College Bridge For All is expanding to ensure all NYC DOE graduating seniors have support to successfully transition to college! College Bridge for all is a partnership between NYCDOE and CUNY. Are you a member of the FLHS Class of 2020? If yes, you have a College Bridge Coach – a current college student whose job it is to help you as you graduate and get ready for college. They can help with financial aid, enrollment paperwork, and tell you more about what to expect! https://www.cuny.edu/academics/school-college-partnerships/college-counseling-initiatives/
Hip Hop Storytelling Challenge: Find Your Creative Voice The call to action: tell your story, change the narrative, and challenge the status quo of hip hop culture! Sit down with hip hop theatre artist Malik Work as he discusses the creative process behind his 2016 film Verses at Work to help inspire you to find your own creative voice. Submissions for the Hip Hop Storytelling Challenge will be accepted through September 10! Workshop: September 1 from 6:00-7:00 pm. Details here: https://queenslib.org/3jih29D
Teen Writing Club Are you a teen writer or a teen who is interested in creative writing? We have a club for you! Join other teens to work on your creative writing through timed writing sprints and prompts. You can work on your own pieces, too. We will discuss writing in all its aspects. Librarians with experience in writing groups will lead the group. To register email teenprograms@queenslibrary.org and include subject Writing Club for login information. Date: Aug 31, 4:00-5:00pm
Queens Memory Volunteer Orientation (for students and families) Since early April, Queens Memory staff and volunteers have been working to capture a lasting record of how Queens residents are living, working, learning, and helping one another during this unprecedented time. The Queens Memory Project is a community archiving project and oral history collection administered by QPL and Queens College, CUNY. In this volunteer orientation, we'll go over the key steps of planning and recording remote interviews for the Queens Memory COVID-19 Project (queenslib.org/covid). Register here: https://queenslib.org/2E3uPSx - September 9, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Game Design Club: BreakoutEDU Teens ages 13 and up: Get comfortable with game design! Each week Ms. Ilana, teen librarian at Flushing Library, will lead you through designing a game using three different platforms. We will be creating games with BreakoutEDU, Kodu Game Lab, and Unity. Chat with your friends as you make cool games! Email FlushingYouth@queenslibrary.org Subject: Game Design, to register for this virtual club. Sep 22, 3:15pm - 4:15pm
Imagine Your Story: Recommendation Roundtable, Queens Library Read a good book/manga/graphic novel lately? Do you want everyone to hear about your amazing find? Then come share your thoughts at the book recommendations round table. Read (or listen to an audio book) and then let everyone know what you loved about it so that we can all find our new favorite book. Email teenprograms@queenslibrary.org to sign up and obtain the program link. Jul 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Celebrate Juneteenth Juneteenth: A Celebration of Self-Emancipation, Friday, June 19 at 5:00 pm A Tribute to Fatherhood: Our Stories, Our Voices: Black Men Speak Their Truth Friday, June 19 at 6:00 pm For details about these programs, click here On June 19, click here to celebrate Juneteenth 2020 with The New York Public Library with live programming, book lists, and resources for students, educators, and families.
Free Mental Health Support NYC Well For Staff, students and parents Call: 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) Text: WELL to 65173 Live Chat Visit NYCWELL for more resources: https://nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/en/