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Happy New Year

Season Greetings and happy holidays. The Library is closed and reopens Tuesday, January 3, 2023 with reduced hours 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday to Friday. Regular hours resume Monday, […]

Books

The Best Children’s Books of the Year 2022: Holiday Gift Edition

Members of the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee have been hard at work preparing their annual list of exceptional children’s books. Titles in this year’s Holiday Gift Edition, include offerings […]

Library Hours

Thanksgiving

Dear Bank Street Library Patrons, the Library will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2022 in observance of Thanksgiving. We re-open Monday, November 28, 2022.

Events

BookFest @ Bank Street: October 15

BookFest is an event devoted to the celebration, discovery, and discussion of books for children and teens. This event, designed for adults, features luminaries from the children’s literature community. Authors, illustrators, editors, reviewers, and scholars will take part in panel discussions and breakout sessions.

book cover of "you can't say that" by Leonard Marcus
Library Salons

Library Salon #28: A Conversation with Leonard S. Marcus on Censorship in Children’s Literature

What happens when freedom of expression and the freedom to read come under threat? At Bank Street’s upcoming Library Salon #28, we will hear from historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus, whose latest book, You Can’t Say That!, compiles the stories of thirteen authors of banned books and their experiences with censorship and free expression.

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Library Salons

Library Salon #27 The Pandemic as a Portal to New Futures in Education

Please join Bank Street College, Teachers College, and Erikson Institute for a 90-minute special event “The Pandemic as a Portal to New Futures in Education.” It features educators and parents who contributed articles to Bank Street Occasional Paper Series #46.

library workshop december 2021
Library Workshops

Library Workshops: December 2021

The Library will be conducting three workshops in December. You do not have to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Sessions will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there. For further information email us at librarian@bankstreet.edu

Library Spaces

How to WiFi Print From an iPhone and iPad

It is now possible to print using Bank Street’s WiFi network. You must be a graduate student and have a PaperCut account. If you are a parent or visitor ask for a print card at the circulation desk. Open the document you want to print on your mobile device. Look for a way to share your document, mostly it will be three small dots on the top right hand corner of your screen, or depending on the app it may be a small square box with an arrow pointing up.

Library Spaces

WiFi Printing

If you want to print an assignment from your own device (i.e., laptop or mobile phone), it is now possible with WiFi printing. You only have to set up your device once. Here are the instructions for a MacOS laptop. Make sure you are connected to a Bank Street WiFi network.

Library workshops September 2021
Library Workshops

Library Workshops: September 2021

The Library will be conducting three workshops in September 2021. You do not need to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Workshops will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there.

Books

EBSCO Audiobooks

Audiobooks are a fun way to learn something new, but they do require a number of steps before you can sit back and read. The good news is that you only need to set up once. Try finding this audiobook through the databases “We Got This.” If you see a headphone icon and the word borrow in the database record you’re on the way to enjoying your first audiobook.

Jonathan Silin
Library Salons

Library Salon #26 A Tribute to the Life Work of Jonathan Silin

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Occasional Paper Series #45: “Welcoming Narratives in Education: A Tribute to the Life Work of Jonathan Silin.” The new issue is available from  our website. Library Salons are a series of informal lectures and group discussions held after hours on Friday evenings.

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Reference Desk Questions

Is This Website Legit?

Often in our wanderings through cyberspace we find articles and websites that look promising for an assignment, but there’s a nagging little voice inside our heads saying, “Hmm… is this website legit?”

Library Workshops

Library Workshops: January 2021

The Library will be conducting three workshops in January 2021. You do not need to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Workshops will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there.