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African Dance Interview Project Videos Now Available
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division is pleased to announce that the five interviews documented with the Mertz Gilmore Foundation grant to record African choreographers and teachers are now online at The...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of March 22
Enrollment Now Open - Sage Boot Camp. This two-week long, intensive training course will provide participants with essential skills to lead them toward job placement. The first session starts on...
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16 Powerful Quotes About What it Means to Be a Woman
At NYPL, we believe women are heroes. Women are some of our favorite writers, most intelligent voices, and incredible innovators. Women have helped us think more deeply through issues about which we're...
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Learn How NYC Women Continue to Make History with the Community Oral History...
March is Women’s History Month, a time when we pay special tribute to women whose contributions to society have proved invaluable. Find out how four extraordinary New York City women are currently...
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Skateboarding at the Library
Springtime means only one thing, it is time to go outside and get back under the sun. The days are longer, and there is no time like the present. Once again the skateboards come out, and the tricks...
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Black Life Matters Feature of the Week: Telling the Stories of the Black...
In our final exhibition feature, Maira Liriano, Curator of our Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, discusses the importance of diverse literature, especially for young readers of...
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Reader's Den: The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Part 4
Photo Credit: Dari MicheleAbout the Author:Jill Lepore in Contemporary Authors database.Professor of American History at Harvard University page.Author interview on NPR:"The Man Behind Wonder Woman Was...
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Booktalking "Buddy" by M. H. Herlong
Twelve-year-old Lil'T, aka Tyrone, meets his best friend, a dog whom he christens Buddy, on his way home from church one day. When he finally convinces his parents to allow him to keep the pooch, the...
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Booktalking "Rotten" by Michael Northrop
Jimmer Dobbs (JD) returns home at the end of the summer only to discover that his mother has acquired a new housemate, a rescued Rottweiler. Jimmer christens him Jimmy Rotten (JR) after the singer in...
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Francis Martin Library College Fair March 30
Francis Martin Library will present a College Fair on Monday, March 30, 2015, 11 am–3 pm.Learn about available programs for new and returning students.Career Path Advisory AssistanceFinancial Aid...
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Some of Our Favorite Authors
It's Women's History month so we asked our staff to name some of their favorite female writers and tell us which (of hers) is their favorite work. Here is what they said: I've spun the wheel and landed...
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Podcast #53: RuPaul on Fantasy, Identity, and Diana Ross
Subscribe on iTunes.RuPaul was crowned the “Queen of Manhattan” in 1989 and has since published two books and released hit songs over the course of eleven studio albums. But perhaps his greatest claim...
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Schomburg Treasures: The Green Book
The Negro Motorist Green Book, 1947"Carry your Green Book with you—you may need it."The mid-20th Century: a time of freedom and grand opportunities. Ever bigger and faster and cheaper cars allowed an...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of March 29
Enrollment Now Open - Sage Boot Camp. This two-week long, intensive training course will provide participants with essential skills to lead them toward job placement. The first session starts on...
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Ask the Author: T.C. Boyle
T.C. Boyle comes to Books at Noon next Wednesday, April 1 to discuss his latest work, The Harder They Come. We asked him six questions about what he likes to read.When and where do you like to read?I...
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Booktalking "Daisy to the Rescue" by Jeff Campbell
A quarter horse saves a little girl by kicking an aggressive wild boar.Dogs predict heart attacks, and they detect cancer.A cat fetches help to save her injured guardian.Bottle nose dolphins protect...
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Fairy Tales With a Twist
Fairy tales are big again. With the release of Disney's Cinderella and the popularity of the TV show Once Upon a Time and the movies Maleficent and Into the Woods, fairy tales are in the news...
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中国古代世名剧故事 || Zhongguo gu dai chuan shi ming ju gu shi
最近看了一系例的《中国古代世名剧故事》，作者 刘炎平, 解艾玲 编著 - 是写成通俗易读的故事，内容生动感人，文字清新，深而不奥，容易阅读和理解， 引人入胜。《窦娥冤; 救冈尘; 墙头马上; 汉宫秋》《西厢记》《赵氏孤儿; 李逵负荆; 看钱奴; 倩女离魂; 荆钗记》《灰阑记 ; 琵琶记 ; 幽闺记》《娇红记; 中山狼》《牡丹亭; 紫钗记》《邯郸记; 南柯记》《精忠旗;...
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A Quick Guide to Jewish Periodicals
Historical Jewish Periodicals OnlineNewspaper. George Arents Collection. Image ID: 1190564TitleLanguageDatesLocationSourceAufbauGerman1934-2004New York, NYInternet Archive/Leo Baeck InstituteAmerican...
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Madame du Châtelet and Fighting the Invincible Force
When we seek to recognize and champion women in history, often we must look for the echoes of their presence. Barred by expectation or explicit prohibition from many outlets for expression and renown,...
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