Open a Book, Open a World of Empathy and Compassion
Ways to build empathy and compassion through the books featured on the children’s stage of the 2021 National Book Festival.
Crafting from the Collections: Bookplates
Using Library bookplates and other collections for your own collection of books.
Exploring the Early Days of Animation: Let’s Start with Stop Motion
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 […]
History in Our Backyards: Monuments and Memorials
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.
Getting a Feel for the Clave in Jazz
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.
Cooking Up History: Lemonade
Lemonade recipes with a side of history from the Library’s collections.
Practicing Measurement with Historic Surveying
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.
Exploring Percussion with the Tambuco Ensemble, Part Five: The Music and Dance of Body Percussion
Final post in a series related to educational videos on percussion that offer a way of engaging with one’s environment musically.
Exploring Percussion with the Tambuco Ensemble, Part Four: Keyboards
Part 4 of a series of blog posts related to educational videos on percussion that offer a way of engaging with one’s environment musically.
Grilling Up History: Primary Sources and Hot Dogs
In this summer-themed post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern at the Young Readers Center presents some historical primary sources related to hot dogs.