More Long-Distance Fun with Grandchildren
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
August 19, 2019
If your grandkids live elsewhere, here are three books and plenty of activities you can share together over the phone - and you don't even need a FaceTime or Skype connection.
All the Nations Under Heaven, and at Bronx Library Center
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
July 12, 2019
On June 20, BLC hosted author Frederick Binder at the library's cuartito to discuss the contributions and experiences of immigrants and migrants coming to New York City.
Author and Kids Collaborate on La Cancion Encantada (The Enchanted Song)
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
June 19, 2019
Author and illustrator Paul Rodriguez visited the Bronx Library Center's "cuartito" to create new work with fifth graders based on the folktale about "el coqui," or "the tree frog".
Long Distance Grandparenting Revisited
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
May 16, 2019
If your beloved grandkids are too many miles away, our author offers delightful ways to engage with them, staying close regardless of the distance.
Stay Informed with NYPL's "Opposing Viewpoints" Database
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
May 8, 2019
Like most of us, you're concerned about many of today's social issues but puzzled by conflicting messages from media, so-called experts, and statistics. The Opposing Viewpoints in Context database provides a balance of evidence to help you form opinions on the issues most important to you.
Putting Immigrant Crises in Perspective: BLC Latin and Puerto Rican Cultural Collection
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
March 11, 2019
Discover a hint of what's tucked away in a corner of the reference room on the fourth floor of the Bronx Library Center, a space in the Latino and Puerto Rican Cultural Collection and Gallery affectionately called the "cuartito".
Long Distance Grandparenting
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
January 16, 2015
My desire to stay close to my west coast granddaughter led me to the library for solutions.
In Praise of Board Games
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
April 3, 2014
The next time we had "no-computer/board game time" I was amazed at the reaction from our regulars. When asked the same question and replying with the standard answer, I heard an exuberant "Ooh! We can play board games now? "
Black History Battle : Trivia!
by Helen Broady, Bronx Library Center
March 12, 2014
Come and show off your knowledge of past and present African-American culture! Fun for all. Ages 10 - adult.