Enter the Gambone Writing Contest! Grades 4,7,10 can enter. More info at lilac.ws

Charles R Smith Jr! “Books illuminate the dark corners of ignorance.”

Charles R Smith Jr “If you ask me who I’m writing for, I’m always writing for little black boys. I’m always writing for the younger me.”

Wiley Blevins speaking at the LILAC spring 2025 conference! Thank you to all the educators who attended to learn about his work and the connection to fluency!

Check out this PD opportunity!

Check out this webinar to get a sneak peek at a new book!

Teachers are amazing!

If you're looking for an escape from the mushy, the sentimental, and the uncomplicated “happily ever afters,” check out the fiction and graphic novel titles on this anti-romance book list 💔 → YA Fiction for the Anti-Romance Reader on.nypl.org/4kaFCJ5

LILAC Spring PD and Gambone Writing Contest winners!

Grade 4 Gambone writing contest winners! Congratulations!🎉

Grade 7 Gambone writing contest winners! Congratulations!🥳

Grade 10 Gambone writing Contest winners! Congratulations! 🤩

This year, SchomburgCenter is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding! Join us for a wide array of special events, exhibitions, and more as we reflect on the legacy of this world-renowned research center, as vital today as it was 100 years ago. on.nypl.org/4jZMB86

Author Ray Bean presented at our spring PD! Check out his books raymond bean

Celebrate #CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth with these fiction and nonfiction reads by Caribbean authors. → Books to Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month on.nypl.org/43gfy8D

Check out our SAVE the DATES! Hope to see you soon.

Come join us tomorrow!

LILAC’s Winter Professional Development and Networking Event. “Reading, Writing, and Connecting Across Genres: A Curated Approach” by Robin Dissin Aufses.Join us! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

January 29th LILAC PD 3:45-5:15 p.m. workshop: “Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About: Encouraging and Empowering Student Voice through Socratic Discussions, Jigsaws, Hexagonal Thinking and more…” sign up! lilac.ws