Borrowed

Brooklyn Public Library
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Borrowed

Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the very best of them to you.   Borrowed is a narrative series about superhero librarians, neighborhood stories and what it means to be a free, democratic place in today’s changing world. We tell stories about libraries during natural disasters, the challenges of homelessness, and NYC’s fraught relationship with trash.   Borrowed and Banned is our limited series about America's ideological war with its bookshelves. From September to December 2023, we released ten episodes featuring the stories of students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground.     For transcripts, pictures, book lists, and resources, please visit our web page: bklynlib.org/podcasts 

  1. Why We Still Read Together: The Joy of Book Clubs

    NOV 27

    Why We Still Read Together: The Joy of Book Clubs

    Graphic novels, Haitian-American book bingo, and The Power Broker. These are just a few of the book clubs happening at Brooklyn Public Library! This episode, we take a tour around the borough to listen in on our patrons' reading habits and ask why we still read together.Read a transcript of this episode here.Further resources:Check out our book clubs happening across the borough!Want to read The Power Broker? You can join the club at Macon Library or follow along with the podcast 99% Invisibl...

    18 min

  2. OCT 15

    Book Sanctuaries, Buttons and Bouncy Houses

    We're pulling out all the stops for the first annual Freedom to Read Day of Action on Saturday, October 19th! Hear from libraries in Los Angeles, San Diego, Hoboken, NJ and Austin, TX about what they're doing to promote the freedom to read. And, if you're in Brooklyn, meet us on the steps of Central Library this Saturday for a book rally!You can read the transcript here. Further resources:Join Brooklyn Public Library on October 19th for our Freedom to Read Day of Action! Or check out eve...

    15 min

  3. SEP 23

    Banned Books Week: All for a Library Card

    For Banned Books Week this year, we’re returning to our award-winning series, Borrowed and Banned. Because the fight isn’t over. In 2023, the American Library Association documented a 65% increase in the number of book titles challenged across the country. Listen to the first episode of the series about what happened in one Oklahoma town when their freedom to read was challenged. And how one teacher’s response caught the nation’s attention.Read the transcript here, and check out the following...

    27 min
  4. Rebroadcast: Blocks and Brownstones

    AUG 15

    Rebroadcast: Blocks and Brownstones

    Bedford-Stuyvesant is perhaps one of Brooklyn’s most iconic neighborhoods. Its tree-lined streets and grand brownstones have been here for over 150 years. This episode, a re-broadcast from 2019, tells the story of Bed-Stuy through the lives of three women who set down roots here in different ways: activist Hattie Carthan, writer Paule Marshall, and novelist Naomi Jackson. Read a transcript of this episode here.Further resources:Check out our list of books curated for this episode.Learn m...

    25 min
  5. Bed-Stuy Tea: An Interview with Cookbook Author Nicole A. Taylor

    JUL 30

    Bed-Stuy Tea: An Interview with Cookbook Author Nicole A. Taylor

    Splitting her time between Athens, Georgia and Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Nicole A. Taylor is a food writer and author of several cookbooks. She sat down with BPL’s Bed-Stuy Tea podcast to discuss finding and preserving her Southern voice, the pleasures of restaurant research, and her favorite local spots to eat and drink. Read a transcript of this episode here.Further resources:Listen to more episodes of Bed-Stuy Tea on our website, or subscribe to BKLYN Community Audio on Spotify or Apple Podcasts...

    29 min
  6. Explore Your City This Summer!

    JUN 26

    Explore Your City This Summer!

    It's summer and school's out! No matter what age you are, you can spend your summer at the library with book lists and activities galore. We go over the facts and stats of BPL's popular Culture Pass program, which has helped thousands of New Yorkers visit museums and performance spaces in the city ... for free!Read a transcript of the episode here.More resources:Reserve free passes to museums and performance sites across NYC with Culture Pass (and your library card)!Is there a kid or teen in ...

    12 min
  7. Drag Story Hour

    JUN 6

    Drag Story Hour

    Brooklyn Public Library has been hosting Drag Story Hours since 2016. It's one of our most popular, colorful, and well-attended events for kids. In this episode, we explore why Drag Story Hour is important, and how it’s had to change in recent years in response to an increasingly tense political climate.More resources:June is Pride Month! Celebrate at the Library with crafting, story times, film screenings and more!Learn more about Drag Story Hour and explore their resources for parents and c...

    15 min
  8. Say His Name: Arthur Miller

    MAY 17

    Say His Name: Arthur Miller

    Outside of Brooklyn, Arthur Miller's name has largely faded from memory. On this episode, we tell the story of the Black community leader who was killed by NYPD chokehold in 1978, the movement pushed forward as a result of his death, and the ways that Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History helps to keep the story alive.Further resources:Listen to the "Voices of Crown Heights Oral History Collection" or visit the Center for Brooklyn History in person. Check out our list of ...

    17 min
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Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the very best of them to you.   Borrowed is a narrative series about superhero librarians, neighborhood stories and what it means to be a free, democratic place in today’s changing world. We tell stories about libraries during natural disasters, the challenges of homelessness, and NYC’s fraught relationship with trash.   Borrowed and Banned is our limited series about America's ideological war with its bookshelves. From September to December 2023, we released ten episodes featuring the stories of students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground.     For transcripts, pictures, book lists, and resources, please visit our web page: bklynlib.org/podcasts 

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  • Creator
    Brooklyn Public Library
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Borrowed
  • Show Website
    Borrowed

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