Countee Cullen Branch Library NYPL

08/26/2026

Join us for a four week series designed to cultivate a sense of peace and balance in your life. Each session introduces core mindfulness practices and supportive tools for emotional awareness and well-being. Led by mindfullness instructor, Nancy Batterman, Esq.
This is an in-person workshop. Not necessary to attend all sessions.
Registration required. https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?location=56&keywords=Introduction%2Bto%2BMindful%2BMeditation&date=1787716800

08/19/2026

Join us for a four week series designed to cultivate a sense of peace and balance in your life. Each session introduces core mindfulness practices and supportive tools for emotional awareness and well-being. Led by mindfullness instructor, Nancy Batterman, Esq.
Not necessary to attend all sessions.
This is an in-person workshop. Registration required.

08/13/2026

Celebrate "The City We Became" with N. K. Jemisin! 📚✨

On August 17, join NYPL and for our Big Summer Book Club celebration, featuring readings and performances inspired by "The City We Became" and a conversation with N. K. Jemisin and WNYC’s Alison Stewart.

Whether you have been reading along with us or are just discovering the book, all are welcome!

Free tickets will be released the day of the event and are available first come, first served.

08/11/2026

A new book group at Countee Cullen library that will follow along with recurring characters on both sides of the law. No sign up required. Our inaugural series is the Harlem Detectives novels, focusing on Grave Digger Jones, and his partner, Coffin Ed. Books are available at the adult circulation desk on the first floor. Come join us!

08/10/2026

A welcoming space open to writers of all experience levels.
Participants will choose from a selection of prompts inspired by themes presented in N. K. Jemisin’s The City We Became.
Explore and share your own experiences, perspectives, and connections
to the city in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Please note, this is not an instructional writing program.
You are welcome to participate even if you did not get a chance
to finish reading the book.
Registration recommended: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2026/08/25/writing-workshop-big-summer-read

08/06/2026

Thursday, August 20, 2026

11:30 AM–1:30 PM

Countee Cullen Library, Mezzanine

If you're unable to attend please join us by phone conference:

1-219-803-8903

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Countee Cullen's Soul Pages Book Discussion Group
August's Book:

Good Dirt

Charmaine Wilkerson

Goodreads Choice Award

Nominee for Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction (2025)

The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick.

When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well.

The crime was never solved—and because the Freemans were one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England—the case has had an enduring, voyeuristic pull for the public. The last thing the Freemans want is another media frenzy splashing their family across the papers, but when Ebby's high profile romance falls apart without any explanation, that's exactly what they get.

So Ebby flees to France, only for her past to follow her there. And as she tries to process what's happened, she begins to think about the other loss her family suffered on that day eighteen years ago—the stoneware jar that had been in their family for generations, brought North by an enslaved ancestor. But little does she know that the handcrafted piece of pottery held more than just her family's history—it might also hold the key to unlocking her own future.

In this sweeping, evocative novel, Charmaine Wilkerson brings to life a multi-generational epic that examines how the past informs our present.

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

Today come get an up close look at natures super creatures. New Canaan Nature Center will be here to introduce you to such creatures as an owl or hawk, chinchilla, tree frog, King snake, lizard or even a hedgehog. Come and hear the amazing stories about some of these wonderful animals.

08/05/2026

Countee Kids August 2026 Calendar. Get your copy today and see the great programs we offer kids.