Sunday Story Hour: Sweet Land of Liberty!
As we celebrate our independence, we will explore New York’s special symbol of freedom, The Statue of Liberty! Come learn about the history of this famous statue and help us celebrate our country together.
Sweet Land of Liberty by Callista Gingrich
The Story of the Statue of Liberty by Betsy and Guilio Maestro
Free with Museum admission
Sunday Story Hour: Museums Galore
One very special thing that New York City has to offer are the many amazing museums in the city! Go on an adventure with Library Mouse, and then take your own adventure through the New-York Historical Society Library and Museum!
Library Mouse: A Museum Adventure by Daniel Kirk
Free with Museum admission
Sunday Story Hour
From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great. Every Sunday at the DiMenna Children's History Museum.
Free with museum admission.
Sunday Story Hour: City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male
City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male by Meghan McCarthy
Have you ever seen a hawk in New York City? Come hear the amazing true story of Pale Male and Lola, two hawks that found their way to New York and set up a home atop a Fifth Avenue apartment building.
City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male by Meghan McCarthy
Free with Museum admission.
Extra! Extra! Calling All Newsies!
Free with museum admission!
Get the story behind the famous 1899 newsboys' strike while learning the latest dance moves from the Broadway hit Newsies, taught by Disney Teaching Artists!
Kids of all ages can sign up for dancing workshops, as well as learn about the history of newsies and newspapers. See linotype letters, trays, and holders up close, and use that old technology to make a linotype bookmark and a newspaper collage! We will also be raffling off two tickets to Newsies!
Free with museum admission.
Titanic Sinks!: Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of one of the Twentieth-Century's Most Infamous Disasters
Free with museum admission!
Experience the Titanic’s doomed voyage as Barry Denenberg, author of Titanic Sinks!, joins us in the Barbara K. Lipman Children's History Library to read excerpts and discuss his book for young readers. Questions surrounding the sinking of the Titanic will be certain to drive this discussion – questions about arrogance and corporate greed, questions about the lifeboats leaving half empty, questions about iceberg warning signs and questions about why so many third-class passengers perished. Join Mr.
Sunday Story Hour: Celebrate Father’s Day!
Free with Museum admission
Enjoy Father’s Day at the DiMenna Children’s History Museum! Join us for fun programs and a story hour complete with city exploration with one very special father and son duo.
A Walk in New York by Salvatore Rubbino
Free with Museum admission
Art From her Heart
Art From her Heart by Kathy Whitehead
Art From her Heart by Kathy Whitehead
What if you were an artist and weren’t allowed admission to a gallery of your own work? That’s exactly what happened to Clementine Hunter, an African-American artist working in the 1950s. Learn the inspiring story of how she overcame prejudice and became a celebrated artist.
Free with Museum admission.
My Taxi Ride
My Taxi Ride by Jennifer Swender
My Taxi Ride by Jennifer Swender
“Taxi! Hey, Taxi!” Buzz around town in this rhyming, rhythmic story about the hustle and bustle of New York City taxis.
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick
Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln!
Did you know Abraham Lincoln was the first president to wear a beard? Hear the story of a little girl whose letter may have convinced our sixteenth president to grow his now iconic facial hair.
