We received over 150 entries this year, and it was incredibly hard to decide on our winners.  It was a real privilege for the judges to read your work! Stay tuned - we will be publishing these on the blog in the next few weeks. We will also be publishing these entries in a printed anthology, courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library's Espresso Book Machine, which publishes books on demand.  

Enter our Teen Writing Contest this month for a chance to be published online and in print!
Get all the info and a printable flyer here.

flickr: mrsdkrebs

Contestants must be between the ages of 12 and 18, and may submit no more than three entries in total.
Submit entries between April 1 and April 30, 2012 via e-mail to tzone@brooklynpubliclibrary.org.

Work will be judged for first, second and third place in two categories:
1. Poetry
2. Prose and Longer Works

Contestants will be published on our website
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/teens and in a printed anthology!
Winners will receive terrific prizes, and will be honored at a reception on June 11.

Want to enter the contest but don't know where to start? Try out these sites' writing prompts:

The Write Prompts
http://www.thewriteprompts.com/
Gives you a new writing prompt everyday.

Young Writers Project
http://youngwritersproject.org/prompts11.12
Sample prompt: "Write a conversation overheard in a crowded elevator or train."

Go Teen Writers
http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/p/resources-for-writers.html
You can submit your writing prompt inspirations in a regular contest. The current prompt now is "NAME was the type of person who..."

Good luck and write your heart out!

Have you ever gone to the library to pick up a test prep book to prepare for the SAT, the GRE, or any other standardized test, only to find that all books are checked out? The Brooklyn Public Library subscribes to a service called Learning Express library to help you out in these situations. Here's a quick and easy tip on how you can still get in that test prepping done while you're waiting for your holds to come in:

• Go to our Articles & Databases page  and then click on Online Learning.
• Now click on Learning Express Library.
• At this point, if you're not physically at one of our libraries, you will be prompted to enter your BPL library card number and pin number.
• You will be taken to Learning Express Library, which will enable you to study for tests such as the SAT, ACT,  GED, TOEFL, CLEP, and even the CUNY Skills Assessment test. In addition to all these there are many other resources, including courses to sharpen your computer skills!

Enjoy geeking out online this March!

Oh no, do you have a paper due and you don't even know where to start? 

Book a librarian today and schedule a one-on-one appointment with a research expert for help.