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Booktalking "Doctor White" by Jane Goodall
Hospitals can be scary places for kids. All of the machines, strange noises and people that they do not know can be confusing. Sometimes, they endure painful procedures. They do not feel well, and they...
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Eight of My Favorite Female Characters in YA Fantasy
I love a book with a strong female character, so here are eigh of my favorite titles with phenomenal leading ladies:Strange Angels, by Lili St. Crow, is a series that I adore. In Strange Angels we meet...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of May 31
Enrollment Now Open! SAGEWorks Boot Camp. This two-week intensive training course will provide participants with essential skills to lead them toward job placement. The first session is Monday–Friday,...
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Despotic Characters: Researching Shorthand at the New York Public Library
What do Pliny the Younger, Charles Dickens, George Bernard Shaw, and Tom Wolfe have in common?Or in longform: they all knew shorthand. Whether you call it stenography (narrow-writing), brachygraphy...
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Book Notes from the Underground: Summer Beach Reads, Country Noir Edition
Honestly, nothing discombobulates me more than to be asked, "What's a good beach read?" Aside from the fact that I'm not really a beach person ("Why couldn't God just make the grass extend all the way...
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Volunteers Capture Harlem's History
This is a guest post from volunteer, Joanne Dillon. Joanne has interviewed several people for the NYPL Community Oral History Project and continues to share her experience and the experience of others...
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Booktalking "News for Dogs" by Lois Duncan
Andi and Bruce love their dogs, Bebe, Friday, and Red Rover more than anything. One day, they have the great idea of posting an online newspaper for dogs. It will be full of feature stories all about...
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Booktalking "PushGirl" by Chelsie Hill
Kara Moore was a dancer: The dance studio was home to her, and she even had a Dance Mom to complete the picture. Add to that a boyfriend and trusted friends Jack and Amanda. The major trouble in her...
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Up Your Kid-Lit Game
Everyone knows Goodnight Moon and Blueberries for Sal, but there’s a world of undiscovered children’s books just waiting for a new audience.This week, NYPL staff recommend pairs of children’s books: a...
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Reader's Den: Tigerman by Nick Harkaway (Week 2)
Welcome back to our online book discussion of Nick Harkaway's Tigerman as part of Reader's Den at New York Public Library.This week, we will be discussing the first six chapters of the novel. Please...
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Before You Visit ‘Paper Towns’...
Nerdfighters are counting down the days until “Paper Towns”—the movie version of John Green’s 2008 novel, following last summer’s blockbuster version of The Fault In Our Stars—hits theaters on July...
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Free Succession Planning Workshops for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
New York, 1890Are you an immigrant business owner? Start planning now for the future of your enterprises and your familes and learn to create an exit strategy that works for you.Blueprint for your...
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It's Tony Time!
This is it: The Super Bowl for theater fans! The 49th annual Tony Awards will be presented on Sunday, June 7th, and the Library can help you get familiar with some of this year's nominees. In the Best...
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Names Have Meaning: A Research Guide for Baby Names and Family Names
Registering Names at Castle Garden, 1871 IMAGE ID: 800772 Like any word in the dictionary, a person’s name has meaning. The study of names is called onomastics or onomatology. Onomastics covers the...
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Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce: 2015 Career Expo
The Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce presents the 2015 Career Expo with the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of Spain on Friday, June 19, 2015, 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Citi Executive...
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Booktalking "My Dad Thinks He's Funny" by Katrina Germein
The lame jokes, the corny repertoire. None of it is funny, yet you are supposed to laugh. We've all been there with our parents."Would you like some dinner with that ketchup?" is one such question a...
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Free Job Training in Woodworking
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement.Currently BWI offers free job training...
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Happy 100th Birthday, George Bruce!
George Bruce Library is an example of the importance and relevance libraries are to the communities they serve. They have become epicenters to the people who visit their branches every operating day....
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Podcast #63: Damien Echols on Hope and Death Row
Damien Echols spent eighteen years on death row before being released. His book Life After Death recounts his story about upending the ruling that threatened to end his life, and he has also worked...
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The Reader's Den: After Claude by Iris Owens
I came to Iris Owens and her 1973 novel, After Claude, after looking through seemingly endless lists looking for the perfect literary antiheroine, in keeping with this year's Reader's Den theme of...
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