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Welcome to the HSTAT Library Newsletter! This is the place to learn about library news, find recommendations for what to read next, and stay up to date on current issues in information literacy. Please contact me if you have questions!
Ms. Rathgeb, Librarian x3504 arathgeb@schools.nyc.gov
Applications are open for the Summer 2026 Young Writers' Workshops at Hawthornden Brooklyn. Students can work on their writing craft in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. This free summer writing program for teens offers ten day workshops and a $1,000 stipend. Lunch is included daily!
The application deadline in April 3. Apply here!
March is Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month
The HSTAT Library celebrates Women's History Month by featuring books by and about notable women. See this month's featured books below and visit the Feminism is for Everybody ebook and audiobook collection in the Citywide Digital Library in Sora. Click here for instructions for accessing Sora.
Women's History Month resources:
The Library of Congress has provided Women's History Month resources here.
Short, animated videos on notable women from the organization Women & the American Story
Featured Books for Women's History Month
Eve: How the Female Body Shaped Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
This funny and informative book about evolutionary biology offers relevant new perspectives on how the evolution of the female body has shaped life on earth.
The Feminism Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained
Everything you ever wanted to know about Feminism, all in one volume. What does it mean? Why did it start? Who are some major Feminists? What does it mean to be a Feminist?
Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina
This book contains the unfinished war reporting of Victoria Amelina, a writer living and raising a family in Ukraine in 2022.
A Greater Goal - the Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer - and Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch
The engaging and informative book explores the U.S. Women's National Team's long battle for equal pay.
Women's History short films:
Women's History short films:
UNLADYLIKE2020 is a series of 26 short films and a one-hour documentary profiling diverse and little-known American women from the turn of the 20th century, and contemporary women who follow in their footsteps. Winner of the 2020 Women Transforming Media award, the series premiered on PBS’s American Masters in honor of the centennial of women's suffrage, and is narrated by acclaimed actors Julianna Margulies and Lorraine Toussaint.
What to Read Next?
Books To Make You Cry
Books To Make You Cry
People tend to remember books that made them feel emotional, and "books that make you cry" is a common readers' request. Here are suggestions for some of the most heartwrenching books we know. Borrow these unforgettable books in person, or borrow an audiobook or ebook on Sora. Here are instructions for logging in to the Citywide Digital Library.
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
LIBRARY NEWS
In 2025, the HSTAT Library was awarded the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries grant. The goal of this grant is to expand, diversify, and update school libraries. It was an honor to receive ths grant! In late February, we received a large collection of brand new books. Come see!
A Valentine's display of brand new romance books!
NEW GAMES
The students have spoken! Our games section needed an update. Based on their suggestions, here are some of the new games available in the library. These have been added to our collection of favorites like Uno, Scrabble, Connect4. Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Battleship, Sorry, and Trouble. Tapple is the new runaway favorite. Come play!
read across america day
read across america day
Monday, March 2
The National Education Association established Read Across America to celebrate and promote reading among children and teens through incentives, programs, events and resources.
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