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SAGEWorks: January Workshops
SAGEWorks will be hosting two career based workshops on January 26 and 27.The workshops take place at 305 7th Avenue (between 27th Street and 28th Street) in Manhattan and are FREE admission and open...
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13 Great Quotes About the Joy of Reading
At NYPL, we love to read. Why? you ask. Let us count the ways. Here are 13 quotes about the joy of reading that sum up how we feel about our favorite activity. So get ready to begin your next bookish...
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Podcast #45: Cheryl Strayed on Wild Success
Recently, the film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's Wild received Oscar nods for Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress) and Laura Dern's (Best Supporting Actress) performances. Wild, the story of Strayed's...
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Meet the Artist: Karl Lorenz
On view at the Mulberry Street Library through February 28, 2015 are the delicate drawings and cutouts on paper by artist and teacher Karl Lorenz. I spoke with the artist about his work. This current...
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5 Noteworthy Babe Ruth–World Series Moments
Hey! So those who know me, know I'm a Mets fan. I was born in Flushing, New York, lived in a house not even 5 miles away from Shea Stadium... it was destiny. However, that loyalty never made me blind...
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Brooklyn Networks: Free Cable Installation Training Program
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. BWI's mission is to empower low...
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羊年新年愿景 Chinese New Year's Resolutions
羊年又快到. 在这个新的一年读者们又有一些什么新愿望呢? 华人普遍都希望身体健康, 财源滚滚, 小孩听教听话, 一家和睦. 纽约公立图书馆可提供各位种种题材的书籍, 帮助你实现你的新年愿景. 谨此祝大家羊年一帆风顺, 家庭平安快乐. 安田まゆみ省钱, 照样过好日 : 冻薪时代怎样快乐花钱, 又能稳稳储蓄?...
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The Jefferson Market University: Spring 2015
Mystics, Witches, Hysterics and the Problem of Female Spirituality A Five Session Course: Saturdays, January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28 3 to 5 pmA Cultural History of French Film, 1895-1945 A Five...
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The 12 Most Quotable Lines of Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice was first published January 28, 1813, and for this, millions of readers can be thankful. Fans of the novel probably know that Mr. Darcy's first name is Fitzwilliam, that Elizabeth...
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Five YA Books You Seriously Need to Read
It has come to my attention that not everyone has read these books. I don't care what you normally read. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, romance, non-fiction, or whatever, these are books that...
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The Reader's Den: The Stranger, Part 3
Is life absurd and meaningless?At the end of the novel, content and sure of himself, Meursault accepts his death. Author Aaron Gwyn writes about reading Camus'sThe Stranger as a teenager and how...
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Snow Day Reads
New York City is bracing itself for 32 inches of snow. Here in Readers Services we are doing our part by making sure you have some good snowy day reading. Here are some titles for all ages....
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Artifacts From the Arthur Ashe Archive
American tennis player Arthur Ashe at the 1975 World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, via Wikimedia Commons.The Art and Artifacts Division is pleased to announce the recent accessioning of artifacts...
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Great Albums You May Have Missed: Miles Davis Dark Magus (1997)
Every jazz fan has their favorite Miles period, I'm probably in the minority but I'll take his electric phase from '68-75 which expanded his amazing skills by importing the energy of rock and funk. For...
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New Readers and Writers Inspired by Winter Storm Juno
Jan. 26, 2015 - the start of a new cycle for the Adult Learning Center and ESOL classes throughout the 3 boroughs....Jan. 27, 2015 - predicted to be perhaps the most snow ever to fall on New York in at...
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Filing Taxes at SIBL
Find this and other tax manuals in our catalogOnce again The Science, Industry and Business Library offers two Tax Assistance programs. Fliers are available throughout SIBL and are reproduced here...
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Children's Literary Salon in Retrospect: Science Fiction on January 3, 2015
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Image ID: psnypl_prn_1082I am not a complete fan of science fiction, but I did enjoy learning more about it, especially its history and its applications for different...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of February 1
Enrollment Now Open - SAGE Boot Camp. This two-week long, intensive training course will provide participants with esssential skills to lead them toward job placement. The first session starts on...
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While You Wait to See Mockingjay... More Dystopian Fiction!
Suzanne Collins's book Mockingjay has been split into two films. Here's a list of fiction titles to tide you over until Part Two comes out in November, or until you get a chance to see Part One.Young...
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好看的新年故事 New Year's Stories for Children
好看的新年故事小朋友们, 羊年快到, 舞狮舞龙, 爆竹处处, 新年红包, 都是我们熟悉的. 但你又知不知道农历新年的来源, 和关于这个节日的故事呢? 以下好看的童书都可以在纽约公立图书馆找到. 让我们一起庆祝即将来临旳农历新年吧! 熊亮文;马玉图灶王爷当心啊！不要頑皮啊! 灶王爷盯着看啊! 熊亮文图年在传说中"年"是一只恐布的猛兽. 聪明的人又如何把它赶走呢? 王早早文 ; 黄虫肚子图春龙节...
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