Grand Central Library Presents From Sketchbooks and Black Books
The Grand Central Library is pleased to present From Sketchbooks and Black Books, an exhibit of over 100 images from a diverse group of artists. Ranging from pencil and ink sketches to vibrant...
View ArticleTeen Central Writers' Club: Something's Missing: Visions and Voices of Loss
Writers' Club educator, mentor, writer and friend Lois Stavsky is curating an art exhibition at the Bronfman Center at NYU called Something’s Missing: Visions and Voices of Loss. Given the recent...
View ArticleSneaky Ways You Can Shape Our Collections
You may have noticed while browsing the collection at your local branch that it seems like we’ve been making a lot of shelving mistakes lately. On the back of most books you will notice a sticker with...
View ArticleThoughts on Japan and other monsters in the closet - the Writers' Club at...
We are all moved by the horrific disasters, natural and man-made, that have occurred in Japan. When we met on March 17th a cataclysmic nuclear meltdown seemed quite possible and maybe imminent. It...
View ArticleHaikus in Winter and Some Summer Talk in Spring: The Teen Central Writers' Club
A Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that has become popular in the U.S. In English Haikus are generally three line poems that have five syllables in the first verse, seven in the second and five in...
View ArticleColorful Haikus, What's in Lenny's Bag and is that Dallas's Bag as well? -...
Hi - The Writers' Club is assembling a newspaper/newsletter that we will distribute as widely as we can in the Grand Central Library and places where teens are. We hope to have this project completed...
View ArticleKeep Libraries Open!
I went to the Library nearly every day after school growing up. Without the Library, I wouldn’t be where I am today — a college graduate and one of the first members of my family to go to college....
View ArticleThe Writers' Club — The End of the World?
Harold Camping predicted the world would end on May 21, 2011. These are our responses:Judgment day came late this year or early or sheepishly on the news I stood by the window ready to jump — On...
View ArticleWriting and Cooking at Teen Central this Summer
Teen Central at Grand Central Library, located at 135 West 46th Street, presents two special programs this summer.Calling all writers! Come join, help create, and be a part of our writing community.The...
View ArticleTeenLIVE presents Ellen Hopkins on 9/28/11!
From drug addiction to suicide, from abuse to striving for perfection, Ellen Hopkins is not afraid of writing about the dangers that all too frequently affect the lives of today’s teenagers. Her thick...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo 2011 at The New York Public Library
Every November, thousands of aspiring authors and literary daredevils from around the world attempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days as part of National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short.)The...
View ArticleNotes From a Life-long Learner: Podcasting
A podcast is an audio program anyone can make, post to a website, and make available for download onto a computer or portable device, such as an iPod (hence the term “podcast”). Listeners can subscribe...
View ArticleWe've Got Art and We've Got Talent! @ Teen Central
People are predicting all kinds of crazy things regarding the year 2012, including, of course, the end of the world. Someone I respect told me that a lot of this issue is tied to the Mayan calendar and...
View ArticleA List of Lists: March 2012
Visit NYPL's BiblioCommons for these lists and many more. You can also create your own and share them with us in the comments! See below for some interesting staff picks from the past month, on topics...
View ArticleApril and Einstein on Race and Racism in Paris
This April — Fred Jerome and I, authors of Einstein on Race & Racism (2005) went to Paris for the unveiling of the French edition of our book.The title in French means Einstein - anti-racist -...
View ArticleThe Teen Central Anti-Bullying Movement: Talking to Shacara McLaurin
"Most schools have no idea what to do," says Ross Ellis, founder of Stomp Out Bullying.The Teen Central DigiCommunication Arts Projects and Workshop, in partnership with Yianni Stamas and Lights Camera...
View ArticleThe Teen Central Anti-Bullying Movement: Books on Bullying
Welcome to our Books On Bullying reading list. It includes items from the Teen collection with some Adult titles and one very sentimental Children's favorite. We'd like this list to be as interactive...
View ArticleBorimix 2012 Puerto Rican Fest and the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center
Miguel Trelles, one of the hands behind the scenes of Festival Borimix, is the kind of New Yorker who gives you hope.After Sandy blacked out and knocked us off our hinges — like the Lower East Side and...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Grand Central Terminal!
Did you know that Grand Central Station (also known as Grand Central Terminal) recently turned 100?Opened in 1871 on 42nd Street between Park and Lexington avenues, the station was renovated and...
View ArticleChristopher Stadulis: Actor-Firefighter at Teen Central
The partnership between Yianni Stamas and Lights Camera Read and NYPL's Teen Central at Grand Central continues with our 2013 entrepreneurial series for teens — examining jobs in the real world. Our...
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