Our Book Fair and Book Bash are back in-person! The Book Fair will be November 20-21 at 593 Columbus Avenue (at 88th Street). Get brand new books for half off! As always, you can get first crack at the books while supporting our programs by getting tickets to the Book Bash on Friday the 19th. Spread the word!

Volunteers are needed for the Book Fair! Sign up here.

Why do kids like our Beacon After School program? Snacks, learning to code, and playing are just some of the reasons they name. But families love it because it keeps young people safe and helps them learn.

Marion Hedges was severely injured when she was struck by a shopping cart dropped from four floors above by twelve-year-old boys. Ten years later, this former Isaacs Center board member is partnering with Goddard through her new organization Sweet Returns—to help young people make positive choices and reach their full potential. She shared her inspiring journey yesterday on NBC's Today Show.

Thanks to everyone who came to Goddard's Annual Gala and the Isaacs Family Homecoming! We loved spending time with all of you in person. Click through to watch videos and see photos from both celebrations here.

Estate planning is an important way to protect those you love. We've partnered with Free Will to help you do just that. Free Will helps you draw up a plan for all your assets, including IRAs, 401(k)s and life-insurance policies. Click through to start planning now.

Instagram of the Month: Book Prize Winners

Congratulations to our social justice book prize winners! Children Under Fire: An American Crisis, by John Woodrow Cox [Ecco/HarperCollins]—an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation’s children—claimed the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice.

Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories, by Annette Bay Pimentel with illustrations by Magaly Morales [Harry N. Abrams], won the Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice. The book captures the exuberant spirit and passion of Pura Belpré: celebrated storyteller, author and folklorist, and the first Latina librarian in New York City.