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Update or Wait? Tips and Links to Help You Decide
Summer is ending and, in the tech world, it’s update season. Windows 10 came out in late July; iOS 9 will be available to Apple’s smartphones and tablets on September 16; and we’re expecting major new...
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A Website Coding Starter Kit
For most people, the Internet is a necessity when it comes to locating or sharing information. It is not surprising that there are over a million websites in existence today. Platforms such as Google...
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Five YA Favorites for Hispanic Heritage Month
To kick off a month of tribute to Hispanic Americans, we’ve compiled a list of our five favorite young-adult books written by Hispanic* authors, whose protagonists are shaping how teens see identity,...
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Классика в Иллюстрациях - New Illustrated Classics in Mid-Manhattan's Russian...
Предлагаем нашим читателям ряд замечательно изданных классических произведений. Иллюстрированные книги из нашей коллекции будут интересны всем поколениям вашей семьи.Про Федота-стрельца, удалого...
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Show Us Your #LibraryCardSelfie!
Continuing our Library Card Sign-Up Month celebration this September, we’re asking you to share your best #LibraryCardSelfie with us! Whether you’re part of the New York Public Library or a different...
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10 Quotes from Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
The Throne of Glass of series consists of Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows and two more upcoming untitled books. The series gets better with each book. In Throne of...
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10 Comic Book Series to Get You Excited for New York Comic Con
Counting down the days until New York Comic Con? Agonizing over cosplay options? Or busy preparing the perfect conversation opener in case you get stuck in an elevator with Brian K. Vaughan? Here are...
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Board Books with Photographs
We love children's book illustrations and illustrators, but sometimes babies want the real thing. Here are some board books to bring on those smiles and grabs.PetsA touch-and-feel book with...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of September 20
NYS Department of Labor, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation Job Fair, on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, 11 am - 3 pm, for all interested jobseekers at the Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand...
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers
“Think about all the tomorrows of your life.” —Walter Dean Myers, MonsterWalter Dean Myers's Monster is a high intensity, page turning novel about a sixteen year old black male, named Steve Harmon....
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Ask the Author: Ron Rash
Ron Rash comes to Books at Noon this week to discuss his latest work, Above the Waterfall.When and where do you like to read?I read in all sorts of places, but my favorite is by a fireplace in...
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Booktalking "No Such Person" by Caroline Cooney
Lander is the type of person that everyone walks on egg shells around. Including her sister, Miranda. Including her parental units. The family vacations during the summer in a cottage by the river. One...
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New York Times Read Alikes: September 27, 2015
Jack Reacher is back! Lee Child's Make Me takes the number one spot this week. For fans of Reacher, we have some more cool characters. #1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Make Me by Lee Child,...
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Podcast #79: Alice Waters on the Pleasures of the Palate
Subscribe on iTunes.Self-described "restaurantrice, forager, teacher, mother, romantic, purist, rebel" Alice Waters has been one of the most instrumental figures in drawing attention to the Slow Food...
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Booktalking "A Smart Girl's Guide: Money" by Nancy Holyoke
Making smart decisions about money feels great. However, money is easy to spend, but not so easy to save. Everyone has feelings about money: people get happy when they get a raise, feel sad when they...
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Origin Stories
There are a couple kinds of origin stories. There are the backstories that super heroes have to explain how they got their powers. There are origin stories that describe how some reality came into...
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Running and Reading into the NYC Marathon
"Keep it steady and conserve your energy," I tell myself as a few runners eagerly pick up their pace on the downhill portion of the Queensboro Bridge. We're on the Manhattan side of the bridge, and...
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Zine Machine
Imagine, if you will, a time when photocopiers had supplanted the lowly mimeograph machine, and were the leading technology, as important as many computer companies are today. There's a scene in the...
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Macomb's Bridge Library: The Little Engine That Could
Computers, books, and moreMacomb’s Bridge Library, situated at the border of Harlem and the Bronx (think Yankee Stadium, which is a stone’s throw away), is part of the Harlem River Houses, one of the...
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NYPLarcade: First Person Games
NYPLarcade is an opportunity to play, watch, and discuss independent, experimental, and thought-provoking games in a library setting. Think of it as a book club, but for video games. Our fall series...
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