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The Arm That Clutched the Torch: The Statue of Liberty’s Campaign for a Pedestal
The Statue of Liberty’s hand and torch in Madison Square, New York. Image ID: G91F190_006F“They have not been able to procure a whole statue, but they have ornamented the city with a nice large piece...
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Ask the Author and Illustrator: Lost in NYC
Join us for a Kids LIVE event April 13th at the Allerton Library in the Bronx and meet the author and illustrator of Lost in NYC.About the BookPablo’s first day in a New York City school quickly goes...
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Booktalking "Get Real" by Mara Rockliff
Cheap stuff wreaks havoc on the environment. Organic, fair trade, and recycled goods are better for the environment and for the people, plants and animals who inhabit it. The United States and Canada...
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Great Poetry by Your Favorite Fiction Writers
It's no rarity to hear someone say, "I love to read, but I don't like poetry." Yet often, when probed, even those who consider themselves writers or readers struggle to define what poetry is. In fact,...
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Let's Go! Road Trip Picks For Kids
There is a certain time of the year when families decide to take a vacation. For many of us who come from large families, the only way we were able to visit new places was by driving. I reminisce a lot...
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Books for a New Utopia
Say you had a chance at a fresh start. Not just for you, but for civilization. Imagine an apocalypse that doesn't destroy the people or the planet, just everything we have built and all...
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Ask the Author: Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma comes to Books at Noon next Wednesday, April 15 to discuss his latest work, Family Life: A Novel. We asked him six questions about what he likes to read.When and where do you like to...
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For the Love of Poetry
As a librarian it is hard for me to admit that the poetry section has never been one of my favorites. Parents and teachers are often scandalized when I admit this to school groups. I always tell kids...
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Open Job Opportunity: Brooklyn Navy Yard Employment Center
Company InformationA Brooklyn Navy Yard business that designs and manufactures protective equipment for military and law enforcement groups. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for...
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Kentucky Horse Park: Museums and More
Two horses and a pony. Image ID: 489793Lexington, Kentucky is the "Horse Capital of the World." It hosts the Kentucky Derby, and horse farms abound. However, for me, it's prime asset is the amazing...
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Oral Histories for National Autism Awareness Month
April is National Autism Awareness Month, dedicated to educating the public about one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities. The New York Public Library’s “Visible Lives: Oral Histories of...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of April 12
Enrollment Now Open! SAGEWorks 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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Schomburg Treasures: The Menu Collection
The Tree Houses, 1964-65How much did a plate of chop suey cost at the Cotton Club?What did the Buffalo Soldiers have for Christmas dinner in 1920?At the African Pavilion of the 1964-65 New York World's...
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Mango Languages: Travel the World
Want to learn a new language? Do you know that we have a service that provides visual and auditory instruction for 64 different languages? Mango Languages is great for tourists who want to master...
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Waiting for "Downton Abbey" 2015!
It’s been a tough month for Downton-ites as we recently learned that next season will be its last! Honestly, this past March was a tough pop culture news month for me all round: first Zayn left One...
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Du papier au Web : créez vos propres cartes interactives
*/This is a translation to french of “From paper maps to the Web : A DIY Digital Maps Primer” by Claire Chemel, library curator and digital manager at the Département des Cartes et plans of the...
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An Incommensurable Grief... Louis Moreau Gottschalk on Lincoln's Assassination
Louis Moreau Gottschalk cover caricature in Vanity Fair (October 11, 1862)This week marks the 150th anniversary of the final battles of the Civil War, followed all too closely by the anniversary of...
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Booktalking "The Incredible Book Eating Boy" by Oliver Jeffers
Henry has a voracious appetite for books, and he cannot stop consuming them. One day, he gets bored, so he sneaks a taste of a single page, which leads to a chapter, and eventually an entire book....
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Time Machine: Interstitial Moment, Video Stockholm Syndrome
Our beloved Sony AV8650 EIAJ ½” open reel deck has been repaired by Bob Shuster, alias Midnight Bob. Up and running, the 8650 is sending both color and soft grey sometimes ghostly moving images to our...
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A Song of Ice and Fire: Complete List of Books and DVDs
A Song of Ice and Fire is a fantasy series written by George R.R. Martin. The first book in the series is A Game of Thrones which follows powerful families of Westeros in the quest for power and...
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