All Pieces for Brooklyn Public Library
Student activists in York, Pennsylvania organized a silent protest when hundreds of books were banned from their classrooms, paving the way for las...
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 28:10
Library workers often risk their livelihoods when they speak out against censorship, spurring community members to pick up the fight for intellectu...
Bought by WORT
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 25:35
- Purchases: 1
Maia Kobabe's debut memoir, Gender Queer, was the most frequently banned book in 2021 and 2022. We talked with Maia about what it's like to be on t...
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 17:55
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 23:18
George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and th...
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 15:31
Banning of so-called “classics” grabs public attention, but books like To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984 don't need your defense. It's the more recent...
- Added: Nov 08, 2023
- Length: 19:25
Mike Curato talks about his award-winning graphic novel Flamer, his writing practice, and how it feels to have his story vaulted into national head...
- Added: Nov 02, 2023
- Length: 16:39
Over the past few years, school board races have become more heated and more political — and books have become the center of that political storm. ...
- Added: Oct 25, 2023
- Length: 26:32
The birth of obscenity laws in the 1870s provides a cautionary tale for the present moment, when far-right conservatives incorrectly label books “s...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Oct 25, 2023
- Length: 26:15
- Purchases: 1
Over 14,000 patrons have signed up for their first library card since Jay-Z's exhibit came to Central Library in mid-July. We talk to Brooklynites ...
- Added: Sep 29, 2023
- Length: 07:49
When a high school teacher in Norman, Oklahoma shared a QR code with her students that would grant them access to BPL’s digital collection, she too...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Sep 29, 2023
- Length: 25:47
- Purchases: 1
Kesha Powell and Amen Emile have been working at BPL for over 20 years in various roles, from public safety to circulation manager. Thanks to BPL's...
- Added: Sep 29, 2023
- Length: 13:48
If you ask Hannah Jean what would be her greatest wish, she will say running Brooklyn Public Library. Last month, she got to do just that.
- Added: Jun 13, 2023
- Length: 09:14
Meet the Luddite Club, a group of library-loving, flip-phone-toting teenagers in Brooklyn who come together every week out of a shared sense that s...
- Added: Jun 13, 2023
- Length: 13:57
Asylum seekers continue to arrive in New York City. We look at how one faith-based organization is responding to the continuing crisis in the hope ...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 24:27
Este episodio es sobre los solicitantes de asilo en la ciudad de Nueva York. Estamos compartiendo estas narrativas personales con la esperanza de q...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 24:56
Last year, New York City began to see an increase in the number of migrants seeking asylum. The library is a small part of the city-wide response t...
- Added: May 03, 2023
- Length: 17:18
With tablets, Legos, and coding, these fourteen teams from library branches across Brooklyn met at Central Library to compete in the final champion...
- Added: Mar 02, 2023
- Length: 09:23
We love love at the library, so for Valentine's Day this year, we're devoting the episode Romance Novels! We'll learn how Romance covers hint at wh...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Feb 13, 2023
- Length: 15:17
- Purchases: 1
La Hora Mágica has been the heart of Sunset Park’s storytime programming for a decade now, highlighting songs and stories in Spanish and English fo...
- Added: Feb 01, 2023
- Length: 10:56
