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What's happening today, It’s So Good to See You (song & movement) Book 1: Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang; illustrated by Charlene Chua... BPL Catalog: https://bit.ly/2ZraukN For Debbie Chapman's Fire Breathing Dragon Craft (https://bit.ly/3pxZLQh) you'll need, Pair of scissors Glue stick or craft glue 1 paper roll 1 piece construction paper 2 pom poms (large) 2 pom poms (medium or small) 2 googly eyes 3 scraps tissue paper (any colors you’d like!) So Long, Farewell (song) Jumpstart’s Read for the Record https://www.jstart.org/read-for-the-record/ For all things Brooklyn Public Library bklynlibrary.org To borrow BPL digital materials bklynlibrary.org/borrow/ebooks-audiobooks BPL Events Calendar www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list

What’s happening today for Virtual Ezra Jack Keats Story & Craft with Ms. Raquel, It’s So Good to See You (song & movement) Book 1: Over In the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth; Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats... BPL Catalog: https://bit.ly/35YoXFV Book 2: The Seedling (that didn’t want to grow) BPL Catalog: https://bit.ly/2P1J27E Craft: Paper Flowers We'll be making paper flowers from construction paper! Look around your home for any of these supplies, Construction paper or any type of paper you have around the house. Even a paper bag! A ruler or straight edge. Scissors. (Your grown up might need to help you with some of the cutting.) Glue stick or another kind of craft friendly glue. So Long, Farewell (song) Ezra Jack Keats Foundation: https://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/ 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Celebration: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/ejk-2020/gallery For all things Brooklyn Public Library bklynlibrary.org To borrow BPL digital materials bklynlibrary.org/borrow/ebooks-audiobooks BPL Events Calendar www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list

Welcome to Jay's Kitchen! Join me and Owen, my almost five year old nephew, as we make chocolate cake! This program is both for kids to learn kitchen skills, as well as adults to get ideas for including kids in the kitchen! We cover some important things like handwashing, reading recipes, and measuring ingredients! Try making it at home with this recipe:... INGREDIENTS 2.25 Cups AP Flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 0.75 Cups cocoa powder 0.5 teaspoons salt 0.5 Cups vegetable oil 1 Cup brown sugar 1 Cup granulated sugar 3 large eggs 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 Cup buttermilk 0.5 Cups sour cream 1 Cup boiling water METHOD: Preheat the oven to 350. Butter and flour two 9 inch cake pans Combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt. Combine the wet ingredients: oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and sour cream. Combine the two mixures. Stir in the boiling water. Divide the batter into the two pans, bake for 35 minutes or so. Check to see if it's done by inserting a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, it's ready! Let cool 10-15 minutes. Frost as desired.

Did you hear this week we started returns-only service at 14 of our branches? Now you can drop off books and clear out some space in your shelves (for more books, obviously). See the full list of branches: https://bklynlib.org/reopening

Tonight: Join Center for Brooklyn History & BPL Presents for CBH Talks: White Purity, Black Sexuality, and Their Roles in America’s History of Racism. In her new book, White Fright: The Sexual Panic at the Heart of America’s Racist History, historian Jane Dailey places white fear of Black sexuality and interracial sex at the center of America’s history of racism. Dailey brings into sharp relief how white focus on safeguarding purity fueled centuries of brutality and structur...al racism. Historian Nell Painter looks at the nineteenth and twentieth century south through an intersecting lens. Her book, Southern History Across the Color Line, brings to the surface the many ways in which the lives of southern Blacks and whites were thoroughly entangled. Join these two thinkers as they reflect on the white American psyche, the messy tangles between races in the south, and the through line that brings us from Emmett Till, to Loving v. Virginia, to the racism that continues today. See more

Join Yesha Aunti for our annual Read for the Record story book, Evelyn Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina, pictures by Sonia Sanchez. We will also sing songs, and do a craft making a bus ! Vroom!!!

Is there a better listener than a dog? We don't think so, and that's why we love our Read to a Therapy Dog program. Sign up for a session to read to Angel on November 14!

Do you miss reading some of our reference books that were for Library-use only? We've now made some of our Nursing and Psychology books available for check out! Browse now: bklynlib.org/3l7aVX8 bklynlib.org/3eKAGKB

Central Library is temporarily closed after a COVID-19 exposure. For the safety of our staff and patrons, it is being deep cleaned and will reopen on Monday, November 9. Please visit https://bklynlib.org/3mSRbH4 for a list of branches that are currently open.

Help us New Yorkers continue to stay safe and healthy by stopping by these mobile testing units from 10AM-4PM this week for free COVID-19 testing! For more information on where to get tested visit: https://bit.ly/34DrMuW Brower Park, Corner of Prospect Place & Brooklyn Ave. Bklyn, NY, 11213 Cooper Park, Corner of Maspeth Ave. & Olive St. Brooklyn, NY, 11211... #TestandTrace #FreeTesting #COVID-19

November is traditionally a big month for food loversit contains a big holiday centered around a meal! To honor the tradition of making food so delicious it inspires awe & compliments, the Cookbook Club is hosting a virtual Friendsgiving & you're invited.

Become a Cycle Ally! The Cycle Alliance is a pro-period advocacy campaign for teens of all genders! Use your voice and creativity to fight period shaming and period poverty in your communities.

Brooklyn Public Library offers books and programming for children of all ages & their families. From storytime to STEM, and from live entertainment to a children's librarian at every branch, BPL helps establish a love of reading and learning at every age. Follow Brooklyn Public Library Family for more updates and daily virtual storytime!

Need a reading recommendation? Try Brooklyn Public Library’s free service, Bklyn BookMatch. Complete the form and a BPL librarian will create a customized reading list of five titles for you.