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THE READING
HOT SPOTS MAP

Inspired by the goals of BookUpNYC, the Reading Hot Spots Map was created to provide young people and their families with the locations of New York City bookstores, libraries and literary organizations where they can browse, read, and spend time with books, free of charge. To request copies of the Reading Hot Spots Map, email Rebecca Keith at rkeith@nationalbook.org.

BookUpNYC is a pilot after-school program designed to motivate young people to develop into lifelong readers. The program introduces activities that emphasize reading as both fun and interactive. The program is geared toward middle school students because studies show that this is the age when children are most at risk to stop reading.

All BookUpNYC instructors are novelists with extensive teaching experience who work closely with National Book Foundation and Settlement House staff to develop creative, reading-based activities. Students are encouraged to share their interests and to suggest books, periodicals, and activities for the group.

The program takes place weekly over a three-month period in New York City Settlement Houses. In addition to participating in on-site activities that promote reading for pleasure, students go on monthly field trips to bookstores, libraries, and other reader-friendly locations to explore the surrounding literary culture. Students receive a gift card to purchase a book, as well as a map of New York City’s “Reading Hot Spots,” created by Bloomberg in partnership with the National Book Foundation. BookUpNYC presents a new approach to developing life-long readers that will expand to after-school programs nationwide.

Acclaimed authors Terrence Cheng, Elisha Miranda and Sofia Quintero will be the instructors for the second year of BookUpNYC, which will begin October 2. Elisha Miranda will be at Union Settlement in East Harlem, Terrence Cheng will return to University Settlement at Houston Street Center in Chinatown and Sofia Quintero will be Kingsbridge Heights Neighborhood Center in the Bronx.


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