Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 (continued)

Bronx Hope celebrated Latinx Heritage Month by highlighting centuries-old traditions and creating new art pieces.  Students observed the Rep Your Culture Flag Mask they and others designed, read about Guatemalan Worry Dolls, listened to the rich history & music of the Taino, and decorated a sugar spoon skulls for Dia de los Muertos.  Upon completion of the gallery walk, we all enjoyed traditional Spanish dishes prepared by staff members.-- Jamila Abdulrashid

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2021

This September students visiting Belmont’s school library celebrated Hispanic Heritage in our community by learning more about the terms Hispanic, Latinx, and initiating independent inquiry projects.  

We broke out the Latin America puzzles as usual, but this year we also put our hands on decorative corn and wondered about its origins through Mann’s Before Columbus, while considering its role in multiple cuisines. --Jessica Fenster-Sparber

Banned and Challenged Book Week

Students at Passages Academy engaged in a rich discussion about why books are challenged and/or banned in some schools or public libraries.  They understood that these challenges/bans are subjective based on community ideals.  Ultimately, they decided to celebrate their freedom to read and push back against censorship.  

Passages Academy students read!

--Ms. Abdulrashid, Librarian

A Belated Welcome Back!

A belated “welcome back!” to everyone.  We’ve been so busy with re-opening and constantly disinfecting our libraries we haven’t had a moment to ourselves.  Our two largest libraries are up and running and warmly welcoming students back to routines and nourishing literacy development.  We’ll post pictures and program notes soon.