#Teen Throwback Thursday

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: Looking Back at The “Old” Kingsbridge Library!

Since we just celebrated another anniversary in our "new" building last week, I thought it might be a good time to share some pictures of our previous location at 280 W 231st Street, located right across the street from our current building. The Kingsbridge Library has been around for over 100 years, but it was located at 280 W 231st Street from 1959-2011.

The first picture in this set features our intrepid young adult librarian in her (much) younger days, in front of the YA biographies bookcase!

Next, here's a look at the layout of the top floor, in which you can see how crowded ... errrr ... COSY our space was!

In case you're wondering, I literally stood on a ladder in the YA section to take this picture. Some workers brought a ladder in to fix something, and I took advantage of it to get this birds-eye view!

Starting at the lower left and going clockwise, we have:

One of the YA Fiction paperback racks

Adult Nonfiction bookcases, with plastic paperback displays at the end of each row

Adult Reference, which before so much information was available through databases was ENORMOUS (it started on the wall under those windows, and then filled both sides of those bookcases along the back and right of the picture). It also included newspapers and magazines.

In the back corner, under that mirror, was a reference closet containing MORE newspapers and magazines (you can JUST see the top of the closet door). There was also a chair and a computer next to the closet that you could use to access CD-ROMs. Also, by that computer was the ONE electrical outlet, in case one of our patrons needed to plug something in! And yes, the number of available outlets is a BIG difference between 1959 designs and modern designs.

The most recent editions of our newspapers and magazines, standing up in red plastic binders

An open dictionary on top of a wooden stand containing reference atlases and maps

Book trucks, and a railing overlooking the main floor and the circulation desk

Our information desk, featuring two high rolling chairs, two terminals (running what looks like the Dynix system?), two printers, a screen magnifier (that beige boxy thing on our left), and a little bookcase right behind our chairs containing the Closed Shelf Reference collection.

Behind the Information desk was a spinning Romance paperback rack and a small wooden bookcase of Classics!

And in the middle of the room were ALL of our tables and chairs available for adults!

Also in the room but not visible were two tables with four chairs each that were right next to my ladder, which was the entire YA seating section. The Adult Fiction section was over on the left, along the wall. There were a few PCs off to the right for adults or teens to use. On the other side of those PCs was our foreign language section, and leaning on a wall in that section was A LONG WOODEN STICK WITH A HOOK ON THE END OF IT, and that’s what we used when we wanted to open or close those high windows. We also used that stick to open and close those vents that were just below our ceiling.

I know, right??? But back in 1959, that’s the kind of technology we were dealing with!

There was an elevator to go back and forth between our three floors, which unfortunately sometimes got stuck. ☹️ And between the railings and the mirror was a dumb waiter that we could fill up with books to transport them between floors. It was a good idea, but it also sometimes got stuck. ☹️

Now, let’s look at some TEEN-CENTRIC highlights! Here are pictures of some of our teen programs, which were all held in our Reading Room (our ONLY program space), which was divided from the rest of our Children’s Room by a not-at-all-soundproof accordion door! We’ll start with our Teen Advisory Group:

Here were some teens at one of our Teen Poetry Publication Parties:

And here was a spirited game of (VERY low-tech) Harry Potter Jeopardy!

Finally, here’s one of my favorite pictures of my teens, who were helping us staff our “Afterschool @ Your Library” table that was promoting our programs. This is one of the only pictures I ever took on our main floor, which means it’s the only picture I have of our WALL OF VIDEOCASSETTES!!!

I hope you enjoyed these pictures, and thanks for sharing this trip down memory lane with us!

If you’d like more information about and pictures of the old and new Kingsbridge Libraries, check out this page on our website and these pictures in NYPL's digital collections!

[sanneke94]

Throwback Thursday 13: Download

In 2015 there was a mystery box event over at The Big Trade-off and I shared this teen conversion of shorts made by Aweesie (original link no longer available).

Information: - Original meshes by Amaryll - Original shoe-swap by Ambient Ghoul - Original texture by Aikea Guinea - Original retexture by Aweeshie - Fat morph included - 20 recolors (both tucked and untucked)

[sixbynine-da]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aragorn/Legolas Greenleaf, Aragorn/Arwen Undómiel Characters: Aragorn (Tolkien), Legolas Greenleaf, Arwen Undómiel, Elrond Peredhel Additional Tags: Minor Aragorn/Arwen Undómiel, Past Aragorn/Arwen Undómiel, King Aragorn (Tolkien), POV Aragorn (Tolkien), Young Arwen Undómiel, Young Legolas Greenleaf, Hurt Legolas Greenleaf, Elfsong, Fate & Destiny, Mentioned Arwen Undómiel, Arwen is sort of mean Summary:

All his life Aragorn has heard the Elf sing, and only when it is almost to late is he told why.

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[moved from my Fanfic.net, originally written and published 2011, edited and tweaked slightly before posting here (fairly major SGPT overhaul actually]

[sheaymin]

" recessioncore " is a thing on the clock app rn which to my understanding is an aesthetic based on the 08-09 recession from its fashion to music & learning this made me feel like i got hit by a bus. yesterday i saw at the mall a young fashionable girlypop in her late teens to twenties in some '04 era jean skirt jean top jean legwarmers blue eyeliner to match yeehaw christinabritney runway fit that took me to a alternate reality version of my youth & all i really think about this is that i owe my genx siblings an apology i get it now my bad sorry i idealize the 80s for ur fashion & music i wont stop but i get it now

[dylanrosales25]

[clairethecutepup]

Throwback Thursday: The OG "Merch"...

Ah, back when "Leena + Friends" was among the ideas I wanted to get out: a series about my character, Leena, and her pikachu companion, Sparky, going on adventures with original and canon characters... Ya can't get anymore, "I'm starting out with making content" than when you're wanting to use the characters you adored at the time or those of your friends', when not yours.

The best I can say is it could've been considered, "Chaotic and Insane Fun," while the worst aspects of it are far more noticeable and plentiful. I still can't believe I felt proud enough of the series to actually make my own shirt of it, to wear around as some kind of "advertisement." Well, at least the nightmare is over now and I've not only made stuff far more original, but also far better drawn and all. Seriously, you're looking at something someone made in late middle school to early high school... C'mon, past Claire, you were 14-16, you should've been able to do better.

The OCs are: Leena, Sparky, Ivan, Gio, Kurosho, Aura, Zapz, Shadow and Raichu (real original name, I know). Kurosho, Aura, Zapz and Shadow belonged to friends.

The Canon Characters are: Russia (Hetalia), Tails Doll "TD" (Sonic) and Mello (Death Note).

*Hope you enjoyed this session of "Throwback Thursdays," keep your eyes peeled for the next cringe-inducing workpiece that'll make you feel better about your own content/skills.

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: Teenage Romance: Or, How to Die of Embarrassment by Delia Ephron, with drawings by Edward Koren

For today's Teen Throwback Thursday post, I'll be sharing a book that is almost impossible to find nowadays. You might have to go through an out-of-print bookseller, or you might have to go through WorldCat to see if there's a copy at a library that's willing to send a copy to YOUR library.

But in the meantime, I still have MY copy that I got back in the 1980s, and which had a formative influence on my childhood, so that's what I'm going to share today!

Just looking at the table of contents tells you that this book is going to share stories about all different kinds of teenage problems (most of which I hadn't actually experienced when I first read this book):

There was a great mix of humor in Ephron's writing and Koren's artwork, working hand-in-hand on topics like How to Hide a Pimple:

While some sections went over my head when I first read them, others made a lot of sense to me even as a child. The section called "How to Talk To Your Mother" spoke to me on a primal level:

In rereading this book now, I'm definitely more likely to spot the parts that are dated, like bringing record albums to a party, or thinking that John Travolta is sexy (my apologies, Mr. Travolta, but, you know ... the years haven't been kind to any of us ...)

NOTE TO SELF: Start using the word "hideola" in conversations!

This was also the book that made me a big fan of Edward Koren's drawings, and which made me think, hey, maybe I could draw!!! Fun fact: for many years after I read this book, my drawings looked very scraggly and scruffy, like this:

One of the best things about this book was that it really embodied all the highs and ALL the lows of the teenage experience!!!

While the NYPL system unfortunately doesn't own Teenage Romance, you CAN check out more books and movies written by Delia Ephron and books illustrated by Edward Koren!

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: Forget about Betty, Veronica, and Archie. Check out that SCHOOL DESK OF THE FUTURE!!!

April 1975

[fakeplasticmusic]

Lucky - Britney Spears

[annislittleshopofhorrors]

Throwback Thursday 📻

Audition for Not Another Teen Movie

[befemininenow]

Like all the other boys, you had a poster of her in the wall. But while they wanted to be with her, you wanted to be like her.

Here's a cute belated Throwback Thursday and Flashback Friday caption that is based and inspired by a caption from long gone creator kvlnuren. Who can relate to having a poster or a wallpaper of your favorite crush as a teen? Although this pic is somewhat recent, the feeling of wanting her and wanting to be her is very relatable. Btw, the woman in the pic is Tomomi Morisaki, a gravure model and former J-pop artist.

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: relaxing in Central Park in 1945!

Two girls take advantage of an unseasonably mild and sunny day on March 15, 1945, to relax in the park.

“A sudden flood of sunshine and temperatures in the mid-50s flushed New Yorkers out of their homes and into Central Park to soak up the tease of a warmer season to come. ‘Thousands scented spring in the air and went out to inhale it in parks, playgrounds and boulevards,’ the NY Times reported. ‘The “theme song in the city,’ the paper declared, was ‘You Are My Sunshine.’”

From nytarchives on Instagram. Photo: New York Times.

[sanneke94]

Throwback Thursday 8: Download

Information: - Original alpha from HGLiegen - Original textures and PSD from Nilou - Patterns from Colourlovers - Fatmorph included - 12 recolors included (swatch included)

[ladypepperofdavenshire-archives]

I doooon't think I've said much about Blair's past? So I'm taking this Throwback Thursday to delve a bit into her teen/young adult years :^)

Blair had a rough childhood with her bio dad in and out of prison, and her  mom divorcing him and marrying a man who was involved in criminal  activities that he used to support the family without them knowing.   Blair found out she could use temporal fields when she was a teenager,  utilizing them to get away with petty crime.  Her stepfather reeled her into  his chop shop activities, which she resented the entire time, and  eventually used her as a scapegoat when he got into some hot water and  directed all the evidence of the carjacking to her.  She tried to run away but was caught by the Jade's Hall team sent to apprehend her, where  she was taken to the facilities for "rehabilitation," as they told her family and authorities, but really turned out to be experimentation.   She was seventeen at the time.  She spent eight years locked up and experimented on before she was broken out by, Terminus, a man working on the inside to recruit powerful superhumans for the superhuman terrorist he worked under. Given Blair's abilities, she was seen as a huge asset, so she was high up on the list for this particular prison break.

Due to being isolated and only coming into contact with researchers, scientists, doctors, and a few fellow human guinea pigs since she was a teenager, Blair's social skills are sorely lacking when she's liberated. She's mistrusting of most people and cagey, trying to figure out what they want from her since that's all anyone ever saw her as, a means to an end. This shifts more when she finds out Aaron was a fellow inmate who has experimented on who bonds with her, and later, when she has to rely on the kindness of Ben and his team when she and her daughter are on the run following Aaron's death at the hands of the rogue agents sent to recapture them.

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: For all the old-school Nancy Drew fans in the house!

Nancy Drew… Reporter (1939) William Clemens

May 18th 2021

[laylawatermelon]

Now that I'm thinking about it I wanna theorize/call for action outside of buddie (don't worry i WILL return with a vengeance) but now I'm on a bit of an Eddie Diaz kind of run.

I'm reading a fanfic now of Eddie's sisters which kind of spawned me to think about his relationship with them and kind of think about his family dynamics and expectations and what's coming up for his storyline.

Now they mentioned bringing his family in, specifically his sisters, and i think this storyline ties into Marisol (noname i swear this drives me crazy when i think about it?!??! PLEASE if you want me to care/be invested gimme a last name!) and his Catholic guilt/sense of responsibility/man of the house complex.

They've introduced how his upbringing brought him a lot of guilt and a sense of duty (to serve and protect amirite? Dang religion can be a perfect line to how modern society works but lemme save that for a thesis or something this is about 911 on abc🤣)

Back on topic though, there's a really nice post talking about how he's military family and how that affected his and Shannon's relationship. (x)

Reading that helped me to appreciate the writing and details.

I also want to talk about the beautiful work being done on Twitter and Tumblr about the Miami Vice costume theory and coincidences.

(heh throwback Tuesday and takeover thursday came in clutch with finding these x )

Yes i do ship buddie, but if I look at it not just as a romantic things but as they are written as kind of parallel soulmates who run along the same line of development.

One always spurs the next to grow and change and are heavily involved in some way even if that way it's just being themselves.

Buck being open with his sexuality will trigger something in Eddie. What it is can vary.

I think if we look at it with non shipper glasses, Buck's freedom will lead to Eddie's freedom. What I mean by that is since Eddie had came to the 118 Ryan mentioned how each year he was there the more he learned about himself and other people.

I think what Eddie would be at free from the image/expectations of what a family should look like/be.

He knows what a family could look like in a queer/unconventional way. Bathena's unit, Chimney and Maddie's family (let's say cause they're not currently married with a toddler church would pass out), and HenRen's family.

The could be and should be is the important part.

Eddie grew up being told what he should be and what his life should look like. Evidently his life went none of the ways it was intended to go.

He's a widower single father from a teen/young pregnancy and veteran. Sure he's a firefighter now but he has no "complete" family.

The way they're emphasizing the mother aspect throughout his story is still fascinating.

(i also thought of something hilarious as like he probably imagined/process mothers as like the Virgin Mary or something when they brought up how he can see woman as mothers but not really women at the same time)

(also Madonna whore complex was mentioned and it's also a fascinating way to look at it as he can either desire or love.)

Shannon seems to be the only exception and even that is iffy. I would also say that when she became a mother the desire kind of left? I think the mother aspect solidified for him when she left them I would say.

Yes they did have sex but that was a (very bad, horrid) form of communication between them. They both avoided stuff at some point in some (eh it's like 20/80 her and Eddie) cases.

Every other woman he has dated has kind of been a substitute, for a lack of a better word, replacement for the role of mom.

Now he knows what moms should look like in all shapes and forms. He knows what dads should look like. He's knows what his family should look like.

Granted he did get rid of some of the flaws of his father and the way he was raised which also ties into the way he is.

Eddie was parentified at an early age. (I will say as a black/poc person that there tends to be adult responsibilities placed on our communities kids from young partially because of culture but mostly because of the inherent unevenness that we have to struggle to make balance worldwide in different facets and environments.)

Once again, this is about 911 on abc, not my thesis😭.

I just imagine him standing on a stool to cook food for his sisters or some other things like laundry. Or even worse the cannon car accident with his pregnant mom. (I love to make myself cry)

Eddie had technically been a parent since he was a kid. He literally became the man of the house or the father. So i guess that entailed taking on the emotional and sometimes physical burden of the father role.

I guess when he was actually a father and not just the role he felt the weight of responsibility again and panicked. It makes sense he has a habit of running since he never had the opportunity to do so as a kid (since he never got the chance to be one).

So after Chris it was once again role of the father but now with added responsibility of bringing money to provide the household which he didn't have to do in that role.

It was hard then so it became even more difficult.

So he gave his body to the military and returned wounded in mind and body, and with a disabled son who needed insurance and stability and a wife who just needed him.

And he needed to be a man. Again and again and again.

He broke out of the loop when he got to the 118 (bless the haven that is that building) met Buck, then Carla and Bobby who offered a safe place for his kid.

He was no longer alone and had distanced himself physical from the church but mentally still shackled in his beliefs.

After this Buck and Tommy things and he's not present we're going to focus on how a family could look for him.

Last season and recently they mentioned the fact that his aunt had been divorced and he didn't know.

There was also mention of family secrets.

There was also Marisol and Chris together which I'm guessing he wasn't to happy with her but it's either or since we haven't seen them together so it's a 50/50 chance. More like 90/10 he's annoyed or feels weird about his mom being replaced). Since we touched on him repairing his relationship with his mom and subsequently girls and women/relationships he wants to be in now that may shift his image of Marisol suddenly being more present.

Slight Buddie tangent (i gotta let the beat out for a sec raaa-) but the fact that he's still hanging out with Buck pretty consistently (well we can say he's his other parent who's sadly been in his life almost longer than his mom 🥺 lemme stop I'm crying) but it might decrease due to his and Tommy's relationship. (They're two firefighters with very busy schedules ofc he's not present they got work to do chop chop!/j)

In turn this leaves Chris with one less stable parent figure and it's forced to turn to Marisol who may be overeager to please him.

This can lead Chris to probably feeling uncomfortable with the changes because he's happy his dad's happy but he's not happy because it feels like his family's changing again too fast, and what if she leaves then his dad's not happy and a whole other sleet of teenage issues and angst.

So what I predict their storyline to be going it's that Eddie tries to find his own freedom from the church and maybe even the expectations of his home community would have on him.

Buck will be radiant in himself at the wedding, so will Hen and Karen, and Marie and Chimney, and Bobby and Athena.

He'll look around and look inward.

He'll stop focusing on what his life should look like and focus on what it could.

And that life could be just as radiant as the family he's apart of now.

(and that's all i could ask for 🥹)