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NeighborhoodLibrary Supervisor, Bedford Branch
Brooklyn Public Library
Adeeba Afshan Rana is a poet and librarian who reads and writes in Brooklyn, NY. She is committed to compassion, engagement, and the wonder of inquiry. Adeeba has been a featured performer across NYC and the east coast. Her work is published in various places, including the Pittsburgh Poetry Review and the New Guard. Adeeba can be found behind the desk at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Bedford branch where she serves as Neighborhood Library Supervisor. She spends her time on the Young Adult Steering Committee, Young Adult New Books Showcase, as the former Poetry Chair for the Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Contest, and pilots new programs for teens across Brooklyn, including CookMobile, a cooking class that teaches teens life skills. She regularly goes on adventures, works with young people, swims in oceans, and cooks meals for family and friends. Adeeba earned her MFA in poetry from Stonecoast at the University of Southern Maine and her Master's in Library Science at Pratt Institute. She is most often referred to as a mermaid and aspires to be a goddess of knowledge.
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Sunday, June 26, 2022
8:30am – 10:00am