Join us Friday, March 25, at 1 PM EST for a live Twitter and Facebook chat with #1000BlackGirlBooks founder Marley Dias and the NYPL Recommends team! We're huge fans of Marley's, and we can't wait to chat with her about her book recommendations and her experience collecting diverse books over the last few months. Be sure to follow @NYPLRecommends on Twitter. 

How to Participate in the Live Q&A:

Have a question for Marley Dias or NYPL's book recommendations experts? Starting at 1 PM EST Friday, ask a question on NYPL's Facebook page or post your question to Twitter with hashtag #AskMarley. If you can’t be there at 1 PM, you can post your questions now in the comments below!

A bit of background on #1000BlackGirlBooks:

Frustrated by the lack of representation in kids’ books, 11-year old Marley set out to collect 1,000 books featuring black girls as the main characters. Since January, she has collected over 4,000 books with the GrassROOTS Community Foundation and created a resource guide featuring 700 of the books sorted by grade level. The books were donated to a school in her native Philadelphia and a parish library in her mom’s native Jamaica. Every month, the list is updated to serve as a resource for schools, libraries, and parents. People around the world have contributed to the movement through the hashtag #1000BlackGirlBooks. Learn more about #1000BlackGirlBooks on Marley's site, and check out NYPL's list of book recommendations, too.

• Twitter office hours: Every Friday, Lynn Lobash and Gwen Glazer give book recommendations live on Twitter via the @NYPLRecommends handle and the hashtag #TheLibrarianIsIn.

• Podcast:  The Librarian Is In is the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. Every other week, Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius discuss the books they're reading, pop culture and the literary zeitgeist, and the world of libraries—and welcome special guests. Listen and subscribe here. 

• Book lists: Every week, a team of NYPL librarians creates multiple subject-based lists, which can be read here.

• “What Should I Read Next” Web Form: Readers can log in here at any time of day, share some basic information, and get a personalized recommendation of three books emailed back in about three business days.

• Curated Browsing Tool: NYPL librarians recommend a set of books, which are placed in an interactive web tool. Visitors to the tool answer basic questions, and the tool immediately recommends books from that set.