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Places to Go! Museums, Libraries, Zoos and more
Libraries:
Do you need to find a library near you? Do you need directions to a specific library branch? Are you looking for a special book? Or perhaps you want to learn more about the Teachers Collection? These Internet sites provide all the information that you need about the New York City Public Libraries.
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Brooklyn Public Library - http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org Brooklyn Public Library has launched Brooklyn Reads to Babies, a new early literacy campaign geared especially for parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers. Brooklyn Reads to Babies underscores the importance of reading to children during their first years of life, and it’s a fun and unique bonding opportunity for parents and their babies. For more information visit http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/first5years/read/baby/ where you can download the program’s brochures free of charge. The brochures, available in 6 languages, give parents, caregivers and educators information on reading with infants and toddlers, literacy milestones, and suggested books to read. |
| Fordham Library Center/Bronx - http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/bx/fdc.cfm |
| New York Public Library - http://www.nypl.org |
| St. George Library Center/ Staten Island - http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/si/sgc.cfm |
| Queen’s Public Library - http://www.queenslibrary.org |
At your local library, ask to see: Teachers' Collection
These special collections include the following for teachers:
- Practical resources for elementary and middle school teachers
- Hundreds of books and periodicals to help you
- Creative ideas for the classroom
- Integrating literature across the curriculum
- Innovative lesson plans
- Multicultural resources
- School library activities
- Using Children’s and Young Adult Literature in the classroom
- Special Education resources
- Using the Internet as a research and searching tool
- Information about upcoming events and workshops
Cultural Institutions
The following website links can take you to Museums, Zoos and Aquariums in the City. Visit them!
| American Museum of Natural History - www.amnh.org/ |
| Brooklyn Children’s Museum - www.bchildmus.org/ |
| Children’s Museum of the Arts - www.cmany.org/ |
| Children’s Museum of Manhattan - www.cmom.org/ |
| New York City Fire Museum - www.nycfiremuseum.org |
| New York Transit Museum - www.mta.info |
| New York Hall of Science - www.nyhallsci.org |
| Staten Island Children’s Museum - www.fieldtrip.com/ny/82732060.htm |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden - www.bbg.org |
| Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park - www.bronxzoo.com |
| Central Park Zoo and Tisch Children’s Zoo - http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719085 |
| New York Aquarium AKA the Brooklyn Aquarium - http://www.nyaquarium.com/ |
| The New York Botanical Garden - www.nybg.org |
| Prospect Park Wildlife Center - http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719118 |
| Queens Wildlife Center - http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719193 |