Book Review: Super Boba Cafe
Karen Coordinator of Young Adult Services Coordinator of Young Adult Services
This book review was submitted by a local teen. Wolf W. attends middle school in Brooklyn and enjoys visiting the Windsor Terrace Library.Super Boba Cafe by Nidhi Chanani is an interesting and beautifully written book. It is about a child who shares embarrassing photos of herself with her “Crush,” or “Boyfriend.” He is not satisfied “And wants more,” as said in the text. She feels uncomfortable and doesn’t respond. When she doesn’t respond he leaks the embarrassing photos on social media and other sharing platforms, whatsapp, discord, ect. When she comes to school the next day she is…
Defending the Freedom to Read
Karen Coordinator of Young Adult Services Coordinator of Young Adult Services
Recently one of our StoryTeen interns, Adelaide, gave testimony to the New York City Council about fighting book bans.Good afternoon. Thank you to the Members of the New York City Council for the opportunity to speak today.My name is Adelaide Sendlenski. I’m a sophomore in high school at Saint Ann’s and a participant in Brooklyn Public Library’s StoryTeen program. Through StoryTeen, I have had the opportunity to learn how important early childhood literacy is--the foundations laid from birth to 3 years impact a child’s learning for their entire life--and through StoryTeen I’ve had the…
Announcing the 2023 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Prize Winners
Karen Coordinator of Young Adult Services Coordinator of Young Adult Services
This post has been edited to reflect a new list of winners. We received 900+ submissions, and the Teen Writing Contest Committee is pleased to announce the following prizes, honors, and selections for the 2023 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Prize. Poetry Middle School First Place: A Child’s Thoughts on Recurring Themes in Headlines by Gabi Flatto-Katz Second Place: Green blades, barbeque, and dawn + dusk by Mae Lower Honorable Mention: Where I'm From by Emmanuella Anaela Ibeanu Honorable Mention: An Ode to Ye Mordious…
Banned Books Week - Program Round Up
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Banned Books Week: This Story Matters Tuesday, September 20 / 5:30pm Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY Censorship continues a record-breaking sweep across our nation in the form of book bans, removal of literacy materials from school libraries, and the limitation on educators’ speech in the classroom. Teachers, parents, and citizens often feel hopeless when seeking ways to combat censorship, but there are some novel approaches recently taken by libraries, associations, and educators that support a student’s right to read. Banned…
Announcing the 2022 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Prize Winners
Karen Coordinator of Young Adult Services Coordinator of Young Adult Services
We received hundreds of submissions, and the Teen Writing Contest Committee is pleased to announce the following prizes, honors, and selections for the 2022 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Prize. Congrats to our winners and many thanks to our staff readers and judges. Poetry Middle School First Place: Pigeons by Maya Cohen Second Place: Where I’m From by Lilla Burke Honorable Mention: On Riding the Subway by Oren Milgrom-Dorfman Honorable Mention: The World of My Mind by Hannah Powell Honorable Mention: Broadway…
Welcome, StoryTeens!
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Brooklyn Public Library recently launched its newest internship program, StoryTeen! Our first cohort of teens come from neighborhoods across Brooklyn and NYC. Over the next six months they will learn about the art of storytime, assist with programs for young children, and learn about early literacy. Our interns speak many languages--English, French, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian, and Urdu to name a few--and you may even spot them during one of our multilingual storytimes. StoryTeen is made possible through City’s First Readers, an initiative of The New York City…
Mexico: Defending My Country by Eric Gonzalez Cardona - COMIC
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Mexico: Defending My Country by Eric Gonzalez Cardona was a Finalist in Brooklyn Public Library's 2021 Teen Writing Contest for the Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Prize. You can view the work of other finalists and winners in the 2021 Teen Writing Journal. Copies will be available for a limited time in the Youth Wing of the Central Library starting August 9.
Announcing the 2021 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Prize Winners
Karen Coordinator of Young Adult Services Coordinator of Young Adult Services
We received hundreds of submissions, and the Teen Writing Contest Committee is pleased to announce the following prizes, honors, and selections for the 2021 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Prize. Poetry Middle School First Place: Where I’m From by Nwabude Anthony-Alexandre Ibeanu Second Place: One Thirteenth by Ivy Laidlaw-Morris Honorable Mention: Breezy B by Brian Babb Honorable Mention: Free (After S.E. Hinton) by Iago Macknik-Conde Honorable Mention: The Swamp by Tara Wong High School First Place: Type Designer by Kai Giovanni Second Place…
Announcing the 2020 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Prize Winners
Karen Coordinator of Young Adult Services Coordinator of Young Adult Services
We received hundreds of submissions, and the Teen Writing Contest Committee is pleased to announce the following prizes, honors, and selections for the 2020 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Prize. Poetry Middle School First Place: Here’s To La Ciencia Emigrante by Iago Macknik-Conde Second Place: Blue Hands by Vaikuntha Tamayo Honorable Mention: Ode by Ihshan Jaman Honorable Mention: Basketball Game by Aidan Lebron Honorable Mention: All Might by Naomi Schulz High School First Place: The Roach In My Bed by Thisbe Wu Second Place (Tie):…
Featured Artist: Frankia P.
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Two drawings from Frankia P., a patron of the Crown Heighs Library. Frankia attends MS 61, started drawing when she was six, and only likes to draw animals.