Book of the Day: Be a Changemaker

Book of the day: Be A Changemaker by Laurie Ann Thompson

We've had the civil rights movement and the women's movement—now it's time for the youth movement.

When Divine Bradley was seventeen, he just wanted a safe place to hang out away from gangs and violence, and Team Revolution was born. At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls in Rwanda are often not allowed to attend school, and Richard's Rwanda took shape. During his sophomore year of high school, Zach Steinfeld put his love of baking to good use and started the Baking for Breast Cancer Club.

Gone are the days when kids were supposed to be "seen and not heard." Today, youth everywhere are rising up, building new organizations, and creating the changes they want to see in their communities and around the world. Be a Changemaker gives readers the tools and confidence they need to affect real change. Readers will learn how to:

- Research ideas
- Build a strong and passionate team
- Create a business plan
- Enlist a savvy adult
- Plan events
- Work with the media
- And more!

Plus, profiles of youth-led social organizations show readers that it's never too early to become a changemaker.

 

New books!

The library just received a shipment of new books. Come on by and take a look. We received a lot of new graphic novels, including some Batman, and lots of memoirs, including Misty Copeland's Life in Motion!

[caption id="attachment_918" align="alignnone" width="576"] Chai Sheep looks closely at a disclaimer from Tattoo a Banana: "Commonsense Disclaimer: handle all sharp objects, electrical appliances, and other tools with care. Although it may be tempting to eat your art at times, DON'T! (unless it's comprised of edibles only)"[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_919" align="alignnone" width="576"] Chai wonders how hard it is to memorize a monologue.[/caption]

New Graphic Novels

Chai the Sheep has found some brand new graphic novels. Stop by and see what else we have.

Just Arrived: Shadowshaper

The BAA library has just received six new books. One of these is:

[caption id="attachment_640" align="aligncenter" width="207"] Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older[/caption]

 

Goodreads synopsis:

Cassandra Clare meets Caribbean legend in SHADOWSHAPER, an action-packed urban fantasy from a bold new talent.

Sierra Santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of making art, hanging out with her friends, and skating around Brooklyn. But then a weird zombie guy crashes the first party of the season. Sierra's near-comatose abuelo begins to say "No importa" over and over. And when the graffiti murals in Bed-Stuy start to weep.... Well, something stranger than the usual New York mayhem is going on.

Sierra soon discovers a supernatural order called the Shadowshapers, who connect with spirits via paintings, music, and stories. Her grandfather once shared the order's secrets with an anthropologist, Dr. Jonathan Wick, who turned the Caribbean magic to his own foul ends. Now Wick wants to become the ultimate Shadowshaper by killing all the others, one by one. With the help of her friends and the hot graffiti artist Robbie, Sierra must dodge Wick's supernatural creations, harness her own Shadowshaping abilities, and save her family's past, present, and future.

Come on in and check it, or one of or other new arrivals, out!

 

 

 

New Books Arrival!

 

New Delivery of Library Books : Available for check-out soon!!

[caption id="attachment_386" align="alignnone" width="300"] New Book Arrivals.[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_385" align="alignnone" width="300"] New books arrivals for the library[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_381" align="alignnone" width="300"] New library books, soon to be available.[/caption]