Acclaimed artist, Jenny Holzer, recently commissioned 18 826NYC students to include their poetry in her permanent installation at 7 World Trade Center which is available to the public. Holzer along…

1. How did you first get involved with 826NYC and why did you decide to intern? I found out about 826NYC through my university’s partnership with 826 Valencia. While I…

826NYC is thrilled to announce that eighteen of our students have their writing in artist Jenny Holzer’s LED installation For 7 World Trade. For more than forty years, Jenny Holzer…

Brooklyn, Like a Friend of Mine is a special poetry collection that commemorates our students’ lived experiences in poetic form. Brooklyn is a very large place, but through the eyes…

This month Brooklyn Public Librarian Jess Gafkowitz has brought together some great titles for young people that could be suitable for readers with a range of tastes and genre preferences. Students…

1) How did you first get involved with 826NYC and why did you decide to volunteer? I first got involved with 826NYC last year, when I was a part of…

This month Brooklyn Public LibrarianLisa Borten has brought together some great “Best Of” titles for young people that could be suitable for readers with a range of tastes and genre preferences.…

Takeaways: – Education & freedom are at odds with the concept of schooling and social control. Right now we have a system that is primarily focused on sorting people into…

This month Brooklyn Public Librarian Alexandra M Wilder has brought together some great mysteries and detective tales for young people, from old classics to bold new voices. Students can read…

1. How did you first get involved with 826NYC and why did you decide to volunteer? I decided to volunteer with 826NYC last year, at same time I was deciding…