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Meet the Artist: David Penner
On view now through June 29, 2015 in the Community Room of Mulberry Street Library are the photographs of David Penner.This series he is presenting is called "Manhattan Pairs" and features portraits of...
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The Transformation of nypl.org
Since 1994, NYPL.org has had nine home page designs. Can you put them in order from first to last? The answers will be in our next Digital Experience blog post. Stay tuned!About a year ago, I stepped...
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Madame Bovary's Cultural Mark
Gustave Flaubert. Caricature by Eugene Girard. Image ID: 1234988Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary was more than just an exciting novel, it set a standard for novels, and created a buzzword about having...
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Films to Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month
Happy Immigrant Heritage Month! #ImmigrantHeritageMonth #IHM2015Started by Welcome.us, June 2015 marks the second-annual Immigrant Heritage Month—an initiative to partner community organizations,...
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Transgender Books for Teens
Monoceros Unicornu, Einhorn; Capricorns Marin, Meer Steinbock; Monoceros Unicornu, Einhorn. Image ID: 1130009With the coming out of Caitlyn Jenner, the lauding of actress Laverne Cox, shows on ABC...
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How to Access Digital Resources For Children
The New York Public Library is fully committed to providing comprehensive digital learning opportunities for all New Yorkers. We are currently offering access to a number of easily accessible digital...
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Podcast #65: Suzanne Farrell on George Balanchine
Subscribe on iTunes.Suzanne Farrell is the creative director of her eponymous dance company and has danced over 150 roles with the New York City Ballet. As a dancer, she is best known for her work with...
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Booktalking "Red Thread Sisters" by Carol Antoinette Peacock
A Chinese legend decrees that a red thread connects those who are destined to meet, and it never breaks. A red thread connects Wen and Shu Ling, as close as sisters in their Chinese orphanage.Then, Wen...
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Book Notes From The Underground: June 2015 (New Books)
Although the summer is traditionally a slow season in the publishing world, it doesn't mean that there aren't any interesting books being published. Here are a few titles published this month that may...
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New LGBTQ Picks for Teens
NYC Pride is almost here, and we're celebrating with a new crop of books for young members of the LGBTQ community.LGBTQ display at 67th StreetHere are some great new releases for perfect Pride reading....
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Romantic Interests: Sex, Lies and Poetry Redux, Part 1
Detail from Robert Cruikshank's 1820 satirical print, "Public Opinion!" Here, the loyalty of the British people to the Queen outweighs the secrets, spies and hypocrisy of the King.Twenty years ago, as...
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Going Southern Goth
Half a century ago, Harper Lee energized an entire genre of writing: Southern Gothic. Some of the greatest American writers are members of the club.Dark in tone and set in an atmosphere of decay and...
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Neighborhood Nostalgia: Astoria, Queens Photos
Remember how the neighborhood used to look? Well, for a very happy #TBT, we're indulging in some neighborhood nostalgia for Astoria, Queens. After all, Astoria is the birthplace of some of our most...
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What's Your Literary Waterloo?
Middlemarch.The Lord of the Rings trilogy.Anna Karenina.Anything by Jane Austen.Even librarians, we consummate book-lovers, have books we just can’t finish.In honor of the 200th anniversary of...
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Booktalking "Gluten-Free Birthday for Me!" by Sue Fliess
Have to celebrate special occasions and birthdays with food intolerances? No problem. Gluten-free birthday cake is the answer to this dilemma! Rice and corn are often used in place of wheat flour in...
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June 2015 Graphic Novel Guidance: The New York Four
There are only constant three things in life that have the ability to never get old, and cause everyone to gush indescribable joy: baseball, foreign cinema, and anything inside the genus of comic...
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Sartre, Camus, or Louis C.K.?
It's the 110th birthday of existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. In his honor, we present a quiz with a touch of the ridiculous.Check out the quotes below and figure out who said them: Sartre,...
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Adopt a Fur-ever Friend!
L'Hiver chat sur un coussinJune is, in addition to usually being a resplendent, glorious month in terms of weather, a month replete with (hopefully!) permanent pairings in the form of weddings. While...
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Reader's Den: Tigerman by Nick Harkaway (Week 3)
For our third and final Reader's Den discussion of Tigerman by Nick Harkaway, we will be looking at Chapters 7-21 of the book.Thank you for joining us and if you have missed any of the previous posts,...
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Summer Reading 2015: A Women's Literary World Cup
2015 Round of 16: One book from each countiy competing in the Round of 16 (in alphabetical order by country)Are you watching the Women’s World Cup? The tournament began on June 6 with teams from 24...
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