What’s happening on and around Roosevelt Island.
Ongoing weekly fitness, craft, and tech-help classes for seniors.
Four free outdoor movies on a 40-foot screen: How to Train Your Dragon (Jul 17), Wicked: For Good (Jul 24), Superman (Jul 31), and Zootopia 2 (Aug 7). Food vendors and pre-film music begin at 7 PM; movies start at sunset. Rain dates are Aug 14 and 21.
Weekly farmers market with fresh produce, dairy, and baked goods, plus the Haki community food-scrap compost drop-off nearby.
Annual Wikipedia-community picnic and potluck at the FDR Hope Memorial — bring a dish to share, a blanket or lawn chair, and board games if you like. All welcome.
Let creativity run free! Our Imagination Playground offers young visitors a space to build, invent, and play with oversized blue blocks. Don’t forget: Programming is weather-dependent, so be sure to check the forecast…
Bring the whole family to our exciting Pop-Up Library at FDR Four Freedoms State Park! This free mobile library offers a treasure trove of books to browse, with selections covering fascinating topics like FDR’s legacy,…
A six-session community cello ensemble for first-time cellists ages 5 and up. Cellos, bows, music, and learning materials are included. Choose the morning, afternoon, or evening cohort; all cohorts finish with a tentative community performance on August 22.
Join us at the Roosevelt Island Library to celebrate local flavors, community, and the launch of a brand-new cookbook! Community member…
Join Roosevelt Island Library for a discussion of the book The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin. This unique urban fantasy is perfect for fans of comic books, sci-fi, super hero stories, and New York City in general.
Come join us for a fun afternoon on the Library's courtyard for an afternoon full of games from different decades! For ages 5-12.
End-of-semester exhibition featuring works by AAP NYC's summer MS. AUD, MS. AAD, Landscape Architecture, and City Visionaries students.
This program will be held in-person at the Roosevelt Island Library. A modern-day fortune hunter races to find an ancient treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers.
Get ready for a fun-filled morning where you can increase your comfort and confidence at our Street Skills 302: On-Street Riding class
Camp introducing Shakespeare through performance.
Join the staff at the Roosevelt Island Library for the discussion of the book Deacon King Kong by James McBride. Copies of the book will be available to borrow at the circulation desk starting in July.
HEAR THE CALL! It's Call of Cthulhu time at Roosevelt island Library! We're fighting monsters, solving mysteries, befriending Bigfoot, running from lake creatures, beinmg suspicious of cultists...
Come join us for sensory activities and motor skill development for ages 3 to 5 years old.
TEENS & TWEENS! Join us for an hour of fun, while we discuss and watch our book-to-film-of-the-month! If you're interested in attending our book club, claim a copy at the circulation desk.
Join the staff at the Roosevelt Island Library for the discussion of the book Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. Physical copies of the book are available to borrow at various NYPL locations.
Dance Party with Bubbles the Silly Entertainer. Bubbles will have you and your entirely family singing, dancing, moving and grooving with her silly antics.
Culminating musical-theater performance by the summer children's theatre program (exact date not yet published — recheck closer to August).
Come join us for a round or two of some classic board games.
A Tale of Two Stories meets on the fourth Monday of each month to discuss two classic short stories or novellas. This month we will read and discuss "Kew Gardens" by Virginia Woolf and "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington…
A couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday. Rated: PG-13, 92 minutes Starring: Sam Neill, William H.
An interactive evening of robotics, making, mentorship, and networking celebrating women in STEM. Everyone is welcome.
Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.
In celebration of our #US250 Summer Checkout Challenge, Tweens & Teens are invited to the Roosevelt Island Library #US250 Checkout Challenge Party!
Join the staff at the Roosevelt Island Library for the discussion of the book Violeta by Isabel Allende. Copies of the book will be available to borrow at the circulation desk in August.
Join us in NYC for Cornell’s 2026 Future of Finance & AI Conference-a coming together of Hedge Fund, Bank & Individual Quants to Learn!
The murderous fisherman with a hook is back to once again stalk the two surviving teens, Julie and Ray, who had left him for dead, as well as cause even more murder and mayhem, this time at a posh island resort.
Roosevelt Island's 20th annual Fall for Arts Festival — performances, art and family fun on the Meditation Lawn. Artists paint murals on site; panels stay on display for weeks afterwards. Rain date: Sunday, September 20.
Battle in the Margins is a new theatrical project exploring Black life in New York City during the American Revolution. It was commissioned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in…
Join the staff at the Roosevelt Island Library for the discussion of the book The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. Physical copies of the book are available to borrow at various NYPL locations.
Roosevelt Island Committee Monday, October 5, 2026 - 6:30 PM This meeting will be conducted via Zoom For Zoom access, please register for the meeting. AGENDA: RIOC Update - BJ Jones, President and CEO Library Update…
This is the walk-and-shoot, a networking photography event for all models, photographers, and content creators alike! Roosevelt Island!
Roosevelt Island Committee Monday, November 2, 2026 - 6:30 PM This meeting will be conducted via Zoom For Zoom access, please register for the meeting. AGENDA: RIOC Update Library Update Community Update Old Business…
Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase: Student Pitches & Venture Panel
Roosevelt Island Committee Monday, December 7, 2026 - 6:30 PM This meeting will be conducted via Zoom For Zoom access, please register for the meeting. AGENDA: RIOC Update Library Update Community Update Old Business…
Demo day for education-tech challenge finalists hosted at Cornell Tech.