Listen in on one of BPL's most popular art programs: a theater workshop where, once a week, budding thespians come together to read plays, talk about character motivations, and dig into some surprisingly emotional and political topics.<ul><li>Read a transcript of this episode on our <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/when-librarys-stage'>website</a>.</li><li>Join fellow thespians at Central Library's <a href='https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?search=theater+workshop'>theater workshop.</a> Or, find a <a href='https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?event=true&eventtags=creative+writing'>creative writing workshop</a> at branches across BPL.</li><li>Read along with the theater workshop by checking out the plays on our <a href='https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?booklist=702468'>booklist</a>.</li></ul>The Library needs your help to protect our funding or risk losing over 16 million dollars. <a href='https://www.bklynlibrary.org/standup'>Send a letter </a>to your elected officials.

Listen in on one of BPL's most popular art programs: a theater workshop where, once a week, budding thespians come together to read plays, talk about character motivations, and dig into some surprisingly emotional and political topics.Read a transcript of this episode on our website.Join fellow thespians at Central Library's theater workshop. Or, find a creative writing workshop at branches across BPL.Read along with the theater workshop by checking out the plays on our booklist.The Library needs your help to protect our funding or risk losing over 16 million dollars. Send a letter to your elected officials.

Listen in on one of BPL's most popular art programs: a theater workshop where, once a week, budding thespians come together to read plays, talk about character motivations, and dig into some surprisingly emotional and political topics.<ul><li>Read a transcript of this episode on our <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/when-librarys-stage" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a>.</li><li>Join fellow thespians at Central Library's <a href="https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?search=theater+workshop" rel="noopener noreferrer">theater workshop.</a> Or, find a <a href="https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?event=true&amp;eventtags=creative+writing" rel="noopener noreferrer">creative writing workshop</a> at branches across BPL.</li><li>Read along with the theater workshop by checking out the plays on our <a href="https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?booklist=702468" rel="noopener noreferrer">booklist</a>.</li></ul>The Library needs your help to protect our funding or risk losing over 16 million dollars. <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/standup" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send a letter </a>to your elected officials.&nbsp;

When the Library's a Stage

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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