Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the very best of them to you.&nbsp;Borrowed 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.&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;&nbsp;For transcripts, pictures, book lists, and resources, please visit our web page: bklynlib.org/podcasts&nbsp;

&lt;p&gt;Bedford-Stuyvesant is perhaps one of Brooklyn’s most iconic neighborhoods. Its tree-lined streets and grand brownstones have been here for over 150 years. This episode, a re-broadcast from 2019, tells the story of Bed-Stuy through the lives of three women who set down roots here in different ways: activist Hattie Carthan, writer Paule Marshall, and novelist Naomi Jackson. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read a transcript of this episode &lt;a href=&#039;https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/re-broadcast-blocks-and&#039;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Further resources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out our &lt;a href=&#039;https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/?booklist=708492&#039;&gt;list of books &lt;/a&gt;curated for this episode.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn &lt;a href=&#039;https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2017/02/08/hattie-tree-lady-brooklyn&#039;&gt;more about Hattie Carthan&lt;/a&gt; on our Brooklynology blog, or check out the &lt;a href=&#039;https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=12530515&#039;&gt;Magnolia Tree Earth Center archive&lt;/a&gt; at the Center for Brooklyn History.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.magnoliatreeearthcenter.org/&#039;&gt;Magnolia Tree Earth Center&lt;/a&gt;. You can also attend their new &lt;a href=&#039;https://www.instagram.com/p/C-D1J43t0Sg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&#039;&gt;art exhibition opening&lt;/a&gt; on September 7th.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Read Paule Marshall&amp;apos;s &lt;a href=&#039;https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=11304147&#039;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brown Girl, Brownstones&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;or her 1983 essay, &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&#039;https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/09/books/from-the-poets-in-the-kitchen.html&#039;&gt;From the Poets in the Kitchen&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

Borrowed

The Data