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Brooklyn Public Library Press Clips

Collected by: Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library

Archived since: May, 2020

Description:

News stories with coverage of Brooklyn Public Library.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries,  Government - Cities,  Society & Culture

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Title: Antiracist Storytimes

URL: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2022/05/02/antiracist-storytimes/

Description: Programs for kids spark and normalize conversations about race.

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Subject:   Story time

Creator:   Emily Udell

Publisher:   American Libraries

Date:   2022 May 2,  2022

Title: New York AG: Brooklyn library receives bomb threat during Drag Story Hour

URL: https://brooklyn.news12.com/new-york-ag-brooklyn-library-receives-bomb-threat-during-drag-story-hour

Description: Police say they responded to a 911 call about a bomb threat made to the Corteylou Library on Saturday in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Branches,  Events,  Story time

Creator:   News 12 staff

Publisher:   News 12

Date:   2023 September 25,  2023

Title: Councilmember Avilés, BPL President lead bilingual storytime in Brooklyn

URL: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/10/28/councilmember-aviles-bpl-president-lead-bilingual-storytime-in-brooklyn/

Description: Councilmember Alexa Avilés and Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO, Linda E. Johnson visited Sunset Park Library on Wednesday to read to the library's youngest partons.

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Subject:   Story time

Creator:   Brooklyn Eagle staff

Publisher:   Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Date:   2022 October 28,  2022

Title: Lawmakers to consider legislation after Brooklyn 'Drag Story Hour' bomb threat

URL: https://gothamist.com/news/lawmakers-to-consider-legislation-after-brooklyn-drag-story-hour-bomb-threat

Description: City lawmakers are in talks over legislation that could address the ongoing hostility aimed at kid-friendly readings hosted by drag queens.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Story time ,  Branches,  Events

Creator:   Giulia Heyward

Publisher:   Gothamist

Date:   2023 September 24,  2023

Title: Bomb Threat At Drag Story Hour In BK Library Spurs Electeds' Action

URL: https://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/bomb-threat-drag-story-hour-bk-library-spurs-electedss-action

Description: A bomb threat sent Brooklyn library-goers scrambling Saturday, but it didn't stop a Drag Story Hour from putting on its kid-friendly reading event as planned.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Branches,  Events,  Story time

Creator:   Emily Rahhal

Publisher:   Patch

Date:   2023 September 25,  2023

Title: N.Y.C. Library Moves Drag Queen Story Hour Location Following Bomb Threat

URL: https://people.com/nyc-library-moves-drag-queen-story-hour-location-following-bomb-threat-7973945

Description: No device was found after the Brooklyn branch was evacuated and searched, NYPD confirmed to PEOPLE.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Branches,  Story time ,  Events

Creator:   Celeste McCauley

Publisher:   People

Date:   2023 September 23,  2023

Title: Brooklyn Library’s Drag Story Hour Forced to Move After Bomb Threat

URL: https://themessenger.com/news/brooklyn-librarys-drag-story-hour-forced-to-move-after-bomb-threat

Description: No explosive device was found. The event was moved to a nearby coffee shop.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Events,  Branches,  Story time

Creator:   Mary Papenfuss

Publisher:   The Messenger News

Date:   2023 September 24,  2023

Title: NYPD: Brooklyn library’s Drag Story Hour moved after bomb threat

URL: https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/09/24/nypd-brooklyn-librarys-drag-story-hour-moved-after-bomb-threat/

Description: The New York Police Department confirmed that a bomb threat was emailed to the Cortelyou branch of Brooklyn Public Library forcing the staff and patrons to relocate the scheduled Drag Queen Story Hour just prior to the event Saturday morning.

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Subject:   Cortelyou,  Branches,  Events,  Story time

Creator:   Brody Levesque

Publisher:   Los Angeles Blade

Date:   2023 September 24,  2023

Title: Brooklyn Public Library Relocates Drag-Queen Story Hour after Bomb Threat

URL: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/brooklyn-public-library-relocates-draw-queen-story-after-bomb-threat/

Description: A Brooklyn library relocated its drag-queen story hour to a new venue Saturday after it received a bomb threat shortly before the event was scheduled to begin.

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Subject:   Branches,  Cortelyou,  Story time ,  Events

Creator:   Caroline Downey

Publisher:   National Review

Date:   2023 September 24,  2023

Title: How Americans are turning to books during the pandemic - TODAY with Hoda & Jenna

URL: https://www.today.com/video/how-americans-are-turning-to-books-during-the-pandemic-82809925919/

Description: Jenna Bush Hager talks about how during the coronavirus pandemic, more Americans are turning to books to escape, inspire and find comfort. Features a clip from a virtual story time hosted by Brooklyn Public Library's Macon branch.

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Subject:   Story time ,  Covid

Group:   Video

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