Blog Posts by Subject: Education

Shakespeare’s language can be a challenge for fluent English speakers. If you’re an English language learner, you might think that Shakespeare is not for for you, but there are many different ways you can learn about his work, his life, and his language and improve your English skills.

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Can Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reform ailing public school systems across the country? In Dale Russakoff's book The Prize: Who’s In Charge of America’s 

Steven G. Fullwood, Associate Curator of Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, interviews our current cohort of Pre-Professionals about their experiences.

Where to find the exam prep book and the things you can learn without it—all you need is a library card.

Ladders for Leaders offers high school and college students the opportunity to participate in paid professional summer internships with leading corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies in New York City.

Over the years, SIBL has partnered with 100+ tri-state government agencies, NGOs, not for profits, schools, proprietary institutes, professional associations, and colleges. Shouldn't yours be next?

What is a Primary Source? A primary source is an original document or object that was created at the time of your study.

Today’s letter features correspondence between Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and Langston Hughes. In the excerpt below, Schomburg speaks with Hughes regarding acquisitions for The Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints—the forerunner to today’s Schomburg Center.

Take a look at these ideas for integrating specific tools, items and collections into lesson plans for students of various ages.

Awa walked into the Aguilar Adult Learning Center and said “Can you help me? I want to learn to read.”

The students meet to see how much they understood in the pages they read at home, and they meet because they love to share their ideas with each other.

The Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Developement of Hostos Community College, City University of New York, provides you the opportunity to develop the skills to do the job.

Did you know that there is a free job training program that provides urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their protential through professional careers and higher education?

Did you know that the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education offers grants to K-12 and postsecondary educators and administrators to study and travel abroad?

Learn more about a database that is the next best thing to a career counselor, and free with your library card.

The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu) will host the 8th Annual Latino College Fair on November 21, 2015, at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus.

All students and families, Latinos and non-Latinos, are welcome.

Events will include:

"Planning and Paying for College" workshops (simultaneous Spanish translation) College Fair with 50+ private (not-for-profit) colleges and univsersities in New York represented  "Ask the Financial Aid Experts" (both English and Spanish 

Teach students about Infectious Diseases in the context of Social Studies, Science and English Language Arts through nonfiction and other primary source material.

The City College of New York (CCNY) and Continuing and Professional Studies will present Information Session With Silicon Harlem on Wednesday, July 8, 6–7:30 pm at CCNY Campus, Convent Avenue, near 140th Street, Shepard Hall, Room 2.

The Library subscribes to digital resources for kids that incorporate reading, test taking, videos and games and meet local and national educational standards. Learn how to access them with a library card.