The National Book Festival: A Festival for Teachers, Students, and Families
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Suggestions for making the most of the National Book Festival for kids & teens.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens
Category: For Kids
How Can Books Open the World? Some of This Year’s National Book Festival Authors Share Reflections
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this blog post, we highlight thoughts from several children's and YA authors featured in this year's National Book Festival, about how books and reading have "opened the world" for them.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens
Open a Book, Open a World of Empathy and Compassion
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ways to build empathy and compassion through the books featured on the children's stage of the 2021 National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, Reading
Crafting from the Collections: Bookplates
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Using Library bookplates and other collections for your own collection of books.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Reading, Uncategorized
Exploring the Early Days of Animation: Let’s Start with Stop Motion
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This is a guest post by Amy Ribakove, a Young Readers Center intern who is currently pursuing an MLIS at Pratt Institute. This September she begins her first year as the school librarian at International School of Brooklyn. Special thanks to Sara W. Duke, Curator of Popular & Applied Graphic Art in the Prints & Photographs Division …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Biographies, For Kids, For Teens, Reading
History in Our Backyards: Monuments and Memorials
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern shares examples of monuments and memorials that are represented in the Library's online collections, with some activities and discussion prompts for children and families.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized
Getting a Feel for the Clave in Jazz
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
An invitation to listen together to recordings in the Library's collections that use the clave, a percussion instrument often used in Afro-Cuban music.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, African American History, For Kids, Music
Cooking Up History: Lemonade
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Lemonade recipes with a side of history from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids
Practicing Measurement with Historic Surveying
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Using the Library's collections, children can practice their skills in measurement and calculating area using the same methods as early surveyors, including George Washington.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Science, Technology & Math