Brooklyn Public Library splits big grant
Annual summer reading program gets boost from New York Life Foundation
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Libraries across the
five boroughs will split
a $1 million grant from
the New York Life Foundation,
the 2019 citywide
sponsor for the summer
reading program.
The grant from this
do-good group will support
the Brooklyn Public
Library’s free programs
that encourage
kids to read even in the
summer months, when
school is not in regular
session.
“We look forward to
seeing libraries across
the borough crowded
with students of all ages
this summer and are so
grateful for the support
of the New York Life
Foundation as we help
children across New
York discover the joy of
reading,” said Brooklyn
Public Library President
and CEO Linda E.
Lead support for
Brooklyn Public Library’s
summer reading
program also comes
from The National Grid
Foundation, as well as
Con Edison, Macy’s, the
Barclays Center and the
Brooklyn Nets, according
to a local library representative.
“Brooklyn Public Library’s
annual summer
reading program aims
to prevent ‘summer
slide’ by encouraging
young readers to visit
the library and continue
reading while school
is out of session,” said
Fritzi Bodenheimer,
press officer for Brooklyn
Public Library. “It is
estimated that summer
breaks will cause the average
student to lose up
to one month of instruction
per year.”
Kids and teens who
complete the summer
reading challenge will
receive two tickets to an
event at Barclays Center
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and be entered into
a drawing to win an Apple
iPad. Last summer,
152,000 children and
families signed up for
BPL’s reading program
and more than 250,000
people attended the summer
reading programs.
The theme for this
year’s summer reading
program is, “A Universe
of Stories,” and the educational
programs will
coincide with the theme
of space exploration,
Bodenheimer said. All
ages are welcome to attend
the launch of this
summer adventure in
reading on June 1.
“The library is grateful
for the grant and major
support provided by
the New York Life Foundation,”
Bodenheimer
said. “We are especially
excited for the launch
weekend, where every
one of our 59 branches
will have music, story
time, scavenger hunts
and more!”
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