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Summertime ReadingVisit Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) this summer to participate in Summer Reading. Meet contemporary authors, participate in book discussion groups and borrow books featured on BPL's Summer Reading booklist.You can also engage in online book discussions at the website, www.summerreading.org.The following programs are free and open to the public.Adult Summer Reading EventsAuthor Talk -- Grace Edwards: "No Time to Die," July 17, 11 a.m., Mill Basin Library 2385 Ralph Avenue, 718-241-3973: Meet the author of the mystery series featuring Harlem sleuth Mali Anderson.Author Talk: Steven Torres, July 18, 6 p.m., DeKalb Library, 790 Bushwick Avenue, 718-455-3898: Torres reads from the Precinct Puerto Rico series.Book Discussion -- "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, July 18, 11:30 a.m., East Flatbush Library, 9612 Church Avenue, 718-922-0927: Share your thoughts on this classic with other library users.Author Talk -- Glenville Lowell, July 18, 6:30 p.m., New Lots Library, 665 New Lots Avenue, 718-649-0311: Lowell reads from Love and Death in Brooklyn.Author Talk -- Stacy Horn, July 24, 1:30 p.m., Kings Bay Library, 3650 Nostrand Avenue, 718-368-1709: Horn reads from "The Restless Sleep: inside New York's Cold Case Squad."Artists' Exhibitions And TalksMy Brooklyn, Through August 31, Central Library, Grand Lobby, Grand Army Plaza, 718-230-2100: This photography and essay exhibition features the works of the winners of an annual contest that invited artists and writers of all ages to express the impact that Brooklyn has had on their lives.Whether sharing a vision of Green-Wood Cemetery's rolling hills of fall foliage or childhood memories of riding Coney Island's historic icon The Cyclone, the images and words featured in My Brooklyn capture the borough's essence. My Brooklyn is made possible through generous support from Con Edison of New York.Livable Streets in Brooklyn by Transportation Alternatives Project for Public Spaces & The Open Planning Project, through August 31, Central Library, Lobby Gallery, Grand Army Plaza, 718-230-2100: Livable Streets in Brooklyn is a site-specific installation that shows alternative ways to improve NYC's streets.Book: Book by Claire Rau, through August 31, Central Library, Balcony Cases, Grand Army Plaza, 718-230-2100: Rau's artist's books are based on the fables of La Fontaine and other French authors, using pattern, for camouflage and for enticement.Reading Between the Lines by R. Gregory Christie, through August 31, Central Library, Youth Wing, Grand Army Plaza, 718-230-2100: "Reading Between the Lines" is selected artwork from award-winning children's book illustrator R. Gregory Christie. Christie has painted for "The Palm of My Heart," a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and has received two New York Times Certificates of Excellence for his work in "Only Passing Through" and "Stars in the Darkness."Educational Workshops and Business SeminarsInterviewing Skills, July 21, 2:30 p.m., Central Library, Room 216, Grand Army Plaza, 718-230-2100; Wednesdays, 11 a.m., Marcy Library, 617 DeKalb Avenue, 718-935-0032: Learn the basics of job interviewing.Programs For Parents And CaregiversBabies & Books, Mondays, 11 a.m., Williamsburg Library, 240 Division Avenue, 718-302-3485; Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Clinton Hill Library, 380 Washington Avenue, 718-398-8713; Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Youth Wing, 718-230-2100: Enjoy books, songs and rhymes with babies, birth to 18 months.Family Reading Group, Thursdays, 6 p.m., Dyker Library, 8202 13th Avenue, 718-748-6261: Enjoy the best contemporary children's literature, for ages 8 to 12.General InformationBPL's eResources, such as eBooks and eVideos, catalog information and free homework help, are available to customers of all ages 24 hours a day at their website www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
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