Posts from Macomb's Bridge Library

World Literature Festival: Selected Books from the English-Speaking Caribbean

In this cross-section of literature, we highlight prize-winning debut novels and new nonfiction books, which we hope will engage and inform you.

The Woodson Project: Empowering Black Families

Empowering Black Families aims to create and promote programs, services, collections, and resources that are responsive to the needs and experiences of the Black community.

8 Children's Books to Celebrate Women's History Month

They're never too young to start learning about women's achievements.

Welcome to the New Macomb’s Bridge Library

We hope to see you soon!

The Banned Books We Love

Eleven of our favorite challenged titles.

Macomb's Bridge Library: The Little Engine That Could

Macomb’s Bridge Library, situated at the border of Harlem and the Bronx (think Yankee Stadium, which is a stone’s throw away), is part of the Harlem River Houses. The library is located just at the edge of this massive complex.

Sanitation Worker Exam 2015

New York City is giving another exam to those who want to be a part of New York's Strongest.

From Books to the Big Screen! Noteworthy Books Heading to Theaters in 2014

2014 is set to be a big year for noteworthy books getting their big break on the screen. Here are a few books that I would recommend reading before seeing the film later this year.

Three Books to Catch Toddlers' Eyes

I recommend these exciting books to read to toddlers, they can sing at the top of their lungs, dance around the room, laugh at the silly words, clap hands or just enjoy the bright colorful illustrations. The goal is to be active and have a good time.

Book List for Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Court Officer Trainee: Prepare for 2014 Exam

Information about the exam and how to prepare using books and electronic resources at the library.

Kids Science Experiment: Elephant Toothpaste

On a snowy Saturday at the branch a few kids came out to try a cool experiment I'd been talking about all week. ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE!! Too cool.

This exciting experiment is a great example of a reaction that occurs when you combine certain chemicals together (kid-friendly of course). 

At first I decided to give the experiment a test run and as a result I didn’t get the reaction I was quite looking for. Something I used was off. Well it was the bottle I used. It was just too big (2 liter soda bottle).

Learning from my mistake, I decided to do the experiment 

Macomb's Bridge Teens Review Graphic Novels

The Ultimate's 2: Grand Theft America

Reviewed by Elan

The comic The Ultimate's 2 by Mark Miller is a great comic that describes how the Ulitimates began. This book takes place in the Marvel Universe, where the heroes have different origins from the Marvel Universe. It is slightly darker and follows Iron man, Captain America and Thor as they try to stop a whole new World War form emerging. They recruit familiar heroes and eventually face off against the villains of