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Press ReleaseThe New York Public Library Global Beat Booklist Provides Multicultural Reading Recommendations for Teens
Global Beat includes books from and about all parts of the world. The sections are: Africa, Europe, Far East & Down Under, India and Pakistan, Latino Roots, The Middle East, Native Americans, and A New Life in America. The books cover art, oral traditions, poetry, history, fiction, biography, and politics. Some of the books deal specifically with teenage responses to historical and political events in various countries. Many of the titles listed in Global Beat are available in recorded format or Braille from the Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. For information on this service call (212) 206-5400. Global Beat is published every five years by the Office of Young Adult Services of The New York Public Library. Copies cost ten dollars each ($10.00). On mail orders there is a charge for shipping and handling: 1 copy - $1.00; 2 to 5 copies - $1.25; bulk orders - $1.50. Order from the Office of Branch Libraries, the New York Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. The New York Public Library offers a wide variety of free programs for adults, young adults, and children at all 85 of its branches, located throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. pro: jb: 7-31-98 |
The New York
Public Library's Global Beat booklist offers teens a jumping off point
for exploring other countries, people, traditions, customs, and lifestyles.
Although the United States draws immigrants from all over the world in record
numbers, tensions among people who don't understand their neighbor's cultures
are still high. Education is one of the best ways to bridge the gaps that exist
between people because of a lack of understanding. The novels, poetry, history,
and biography in Global Beat provide the opportunity for teens to read
about new people and places while also highlighting the universal experience
of the struggles all teens face growing up.