookmaking 101 with Joy Suarez

Joy Suarez teaches you to make different kinds of books. All materials will be provided. Join us on the Plaza at 12 PM. In case of rain this event will be moved to the Dweck Center. Join us at the Brooklyn Book Festival at Borough Hall on September 12 (www.brooklynbookfestival.org).

Saturday, September 11, 1:00PM
Central Library

Saturday Family Program: Lincoln Center presents...Newgrass/Bluegrass

New York band Astrograss presents their take on a new era of bluegrass. Traditional and new works featured on guitar, violin, banjo, bass and vocals. This show will have everyone tapping their feet and clapping their hands. Absolutely entertaining for any age, this group won the Time Out New York Kids Battle of the Bands in recent years, and is a staple of the grown-up bluegrass circuit, including the South by Southwest festival! Join us on the Plaza at 1 PM in case of rain this event will be moved to the Dweck Center.

Sunday, September 19, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Local Author Showcase

Poets Alexander Stessin and Vladimir Druk join writer Pavel Lembersky and Mark Kopelev for a reading from their recently published books. Space is limited so please RSVP for tickets by calling 718-230-2222. Limit two per person. This even is in Russian.

Tuesday, September 21, 9:00AM
Central Library

Drawn In Brooklyn: Exhibition Opening

Illustrators' original artwork will be featured in the Grand Lobby, Foyer Cases, Balcony Cases and in the Youth Wing September 21, 2010 to January 23, 2011

Sunday, September 26, 2:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Panel Discussion: My Inspiration

Children's book author and illustrator John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of Madeline creator Ludwig Bemelmans, discusses the world of children's literature and illustration with fellow illustrators R. Gregory Christie (Bad News for Outlaws, The Champ), Sophie Blackall (Big Red Lollipop, Meet Wild Boars) John Rocco (Fu Finds the Way, Moonpowder), and Melanie Cecka, Bloomsbury's editorial director for children's literature.

Saturday, October 2, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Saturday Family Program: Jon Samson presents...Co-Creative Music

Original songs for kids of all ages. Co-Creative Music is a highly adaptive program with a multifaceted design involving sing alongs, interactive music making and improvisation.

Saturday, October 2, 2:30PM
Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Drawn in Brooklyn Art Workshops: Mermaid Tails & Neptune Crowns: Halloween Costumes with Melanie Hope Greenberg

Join illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg to get ready for Halloween. Learn how to craft your own costume. Become a mermaid, Neptune or any sea creature you can imagine. These workshops can only accommodate 25 kids, so they are first come, first served. Ages 8 to 12

Saturday, October 2, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Grigory Oster

Oster is a children's writer and poet, most famous for his "Bits of Harmful Advice" poetry series for children. "Fairy Tale in Minor Detail" is a postmodernist children's novel, and his work is celebrated for its role in the development of post-totalitarian children's literature. He also scripted the animated films "38 Parrots" and "A Kitten Named Bow-Wow". Space is limited so please RSVP for tickets by calling 718-230-2222. Limit two per person. This event is in Russian.

Sunday, October 3, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Silent Film Series: Harold Lloyd in GRANDMA'S BOY

GRANDMA'S BOY (1922) 56 Min. In Lloyd's first, and favorite, feature-length film, poor Harold plays a painfully, hopelessly timid and cowardly young man who must finally grow up. Help may come from his grandma who, like a fairy godmother, gives him a magical family talisman, in a slapstick-comedy with an emphasis on heart. Directed by Fred Newmeyer. Plus a Lloyd short comedy: FROM HAND TO MOUTH (1919) 22 Minutes Live piano accompaniment by Stuart Oderman. Curated and hosted by Ken Gordon.

Sunday, October 3, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Kelet Duo

Hungarian violinist Katalin Vszmeg and Taiwanese pianist Pi-Hsun Shih present a program that fuses classical and ethnic Eastern European music. The duo performs works by Dvorak, Bartok, Miklos Rozsa and Bedrich Smetana.

Tuesday, October 5, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Aileen Leijten

Aileen Leijten will read and discuss the artwork from her book Hugging Hour. Come early, as limited space is available.

Tuesday, October 5, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - Billy Elliot - England 2000

This feel-good British film follows 11-year old Billy as he comes of age amid a miner's strike that embroils his family and neighbors in intense social unrest. Billy's father wants to toughen up the lad in preparation for the hard life that waits him by sending him to boxing lessons. But Billy finds that he's better at expressing himself with his feet than his fists, and he overcomes his family's disapproval to shine as a ballet dancer. 110 Minutes

Thursday, October 7, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Kam Mak

Kam Mak will read and discuss the artwork from his book The Dragon Prince. Come early, as limited space is available.

Thursday, October 7, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

dweck-lec'-tic: Sonos

The Los Angeles-based a cappella sextet delivers stunning harmonies, percussive vocal acrobatics, and some seriously danceable music. Their contemporary repertoire includes unique renditions of music by Radiohead, Fleet Foxes, Bjork, Imogen Heap, and The Jackson 5.

Saturday, October 9, 2:30PM
Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Drawn In Brooklyn Art Workshop: Stamp Making with Kam Mak

What makes your neighborhood or community special to you? For artist Kam Mak, the Lunar New Year is the most exciting holiday in his community. Kam will illustrate a stamp that best highlights and celebrates the uniqueness of his neighborhood and community. For example; the carousel in Prospect Park or the Aquarium in Coney Island. He will give a short lesson on designing a stamp and will show some examples to the kids. Then he will hand out an 8 x 10 blank stamp sheet so children can put their illustration inside. Many of you will have to use your memories and imagination. These workshops can only accommodate 25 kids, so they are first come, first served. Ages 8 to 12

Saturday, October 9, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Martin L. and Rona Schneider lecture: Immigrants "R" Us: The Browning of America

Has the motto inscribed in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty - Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free - been betrayed by the current climate of fear toward immigrants? Is a colored America still a land of opportunity? Ilan Stavans, the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, discusses the changing America. His numerous books include Growing up Latino and Spanglish.

Tuesday, October 12, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall will read and discuss the artwork from her book Big Red Lollipop. Come early, as limited space is available.

Tuesday, October 12, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - Forbidden Games - France - 1952

This 1952 French film depicts the horrors of World War II through the eyes of two children. Young Paulette loses her parents and beloved pet dog in a Nazi air raid outside of Paris. Orphaned, she is taken in by a peasant family whose 11 year old son, Michel, she befriends and with whom she begins a cemetery for animals and insects. Their attempt to make sense of the destruction around them carries unintended consequences for Michel's family. 86 Minutes

Wednesday, October 13, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Film Series: Na Igre (Game)

This cyber-thriller was released in Russia as two separate films; the director's cut - which includes both episodes - will be presented at the library. In a departure from his earlier films, which were based largely on autobiographical material, "Game", both written and directed by Pavel Sanaev, narrates a story of young computer gamers who unexpectedly gain powers for which they may not be prepared.

Thursday, October 14, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Peter Brown

Peter Brown will read and discuss the artwork from his book The Curious Garden. Come early, as limited space is available.

Thursday, October 14, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

MoMA Lecture Series: Jacob Lawrence and the Migration Series

Museum of Modern Art lecturer, Larissa Bailiff, explores selections from The Migration Series (1941), sixty paintings by Lawrence, depicting the struggles and achievements of African-Americans in their massive migration from the Southern states to the North during the first half of the twentieth century. After the event fill out a survey to earn one free family pass to MoMA.

Saturday, October 16, 10:30AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Illustrators' Festival

All ages can enjoy this fair that features readings, workshops, book signings, and music. Come meet some of your children's book illustrators. Join us outside on the Plaza from 10:30am - 3:00pm. In case of rain, this event will be held in the Dweck Center.

Saturday, October 16, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Gotham: Writers in the City Nicole Krauss

Krauss reads from her new novel Great House, a haunting story that centers on a stolen desk. For 25 years, a solitary writer has worked at the desk that she inherited from a young poet who disappeared under Pinochet's regime. One day a girl claiming to be the poets daughter arrives to take the desk, and a series of stories unfolds.

Sunday, October 17, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Iran Today: The Ayatollah's Democracy

Majd, the grandson of an esteemed ayatollah, drew on his privileged access to the Iranian power elite to develop his perspective on Iran. Majd argues that despite the violence of the disputed 2009 elections in Iran, a group of influential ayatollahs believe in the Iranian republic and its future as an Islamic democracy.

Sunday, October 17, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Div.i.sion Piano Trio

Violinist Kurt Briggs, cellist Matt Goeke, and pianist Renee Cometa Briggs, perform works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Gabriel Faure, Albert Roussel, Hilary Tann.

Tuesday, October 19, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier

Sergio Ruzzier will read and discuss his artwork from his book Hey Rabbit! Come early, as limited space is available.

Tuesday, October 19, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - The 400 Blows - France - 1959

Directed by Francois Truffaut, this is one of the defining films of the French New Wave. Antoine Doinel is an innocent but mischievous boy whose poor skills as a prankster always lead to his punishment at the hands of adults who see him as a budding criminal. His neglectful mother uses his arrest on a minor theft to ship him to a work camp. He eventually escapes, but is left with no place to return. 99 Minutes

Thursday, October 21, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Paul Hoppe

Paul Hoppe will read and discuss the artwork from his book Metal Man. Come early, as limited space is available.

Thursday, October 21, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Grant Wood: A Life

Grant Wood was the first overnight sensation in the history of American art. From the moment that his now-iconic American Gothic caught the nation's attention in 1930, his work came to represent America itself, with little sense of the man who created it. R. Tripp Evans has written the first Wood biography in 70 years and sheds light on the hidden sources of Wood's powerful imagery. It is a fascinating, and truly Gothic, story.

Saturday, October 23, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Saturday Family Program: Laine Barton presents Why Read?

When Laine Barton tries to perform her circus/magic skills without using books, the adventure begins. Her raucous experiment shows that books are essential and fun. Families will enjoy the participatory antics in this bubble/magic/circus extravaganza, as they are introduced to the amazing variety of how-to books the libraries hold.

Saturday, October 23, 2:30PM
Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Drawn in Brooklyn Art Workshops: Painting a Birthday Party with Boris Kulikov

Description forthcoming. These workshops can only accommodate 25 kids, so they are first come, first served.

Saturday, October 23, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

James Baldwin: An Exile's Vision

Join us for an expert-led discussion of Baldwin's first novel, the semi-autobiographical Go Tell it On the Mountain. Guiding the discussion is Colin Channer, Newhouse Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Wellesley College. Channer, who is originally from Jamaica, is the author of the novels Waiting in Vain, Satisfy My Soul, and The Girl with the Golden Shoes. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the annual Calabash International Literary Festival.

Sunday, October 24, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Iran Today: Jed Abrahamian: The Green Movement in Iran

The elections of June 2010 sparked off mass protests with over two million pouring out into the streets of Tehran. Abrahamian, Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center, will analyze this reform movement, the issues at stake, and how these internal issues affect Iran's external policies, especially its relations with the US over the nuclear standoff.

Sunday, October 24, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Apollo Trio w/ Maria Lambros

Classical Interludes: Apollo Trio w/ Maria Lambros, viola Violinist Curtis Macomber, cellist Michael Kannen, pianist Marija Stroke, and special guest, Maria Lambros, viola, perform works by Beethoven, Dvorak, and Brahms.

Tuesday, October 26, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Bryan Collier

Bryan Collier will read and discuss the artwork from his book Clemente!. Come early, as limited space is available.

Tuesday, October 26, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - The Spirit of the Beehive - Spain - 1977

This 1973 Spanish film, set during the early 1940s in the last days of the Spanish Civil War, captures the magic of a child's imagination as she attempts to make sense of the adult worlds of war and family disintegration. Six-year old Ana and her sister Isabel see a screening of the silent classic Frankenstein in the desolate square of her town. When Ana later finds a wounded Loyalist soldier in a local barn, she thinks that she has summoned Frankenstein's monster into her world. 97 Minutes

Thursday, October 28, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Melanie Hope Greenberg

Melanie Hope Greenberg will read and discuss the artwork from her book A City Is. Come early, as limited space is available.

Thursday, October 28, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

dweck-lec'-tic: Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet

This performance is the world premiere of the music Smith composed while a 2009/2010 Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. As a Fellow he composed five compositions: Dred Scott-1857; September Eleventh - 2001; Democracy; Buzzsaw: The Myth of the Free Press; and People of the Shahada. These compositions are part of a larger collection, America, a music that is the result of Smith's research and reflection on the philosophical, social and political history of United States of America. Wadada Leo Smith's performance is presented with the Brecht Forum's Neues Kabarett Music Series

Saturday, October 30, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Saturday Family Program: Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. presents The Wizard of Oz

Set on a Kansas prairie, young Dorothy Gale runs away from home when a busybody neighbor tries to take her precious dog Toto away. A sudden tornado transports Dorothy and Toto to the Wonderful Land of Oz, where she is greeted by Glinda the Good Witch of the North and proclaimed the National Heroine of Munchkinland for inadvertently killing the Wicked Witch of the East. The Wicked Witch of the West descends to retrieve her sister's ruby slippers, but Glinda has already slipped them onto Dorothy's feet. The Wicked Witch departs, vowing eternal vengeance.

Saturday, October 30, 2:30PM
Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Drawn in Brooklyn Art Workshops: Character Creations with Sergio Ruzzier

Description forthcoming. These workshops can only accommodate 25 kids, so they are first come, first served. Ages 8 to 12

Saturday, October 30, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Alexandra Horowitz: Inside of a Dog

Cognitive scientist Horowitz reveals what dogs see, smell and know. She'll discuss how dogs can actually smell time; why some dogs joyfully retrieve tossed balls and sticks while others just stare; and most importantly, how your dog really feels about the raincoat you make him wear.

Sunday, October 31, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Mark Morris in Conversation

Brooklyn-based choreographer Morris, director of Mark Morris Dance Group and the Mark Morris Dance Center, discusses his work with his friend, the music and dance critic, John Rockwell.

Sunday, October 31, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Carducci String Quartet

The Carducci Quartet is recognized as one of today's most exciting young string quartets. Winners of the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York, the Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition and major prizes at the Bordeaux, London and Osaka competitions, the Quartet has established an enthusiastic International following. Based in the United Kingdom, the quartet holds residencies at Trinity College of Music in London, Cardiff University and at the Cork School of Music in Ireland.

Tuesday, November 2, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - Central Station - Brazil - 1998

Vinicius de Oliveira was a 10-year-old shoeshine boy when he walked up to film director Walter Salles at an airport and asked for money to buy a sandwich. Instead, Salles cast him as Josue, a poor boy whose fate becomes entangled with a cynical older woman named Dora, a former teacher who earns a living writing letters for the illiterate at the Rio de Janerio railroad station. A plot to sell Josue in an adoption racket sends Dora on the lam, with the little boy in tow. 113 Minutes

Thursday, November 4, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: John Rocco

John Rocco will read and discuss the artwork from his book Moonpowder. Come early, as limited space is available.

Thursday, November 4, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

dweck-lec'-tic: Urban Tango Trio

Formed in 2008, Urban Tango Trio consists of three awesomely talented virtuoso musicians: Octavio Brunetti, piano; Pedro Giraudo, bass; Machiko Ozawa, violin. Together they capture the passion and excitement of Argentine tango in a repertoire ranging from traditional favorites, to contemporary interpretations.

Saturday, November 6, 2:30PM
Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Drawn In Brooklyn Art Workshop: Cock-A-Doodle Moooo! with Keith DuQuette

With the guidance of artist Keith DuQuette and a workshop featuring drawings of a diverse group of real animals, participants are asked to draw their own animal combination, put it in a setting, and give it a made-up name. At the conclusion of the workshop, the children will have an opportunity to share their wondrous animal creation with the group. These workshops can only accommodate 25 kids, so they are first come, first served. Ages 8 to 12

Saturday, November 6, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Pavel Sanaev

Sanaev, writer and film director, belongs to a Russian cinematic dynasty: he is the grandson of Vsevolod Sanaev, the son of the actress Elena Sanaeva; and the stepson of Rolan Bykov. His wildly popular autobiographical novel Bury Me behind the Baseboard was turned into a movie which was also incredibly successful. His latest book is Kilometer Zero. This event is in Russian Space is limited so please RSVP for tickets by calling 718-230-2222. Limit two per person.

Sunday, November 7, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Silent Film Series: Mary Pickford in DADDY-LONG-LEGS

DADDY-LONG-LEGS (1919) 85 Minutes We celebrate November as National Adoption Month with this first film adaptation of Jean Webster's classic coming-of-age writer-to-be novel and play. Mary plays Judy Abbott, who begins life abandoned as a baby, in an ashcan, and grows up in an orphanage. She is given the gift of a college education by a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous, asks only for monthly letters of her progress, and whom she nicknames Daddy-Long-Legs, in this serio-comic Dickensian Cinderella tale that matures in tone as Judy grows up. Directed by Marshall Neilan. Live piano accompaniment by Stuart Oderman. Curated and Hosted by Ken Gordon

Sunday, November 7, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Inesa Sinkevych

The Ukrainian-born Sinkevych performs works by Beethoven, Albeniz, Debussy, and Chopin. Sinkevych has performed as a recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral soloist around the globe, in venues such as the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv, the Royal Festival Hall in London, Minnesota Symphony Hall, the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona, and the Hong Kong City Hall.

Tuesday, November 9, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Sam Tomasello

Sam Tomasello will read and discuss the artwork from her book Mother Sea Turtle. Come early, as limited space is available.

Tuesday, November 9, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - Whale Rider - New Zealand - 2003

The Whangara people of New Zealand believe their presence there dates back a thousand years to a single ancestor, Paikea, who rode to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, all Whangara chiefs are first-born males who are Paikea's direct descendants. 11 year old Pai is the only surviving child in line for chiefdom, but because she is female, her grandfather refuses to acknowledge her birthright. She struggles against her family and tradition to fulfill her destiny. 101 Minutes

Wednesday, November 10, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Film Series: The Last Station

Galina Evtushenko directed this documentary that chronicles the last days of Leo Tolstoy and the circumstances surrounding his sudden and fatal flight from home. This November marks the centennial of Tolstoy's death.

Saturday, November 13, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Saturday Family Program: Mark Morris' Nutcracker - The Hard Nut

Get into the holiday spirit and preview the upcoming Brooklyn performances of Mark Morris' Nutcracker - THE HARD NUT. Join dancers of the Mark Morris Dance Group to hear a re-telling of the E.T.A. Hoffman story, Nutcracker and Mouse King, and learn dance selections from Morris' modern holiday classic. Fun for the entire family!

Saturday, November 13, 2:30PM
Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Drawn In Brooklyn Art Workshop: The Art of the Book Jacket with John Rocco

John Rocco is the illustrator of over thirty book jackets, including the covers for the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, John will explain his own process for creating jackets and then work with the kids designing exciting new jackets for pre-existing books that they have already read. These workshops can only accommodate 25 kids, so they are first come, first served. Ages 8 to 12

Saturday, November 13, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

James Baldwin: An Exile's Vision

Join us for an expert-led discussion of Baldwin's second novel, Giovanni's Room. Guiding the discussion is Colin Channer, Newhouse Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Wellesley College. Channer, who is originally from Jamaica, is the author of the novels Waiting in Vain, Satisfy My Soul, and The Girl with the Golden Shoes. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the annual Calabash International Literary Festival.

Sunday, November 14, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Squaring the Circle

Four winners of Russia's Debut Prize for Fiction, Irina Glebova, Denis Osokin, Aleksei Lukyanov, and Olga Yelagina, will read from their recent works. Every year, the Debut receives up to 50,000 entries from every region of Russia, and around the world. 2010 marks the tenth anniversary of the Debut Prize and the start of its international program. Space is limited so please RSVP for tickets by calling 718-230-2222. Limit two per person.

Sunday, November 14, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Steven Zynszajn

Violinist Steven Zynszajn and accompanist Maxim Pakhomov perform works by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, Schubert and two selections from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Zynszajn is the founder and director of Lautremont Concerts, of which Pakhomov is a member.

Tuesday, November 16, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: John B. Marciano

John B. Marciano will read and discuss his artwork from his book Madeline and the Cats from Rome. Come early, as limited space is available.

Tuesday, November 16, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - The Italian - Russia - 2005

When six-year-old Vanya Solntsev is adopted from a run-down Russian orphanage by a wealthy Italian couple, the other children, envious of his good fortune, nickname him The Italian. Rather than prepare for a new life with his adopted parents, Vanya sets out to find his birth mother. 90 Minutes

Saturday, November 20, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Saturday Family Program: Music with Bari Koral

Bari Koral has been called the "It" girl of kids/family music by NY Magazine and was recently featured in the NY Times. She is a popular family recording artist known for her fun tunes for children (and adults) that have been played over 20,000 times on toddler radio stations. Her live show blends all the above. Children may pop like popcorn, surf the waves, drive cars, turn from a caterpillar into a butterfly, run a farm and they may even learn to "jam" with the band. The set can also feature a few "hits" from artists such as Bob Marley and the Bangles.

Saturday, November 20, 2:30PM
Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Drawn in Brooklyn Art Workshops: Transportation with Selina Alko

Make Your Own 3-D Train with Selina Alko. She will begin by reading her book, My Subway Ride and showing classic subway cars from NYC Subway trains book with 3-D traditional trains. Kids will have the opportunity to create their own trains out of cardboard boxes, recycled materials and paint. These workshops can only accommodate 25 kids, so they are first come, first served. Ages 8 to 12

Saturday, November 20, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Gotham: Writers in the City Gary Shteyngart

The author of Absurdistan and The Russian Debutante's Handbook returns with a hilarious and heartfelt new novel, Super Sad True Love Story. America is crushed by a credit crisis, riots break out in Central Park, National Guard tanks are on every corner, and the Chinese are ready to foreclose on the nation. In the midst of the chaos, Lenny Abramov professes his love to Eunice Park. WNYC's Leonard Lopate hosts.

Sunday, November 21, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Iran Today: Apocalypse Soon? How Israel Sees the Threat from Iran

Dov Waxman, associate professor of political science at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, discusses Israeli perspectives on the perceived threats from Iran, with an analysis of internal policy debates and political divisions among the parties. Waxman specializes in International Relations and Middle East politics, especially concerning Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is the author of The Pursuit of Peace and the Crisis of Israeli Identity: Defending / Defining the Nation, and the co-author of Israel's Palestinians: The Conflict Within.

Sunday, November 21, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Chesis Cutler Duo

Linda Chesis, flute, and Sara Cutler, harp, present a program of French and American classics. Chesis is founder and artistic director of the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival. She frequently collaborates with Jessye Norman, Dawn Upshaw and James Levine. As a soloist and with Ms. Chesis, Ms. Cutler has performed around the world, appearing in recital in Tokyo, Tel Aviv, London, Paris, and New York.

Tuesday, November 23, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Pat Cummings

Pat Cummings will read and discuss the artwork from her book Ananse and the Lizard. Come early, as limited space is available.

Tuesday, November 23, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - Ma Vie en Rose - Belgium - 1997

Boys will be boys, except when they want to be girls. This Belgian film follows young Ludovic, a boy who can't wait until he grows up to be a woman. In the meantime, he dresses in girls' clothes and insists that his parents and his small, suburban society address him as "her". When it becomes clear to his parents that this identity is not a phase, they send him to a psychologist. 88 Minutes

Tuesday, November 30, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

No Kidding: International Films About Children - Ponette - France - 1998

Four year-old Victoire Thivisol became the youngest actress to win the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for her starring role as Ponette, a little girl who survives a car crash that kills her mother. After her mother's death, her father leaves her with her aunt and cousins. Ponette becomes increasingly withdrawn, and spends most of her time waiting for her mother to come back. When waiting alone fails, Ponette enlists the help of her school friend Ada to help her become a "child of God" to hopefully convince God to return her mother. 97 Minutes

Thursday, December 2, 10:00AM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Drawn In Brooklyn Meet the Illustrator: Selina Alko

Selina Alko will read and discuss the artwork from her book My Subway Ride. Come early, as limited space is available.

Thursday, December 2, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

From Bessie to Billie: A Celebration of the Great Ladies of Song