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Booktalking "Sugar Hill" by Carole Boston Weatherford
Sugar Hill is at the heart of Harlem, New York, the mecca of African American art and culture. It is where the apartments are stylish. Bright minds excel in this tony portion of upper Manhattan. People...
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Mauricio Pestana and Afro-Latino Gems at the Schomburg Center
Erika Paul, Pre-Professional at the Schomburg Center's Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, shares how a recent visit from a renowned cartoonist Mauricio Pestana helped her discover...
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Dorks, Yoga, and Creepy Vacations: New Summer Picks for 8-to-12 Year Olds
Summertime is reading time—and that means the release of eagerly anticipated new installments in beloved series, plus some first-time authors with original offerings.My Life in Dioramas by Tara...
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Booktalking "Life is But a Dream" by Brian James
Sabrina hears and sees things that are invisible to other people. These experiences are what drives her parents to admit her to the euphemistically named "Wellness Center." There, nurses fill her body...
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Новые Поступления в Библиотеку Mid-Manhattan - Весна 2015
Предлагаем нашим читателям новейшие поступления в нашу систему.Книги проектаДмитрия ГлуховскогоВселенная Метро 2033 высоко оценен любителями российской постапокалиптики. Предлагаем вашему вниманию...
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Neighborhood Nostalgia: Bushwick, Brooklyn Photos
Remember how the neighborhood used to look? Well, for a very happy #TBT, we're indulging in some neighborhood nostalgia for Bushwick, Brooklyn. After all, Bushwick has been home to some of our most...
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Anticipation: YA Summer Releases
Can't wait for the new young-adult titles coming out this summer?Give that library card a workout: Put the summer's most popular releases on hold right now and get them the moment they arrive.The Last...
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Booktalking "The League" by Thatcher Heldring
Wyatt wants to play football. His father wants him to enjoy golf, as he and his daughter, Kate, do. Brother Aaron extols the virtues of football with Wyatt. Their mother does not want the injuries that...
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Weird Southern Fiction to Read While You Wait for Mislaid by Nell Zink
Literary types and fiction nerds have been abuzz about Nell Zink’s second novel, Mislaid. Zink is known for her fast-paced, in-your-face writing style, her quirky casts of characters and the most...
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Mad Men Fashion
The series finale of Mad Men that aired on AMC on May 17 roughly coincided with NYPL's digitization of over one-thousand fashion illustrations produced in the 1950s and '60s by New York City-based firm...
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A Summer of "Rogues" and Romance
Almacks, A Swell Evening c1822. Image ID: ps_dan_cd37_522If you’re Regency romance fan and have yet to read a Company of Rogues novel by Jo Beverley, then boy do I have a summer challenge/project for...
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Summer Shorts
Detail from Youth on Coney Island Beach, 1991. Image ID: 5033980This summer, NYPL staff members are reading you their favorite short stories to offer you a brief escape from the heat and the haze. Each...
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We Need Diverse Books at BookCon 2015
Diverse books panel at BookCon 2015We Need Diverse Books has created awareness thanks to social media, beginning as a hashtag that is now a successful organization. The goal of We Need Diverse Books is...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of June 7
SAGEWork Boot Camp Enrollment on Monday, June 8, 2015, 9:30 am - 2 pm. This two-week intensive training course will provide participants with essential skills to lead them toward job placement. The...
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Booktalking "Priceless" by Robert Wittman
Robert Wittman idolized law enforcement as a child, and he was thrilled when his wife urged him to apply for admission to the ranks of the venerated Federal Bureau of Investigation. It beat sales work,...
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Tiny Heroes: Beyond Ant-Man
The Marvel Universe continues to grow as their next shrinking Avenger is set to appear on the big screen in July 2015 in the form of Ant-Man. Whether you are familiar with the storyline of Hank Pym and...
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Librarians on ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Harper Lee’s 1960 classic touches a chord in almost everyone who reads it—including (maybe especially) librarians.As we prepare for the July 14 release of Lee’s second book, Go Set a Watchman, we asked...
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妾本惊华 《上，下》 == Qie Ben Jing Hua
Chi Fic Xi 妾本惊华 《上，下》 == Qie Ben Jing Hua作者: 西子情 江苏文艺出版社 ISSN: 9787539952635 c 2012这是一本使我看了就放不下的穿越小说。 “这个身体，不是她的 …...
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Celebrating Jewish LGBT Pride
In honor of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride Month in June, the Dorot Jewish Division recognizes the achievements of LGBT Jews in history and in the Library’s collection. Here are...
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For Dads Who Don't Play Golf (Not That There's Anything Wrong with That)
An aisle of Father’s Day cards can present a… shall we say… limited definition of fatherhood.If you’re looking for something a little different this year, check out books for a wide variety of dads—as...
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