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Discover Books with Shelf Help
Don’t know what you're looking for? Try Shelf Help, NYPL’s new personalized book-selection service! Tell us your reading interests and our librarians will pick five books for you and have them sent to your branch for pickup!
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Explore All Online Classes & Events
People of all ages can engage with the Library through our online classes, programs, book clubs, and more.
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Community Support Resources
During these challenging times, the Library is here to help our communities to find the resources they need.
For Kids
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Family Storytime @ City Island
Friday, July 5 | 11 AM -
Process Art: Start with Art
Monday, July 8 | 11 AM -
Family Storytime @ City Island
Tuesday, July 9 | 11 AM
For Teens
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Teen Unwind: Community Mapping
Tuesday, July 9 | 3 PM -
Teen Unwind: Speak up - in Teen Voices
Tuesday, July 16 | 3 PM -
Teen Unwind: Journaling 101
Tuesday, July 23 | 3 PM
For Adults
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Island Writers
Tuesday, July 9 | 1 PM -
Origami for Adults
Wednesday, July 10 | 2 PM -
Island Writers
Tuesday, July 16 | 1 PM
24/7 Resources
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E-Books & E-Audiobooks
Explore e-books and e-audiobooks available for free from NYPL—from children's books to bestsellers.
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Additional E-Materials & Databases
Discover bestselling magazines, world newspapers, streaming classical and world music, and more from home with your library card.
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Digital Collections
Search thousands of digitized items, including historic prints, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.
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From Our Blog
Check out explorations on a wide array of topics, programs, and services across the Library.
About the Library
The City Island branch of the New York Public Library is located in the center of a mile-long, three-block-wide stretch of land in the Bronx, on the Long Island Sound. The branch has a unique 1,000+ volume Ship Collection the topics of boat construction, naval history, pirates, the America's Cup, naval history, famous shipwrecks, fishing techniques, lighthouses, sailing how-to’s, sea fiction, and surfing.
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