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Posted inPolitics

Brooklyn Public Library Issues eCards so Teens Nationwide Can Access Banned Books

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 13, 2022April 15, 2022

Brooklyn Public Library is doing what it can to stem the tide on the wave of book censorship sweeping the country by issuing eCards to teens nationwide so they can access books banned in their local communities. Books UnBanned has been designed by librarians and teen volunteers to help youth across the U.S. combat the […]

The Free Black Women's Library Photo: Supplied.
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

After 6 Years of Roving, The Free Black Women’s Library Leases a Storefront in BK

by Miranda Levingston January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
International and translated children's books published by Brooklyn publisher, Elsewhere Editions. Photo: Jill Schoolman.
Posted inUncategorized

Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Author Jamaica Kincaid, Unfiltered, at the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Fest

by Brooklyn Reader September 9, 2019January 28, 2021
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