NYC Summer: Programs at Mid-Manhattan

This summer at Mid-Manhattan Library: revisit the vital, gritty streets of 1970s New York City on Film, discuss great NYC books online with Reader's Den, and relax as librarian Lois Moore reads you short stories from The New Yorker and New York-based authors during Mixed Bag.

All of these events are part of our summer reading program for older teens and adults called NYC Summer. Watch this space for announcements of even more events and book recommendations! You can also quickly access this page at: bit.ly/nycsummer-nypl.

From June to August, we will be hosting 1970s New York City on Film, featuring a variety of movies shot on location in NYC. Each program includes an introduction to the film as well as a guided discussion afterwards.

DATEFILMYEARTIMEDIRECTOR June 5, 2013Shaft 1971 100 min Gordon Parks June 12, 2013Klute 1971 114 min Alan J. Pakula June 19, 2013Super Fly 1972 93 min Gordon Parks, Jr. June 26, 2013The Godfather 1972 175 min Francis Ford Coppola July 3, 2013Across 110th Street 1972 102 min Barry Shear July 10, 2013Serpico 1973 130 min Sidney Lumet July 24, 2013Mean Streets 1973 112 min Martin Scorsese July 31, 2013Three Days of the Condor 1975 117 min Sydney Pollack August 7, 2013Network 1976 121 min Sidney Lumet August 14, 2013Saturday Night Fever 1977 118 min John Badham August 21, 2013The Warriors 1979 92 min Walter Hill

All film screenings listed above are FREE and held in the first floor corner roomof Mid-Manhattan Library. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Still from Serpico directed by Sidney Lumet.

Reader's Den is a monthly, online book discussion led by NYPL's resident bibliophiles. As part of NYC Summer, all books are related to New York City.

MONTH TITLE AUTHOR DISCUSSIONS May The Contract With God Trilogy Will Eisner 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 JunTime and Again Jack Finney 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 JulWatchmen Alan Moore 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 AugSlaves of New York Tama Janowitz 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 SeptUnterzakhn Leela Corman 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Request the book (or ebook) from the NYPL catalog and join us once a week for an online discussion of the current month's selection.

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Love a good story? Sit back and relax during Mixed Bag as storyteller extraordinaire Lois Moore reads you a story or two at lunch or dinner time!

JULY    Mon July 15, 2013New York, New York: Stories From The New Yorker 7 p.m. Wed July 17, 2013New York, New York: Stories From The New Yorker 1 p.m. Wed July 24, 2013New York, New York: Stories From The New Yorker 1 p.m. Mon July 29, 2013New York, New York: Stories From The New Yorker 7 p.m.AUGUST    Wed August 7, 2013New York, New York: New York Authors 1 p.m. Mon August 12, 2013New York, New York: New York Authors 7 p.m. Wed August 21, 2013New York, New York: New York Authors 1 p.m. Mon August 26, 2013New York, New York: New York Authors 7 p.m.

Image by Anthony Catalano and licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0