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BPL Inclusive Services
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Inclusive Services at Brooklyn Public Library provides unique programs for children and teens with and without disabilities. We open our doors to children and teens with and without disabilities their peers, parents, caregivers, and educators
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Are you a parent or carer of a person with a disability and desperately need a break? Then this workshop is for you! Join virtually from anywhere! #disability #disabilityparent #parentworkshop #ineedabreak #disabilityworkshop
A rectangular image with a dark blue background. There is a headshot of a white man with glasses smiling at the camera and a QR code. White text on the blue background reads: "I Need a Break -- Please! Workshop for Parents and Carers of People with Disabilities, Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 5-6 pm, Virtual. Caring for a child with a disability can be exhausting! Come and share your experiences and explore options for programs so you can get a much-needed break. For more information or to RSVP, scan the QR code, call 718.253.4948, or email inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org. You must email or register online to receive the Zoom link."
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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We had a fantastic time at the inaugural Include Con, a sensory-friendly comic con, on October 26! We're thrilled with this little piece about the event on the local news as well! #includecon #comiccon #sensoryfriendly #actuallyautistic
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Come meet and do comics workshops with professional comic creators, including @amyreeder.bsky.social, @michiums.bsky.social, and @leedl.bsky.social! Come get free comics & other giveaways! And more!
October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Are you (or do you know) a NYCHA resident in Brownsville or Ocean Hill between 17 and 24 years ol? Check out the NYCHA Youthbuild program! You can get a $5,000 stipend and learn construction skills #BrooklynPublicLibrary #Libraries #ConstructionJobs #JobTraining #AdultLearning
A flyer features multiple images of young people wearing hard hats and high-visiblity vests and doing various construction tasks. The text reads: "NYCHA YOUTHBUILD. Construct Your Path to Success! Earn up to $5,000 (stipend; amount may vary depending on attendance) while you learn valuable job skills and become a leader in your community! You can apply if you are: a NYCHA public housing or Section 8 resident in Brownsville or Ocean Hill, between 17 and 24 years old, interested in earning your GED, and able to commit to 6 months of education & construction training. How to sign up: scan the QR code to submit an interest form today! (The QR code links to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYCHAYouthBuild). Contact NYCHA REES: 718-289-8100 or on.nyc.gov/youthbuild." Small text on the bottom of the page reads: "The total cost of this program is $1.76M, including $1.38M (78.4%) from the US Department of Labor and $380K (21.6%) from non-governmental sources. This is an equal opportunity program. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request." The following logos also appear at the bottom of the page: Department of Labor United States of America, Central Brooklyn EDC, and Brooklyn Public Library Adult Learning.
August 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This Friday, get free school supplies and resources for the fall at a Back-to-School event this Friday (8/14) at the Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center (10:00 AM – 3:00 PM)! Please share! #backtoschool #schoolsupplydrive #backtoschooldrive #nyc #nycschools
A flier has a border with graphics of back-to-school items like backpacks and school supplies. The text reads: Family & Youth Peer Support Back-to-School Drive for children and their families! Hosted by Family Youth Peer Services (FYPS). Get ready for the new school year with FYPS! Free school supplies, a free raffle giveaway, and educational & health services will be provided. Venue: Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center. Address: 876 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207. Date: Friday, August 15, From 10 am to 3 PM. To learn more, please contact: Nerrissa Sherrills, FYPS Alliance Coordinator at nsherrills@ccmnyc.org. Thank you to our sponsors & partners: Brooklyn Cares! Community Coalition, Brooklyn Public Library, The Department of Youth & Community Development NYC, Public Health Solutions, BPN, She Connects Management, Community Counseling & Mediation: We're here to help, C.R.C.E.C: Christopher Rose Community Empowerment Campaign, Good Shepherd Sercvices.
August 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Join us this coming Saturday, August 9th, for a fun and inclusive arts and crafts workshop at Rugby library run by Colorful Minds, a group of high school students from Brooklyn Tech!
A peach background with brown letters reads: "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 craft with lots of textures to explore! All materials will be provided." Graphics of art supplies also appear. A graphic of two people painting appears above a pink box with text in various colors. The text reads: "'Creative-Thinking' August: Inclusive Kids' Art Workshop. Rugby Library: 1000 Utica Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11203. Saturday, August 9th, 1-2 pm.
August 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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It's not too late to sign up for a virtual writing workshop with children's author @sallyjplabooks.bsky.social ! Join us for the first session TOMORROW at 4:30 pm. Register here: www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/wri...
July 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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We are so excited for this teen writing workshop led by two published authors!! Join @sallyjplabooks.bsky.social and @ericbellwriter.bsky.social to explore identity and creativity this Friday at 4:30 pm ET on Zoom! This workshop is designed for neurodivergent youth but open to all #writing #ND
A white rectangle with black lines mimicking notebook paper serves as the background for a flier for a writing workshop. The text reads: "Writers' Crew: Write to Discover with Extreme Kids & Crew, Friday, July 25, 2025, 4:30-5:30 pm, Zoom, Ages 12-18. Learn from two published neurodivergent authors! This is the first of a 4-session virtual program led by authors Eric Bell & Sally J. Pla. Anyone who's curious about writing is welcome! No experience required. Intended for neurodivergent young people but open to all. Registration is required. Register at https://tinyurl.com/writerscrewjuly25. Call 929-549-0814 or email inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org with any questions." The headshots of the two authors appear, along with graphic of a notebook with a neurodiversity pride sticker on it, a pen, and a pencil.
July 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Do you need personalized advice from an expert about your child's disability? Make an appointment to talk to someone from @includenyc.bsky.social next Wednesday, July 2!

#disability #parent #helpforparents #parentofdisabledchild
White text on a blue background reads: On the phone with Ruth DiRoma from INCLUDEnyc We can provide one-to-one help for you and your student with: Busing 504 plans Individualized Education Program (IEP) process Early childhood services and programs Transition planning Community resources Much, much more Call 917.751.4890 or email inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org to make an appointment for a phone call.
June 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Join us on Monday at 5 pm for a FREE film screening of "The Ball" by Malgorzata Saniewska, a fascinating documentary about ballroom culture of the 1970s, to celebrate Pride Month!
Find out more at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/qvn...
June 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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We planted some flowers on the rooftop garden at the Greenpoint library yesterday afternoon with a group of teens! We can't wait to see them grow throughout the summer!
#inclusivegardening #disability #gardening #librariesofbluesky
A photo of a raised garden bed from above shows four people's arms and torsos as they dig in the dirt with trowels and plant African marigolds.
May 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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1 ton of dirt has arrived at the Flatlands Branch. We are so excited to start our gardening clubs for the season! #disability #accessiblegardening #inclusiveservices #gardeningclub #library
A man drives a Home Depot-branded forklift to transport a plastic-wrapped stack of many bags of soil. A view of a forklift from behind. The man driving it can be seen. Next to it is a library bookmobile. An Inclusive Services staff member stands next to the stack of bags of soil, which is now placed pallets on the ground next to the Bookmobile in the parking lot of a library branch.
May 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Did you know that April 10th is National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day, a day dedicated to talking about the impact on HIV and AIDS on young people? #NYHAAD #HIV #AIDS #Disability
April 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Finally, we have some teen books for Trans Day of Visibility. See the full list here: discover.bklynlibrary.org?booklist=726...
#TransDayofVisibility #TVOD #disability #transanddisabled #disabledvoices
A dark blue background features white text and eight book covers. The white header text reads "Bklyn Public Library Inclusive Services" and "Disabled voices for Trans Day of Visibility: Young Adult Fiction." The book titles are, in order: Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor, Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore & Elliott McLemore, Lake Lore by Anna-Marie McLemore, And They Lived...by Steven Salvatore, Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans, Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White, and Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert.
March 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility. Here are some kids' books that feature trans disabled voices! See the full list here: discover.bklynlibrary.org?booklist=726... #transdayofvisibility #TVOD #disability #transanddisabled
A blue rectangular background includes white header text and seven colorful book covers. The header text reads "Bklyn Public Library Inclusive Services" and "Disabled voices for Trans Day of Visibility: Juvenile Fiction." The book covers, in order, are Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster by Manka Kasha, Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde, Moonflower by Kacen Callender, Just Shy of Ordinary by A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass, Asking for a Friend by Ronnie Riley, and Glitch Girl by Rainie Det.
March 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Here are some of our nonfiction picks. Let us know if you know or have read any of them! #disability #transdayofvisibility #TVOD
Eight book covers are featured on a dark blue background. The Brooklyn Public Library logo is in white at the top left of the image, and the header reads "Disabled Voices for Trans Day of Visibility: Nonfiction." The books are as follows: The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens by Yenn Purkis & Sam Rose, Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman by Laura Kate Dale, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Deed by Torrin A. Greathouse, Spectrums: Autistic Transgender People in Their Own Words edited by Maxfield Sparrow, Crip Kinship by Shayda Kafai, A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability by A. Andrews, and Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power by Devon Price.
March 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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We are getting ready for @padmatv.bsky.social's book launch party! Come see us and the seal pups at 10 Grand Army Plaza from 5-7 pm on Monday! #authortalk #disability #kidlit #booklaunch
Four people are seated around a conference table. One of them is holding up a hardcover copy of the book Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman. On the table are 4 seal plushies and 5 hard seal figurines. An ocean-colored blue background features a large image of the Safe Harbor book cover, in which two children appear on a beach by the water, and the viewer can see a seal swimming under the waves. White text reads "Padma Venkatraman Book Launch, Monday, February 3, 2025, 5-7 pm, Central Library, Trustees Room, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY. Join Inclusive Services in celebrating Padma Venkatraman's new middle grade book, Safe Harbor! For more information or to RSVP, call (917) 751-4890, or email inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org.
January 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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We are so excited to be celebrating the fantastic @padmatv.bsky.social's new middle grade book, Safe Harbor! Join us next Monday at the Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library, for light refreshments and a book signing! There will be free books! #libraries #authortalks #booksignings #disability
An ocean-colored blue background features a large image of the Safe Harbor book cover, in which two children appear on a beach by the water, and the viewer can see a seal swimming under the waves. White text reads "Padma Venkatraman Book Launch, Monday, February 3, 2025, 5-7 pm, Central Library, Trustees Room, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY. Join Inclusive Services in celebrating Padma Venkatraman's new middle grade book, Safe Harbor! For more information or to RSVP, call (917) 751-4890, or email inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org.
January 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM