Lunar New Year at Brooklyn Public Library
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Lunar New Year is on January 23, 2012. It is the time to say goodbye to the year of the Rabbit and ring in the year of the Dragon. Lunar New Year is celebrated primarily by people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan and Mongolian heritage around the world.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently issued the first of its "all-Forever" commemorative stamps in recognition of the Lunar New Year. The stamp is the fifth of 12 stamps in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series. Art director Ethel Kessler worked on the series with Kam Mak, an illustrator who grew up in New York City's Chinatown and now lives in Brooklyn. Read more at Beyond the Perf, the Postal Service's online site for the back story on upcoming stamp subjects. Also, check out a recent article from Carroll Gardens Patch for the insightful story of the dragon stamp.
Kam Mak is one of the illustrators featured in Brooklyn Public Library's recent exhibition, Drawn in Brooklyn. He came to the Library and read from his book, My Chinatown and led a Stamp Making workshop. In the workshop, Kam gave a short lesson on designing a stamp and illustrated a stamp that best highlight and celebrate the uniqueness of his neighborhood and community. For him, the Lunar New Year is the most exciting holiday of his community.
Celebrations at BPL
Chinese New Year Craft
Thursday, January 19, 3PM
Ryder Library
Saturday Family Programs: Celebrate Chinese New Year
Saturday, January 21, 1PM
Central Library, Dweck Center
Welcome the year of the dragon. Grace Chang and her dragon, Jin Jin, once again will light up the stage in celebration of Chinese New Year, the year of the dragon! An incredible celebration with puppets, magical illusions, acrobats, miming and storytelling. This amazing show will touch the hearts of all children, and the inner-child within all of us. This event is supported by the Hearst Foundation, Inc.
Chinese New Year's MASKerade
Monday, January 23, 3:45PM
Kensington Library
Books at BPL
Beyond the Great Wall: recipes and travels in the other China
Hot, sour, salty, sweet : a culinary journey through Southeast Asia
The great race : the story of the Chinese zodiac
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