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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.
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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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