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Children

FREE

Back-to-School in Bed-Stuy (In-Person)

Kick-off Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends Week with free books, school supplies, craft workshops, and more. United by a shared mission of building community, increasing book access, and fostering a love of reading, READ 718, Brooklyn Book Bodega, and House of SpeakEasy present a back-to-school celebration for young readers, their families, and booklovers of all ages. Swing by and say hello for books ages 0-12 courtesy of Brooklyn Book Bodega from The SpeakEasy Bookmobile, which will be parked outside of READ 718’s Bed-Stuy location. Craft workshops led by teaching artist Nichelle Ryan. Pre-register for craft workshops, courtesy of Community-Word Project, here: https://bit.ly/bedstuybooks

Location: 336 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11233

www.houseofspeakeasy.org | https://www.brooklynbookbodega.org/ | https://www.read718.org/ | https://communitywordproject.org/

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