Things to Do in Lower Manhattan
Things to do in Lower Manhattan
Join the JCP Early Childhood Center for a free storytime at Barnes and Noble. Families are invited to join their staff for fun stories and get into the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) spirit with neighbors and friends.
FiDi Families Insiders: RSVPs are suggested
Date: Wednesday, August 22nd
Time: 4 pm – 4:45 pm
Location: 97 Warren Street – Barnes and Noble
Age(s): All ages welcome
Fee: Free, but RSVP suggested via Eventbrite
For more information visit their website HERE
Join Barnes & Noble for an hour of Storytime and activities with our friends from Citibabes!
Date: Tuesday, April 3rd
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: 97 Warren Street (Barnes and Noble Tribeca)
Age: All ages
Cost: Free
For more information and participating location information, please visit their website HERE!
LEGO Skyline and Architecture Studio Build. No school in honor of MLK day! Bring your teens to Barnes & Noble for a hands-on special event. Help B&N build their new LEGO® Skyline in-store display. Afterwards, enjoy a LEGO Architecture build with Architecture Studio bricks.
Date: Monday, January 18th [Read more…] about LEGO Skyline and Architecture Studio Build
Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest. The 2016 “Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest,” has begun. This contest provides middle and high school students the opportunity to tell their communities how much they appreciate their teachers.
Students can nominate their teacher by writing essays, poems, or letters sharing how their teacher has influenced their life and why they appreciate and admire their teacher. Participating schools will collect the essays and submit them to their local Barnes & Noble store for consideration. Entries will be judged on the nature of the teacher’s qualities, the sincerity of the student’s appreciation, and the quality of writing.
Teachers from 1st grade to 12th grade are eligible for nomination. Awards include cash prizes, NOOK® by Samsung devices, and more. The contest will broken down into local and regional winners.
There will be a spring event at the Barnes & Noble store nearest to the local winner. Here, they will receive a special award acknowledging their achievement and additional recognition from their community. The student who wrote the winning essay or poem will receive a certificate of recognition and also be honored at the ceremony.
Regional winners will receive a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card and a NOOK by Samsung. From this pool of winners, Barnes & Noble will name one teacher the Barnes & Noble National Teacher of the Year. This teacher will receive $5,000 and the title of “Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher of the Year,” will be recognized at a special community celebration at their local Barnes & Noble store, and their school will receive $5,000. The student who writes the national winning essay, poem, or letter will win a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card and a NOOK by Samsung device.
Date: Monday, January 4th to Tuesday, March 1st [Read more…] about Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest