Teen Reads March 2020

Help us choose our 2020 Book of the Year at Flushing. The above 16 titles were the most widely circulated books in our collection over the past year. With your vote, we will narrow it down to the Elite 8, the Final 4 and finally The Champion. Vote each week and let your opinion count.

Voting is done online.

Find out what the above people have in common. Share your answers on March 16 and get a free slice of pie in the library. Students may come down periods 5, 7, or 8.

Are you dreaming about being a stand up comedian? Apply to the Bob Hope Program where you workshop your comedy routine and produce your own podcast.

If you are interested in Women's History and want to create your own webpage, apply for the Tech Scholars Program. Both of these are at the New York Historical Society this summer. Stem Career in your future? Apply now for a summer internship. DEADLINE: APRIL 24

All information is posted on the New York Historical Society's webpage.

Summer in the City: Investigate the different options for you to learn about coding, robotics and game design. Participation is by lottery. All programs are FREE!!! Information posted on the NYC Department of Education website.

2020 is the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. The timeline from the Queens Library highlights some of the trailblazers of women's history. Read about Shirley Chisholm, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Condoleeza Rice, Sonia Sotomayer or Janet Yellin or many others by borrowing a book from our library.

Ms. E. Frank Bayer, librarian, newsletter editor

Email: ebayer@schools.nyc.gov
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