Dear Bank Street Library Patrons, the Library will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2022 in observance of Thanksgiving. We re-open Monday, November 28, 2022.
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BookFest is an event devoted to the celebration, discovery, and discussion of books for children and teens. This event, designed for adults, features luminaries from the children’s literature community. Authors, illustrators, editors, reviewers, and scholars will take part in panel discussions and breakout sessions.
Library Salons
Library Salon #28: A Conversation with Leonard S. Marcus on Censorship in Children’s Literature
What happens when freedom of expression and the freedom to read come under threat? At Bank Street’s upcoming Library Salon #28, we will hear from historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus, whose latest book, You Can’t Say That!, compiles the stories of thirteen authors of banned books and their experiences with censorship and free expression.
Please join Bank Street College, Teachers College, and Erikson Institute for a 90-minute special event “The Pandemic as a Portal to New Futures in Education.” It features educators and parents who contributed articles to Bank Street Occasional Paper Series #46.
Library Workshops
Library Workshops: December 2021
The Library will be conducting three workshops in December. You do not have to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Sessions will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there. For further information email us at librarian@bankstreet.edu
Library Spaces
How to WiFi Print From an iPhone and iPad
It is now possible to print using Bank Street’s WiFi network. You must be a graduate student and have a PaperCut account. If you are a parent or visitor ask for a print card at the circulation desk. Open the document you want to print on your mobile device. Look for a way to share your document, mostly it will be three small dots on the top right hand corner of your screen, or depending on the app it may be a small square box with an arrow pointing up.
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WiFi Printing
If you want to print an assignment from your own device (i.e., laptop or mobile phone), it is now possible with WiFi printing. You only have to set up your device once. Here are the instructions for a MacOS laptop. Make sure you are connected to a Bank Street WiFi network.
Library Workshops
Library Workshops: September 2021
The Library will be conducting three workshops in September 2021. You do not need to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Workshops will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there.
Books
EBSCO Audiobooks
Audiobooks are a fun way to learn something new, but they do require a number of steps before you can sit back and read. The good news is that you only need to set up once. Try finding this audiobook through the databases “We Got This.” If you see a headphone icon and the word borrow in the database record you’re on the way to enjoying your first audiobook.
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Occasional Paper Series #45: “Welcoming Narratives in Education: A Tribute to the Life Work of Jonathan Silin.” The new issue is available from our website. Library Salons are a series of informal lectures and group discussions held after hours on Friday evenings.
Reference Desk Questions
Is This Website Legit?
Often in our wanderings through cyberspace we find articles and websites that look promising for an assignment, but there’s a nagging little voice inside our heads saying, “Hmm… is this website legit?”
Library Workshops
Library Workshops: January 2021
The Library will be conducting three workshops in January 2021. You do not need to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Workshops will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there.
Library Workshops
Library Workshops: December 2020
The Library will be conducting three workshops in December. You do not need to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Sessions will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there.
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Placing a Hold on Books
To place a hold on a book look for the Place hold link in the bottom left-hand corner of the Library catalog record. When a hold becomes available, the Library will send you an email. Items on hold will be placed in a fresh brown paper bag, and you can pick them up from the old scooter parking area in the lobby vestibule. You have five business days to pick up your holds.
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Returning Books
Since the end of the spring semester, and all summer long, patrons have been asking us “When can I return my books?” and “Will I have to pay a fine as my books are really overdue!” Well, the good news is that the Library is now accepting returns, the due date for all items is October 15, and existing fines did not accrue while the Library was closed.