Libraries with free outdoor play spaces for kids

Libraries transform grounds into playful, educational spaces for children and families.

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Upcoming Events

Neighborhood Movie Night: Finding Nemo

Jul7

Outdoor screening of the animated comedy adventure "Finding Nemo," starring the voices of Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres, rated G, running time 100 minutes, 2003, movie begins at dusk, weather permitting

Where

North Woodmere Park

750 Hungry Harbor Rd.

Valley Stream, NY

Phone

516-572-0200

Price

free

American Legion Post 854 Meeting

Jul16

Andrew Fatscher Post 854

Where

American Legion - Valley Stream

51 Roosevelt Ave.

Valley Stream, NY

11582

Phone

516-791-9719

Neighborhood Movie Night: Transformers One

Jul21

Outdoor screening of the animated science fiction adventure "Transformers One," starring the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson, rated PG, running time 104 minutes, 2024, movie begins at dusk, weather permitting

Where

North Woodmere Park

750 Hungry Harbor Rd.

Valley Stream, NY

Phone

516-572-0200

Price

free

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