All across the five boroughs, we're bringing arts and culture right to your back yard! In addition to providing library cardholders with free passes to museums and theaters, Culture Pass works with partner organizations to bring unique cultural programming to branches across the city. Check out the schedule below to see when and where we'll be next.
MAY
Classical Violin Concert
5/1/2026 - 3:30pm - NYPL High Bridge Branch, 78 West 168th Street, The Bronx
Presented by Young Concert Artists
Young Concert Artist Lun Li will perform a live concert of classical violin music.
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Natural Dyeing
5/13/2026 - 3:30pm - BPL Ryder Branch, 5902 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Wyckoff House Museum
Embrace the vibrant colors of Spring with a natural dyeing activity led by the Wyckoff House Museum, using plants and flowers grown on our farm. Participants will learn a brief history of using natural dyes on clothing and textiles and how they can apply this knowledge to their own wardrobes using materials from the garden or grocery store. We’ll touch on textile history, the pH scale, and color theory as we guide you through the steps to dye clothes at home! Limited materials will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Print Making Workshop for Adults
5/16/2026 - 2:30pm - BPL Ryder Branch, 5902 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Brooklyn Children's Museum
Join Brooklyn Children's Museum for a beginner printmaking workshop! Hear about the different forms of printmaking and learn how to make your own print with the help of a BCM educator.
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Clay Leaf Printing
5/27/2026 - 3:30pm - BPL Ryder Branch, 5902 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Wyckoff House Museum
Make a memento of Spring with the Wyckoff House Museum, as we set nature’s patterns into clay! Learn about the native plants that call the Wyckoff Farm home and use flowers and leaves to make your very own clay leaf print. Paints, beads, and strings will be provided. Limited materials will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Up to 40 participants.
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
A Virtual Walking Tour of the Jewish Lower East Side
5/28/2026 - 7:00pm - QPL Sunnyside Branch, 43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, Queens
Presented by the Museum at Eldridge Street
A century ago, the Lower East Side was the epicenter of the Jewish immigrant community in America. It was here, amongst the bustling tenement apartments, that they prayed, played, worked, shopped, and learned as they built their new lives. While in the years since, much of the area’s Jewish population has moved away, signs of the past still exist within its modern streets. In our virtual walking tour, we will explore a small slice of the neighborhood as a window into this larger history. We will explore tenement apartments, pushcart markets, banks, newspapers, parks, schools, and pickle stores, each of which can reveal a different facet of day-to-day Jewish immigrant life from a century ago.
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Cyanotype Workshop for Adults
5/30/2026 - 2:30pm - BPL Ryder Branch, 5902 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Brooklyn Children's Museum
Join Brooklyn Children's Museum for a beginner cyanotype workshop and create your own prints with the help of a BCM educator.
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.