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# Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: Creative Mask Making, Smoke Alarm Giveaway, 75th Anniversary For Manhattan Beach Community Group
- URL: https://bklyner.com/things-southern-brooklyn-week-creative-mask-making-smoke-alarm-giveaway-75th-anniversary-manhattan-beach-community-group-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2015-11-30T17:18:05.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-30T17:19:53.000Z
- Author: Alex Ellefson
- Tags: Events, Nonsponsored, Sheepshead Bay, Southern Brooklyn, brighton beach library, Chaim Deutsch, coney island library, gerritsen beach library, kings highway library, manhattan beach community group, New Utrecht Library, Sheepshead Bay Library, #GetAlarmedNYC, #wp

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Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is giving away free smoke alarms, there is a poetry jam session in Coney Island, a mask making workshop and a free movie at the library. Two civic groups are holding monthly meetings this week.

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[**Friends Book Sale!**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/friends-book-sale-spend-y-sheepshead-bay-library-113015?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Daily, 1 – 6pm  
**Where:** Sheepshead Bay Library, 2636 East 14th Street (Near Avenue Z)  
**What:** Support your local library by purchasing a book. There is a large selection of books from all genres. Proceeds go to support the Sheepshead Bay Library.  
**How much:** Prices are $1 – $3.  
**More info:** 718-368-1815

[**Smoke Alarm Giveaway**](/councilman-deutsch-promotes-fire-safety-through-smoke-alarm-giveaways/)  
**When:** Monday, November 30, 4 – 7pm  
**Where:** City Councilman Chaim Deutsch’s district office, 2401 Avenue U (Near East 24th Street)  
**What:** City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is sponsoring a smoke detector giveaway as part of the city’s [#GetAlarmedNYC](/spurred-by-tragic-midwood-fire-city-launches-largest-smoke-detector-giveaway-program-in-the-u-s/) initiative, the largest of it’s kind in the country.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** Call the district office at 718-368-9176.

**[Blood Pressure Screening](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/positive-aging-blood-pres-kings-bay-library-120115?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, December 1, 12:30 – 1pm  
**Where:** Kings Bay Library, 3650 Nostrand Avenue (near Avenue W)  
**What:** Have an experienced nurse check your blood pressure.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-368-1709

**[Quilting: Learn and Share Ideas](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/quilting-gerritsen-beach-library-120115?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, December 1, 2 – 7pm  
**Where:** Gerritsen Beach Library, 2808 Gerritsen Avenue  
**What:** Come share tips and advice with other quilters at this event hosted by the Brooklyn Quilter’s Guild. Be sure to bring your own materials.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-368-1435

[**Chess Club**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/chess-club-todd-seidman-kings-highway-library-120115?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Tuesday, December 1, 3 – 5pm  
**Where:** Kings Highway Library, 2115 Ocean Avenue (Near Kings Highway)  
**What:** Sharpen your chess skills with other players. Open to all skill levels.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-375-3037

**[Poetry & Percussion](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/poetry-percussion-coney-island-library-120115?ref=bklyner.com)**  
**When:** Tuesday, December 1, 4 – 5pm  
**Where:** Coney Island Library, 1901 Mermaid Avenue (Near West 19th Street)  
**What:** Play the drums and rap to your own beat at this poetry jam session for teens.  
**How Much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-265-3220

**Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Meeting**  
**When:** Tuesday, November 1, 7:45pm  
**Where:** The Waterford on the Bay, 2900 Bragg Street (Near Emmons Avenue)  
**What:** Bring your concerns about issues related to the community. The meeting will also include an update on the zoning proposal for Sheepshead Bay.  
**How much:** Free

[**Movies at the Library: Mr. Turner**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/movies-library-mr-turner-brighton-beach-library-120215?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Wednesday, December 2, 1:30 – 3:30 pm  
**Where:** Brighton Beach Library, 16 Brighton First Road (Near Brighton Beach Avenue)  
**What:** Visit the library to see this biographical film about the eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** 718-946-2917

[**Manhattan Beach Community Group Celebrates 75th Anniversary**](http://www.manhattanbeachbrooklyn.org/?p=487&ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Wednesday, December 2, 7:30pm  
**Where:** PS 195, 131 Irwin Street (Near Hampton Avenue)  
**What:** The civic group will be celebrating 75 years of service to the community. Elected officials are expected to attend. Awards will be given out to group members and dessert and beverages will cap the festivities.  
**How much:** Free

[**Creative Aging: Mask Making**](http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/creative-aging-masks-more-new-utrecht-library-120315?ref=bklyner.com)  
**When:** Thursday, December 3, 10:30am – 12:30pm  
**Where:** New Utrecht Library, 1743 86th Street (Near Bay 17th Street)  
**What:** Learn how to make beautiful paper mache masks at this eight-week course.  
**How much:** Free  
**More info:** To register, call 718236-4086.