Inclusive Services

03/10/2026

Math difficulty may lie in the brain?

Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in MRIs.

03/10/2026

LGBTQ Workers Open House
Fri, Mar 13 2026
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Central Library, Info Commons Lab
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Join us for an afternoon of information, resources, and conversation as we explore what it means to be a q***r worker in 2026.

3-5 PM Meet LGBTQ organizations
3:30-4:30 PM Q***r professionals panel
5-5:30 PM Speed networking time
Registration is optional but encouraged!

Event partners include the Center for Brooklyn History and the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC).

BPL’s Business & Career Center is generously supported by Dime Community Bank, Lead Funder of the PowerUP Business Plan Competition, Dr. Beverly S. Jacobs, Ridgewood Savings Bank, and Data Axle Reference Solutions.

Join us for an afternoon of information, resources, and conversation as we explore what it means to be a q***r worker in 2026.3-5 PM Meet LGBTQ organizations3:30-4:30 PM Q***r professionals panel5-5:30 PM Speed networking timeRegistration is optional but encouraged!

03/10/2026

"The Brooklyn Public Library offers items like telescopes and musical instruments. Smaller regional libraries often tailor collections to community needs, stocking seed libraries for gardeners or energy-use meters to help households monitor utility costs."

It’s time to stop by the nearest branch.

03/09/2026

Inclusive Kids’ Art Workshop with Colorful Minds
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1 pm - 2 pm
Rugby Library 1000 Utica Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11203

Join a sensory-friendly arts and crafts session, presented by Colorful Minds (a group of high school students from Brooklyn Tech) and Inclusive Services.

Let's get creative with a fun seasonal craft with lots of textures to explore! All materials will be provided.

This workshop is neurodivergent-friendly and welcoming to children with and without disabilities.

Advanced registration is recommended but not required. For more information, call 929-549-0814 or email inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org.

Languages spoken: English, French, Mandarin, Cantonese, & Spanish.

This is an accessible event. Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products while using this space.

03/09/2026

CBH Talk - Chris Hayes Discusses “The Siren’s Call” with Alondra Nelson
Mon, Mar 9 2026
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Journalist, author, and Emmy Award–winning MSNBC host Chris Hayes joins sociologist and Institute for Advanced Study scholar Alondra Nelson for a timely conversation about Hayes’s latest book, The Sirens’ Call, an urgent examination of how the attention economy has reshaped our inner lives, our politics, and the fabric of democracy itself.

Hayes argues that we are living through a transformation as consequential as the Industrial Revolution, one driven by platforms and corporations whose power rests on capturing and monetizing human attention. In an era of endless scrolls, constant alerts, and algorithmic incentives, our natural curiosity is relentlessly exploited, distorting how we think, what we value, and how we engage with one another. The result, Hayes contends, is not simply distraction, but a profound erosion of our capacity for sustained thought, deep debate, and democratic deliberation.

In conversation with Nelson, whose work has long examined science, technology, inequality, and power, Hayes explores what it means to live in the distraction age, how attention capitalism has reordered our social and political worlds, and what is at stake if we fail to reckon with it.

Participants
Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award–winning host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC and the New York Times bestselling author of A Colony in a Nation, Twilight of the Elites, and The Siren’s Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource, which is out in paperback in January 2026. He also hosts a weekly podcast on MSNBC titled Why Is This Happening. Hayes lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and children.

Alondra Nelson is the Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, where she founded and leads the Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab. Her work examines how new and emerging technologies—including platforms and artificial intelligence—shape and are shaped by power and inequality in public life. She is the author of award-winning books including The Social Life of DNA. Her forthcoming book, Auditing AI (April 2026), explores how to gain transparency into the ways algorithmic systems shape decision-making, access, and rights. From 2021 to 2023, Nelson served in the Biden–Harris administration as Deputy Assistant to the President and Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she helped shape national policy on artificial intelligence, scientific integrity, and public accountability. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Center for Brooklyn History programs are made possible in part by the New York State Legislature and the Office of the Governor.

Journalist, author, and Emmy Award–winning MSNBC host Chris Hayes joins sociologist and Institute for Advanced Study scholar Alondra Nelson for a timely conversation about Hayes’s latest book, The Sirens’ Call, an urgent examination of how the attention economy has reshaped our inner lives, ou...

03/09/2026

Developmental Disability Resource Fair
Friday, March 13, 2026
11 am – 1 pm
Fort Hamilton Library
9424 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11209

Do you have questions about services and programs for people with disabilities? Are you having trouble applying for benefits? Are you curious about MTA reduced fare? Join Inclusive Services and the Brooklyn Family Support Service Council to get answers. Each fair will have different exhibitors.

Find out more about the Brooklyn Family Support Services Advisory Council at https://bfssac.org;

For more information about the fair, call 718.264.5084 or email: bfssac@yahoo.com

This is an accessible event. Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products while using this space.

¡Feria de recursos para personas con desabilidades!
Viernes 13 de marzo de 2026
viernes de 11am a 1pm
Fort Hamilton Library
9424 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11209

¿Tiene preguntas sobre servicios y programas para personas con desabilidades? Únase a Servicios Inclusivos de Brooklyn Public Library y Brooklyn Family Support Services Advisory Council para obtener respuestas. Cada feria tendrá expositores diferentes.

Averigüe mas sobre Brooklyn Family Support Services Advisory
Council a https://bfssac.com/

Para más información sobre la feria, llame al 718.264.5084 o envíe un correo electrónico: bfssac@yahoo.com

Para solicitar servicios de interpretación, llame al 917.751.4980 o envíe un correo electrónico a InclusiveServicesEvents@bklynlibrary.org con dos semanas de anticipación.

Este es un evento accesible. Por favor no use productos perfumados mientras esté en este espacio.

发展障碍资源博览会
星期五
上午 11 点至下午 1 点
月 13 日, Fort Hamilton Library
9424 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11209

您对自闭症、智力障碍或其他发展障碍人士的服务和计划有疑问吗？
请加入由布鲁克林公共图书馆 包容性服务部和布鲁克林家庭支援服
务部联合主办的 发展障碍资源博览会来获取答案。
如需了解有关布鲁克林 家庭支援服务咨询委员会的更多信息，请访
问 https://bfssac.com/

如需了解有关博览会的更多信息，请提前两周致电 718.264.5084 或
发送电子邮件至：bfssac@yahoo.com

如需口译服务，请致电 917.751.4980 或发送电子邮件至：
InclusiveServicesEvents@bklynlibrary.org

这是一项无障碍活动。请勿在此场所使用香水、古龙水或其他带有香味的产
品。

03/09/2026

"Most parents and students do not know the difference between accommodations and modifications."

“The first question parents usually ask is, ‘How do we transfer my child’s IEP or 504 Plan to college?’ Reality hits when I tell them that these plans do not transfer to college. Accommodations, however, are available for students with learning differences, but they are requested and impleme...

03/09/2026

"Inside the nicknames of the Team USA sled hockey athletes for the Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026."

Inside the nicknames of the Team USA sled hockey athletes for the Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

03/09/2026

Free Tax Help
Tax Season begins January 26 2026! Brooklyn Public Library is here to help with all your tax filing needs. Book an appointment for free tax assistance.
Individuals and households earning $97,000 or less with dependents OR $68,000 or less without dependents in 2025 can receive free Free Tax help.

Central Library Free Tax Assistance
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00AM - 6:00PM (with Single Stop)
Book an appointment online
Book by phone appointment: (800) 290-7189

Tuesdays, 10:30AM - 2:30PM (with AARP)
Thursdays, 10:00AM - 2:00 PM
Book an appointment online
Book by phone appointment: 888-227-7669



Other BPL Locations with Free Tax Assistance
Bedford | 496 Franklin Ave.
Thursdays, 10:30AM - 2:30PM (with AARP)
Book an appointment online
Book by phone appointment: 888-227-7669

Brighton Beach | 16 Brighton First Rd.
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Book an appointment online: https://go.oncehub.com/UrbanUpbound
Book by phone appointment: (718) 784-0877 (Hotline available in English, Chinese and Spanish)

Bushwick | 340 Bushwick Ave.
Tuesdays, 1:00PM - 6:00PM
Book an appointment online: https://growbrooklyn.org/appointments/
Book by phone appointment: (347) 682-5606

Coney Island | 1901 Mermaid Ave.
Fridays, 11:00AM - 4:00PM
Book an appointment online: https://go.oncehub.com/UrbanUpbound
Book by phone appointment: (718) 784-0877 (Hotline available in English, Chinese and Spanish)

Crown Heights | 560 New York Ave.
Fridays, 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturdays, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Book an appointment online: https://growbrooklyn.org/appointments/
Book by phone appointment: (347) 682-5606

Flatbush | 22 Linden Blvd.
Fridays, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Saturdays, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Book an appointment online
Book by phone appointment: (800) 290-7189

Greenpoint | 107 Norman Ave.
Fridays, 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Walk-ins only. No appointments. Closed on Good Friday 4/3.

Jamaica Bay | 9727 Seaview Ave.
Mondays and Fridays, 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Book an appointment online: https://go.oncehub.com/UrbanUpbound
Book by phone appointment: (718) 784-0877 (Hotline available in English, Chinese and Spanish)

Macon | 361 Lewis Avenue
Saturdays, 10:00AM – 3:00PM
Book an appointment online: https://go.oncehub.com/UrbanUpbound
Book by phone appointment: (718) 784-0877 (Hotline available in English, Chinese and Spanish)

Sheepshead Bay | 636 E 14th St.
Tuesdays, 1:00PM - 6:00PM
Book an appointment online: https://go.oncehub.com/UrbanUpbound
Book by phone appointment: (718) 784-0877 (Hotline available in English, Chinese and Spanish)

Tax Season begins January 26 2026! Brooklyn Public Library is here to help with all your tax filing needs. Book an appointment for free tax assistance. Individuals and households earning $97,000 or less with dependents OR $68,000 or less without dependents in 2025 can receive free Free Tax help.

03/09/2026

"Milano Cortina 2026: Best photos of Day 2
Best photos of Day 2 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games."

Best photos of Day 2 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

03/08/2026

"At the Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, para alpine and cross-country events will be held at the same venues as their Olympic cousins: the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Val di Fiemme. The para biathlon will also be held at the Val di Fiemme venue."

At the Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, para alpine and cross-country events will be held at the same venues as their Olympic cousins: the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Val d...

03/08/2026

Music for Autism Presents: Mariella Gonzalez and Friends
Saturday, March 28, 2026
1-2 PM
Sunset Park Library
5108 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220

Join us for a free, interactive, in-person, autism-friendly concert! Mariella is a soulful and charismatic vocalist, and one of New York City’s most soughtafter performers. Her poignant lyrics and masterful songwriting have earned her accolades worldwide, including the 2008 Billboard World Songwriting Contest grand prize. She is also the co-creator of one of NYC’s longest-running and critically acclaimed hip-hop jam sessions, Freestyle Mondays.

This concert will be bilingual in Spanish and English.

For more information or with any questions, call 718-253-4948 or e-mail
inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org.

You must RSVP in advance for this in-person event. To register, go to:
https://www.musicforautism.org/concert/march-28-26/
or email: rsvp@musicforautism.org.

This is an accessible event. Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other
scented products while using this space.

Music for Autism presenta: Mariella Gonzalez y amigos
Sábado, 28 de marzo, 1-2pm
Sunset Park Library
5108 avenida 4ª
Brooklyn, NY 11232

Acompáñanos para un concierto gratuito, interactivo y en persona ¡amigable para personas con autismo!
Mariella es una vocalista conmovedora y carismática, y una de las artistas más solicitadas de Nueva York. Sus letras conmovedoras y su magistral composición le han valido elogios en todo el mundo, incluyendo el gran premio del Billboard World Songwriting Contest de 2008. También es cocreadora de Freestyle Mondays, una de las sesiones de improvisación de hip-hop más longevas y aclamadas por la crítica de Nueva York.
Este concierto será bilingüe, en español e inglés.
Para obtener más información, llame al 929.678.2313 o envié un correo electrónico a inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org.

Para registrarse, vaya a https://www.musicforautism.org/concert/march-22-2025/
o envié un correo electrónico a rsvp@musicforautism.org.