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Medical Physics Special Libraries & Museums
I am a huge fan of special libraries, and I have a couple of medical physicists in the family, so I thought I would see how many relevant libraries and museums I could find. Medical physicists work in...
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New Plant Patent Color Images at SIBL: Through September 4, 2012
Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of August 21 and 28, and September 4, 2012. These follow from the earlier postings of Plant Patent plates, which...
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¡Celebra La Herencia Hispana!: En la Diversidad Estamos Unidos, Edificando...
Conéctate, Explora e Inspírate: ¡Celebrando La Herencia Hispana! Estaremos celebrando la Herencia Hispana 2012 por más de cuatro semanas! El mes de la Herencia Hispana se celebra desde el 15 de...
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Bronx Library Center
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed in the U.S. each year from September 15 to October 15. This year's national theme is "Diversity United, Building America's Future Today." At the Bronx Library Center...
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Creative Aging Continues to Bloom at The New York Public Library
In recent decades, much has been said about the demographic changes that New York City shares with the rest of the world. Yes, we are getting older! One widespread response has been a surge of programs...
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September in the Reader's Den: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - Week 2
“Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.” And she can handle a gun... She, naturally, is our heroine, the intrepid Crimean War veteran and LiteraTec Thursday Next, and people who have read a...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - September 16th, 2012
For the week of September 16, 2012 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and children's chapter books. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, there is a free app! Use it with your...
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Matt Myklusch at Dream Big: Imagination Academy on July 31, 2012
We were very lucky to have Matt Myklusch, author of the Jack Blank adventure trilogy, speak at the 67th Street Library's Dream Big Imagination Academy on July 31, 2012. He delivered a 60-minute talk...
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My Mystery Summer: A Summer Reading Log with Lists, Part II
Welcome back to My Mystery Summer. In Part I, I reported on some of my own summer reading and viewing and shared some lists of books and DVDs that we put together for our Mystery Summer program at the...
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Searching the Bible Online
The Bible is the most widely read book in the Western world. And since the advent of public libraries in the United States, patrons have always asked every conceivable type of question about it. ASK...
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Book Discussion Series at the St. George Library Center
The St. George Library Center will soon be starting a Saturday morning book discussion which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The first date for the group to meet will be October 13, 2012....
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VRAP: Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
The Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, provides seamless transition for Servicemembers, expands education and training opportunities for Veterans and provides tax credits...
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The USS Intrepid Presents "Restoring History" and Code Breakers at Morris Park
This month we are privileged to be hosting two programs from The Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum at The Morris Park Branch Library. The museum is celebrating its thirtieth year of operation this...
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October 2012 DVD Releases... Reserve Your Copy Now!
In the month of October, many great DVD movies are coming to the Library. Reserve titles now using the Library's new Catalog. The month of October is full of thrills, with releases of Prometheus,...
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Steal This Story Time: Glow in the Dark
I love it when librarians put their story time plans online. I “borrow” them all the time! In an act of reciprocation I figured I might as well throw my story time themes at the Internet to see what...
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Mental Health Special Libraries and Museums
I have had an interest in people and mental health since I was young, and I ended up obtaining a master's degree in forensic psychology. Therefore, I was curious to see which mental health libraries...
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September in the Reader's Den: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - Wrap-up and...
Welcome back to the Reader's Den for the final post in our discussion of The Eyre Affair by Japer Fforde. Did you enjoy this literary silliness? As mentioned in the earlier posts, this is the first...
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NYPLarcade Asks: What Are You Playing?
I'm currently working my way through Borderlands 2 as an assassin who almost exclusively uses Maliwan weapons. It's a lot of fun and (as most reviews have indicated) a nice improvement on the first...
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September 2012 NYPL Blog Highlights
September was back to school month. (And back to homeschooling month too.) In that spirit, here is a short quiz. Cheating is ok. Which of the following were commemorated this month? a) World...
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Free Job Training for Community Health Workers
CUNY Career PATH is a low-to no cost program funded by the grant program of the US Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training, also known as TAACCCT. In order...
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