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Brooklyn Public Library librarians match a monthly story to the Environmental Education Center’s nature theme. Free public hours continue after the half-hour session, leaving time to explore the center.
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Third Thursday of every month at 3:00 pm during Environmental Education Center open hours; storytime typically lasts about 30 minutes. Listed upcoming dates include November 19, 2026, December 17, 2026, January 21, 2027, and February 18, 2027. The series’ end date is not announced.
The story is a starting point, not the whole visit: after Nature Storytime, visitors can stay at the Environmental Education Center during its Thursday public hours and explore its animals and activities.
Brooklyn Public Library librarians from the Adams Street location lead the session. Each month, they choose a book to pair with the center’s nature theme, then bring in singing and rhymes. That makes the program participatory as well as story-led.
The Nov. 19 listing does not identify its book or theme, so visitors can expect a nature connection but should not plan around a particular title. The center’s wider monthly topics include subjects such as sustainability, pollination and geology.
Further reading: Nature Storytime - November 19 - Brooklyn Bridge Park ↗ · Environmental Education Center - Brooklyn Bridge Park ↗ · Education - Brooklyn Bridge Park ↗
The half-hour storytime falls within the Environmental Education Center’s Thursday public hours, which run from 3 to 5 p.m. Visitors can continue exploring after the session; during public hours, they can investigate the exhibits at their own pace, with guidance from educators.
The center’s Discovery Station combines a three-dimensional map of Brooklyn Bridge Park with 13 hands-on drawers about the park’s ecology, sustainability and built environment. A set of “Then and Now” picture displays compares past and present views of places around the park.
Living displays bring the waterfront into focus: a 250-gallon estuarium holds a changing collection of East River fish and invertebrates, alongside an interactive tidal pool for viewing smaller species. The center also keeps native aquatic and land-dwelling animals, including turtles and amphibians. Collections and activities can change, so these features are not a promise that a particular animal or display will be present that day.
Further reading: Nature Storytime - November 19 - Brooklyn Bridge Park ↗ · Environmental Education Center - Brooklyn Bridge Park ↗
Nature Storytime is scheduled for the third Thursday of the month during the center’s open hours. The organizer has listed several later sessions, but has not announced an end date for the series.
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The Nov. 19 listing confirms a single session. The center’s public hours continue until 5 p.m.
Storytime is scheduled for 3–3:30 p.m. The center’s Thursday public hours are 3–5 p.m.
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The center is at 99 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, within Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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The event is free, and the center’s public hours are also free.
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The organizer lists Dec. 17, 2026, Jan. 21, 2027, and Feb. 18, 2027. No final date for the series has been announced.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park says its entrances and pathways are accessible, its restrooms are fully accessible, and its programs welcome participation to the extent of each visitor’s ability. The event listing points visitors to nearby restrooms. The park’s accessibility information does not specify features inside the storytime room.
The event asks visitors not to bring pets. The park says service animals are welcome.
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The event may change because of weather or other exceptional circumstances. Brooklyn Bridge Park directs visitors to its alerts page and social channels for time-sensitive updates.
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The center’s listed subway options are Clark Street (2/3); High Street or Jay Street–MetroTech (A/C); Borough Hall (4/5); and York Street (F). Listed buses are the B25 at Fulton Ferry Landing, B61 at Atlantic Avenue and Hicks Street, B63 on the loop road near Pier 6, and B67 at Jay Street and York Street.
The center lists the NYC Ferry East River route to DUMBO/Fulton Ferry and the South Brooklyn route to Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6/Atlantic Avenue or DUMBO/Fulton Ferry. Nearby CitiBike stations are listed at Atlantic Avenue and Furman Street by Pier 6, Pier 2, Old Fulton Street by Pier 1, and Water Street and Main Street.
The park says its ferry landings are served by accessible ferries. Check the route and service details for your travel date.
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Parking near the park is very limited, and Brooklyn Bridge Park recommends public transportation, biking or walking. The Environmental Education Center is at 99 Plymouth Street; the park map and directions links can calculate a route from your starting point.
For Access-a-Ride, the park lists 1 Water Street as the access point for Pier 1, and 360 Furman Street, exiting on the building’s west side, for the park’s southern end. These are park access points, not the Environmental Education Center’s address.
The park says its entrances and pathways are accessible. Its published accessibility information does not specify features inside the storytime room.
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Yes. The Nov. 19 event is free, and the center’s public hours are free as well.
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No. It says the monthly book is paired with the center’s nature theme, but does not identify the Nov. 19 title or theme.
Yes. The center’s Thursday public hours continue until 5 p.m.; visitors can explore its displays and activities during that time.
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The center describes its public-hour activities as open to all ages. The event listing does not give a separate age rule for storytime.
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99 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-09 against the linked sources.