Board Game Cafe (Gr. 4-12)
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2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist
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Join us in the YS Programming Room for a Tie Dye Party! Don't forget to BYOT! We will also have drawstring bags available to tie dye.
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July 11 at 3 PM
**Available to Gr. 4+**
Bring your own T-Shirt! White T's work best, however a light color would still work (just keep in mind the dye might show up different on a yellow shirt versus a white shirt, for example). For this project, patrons should not feel they have to purchase anything. I recommend using an old white t-shirt, a camp t-shirt, etc.
Celebrate all types of families in this inclusive picture book that breaks down gender stereotypes while offering aspirational messages to young readers. Whether a child wears pearls just like their daddy, grills with their mommy, braids hair like their baba, bakes yummy treats with their grandpa, sashays like their zaza, dresses up like their bibi, or decorates their room like their brothers, all families love spending time together!
When a giant, sparkly blue envelope arrives in the mail, a tiny human sets off to a magical wedding to witness two giant grooms exchange vows and enjoy an other-worldly feast.
When Jamie and great-grandma Bubbie meet friends and neighbors while walking around the neighborhood, Jamie helps Bubbie understand that it's important not to assume a person's pronouns based on appearance, and to always use the name and pronouns they goby: he, she, they, or something else.
This gentle and incredibly poignant picture book tells the true story of how one baby found his home. "Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York City subway." So begins the true story of Kevin and how he found his Daddy Danny and Papa Pete. Written in a direct address to his son, Pete's moving and emotional text tells how his partner, Danny, found a baby tucked away in the corner of a subway station on his way home fromwork one day. Pete and Danny ended up adopting the baby together.
Many words that start with 'bi' mean two. Bicycle. Bilingual. Binoculars. Biracial. Sometimes, it can mean more than two. Like when it comes to people who identify as 'bi.' Because some hearts love in a rainbow of ways. This sweet, bold picture book is a gentle introduction to bisexual identity, by way of many different words that share the root 'bi,' that will become a staple for LGBTQ+ readers, parents, and educators for years to come.
A narrative explanation of the phrase "friend of Dorothy," a phrase coined by the LGBTQ+ community in the United States starting in the 1940s.
Bobby decides to make Eddie, his favorite person, a valentine as big as his feelings for him, but on Bobby's way to deliver the card, he begins to worry that Eddie might not feel the same way.