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.
MARCH
Water Marbling Paintings by Queens Rising Artist: Shormi Uddin
3/6/2026 - 3:30pm - QPL Ozone Park Branch, 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens
Presented by the Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Create your own unique paintings inspired by south-asian dyed textiles using water marbling, stencils, ink and brush!
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Bugging Out!
3/13/2026 - 3:30pm - QPL Ozone Park Branch, 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens
Presented by the Queens Botanical Garden
Are all bugs insects? Identify insect body parts using hands-on diagrams and model-making; discover garden critters and the roles they play. Participants create an insect model to take home.
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Turning a House into a Home
3/20/2026 - 3:30pm - QPL Ozone Park Branch, 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens
Presented by the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum
In its long history, the Latimer home was a popular meeting and community space that even featured Lewis Latimer’s self-designed workshop before it became a museum. If you could transform your home into something else, what would it look like and what would it say about you? Join educators from the Lewis Latimer House to design and illuminate a diorama that expresses who you are!
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
DrawNow! DibujaAhora!
3/26/2026 - 2:00pm - NYPL Wakefield Branch, 4100 Lowerre Place, The Bronx
Presented by The Drawing Center
Join Ada Pilar Cruz, teaching artist with The Drawing Center for an in-person bilingual discussion about The Drawing Center with hands on drawing activity. The workshop will be based on current exhibition: Vieja Stock: Making Visible —which features her work which is centered on her Roma life and heritage.
Ages: Older Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Pedro Animal Falls in Love
3/27/2026 - 12:00pm - BPL Jamaica Bay Branch, 9727 Seaview Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by Teatro SEA
This comical folktale from the Dominican Republic tells the story of a simple, fun-loving young man who is crazy in love with a neighborhood girl. Our humorous, interactive puppet play integrates audiences into the story in order to help Pedro win the hand of his true love.
Esta comedia folklórica de la República Dominicana cuenta la historia de un joven humilde y cariñoso que se enamora locamente de una joven en el vecindario. Con un sentido del humor y aspecto interactivo, nuestra obra de títeres logra integrar a la audiencia con el desarrollo de la historia para poder ayudar a Pedro a ganar el corazón de su amor verdadero.
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Pedro Animal Falls in Love
3/27/2026 - 3:30pm - QPL Ozone Park Branch, 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens
Presented by Teatro SEA
This comical folktale from the Dominican Republic tells the story of a simple, fun-loving young man who is crazy in love with a neighborhood girl. Our humorous, interactive puppet play integrates audiences into the story in order to help Pedro win the hand of his true love.
Esta comedia folklórica de la República Dominicana cuenta la historia de un joven humilde y cariñoso que se enamora locamente de una joven en el vecindario. Con un sentido del humor y aspecto interactivo, nuestra obra de títeres logra integrar a la audiencia con el desarrollo de la historia para poder ayudar a Pedro a ganar el corazón de su amor verdadero.
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.