Building Bridges with Public Library Partners

             Bronx Hope students at NYPL's Macomb's Bridge branch,  Photo credit: Jamila Abdulrashid.

As we wind down the school year we hope to build bridges to New York City’s 3  wonderful public libraries for everyone at Passages this spring and summer.  Students at Bronx Hope visited New York Public Library’s Macomb’s Bridge Branch in early May to learn about the services offered there by NYPL  librarian Anisha Huffman, 

Students at Belmont received a visit from librarian Magdalena Johnson of Queens Public Library who delivered library cards, bookmarks, and stickers while teaching students about the service available to them.  And Brooklyn Public Library librarian Johana Lewis sent Brooklyn Public Library cards to all students who registered.  

Students seemed eager to visit recording studios, check out youth spaces in physical library branches, and to use their cards to access Culture Passes,  digital books,  and ebooks through Sora while on home passes or once they return home.  

Thank you to our three public library partners!  And an enormous shout out and thank you to the Queens Library librarians including Ms. Johnson and Ms. Hartman who have made bi-monthly visits to our students at Crossroads where no school library services currently exist.--Jamila Abdulrashid and Jessica Fenster-Sparber

Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe by Garth Ennis & Jonathan Maberry, Illustrated by Doug Braithwaite & Goran Parlov

 

In this Punisher tale the Avengers and the X-Men save the island of Manhattan from yet another apocalyptic catastrophe. Unfortunately among the collateral damage are Frank Castle’s wife and child.  With nothing left to lose,  and backed by a cabal with unlimited resources, Frank decides to live up to his superhero name and begins to dismantle every superpowered character in the Marvel Universe. 

Each kill brings the Punisher closer to his goal, but pushes Frank Castle further away from his humanity. Will his hunger for vengeance be satisfied, or will it consume him entirely? 

Action-packed from the very start, this collection brings together two storylines in which the Punisher is pitted against the entire Marvel Universe. Readers who enjoy dark, gritty stories, and all fans of the Punisher will find this a compelling read.--Claudio Leon

Ennis, Garth. Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe. New York: Marvel Entertainment LLC, 2024. Print.