Hudson Park Library

Hope to see you on the gumdrop trail at our Life-size Candyland this Saturday!

Join us for a plant exchange! Meet your neighbors while exchanging cuttings, seedlings, and plant care tips! Bringing plants to the exchange is strongly encouraged but not required.

Hi friends! Starting Thursday, November 9, Hudson Park will be temporarily closing for emergency building repairs. We expect to reopen in early December. While we are closed, your reserves can be picked up at Jefferson Market Library.
Stop by and see us before then or we'll see you in December!

Hi Barbie! Happy Barbenheimer Halloween from the Hudson Park staff!

Hudson Park is closing at 1pm today (September 29) due to flooding and leaking. Stay safe and dry today!

Join us on September 15th at 6pm for the opening reception of "Beyond the Façades" by
Click the link in the bio for more info!

Today is the Day of Action for Libraries to save weekend service! Proposed budget cuts could end weekend service in branches across the city. New Yorkers are standing up to tell & : ! Click the link in our bio to sign a letter!

Due to air quality conditions, all NYPL locations are closed as of 3:30 PM on Wednesday, June 7. https://nypl.org/locations

We are looking forward to the opening of our next exhibition. Click the link in our bio for more information!

Luster of Light
Curated by Jason Clay Lewis
Artists: Sato Yamamoto, Kirsten Flaherty, Bruno Nadalin, and Anita Rundles

Opening: Saturday, June 3rd, 2-4pm
Exhibition: June 3 - 30, 2023
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Stop by Hudson Park Library and see THE WORLD I SEE, a new exhibit by which includes photographs from three recent foreign trips: Colombia, Iceland, and France.

Needle artist Kevin Lustik returns to the Hudson Park Library, exhibiting his humorous and thought-provoking stitchery for the month of November. Lustik's work has appeared on CBS News and in W42ST magazine. We hope you'll stop by and view his work in person. For more information about the artist, visit

“Now a penguin may look very strange in a living room, but a living room looks very strange to a penguin!”

By popular demand we added a second Little Movers Storytime on Thursdays at 11am! Join Stevie every Thursday at 10:30 or 11 to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out! Space is limited; tickets will be given out at 10am on the day of the program.

Join us in-person or via Zoom for a conversation between New York Times bestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman and former Willowbrook physician and whistleblower William Bronston, MD, on "The Lost Girls of Willowbrook" and the horrifying real history of Willowbrook State School. Click the link in the bio to register!

Join us this Saturday in to read stories and contribute to a community mural that will be on display at the library! We are thrilled to collaborate with and

Date: July 23, drop in 2:00-4:00pm
Location: The alcove across from the large playground

Inspired by refrigerator magnetic poetry, we celebrated the last days of Poetry Month by creating some life-sized poems with a 1st/ 2nd grade class!

Please note that due to inclement weather, all locations will close at 5 PM today, Friday, January 28, and will remain closed on Saturday, January 29. Grab some books and get cozy!

This tiny book is only 53 pages, but beautiful. After reading, tuck a little hope and magic away for when you need it most.
Click the link in our bio to see the rest of the Hudson Park team's recommendations!

A young reader loved “The Secret of the Magic Pearl” so much, he made his own nautical flags and brought them to the library ("T" for the first letter in his name and "4" for his age.) Also, don't miss his red cap!

Thank you .bruno.illustrator and for such a stunning book!

We're really excited about the new exhibit in our gallery: Nick Golebiewski -- Manhattan. Downtown NYPL Watercolor Paintings, Neighborhood Storefronts and Other Works on Paper. The exhibit will be up through the end of December with an opening reception on December 9th from 4-6pm. Stop by and see it in person!

NYPL has put out our annual Best Books of 2021 lists! Dwayne served on NYPL's graphic novel reading committee this year; find out the top 10 comics that he and his team selected by clicking the link in our bio and exploring the full lists.

Stevie served on NYPL's Best Books for Kids Committee this year! Find out what the voracious readers selected by clicking the link in our bio!

Hudson Park won the Grand Prize in the Culture Pass Book Display! Thank you for your votes and we hope you're excited about using Culture Pass to visit all of NYC’s best places! Click the link in our bio to see all of the incredible winners and finalists and to learn more about Culture Pass!

Join us this Saturday for our Fall Open House Book Tasting event! The library will be transformed into a restaurant: find the table with your reading level and "taste" many books to see which one you want to read! Real, edible treats will be available too, while supplies last. Levels A-R represented. Stop in any time during 10am-4pm.

Come read/ sing Hey-Ho to Mars We'll Go! as you walk along JJ Walker Park to the library's door and blast off into Summer Reading! Special thanks to Susan Lendroth, Bob Kolar, Charlesbridge Publishing and Friends of J.J. Walker Playground

Create a Book Featuring Your Family: An Early Literacy Workshop

Attention parents! Does your little one love to see themselves in books? Come make a book using photos on your phone while learning fun, easy ways to encourage early literacy at home. We will be making colorful flap books, with photos hiding underneath! The book is best read with children ages 1-4.
Unfortunately we are unable to provide childcare, so this is an adult only event. But we will provide pizza! Registration is required -- sign up here!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/create-a-book-featuring-your-family-an-early-literacy-workshop-tickets-46253940782

eventbrite.com Young kids love to see themselves (and other personal people or objects) in books. Come make a book using photos on your phone while learning fun, easy ways to encourage early literacy at home. No artistic abilities are necessary; inspired by Italian artist Bruno Munari, we will be making colorful f...

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NYPL Locations

Due to weather conditions, all NYPL locations will close at 5 PM today, March 7, 2018.

nypl.org The mission of The New York Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities.

Join us for Life-Sized Candyland on Saturday! Come anytime between 2 and 4pm!