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Advertising Through Marching: Sheet Music at LPA
The Music Division has an amazing amount of sheet music, much of which is not listed in the online catalog. Over the years, some of this sheet music has been compiled into different collections. One of...
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A List of Lists: August 2012
It's the end of August, which means soon we'll be trading in our fluffy beach reads for heartier winter tomes. NYPL librarians have plenty of suggestions for you. Back to School! Back to School Books...
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International Patent Information: A Guide to NYPL's Collections
We pride ourselves on our United States patent system. But, to misquote, all patents are local (or at least national). So anyone who wants patent protection in another country will have to meet the...
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Musical of the Month: Oh, Boy!
A guest post By Laura Frankos Oh, Boy!: Kern, Bolton, Wodehouse and the Princess Theatre Musicals The Genesis of the Series In 1913, the Shuberts added another theatre to their empire at 104 West 39th...
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Free Job Training for Direct Care Counselors and Emergency Medical Technicians
The City University of New York (CUNY) was awarded $19.86 million through the United States Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant program to...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - August 26th, 2012
For the week of August 26, 2012 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and children's picture books. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, there is a free app! Use it with your...
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Free Information Technology Workforce Training for Women
Per Scholas has received grants from the Liz Claiborne and New York Women’s foundations to provide women training in Information Technology, which includes two IT industry certifications, CompTIA A+...
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Free Job Training in Early Childhood Education
The City University of New York (CUNY) CareerPATH is a low to no-cost program supporting adult workers without jobs and adult workers looking to advance their careers by providing opportunities to earn...
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Back to School: New School Year, New You!
A few years ago, I put together a list of my favorite back to school books. It was a list of fun books to read after all of the mandatory summer reading that you had to do. Over the last two years,...
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Grupo de lectura y discusión en español 2do aniversario
Ya cumplimos 2 años! Si quieren saber un poco más acerca de este grupo, visiten los siguientes blogs: Recapitulando: Grupo de lectura y discusión en español y Grupo de lectura y discusión en español...
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Reader's Den: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett - Week 3
Welcome back to NYPL’s August Reader's Den. We’re three quarters through Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon. In chapters 11-15 things begin to fall into place. Sam rules out Iva Archer as Miles’...
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The First Labor Day
Labor Day is an American federal holiday that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers. It also symbolizes the end of summer and is celebrated with family picnics, parties, parades...
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Great Albums You May Have Missed: Hasu Patel's Gayaki Sitar (1996)
When thou commandest me to sing, It seems that my heart would break with pride; And I look to thy face, And tears come to my eyes. —Rabindranath Tagore* Hasu Patel’s collection of traditional ragas for...
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Free Programs at New Dorp Library: September 2012
September's here and it's time for all those back to school commercials... luckily you can find all your New Dorp Library program information here, instead of it interrupting all your favorite TV...
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Back to Homeschooling at the Library
As New Yorkers get ready for Back to School this week, I'll be loading the trunk of my car with library books and heading off with my family for our own version of school. We call it "homeschooling at...
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Syd Hoff: A Birthday Celebration
Do you remember the first time you read a book by Syd Hoff? If you were too young to read on your own, maybe someone in your life shared the book with you. For some, books such as Danny and the...
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Free Job Training in Security and Driving for Women
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. BWI Was founded January 1, 2000 and...
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The Teen Central Anti-Bullying Movement: Talking to Shacara McLaurin
"Most schools have no idea what to do," says Ross Ellis, founder of Stomp Out Bullying. The Teen Central DigiCommunication Arts Projects and Workshop, in partnership with Yianni Stamas and Lights...
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Children's Literary Salon in Retrospect: Illustration on June 2, 2012
I was delighted to hear from members of the Children's Book Illustrators Group in New York City (CBIG-NYC) in the Margaret Berger Forum of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on June 2, 2012. I do not...
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The Teen Central Anti-Bullying Movement: Books on Bullying
Welcome to our Books On Bullying reading list. It includes items from the Teen collection with some Adult titles and one very sentimental Children's favorite. We'd like this list to be as interactive...
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