Brooklyn Library to use Espresso to Publish Students' Work
Brooklyn Public Library and On Demand Books, the owner of the Espresso Book Machine, will launch a pilot program on May 30 for Here Is Brooklyn, a creative writing program for Brooklyn schoolchildren. These students, from Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade, will read aloud from their stories, poems and short non-fiction pieces about growing up in Brooklyn.
Their writings will then be printed and bound by the Espresso Book Machine, and will be available for purchase through Brooklyn Public Library and on the Espresso Book Machine network. One book from each class will be donated to its school’s library, and other copies will be placed on Brooklyn Public Library’s shelves for public use.
“The Here Is Brooklyn program offers children a wonderful opportunity to build their communication skills and actually publish their own work,” said Linda E. Johnson, president and CEO of Brooklyn Public Library. “We are thrilled to support the students’ creative endeavors and to help them share their stories with our patrons.”
The Espresso Book Machine prints and automatically binds a paperback book with a full-color cover and trims it to any standard size, in a matter of minutes. The printed and bound copy then emerges from the Espresso Book Machine as a bookstore-quality paperback. The EBM technology offers libraries and bookstores the opportunity to become community self-publishing centers.