It was a rare Saturday off from work in the early part of 2019. My kids were 14 and 12 years old, and in middle school at the time. The oldest was watching television and my youngest was reading scanlations of their favorite manga on the computer. I was scrolling through Twitter while making breakfast, and I saw that something called “BTS” was trending. I called out to my children, “Hey! What is a BTS and why is it trending so much on Twitter?”
Both laughed at me. “Mommy,” My youngest began in their trademark dry tone. “BTS is not a ‘what,’ they’re a ‘who’ and they’re always trending on Twitter.” They punctuated that with an eye roll. My oldest, a little more sympathetic to their mother being out of touch, filled in the blanks. “They’re a K-pop group and they just released a new song with Halsey.”
This is how I was introduced to K-pop, but it wasn’t until the late summer of 2020 that I fell completely down the rabbit hole. As the joke goes within BTS and other K-pop fandoms, “I only wanted to know their names.”
It is no secret that I am a huge BTS fan, and that I enjoy doing Teen arts and crafts programs. This Friday I will be combining both my loves with a K-pop-themed arts and crafts day to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of BTS’ debut. Whether you’re ARMY, a Once, a Blink, a Stay, a Shawol, a Carat, an ATINY, a MIDZY or a member of any other fandom, you’re welcome to join us this Friday at the Central Library at 4 p.m. We will be making bias bracelets, decorating photocard top loaders, listening to music and much more!
Let us know in the comments if you follow Kpop and who are your bias groups or fill out our survey.
Upcoming Events
The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at Mill Basin
Mill Basin's period pantry is available in the biography section of the library. It holds free pads and tampons that are available for whenever the library is open.
If you would like to donate unused and unopened hygiene products of any kind, please see staff at the front desk.
The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at Brooklyn Heights!
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Ryder Writes: Journaling & Creative Writing Meetup
Enjoy an hour of writing together at the Ryder branch. Whether you journal, keep a planner or diary, write novels or poems, or write anything else: this meetup is for adult writers of all kinds.
There is no instruction for this program; however, writing prompts and aids…
The Cycle Alliance's Period Pantry at Brooklyn Heights!
Take a look at our period pantry located both on the Teen Floor and Adult floor or ask someone at the front desk.
Our period pantry is in alliance with ‘Cycle Alliance’ here at Brooklyn Public Library.
Our pantry contains pads, tampons and both male and female condoms. …
Period and Personal Care Pantry at McKinley Park
McKinley Park has menstrual products for free in the Teen Zone, whenever the library is open. All genders are welcome.
This pantry runs on a donation basis. If you have items (packaged and unopened) to donate, please drop them off at the library.
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Grab and Go: Scent Sachets
Teens! Stop by the Bookmobile at 1467 Rockaway Parkway (at Conklin Ave.) for a scent sachet. Spruce up your room, car, locker, etc. with a beautiful scent.
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