NYC FIRST<\/a>, an organization that empowers students from diverse communities across New York City to engage with STEM and robotics.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BPL_LegoRobotics_2026-5.jpg\")
The Irving Hawks of the Washington Irving Library celebrate after winning first place in the 2023 BKLYN Library Robotics League championship.Photo courtesy of Gregg Richards ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BPL_LegoRobotics_2026-4.jpg\")
Teens collaborate to reconstruct a LEGO statue, combining STEM skills with teamwork at the BKLYN Library Robotics League.Photo courtesy of Gregg Richards<\/p>\n
Using LEGO SPIKE robotics and creative problem-solving, participants aged 9 to 17 built robots to remove topsoil and uncover hidden treasures, excavate heavy objects, recover artifacts, and reconstruct statues and other structures. Along the way, they learned valuable communication skills, including teamwork, conflict resolution, respect, and empathy.<\/p>\n
The library system, which houses five teen tech centers at Kings Highway, Saratoga, Adams Street, Crown Heights, and Bay Ridge Libraries, offers the BKLYN Robotics League as part of a broader suite of programs. Patrons of all ages can explore science and technology through programs such as T4, a technology internship for teens; free computer basics courses; and advanced workshops in motion graphics, audio editing, 3D printing, AI, and more.<\/p>\n
BPL President and CEO Linda Johnson thanked the parents, volunteers, librarians, and staff who helped the teams thrive, praising the \u201cinventive\u201d participants.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe BKLYN Robotics League provides children and teens the opportunity to not only learn about building and programming robots, but also to develop their collaboration and communication skills,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
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The Brooklyn Public Central Library held its annual BKLYN Library Robotics League championship on Jan. 25.Photo courtesy of Gregg Richards ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BPL_LegoRobotics_2026-1.jpg\")
A close-up shows a competitor carefully maneuvering a robot through the \u201cUnearthed\u201d excavation challenge at the Central Library.Photo courtesy of Gregg Richards<\/p>\n
BPL, one of the nation\u2019s largest library systems and among New York City\u2019s most democratic institutions, has provided innovative library services for more than 125 years. The system supports personal advancement, fosters civic literacy, and strengthens the fabric of community for the more than 2.6 million people who call Brooklyn home.<\/p>\n
Through initiatives such as Books Unbanned<\/a>, BPL offers teens across the U.S. access to its online catalog. The system provides nearly 65,000 free programs each year with writers, thinkers, artists, and educators from around the corner and around the world \u2014 giving patrons millions of opportunities to enjoy one of life\u2019s greatest satisfactions: the joy of a good book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Public Central Library held its annual BKLYN Library Robotics League championship on Jan. 25. Photo courtesy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[51899,51900,35229,98,100,99,51901,14749,20183,9,24,12,370,63,51902,32351],"class_list":["post-117696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-bklyn-library-robotics-league","tag-bklyn-library-robotics-league-championship","tag-bpl","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-brooklyn-public-central-library","tag-brooklyn-public-library","tag-lego","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-first","tag-stem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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