Teens and older adults are perhaps the two age groups you might think have the least in common. But a new program at BPL seeks to bring the two generations together ... by having them debate. Read a transcript of this episode on our <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/bridging-gap'>web page</a>. Resources mentioned on this episode:<ul><li>Learn more about <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/outreach/older-adults'>services for older adults</a> at BPL and <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/learn/teens'>programs for teens</a>!</li><li>Listen to "<a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/community-audio'>Bridging the Gap</a>," a podcast series on our BKLYN Community Audio feed and check out these <a href='https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?booklist=700167'>books about debate</a>.</li><li>Take this <a href='https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3qBcHtvPmkiihAPuUNDA1OV8u8h_DxRJvvk3gHEzdRRUMlNBOVlHNkhHUkxaVUJRUTZNNklWM1c3TC4u'>very short survey</a> to let us know what you think about Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Debate at BPL.</li></ul>

Teens and older adults are perhaps the two age groups you might think have the least in common. But a new program at BPL seeks to bring the two generations together ... by having them debate. Read a transcript of this episode on our web page. Resources mentioned on this episode:Learn more about services for older adults at BPL and programs for teens!Listen to "Bridging the Gap," a podcast series on our BKLYN Community Audio feed and check out these books about debate.Take this very short survey to let us know what you think about Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Debate at BPL.

Teens and older adults are perhaps the two age groups you might think have the least in common. But a new program at BPL seeks to bring the two generations together ... by having them debate. Read a transcript of this episode on our <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/bridging-gap" rel="noopener noreferrer">web page</a>. Resources mentioned on this episode:<ul><li>Learn more about <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/outreach/older-adults" rel="noopener noreferrer">services for older adults</a> at BPL and <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/learn/teens" rel="noopener noreferrer">programs for teens</a>!</li><li>Listen to "<a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/community-audio" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bridging the Gap</a>," a podcast series on our BKLYN Community Audio feed and check out these <a href="https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?booklist=700167" rel="noopener noreferrer">books about debate</a>.</li><li>Take this <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3qBcHtvPmkiihAPuUNDA1OV8u8h_DxRJvvk3gHEzdRRUMlNBOVlHNkhHUkxaVUJRUTZNNklWM1c3TC4u" rel="noopener noreferrer">very short survey</a> to let us know what you think about Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Debate at BPL.</li></ul>

Bridging the Gap

Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the best of them to you. Current podcast series: Launching July 8, 2025, Borrowed &amp; Returned is a new podcast series that examines what our reading public borrowed in the past, and what we’re all reading now. In conversations with library workers, authors and readers across the country, we’ll return to the books that changed us, and changed America, too.&nbsp; Previous podcast series:&nbsp;Borrowed and Banned is our limited series about America's ideological war with its bookshelves. From September to December 2023, we released ten episodes featuring the stories of students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground. &nbsp; Borrowed, BPL's flagship podcast, is a narrative series about superhero librarians, neighborhood stories and what it means to be a free, democratic place in today’s changing world. We tell stories about libraries during natural disasters, the challenges of homelessness, and NYC’s fraught relationship with trash. For transcripts, pictures, book lists, and resources, please visit our web page: bklynlib.org/podcasts&nbsp;

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Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the best of them to you. Current podcast series: Launching July 8, 2025, Borrowed & Returned is a new podcast series that examines what our reading public borrowed in the past, and what we’re all reading now. In conversations with library workers, authors and readers across the country, we’ll return to the books that changed us, and changed America, too.  Previous podcast series:   Borrowed and Banned is our limited series about America's ideological war with its bookshelves. From September to December 2023, we released ten episodes featuring the stories of students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground.   Borrowed, BPL's flagship podcast, is a narrative series about superhero librarians, neighborhood stories and what it means to be a free, democratic place in today’s changing world. We tell stories about libraries during natural disasters, the challenges of homelessness, and NYC’s fraught relationship with trash. For transcripts, pictures, book lists, and resources, please visit our web page: bklynlib.org/podcasts 

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