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Monday Sep. 29, 2025

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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7 – 9 pm

Bestselling Author James Patterson and Patrick Leddin to Discuss New Book Disrupt Everything — and Win at Manhattan University

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