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Inspire Young Inventors: Books & Resources For Elementary Educators
By Dhariyah Luqman, Specialist II, School Outreach and Samantha Simoes, Specialist II, School Outreach | June 8, 2022These books and resources will help children with problem solving, patience, and perseverance as they begin to think like future inventors!Engaging Books to Commemorate Juneteenth in the Classroom
By Center for Education and Schools | June 2, 2022Titles for all ages to support educators in teaching the history of this significant holiday.Helping Students Visualize the Violence of Residential Schools
By Emily Uruchima, Research Associate, Curriculum Development, Center for Education and Schools | May 16, 2022Teaching the Indigenous history of residential schools with primary sources from NYPL's collections.Books to Support Educators in the Classroom
By Tiffany James, Educators and Schools Outreach Specialist | May 10, 2022These titles can be used for lesson planning, professional development, gaining new ideas for working with your school community and more.Culturally Responsive Fairy Tale Titles for the Classroom
By School Outreach | May 3, 2022Many familiar tales have been reimagined in new titles that feature diverse characters reflecting the lives of the readers themselves.Picture Books to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week
By Samantha Simoes, Specialist II, School Outreach | April 25, 2022Throughout all the challenges teachers have faced recently, they always put their students and the needs of their community first.Books to Inspire Budding Environmental Activists
By Dhariyah Luqman, Specialist II, School Outreach | April 14, 2022Help kids learn what it takes to be an advocate for mother nature and why taking care of our planet must be a priority.High School Classroom Connections for Poetry Instruction
By Amber Certain, Educators and Schools Outreach Specialist | March 31, 2022Recently published poetry and novels in verse for high school educators to share with students, as well as other resources and activities.Doc Chat Forty-Five: A Guide to Black Travel Guides
By Julie Golia, Associate Director, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books and Charles J. Liebman Curator of Manuscri | March 7, 2022Schomburg Center librarian Rhonda Evans and NYPL curator Julie Golia analyzed travel guides used by African Americans to help them navigate…
Doc Chat Forty-Four: Alice Austen's New York Street Types
By Julie Golia, Associate Director, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books and Charles J. Liebman Curator of Manuscri | March 2, 2022NYPL’s Elizabeth Cronin spoke with art historian Bonnie Yochelson about the career and images of understudied Staten Island photographer Al…
