{"id":358195,"date":"2026-09-27T16:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/358195\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:56:50","slug":"free-kid-friendly-events-this-week-in-brooklyn-9-28-10-4-brooklyn-bridge-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/358195\/","title":{"rendered":"Free kid-friendly events this week in Brooklyn (9\/28-10\/4) | Brooklyn Bridge Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, families can check out Love Your Library Day at branches from Williamsburg to Bay Ridge, the Third United Lenape and Lun\u00e1apeew Nations Pow Wow in Prospect Park, Sukkot celebrations, Super Stoop\u2019s Park Slope-wide stoop sale, City of Forest Day at Domino Park in Williamsburg, the Greenpoint StoopFest on Lorimer Street, the Cobble Hill Community Potluck, the Third Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge and more! Be sure not to miss Brooklyn Bridge Parents\u2019 Playtopia at the Atlantic Antic<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

ALL WEEK<\/p>\n

Free stroller walks<\/a> | All week, borough-wide<\/p>\n

Every week | Mornings, days vary | Prospect Park, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park and more | Free | Babies and toddlers in strollers<\/p>\n

Brooklyn\u2019s free stroller groups walk every week of the year: Mommy & Me walks Sundays at 10am in Prospect Park, Stroller Mami Walk Mondays at 10am in a rotating neighborhood, the Cobble Hill Walking Club on weekday mornings at Cobble Hill Park, Prospect Park Stroller Walks Thursdays at 10am from the Audubon Center, and parkrun Saturdays at 8am in Brooklyn Bridge Park. There are dads\u2019 stroll and run clubs too.<\/p>\n

\"Brooklyn<\/p>\n

Kids in Motion<\/a> | Tuesday to Saturday, several parks<\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 29 to Saturday, October 3 | 10am\u20136pm | St. John\u2019s Park, Crown Heights and Nostrand Playground | Free | No registration<\/p>\n

NYC Parks staff set up drop-in games, sports and craft activities in the playground and you turn up whenever suits. St. John\u2019s Park and Nostrand Playground run Tuesday through Saturday; John J Carty Park in Bay Ridge runs Tuesday and Wednesday only.<\/p>\n

Open hours at the Environmental Education Center<\/a> | Thursday to Sunday, DUMBO<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, 3\u20135pm; Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 1\u20135pm | 99 Plymouth Street | Free | Drop-in, all ages<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Bridge Park\u2019s education center opens its doors for free drop-in hours four days this week, with hands-on exhibits about the estuary on the park\u2019s doorstep. No booking, no fee, and a good rainy-afternoon option.<\/p>\n

Nature exploration at the Audubon Center<\/a> | Thursday to Sunday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, 10am\u20133pm; Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 10am\u20131pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free<\/p>\n

Drop in at the Boathouse and the Prospect Park Alliance\u2019s naturalists will hand you something to look at \u2014 pond life, feathers, seeds, whatever the season is doing. Come and go as you like.<\/p>\n

MONDAY<\/p>\n

Sukkot Celebration in Prospect Park<\/a> | Monday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n

Monday, September 28 | 12\u20134pm | Carousel Lawn, opposite Lefferts Historic House, 452 Flatbush Avenue | Free, RSVP | Families<\/p>\n

A Sukkot afternoon on the Carousel Lawn with crafts and carousel rides, run by the Prospect Park Alliance. Free, though the Alliance asks you to RSVP so it knows how many to expect.<\/p>\n

Sukkot Holiday at Prospect Park<\/a> | Monday to Wednesday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n

Monday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 30 | 10am\u20133pm | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free, RSVP | Families<\/p>\n

Three days of family programming at the Boathouse for Sukkot, same hours each day. Free with an RSVP.<\/p>\n

Craft Night at Domino Park<\/a> | Monday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Monday, September 28 | 6\u20139pm | Domino Square, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | All ages<\/p>\n

The last Craft Night of the season at Domino Square. All materials are provided and all ages are welcome \u2014 turn up, sit down, make something. Worth catching before it stops for the winter.<\/p>\n

Babies and Books at Leonard Library<\/a> | Monday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Monday, September 28 | 10:30\u201311:15am | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Free | Infants not yet walking<\/p>\n

A lapsit storytime for the smallest babies, followed at 11:15am by an ASL Babies and Books storytime for ages four to eighteen months. Leonard also runs Build with Lego and Duplo at 3:30pm.<\/p>\n

After school homework help at Greenpoint Library<\/a> | Monday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Monday, September 28 | 3\u20134:30pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Free, no registration | Grades 1\u20138<\/p>\n

Drop-in homework help for grades one to eight, free and with no sign-up. Teens have their own slot the same afternoon \u2014 Dungeons & Dragons at 4pm for ages 13 and up.<\/p>\n

Afterschool Playtime at Bay Ridge Library<\/a> | Monday to Wednesday, Bay Ridge<\/p>\n

Monday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 30 | 3\u20134pm | Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard | Free | Ages 0\u20135 with a caregiver<\/p>\n

An hour of open play in the children\u2019s room three afternoons running, for under-fives and whoever brought them. Bay Ridge also has a storytime on Wednesday at 11am.<\/p>\n

TUESDAY<\/p>\n

Kids Create at Park Slope Library<\/a> | Tuesday, Park Slope<\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 29 | 3\u20133:45pm | Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue | Free | Ages 5\u201312, younger with an adult<\/p>\n

An after-school art session in the children\u2019s room. Materials provided; younger siblings can join with a grown-up alongside.<\/p>\n

Assembly at Domino Park<\/a> | Tuesday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 29 | 6\u20139pm | Domino Square, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | All ages and all levels<\/p>\n

Good Move\u2019s free community movement workshop, open to \u201cdancers and movers of all levels, genders, ages, shapes, and sizes\u201d in the organisers\u2019 own words. No experience wanted, no ticket.<\/p>\n

Grab and Go Crafts at Williamsburgh Library<\/a> | Tuesday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 29 | 1\u20138pm | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Free | Ages 5 and up<\/p>\n

Collect a craft kit any time the branch is open and take it home. The library flags these as unsuitable for ages 0\u20134, so this one is for school-age children.<\/p>\n

Little Kids Create at Adams Street Library<\/a> | Tuesday, DUMBO<\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 29 | 3:30\u20134:30pm | Adams Street Library, 9 Adams Street | Free | Ages 2.5\u20135<\/p>\n

An open art studio for toddlers and preschoolers \u2014 paint, paper, glue and no particular outcome expected.<\/p>\n

Lunchtime Jazz at Columbus Park<\/a> | Tuesday, Downtown Brooklyn<\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 29 | 12\u20131:30pm | Columbus Park, outside Borough Hall | Free | All ages<\/p>\n

Pablo Rosario and his Latin Jazz Messengers play the park outside Borough Hall. Publicly funded and free to sit down at, with plenty of room for a stroller.<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY<\/p>\n

Storytime in the Park at Fort Greene Park<\/a> | Wednesday, Fort Greene<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 30 | 11\u201311:45am | Fort Greene Park, bottom of the monument stairs | Free | All ages with a caregiver<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Public Library librarians bring the storytime outdoors, at the foot of the monument steps. Billed for children of all ages and their caregivers. The Conservancy lists it finishing at 11:45am and the library at noon \u2014 plan for the earlier one.<\/p>\n

Sounds of the Americas at The Plaza<\/a> | Wednesday, Fort Greene<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 30 | 6\u20138pm | The Plaza at 300 Ashland, Flatbush Avenue | Free and open to all | Family-friendly<\/p>\n

Linda EPO, Derrick Barnett & the Statement Band and DJ Khalil close out the series. The organisers call it \u201cfree and open to all\u201d and the plaza has space to move about in.<\/p>\n

Ma\u0142y Picasso painting class at the Polish & Slavic Center<\/a> | Wednesday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 30 | 5\u20138pm | Polish & Slavic Center, 176 Java Street, Studio 8 | Free class | Ages 7\u201313<\/p>\n

A free children\u2019s painting class in Greenpoint, taught for ages seven to thirteen. The class itself costs nothing, though the centre notes materials are not included \u2014 worth asking when you book.<\/p>\n

Read and Play at Sunset Park Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Sunset Park<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 30 | 1\u20131:45pm | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Free | Birth to five<\/p>\n

An inclusive, bilingual play session with ASL available on request. The same branch runs Babies & Books at 10:30am and Toddler Time at 11:15am, so there are three chances in one day.<\/p>\n

Our Garden Club at Greenpoint Library<\/a> | Wednesday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 30 | 4:30\u20135:30pm | Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Avenue | Free | Ages 6\u201312<\/p>\n

Gardening on the library\u2019s rooftop for six to twelves. Greenpoint also runs Read and Play for under-fives at 1pm, capped at twelve children.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY<\/p>\n

Sing with Suzi in the Park<\/a> | Thursday, Park Slope<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 | 10\u201311am, giant bubbles at 10am and the concert from 10:15am | JJ Byrne Playground, Old Stone House & Washington Park, 336 3rd Street | Free, no registration | Ages 0\u20135<\/p>\n

Suzi Shelton & Friends open a fifth fall season of free Thursday-morning concerts at JJ Byrne, with Park Slope Parents blowing giant bubbles beforehand. It runs every Thursday in October \u2014 the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th \u2014 with November 5 as the rain date.<\/p>\n

Tot Time at Marsha P. Johnson State Park<\/a> | Thursday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 | 10\u201311am | Blue Park House, 90 Kent Avenue | Free, supplies first come first served | Ages 5 and under with an adult<\/p>\n

A free hour of activities for under-fives on the waterfront, with supplies handed out while they last. Every child needs a grown-up with them.<\/p>\n

Prospect Park Stroller Walk<\/a> | Thursday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 | 10\u201311am | Audubon Center at the Boathouse, 101 East Drive | Free, RSVP | Parents and caregivers with children under 3<\/p>\n

A guided hour at stroller pace from the Boathouse, for grown-ups with babies and toddlers. Free with an RSVP, and it only runs April through October, so there are a few weeks left.<\/p>\n

Movie at Leonard Library: Encanto<\/a> | Thursday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 | 3:30\u20135pm | Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street | Free | Families<\/p>\n

A Hispanic Heritage Month screening of Encanto in the branch. With every outdoor movie series now finished for the year, this is the free film of the week.<\/p>\n

Sunset Storytime at Greenpoint Library<\/a> | Thursday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 | 6\u20136:30pm | Greenpoint Library rooftop garden, 107 Norman Avenue | Free, no tickets | All ages<\/p>\n

An evening storytime in the rooftop garden, weather permitting, for kids of all ages and no ticket needed. Teen Tech Time runs downstairs from 3pm for ages 13 and up.<\/p>\n

La Hora M\u00e1gica at Sunset Park Library<\/a> | Thursday, Sunset Park<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 1 | 10:30\u201311:30am | Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue | Free | Birth to five<\/p>\n

A bilingual Spanish and English story hour for the under-fives, one of the branch\u2019s longest-running sessions.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY<\/p>\n

Love Your Library Day begins<\/a> | Friday to Sunday, borough-wide<\/p>\n

Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4 | Times vary by branch | Brooklyn Public Library branches across the borough | Free<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Public Library\u2019s borough-wide open house runs across three days, and Saturday is the big one \u2014 around seventy-five branches with programmes, giveaways and craft kits. Friday\u2019s single listed event, the Adams Street Library fifth-birthday party, is for ages 18 and up; the children\u2019s version is Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Jack and Friends presents Hopalong Andrew at Park Slope Library<\/a> | Friday, Park Slope<\/p>\n

Friday, October 2 | 2:30\u20133:15pm | Park Slope Library auditorium, 431 6th Avenue | Free | Birth to five<\/p>\n

Live music for babies and toddlers in the branch auditorium, part of a residency running through the autumn.<\/p>\n

Spanish Storytime at Williamsburgh Library<\/a> | Friday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Friday, October 2 | 10:30\u201311:30am | Williamsburgh Library, 240 Division Avenue | Free | Birth to five<\/p>\n

Stories in Spanish for the under-fives in the Division Avenue branch.<\/p>\n

Sophie Escabasse at Books Are Magic<\/a> | Friday, Brooklyn Heights<\/p>\n

Friday, October 2 | 6\u20138pm | Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street | Free, RSVP encouraged | Middle grade readers<\/p>\n

Sophie Escabasse launches the sixth Witches of Brooklyn book at the Montague Street store. RSVP is encouraged but not required, and there is no ticket to buy \u2014 a good one for eight-to-twelves who already know the series.<\/p>\n

SATURDAY<\/p>\n

Super Stoop<\/a> | Saturday, Park Slope<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | 11am\u20134pm | Stoops across Park Slope | Free to browse | All ages<\/p>\n

Park Slope\u2019s neighborhood-wide stoop sale, rescheduled from last weekend\u2019s weather to Saturday. The Park Slope Civic Council says almost every street has multiple stoops signed up, and the map of participating addresses is finished and due to be shared early in the week.<\/p>\n

Love Your Library Day<\/a> | Saturday, borough-wide<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | Mostly 10am\u20134:30pm, varies by branch | Brooklyn Public Library branches across the borough | Free<\/p>\n

The main day, and close to seventy-five branches are taking part. Williamsburgh Library runs button-making from 10am and gives away books all day; Park Slope Library has craft kits plus two family concerts in the auditorium; Sunset Park Library has an all-ages storytime at 10:30am and bilingual fall gardening at noon; Bay Ridge Library has a live jazz trio at 11am and a felt-collage workshop at 2pm; Adams Street Library in DUMBO throws its fifth-birthday kids\u2019 storytime at 3pm.<\/p>\n

Third United Lenape and Lun\u00e1apeew Nations Pow Wow<\/a> | Saturday and Sunday, Prospect Park<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3, vendors from 10am and Grand Entry at 11am, to 7pm; Sunday, October 4, 10am\u20134pm | LeFrak Center at Lakeside, 171 East Drive | Free | Families<\/p>\n

Two days of dance, drumming, regalia, craft and food at Lakeside, hosted by the Prospect Park Alliance with the \u00c9enda-L\u016dnaapeew\u00e1hkiing Collective and the American Indian Community House. Saturday\u2019s Grand Entry at 11am is the moment to be there for.<\/p>\n

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Sensory in the Park<\/a> | Saturday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | 9am\u201312pm | By the McCarren Parkhouse, McCarren Park | Free, no sign-up | Ages 1\u20135<\/p>\n

A free sensory play session set up on the grass by the Parkhouse, for one- to five-year-olds. The organisers\u2019 own words: \u201cNo sign-up, no cost, just show up!\u201d It runs most Saturdays through October.<\/p>\n

City of Forest Day at Domino Park<\/a> | Saturday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | 12\u20133pm | Domino Square, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | Families<\/p>\n

Leaf printing, a plant scavenger hunt around the park, nature read-alouds and tree bingo, for the citywide City of Forest Day. The best Williamsburg pick of the week and it does not appear on the park\u2019s own upcoming-events page, so it is easy to miss.<\/p>\n

Classical For Kids at the Old Stone House<\/a> | Saturday, Park Slope<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | 3\u20134pm | Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Washington Park | Free | Recommended for ages 3\u20136<\/p>\n

A short classical concert pitched at three- to six-year-olds. RSVP does not guarantee a seat if the room fills, so arrive a little early.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s My Park at Owl\u2019s Head Park<\/a> | Saturday and Sunday, Bay Ridge<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 | 10am\u201312pm | Owl\u2019s Head Park House, Shore Road at 68th Street | Free | Families<\/p>\n

Bulb-planting and mulching with the park\u2019s volunteers \u2014 genuinely doable with children, and the bulbs come up in spring where they can find them again.<\/p>\n

McGolrick Bird Club<\/a> | Saturday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | 9\u201310am | Meet at Russell Street and Driggs Avenue, Msgr McGolrick Park | Free | Families<\/p>\n

An hour of birdwatching in McGolrick with people who know what they are looking at. Autumn migration is on, so there is more about than you would guess.<\/p>\n

46th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair<\/a> | Saturday, Bed-Stuy<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | 12\u20134pm | Hattie Carthan Community Garden, 363\u2013365 Clifton Place, and Herbert Von King Park | Free | Families<\/p>\n

Face painting, pumpkin carving, a scarecrow build, lawn games and crafts, plus free daffodil bulbs and seedlings to take home. Forty-six years running.<\/p>\n

Storytime with Sid Sharp at Books Are Magic<\/a> | Saturday, Brooklyn Heights<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 3 | 11\u201311:30am | Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street | Free, RSVP encouraged | Picture-book age<\/p>\n

Sid Sharp reads Midnight Manor at the Montague Street store. The shop runs a free author storytime most Saturdays and Sundays at 11am, so it is worth checking the following week too.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY<\/p>\n

Three street festivals land on the same Sunday this week \u2014 the Atlantic Antic, the Third Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge and the Greenpoint StoopFest \u2014 plus the Montague Street tag sale. It is a pick-one-of-three day rather than a day to try to do everything.<\/p>\n

The Atlantic Antic, with Playtopia<\/a> | Sunday, Boerum Hill to Brooklyn Heights<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | Festival 12\u20136pm, rain or shine; Playtopia 12\u20134pm | Atlantic Avenue, Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue; Playtopia at Atlantic Avenue and Boerum Place | Free | All ages<\/p>\n

The 51st Atlantic Antic, postponed from last Sunday, fills ten blocks of Atlantic Avenue. Brooklyn Bridge Parents runs Playtopia at Boerum Place \u2014 Lego building, arts and crafts and a cardboard maze, free and all ages, sponsored by Prospect Schools<\/a>. Note Playtopia wraps at 4pm, two hours before the festival does. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus plays between Henry and Court at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm, and Kids Rock for Kids runs on Nevins Street through the afternoon.<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/p>\n

Third Avenue Festival<\/a> | Sunday, Bay Ridge<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | 10am\u20136pm | Third Avenue, Bay Ridge | Free to attend | All ages<\/p>\n

The 53rd Third Avenue Festival, also moved from last Sunday by the weather. The Merchants of Third Avenue have not published a 2026 kids\u2019 line-up or the street extent yet, so check their page in the days before if you are travelling for it.<\/p>\n

Greenpoint StoopFest<\/a> | Sunday, Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | Main event 1\u20135pm, closing party 5\u20137pm | Lorimer Street between Nassau and Norman avenues; closing party at McCarren Parkhouse | Free, food is limited | All ages<\/p>\n

Greenpoint\u2019s first neighborhood festival: food and drink from local establishments, a jazz quartet, live-band karaoke, a neighborhood quest, a community mural, DIY art stations and a photobooth. The organisers say to come early because the free food runs out.<\/p>\n

\"Greenpoint<\/p>\n

Cobble Hill Community Potluck<\/a> | Sunday, Cobble Hill<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | 3\u20137pm | Verandah Place, between Clinton and Henry streets | Free, RSVP helpful | All ages<\/p>\n

The first Cobble Hill potluck, free to attend, with sidewalk chalk and cornhole for children. It is bring-your-own \u2014 food, drink, plates, cutlery and napkins \u2014 and a dish to share is encouraged rather than required. The Association provides the tables and chairs.<\/p>\n

Montague Street Open Streets and Neighborhood Tag Sale<\/a> | Sunday, Brooklyn Heights<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | Open Streets 10am\u20137pm, tag sale 12\u20134pm | Montague Street, Clinton to Hicks | Free | All ages<\/p>\n

Also rescheduled from last Sunday. Forty Brooklyn Heights households sell clothes, books, housewares, toys and sports gear between Henry and Hicks. The Blessing of the Animals for the Feast of St Francis is at St Ann\u2019s at 1pm, followed by a pet dance party at 1:30pm.<\/p>\n

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Bike Skills 101: Learn to Ride<\/a> | Sunday, Ditmas Park<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | 10am\u201312pm | Albemarle Road between Marlborough and Argyle | Free | Under 18 with a parent or guardian<\/p>\n

A free class for children ready to lose the training wheels, on a closed street. Bring your child\u2019s own bike and helmet.<\/p>\n

Catch-and-release fishing at Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/a> | Sunday, DUMBO<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | 3\u20135pm | Pier 5 fishing stations | Free | Drop-in, families<\/p>\n

Rods, bait and someone to show you how, free on the pier. Everything caught goes back in the water.<\/p>\n

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Intro to Capoeira at Domino Park<\/a> | Sunday, Williamsburg<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | 11am\u201312pm | Flex Field, Domino Park, 300 Kent Avenue | Free | All fitness levels<\/p>\n

An introduction to capoeira on the Flex Field with an instructor who has taught children and adults for over a decade. All levels welcome, no charge.<\/p>\n

Love Your Library Day story and craft at Central Library<\/a> | Sunday, Prospect Heights<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 4 | 2\u20134pm | Central Library Youth Wing, 10 Grand Army Plaza | Free, drop-ins welcome | All ages<\/p>\n

The last of Love Your Library Day: two hours of stories and making in the Youth Wing, open to children and families of all ages. Registration is suggested but drop-ins are fine.<\/p>\n

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