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NYPL Across and Down: A Crossword Puzzle
On December 21, 1913, the first known published crossword appeared in the New York World newspaper. It was the concoction of the journalist Arthur Wynne and appeared in a diamond shape. Today, in...
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Children's Literary Salon in Retrospect: Alice in Wonderland on December 13,...
murkmad via FlickrI was happy to learn more about the book, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, during this unique kid lit salon at the Stephen A Schwarzman Building. It is the 150th anniversary of...
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Resolutions to Ring in the New Year
New Years greetings. As December comes to a close, and we're stuffed with food, friends, and family, many look toward the new year as a time for pause and reflection. Looking for inspiration for your...
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Silas Deane: Reading and Parenting in Revolutionary America
Family history is the most personal form of history. But due to a dearth of records, in many cases it has to be written about in an impersonal way. As genealogists and family historians know well,...
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Elisa's Favorite Books of 2015
It’s been an exciting reading year for me—it’s been a year of mixed reading emotions, and books that have made me scream and wonder, why is this happening?! I also read that books that made me say...
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New York Times Read Alikes: December 27, 2015
Grisham, Patterson, Baldacci, Koontz and welcome back to The Martian this week in the top five. #1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham, some enduring legal...
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Celebrate the Holidays With the Schomburg
Kwanzaa - 1990, Brooklyn. Courtesy of Chester Higgins, Jr./ChesterHiggins.comSchomburg Communications Pre-Professional Alicia Perez recently uncovered holiday treasures from our ample collections....
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Podcast #41: Neil Gaiman Reads "A Christmas Carol"
Subscribe on iTunes.Even huge Charles Dickens fans may not know that A Christmas Carol is organized in five stanza-like sections called "staves." They might not know the author's only surviving...
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Reader's Den: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, Part 3
The beginning of a beautiful friendship.It is time to bring this year's round of Reader's Dens to a close, and we will finish with some recommendations for folks wanting some gruesome sword and...
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The Moviegoer: Noel Marshall's 'Roar': Lions, and Tigers, and... Panthers! Oh...
Every once in a while, a filmmaker comes along who succeeds at creating cinematic alchemy: he or she makes a film that is essentially dross, but for whatever reason, it turns into gold. It becomes a...
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Paris, je t'aime! A Love Letter to Paris
Rainy day in Paris. November 2015. Image Courtesy of Alexandra JakstasLiterature, fine arts, photography, as well as every other form of creative self-expression has conditioned the world to equate...
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NYPL Across and Down: Crossword Puzzle Answer Key
Did you fill out NYPL Across and Down: A Crossword Puzzle? Check to see how well you know the Library with the answer key below.
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'Clueless' Translated from Valley Girl to 19th Century English
Jane Austen's Emma was first published on December 23, 1815. Since then, it's seen many iterations, including the Amy Heckerling adaptation Clueless, a cult classic in its own right. In Clueless, Emma,...
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The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 1: Introducing Ourselves
Hello, listeners!On the very first episode of NYPL's brand-new podcast, Frank and Gwen talk about book shame, their reading origin stories, the glory of Jefferson Market, and why some young people are...
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To Emma Woodhouse On Her 200th Birthday, With Love
Jane Austen penned six perfect novels, and today Emma turns 200. In honor of the heroine’s enduring popularity, here are the Top 5 observations made by our dear Ms. Woodhouse, illustrated by images...
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Tabrizia's Favorite Books of 2015
Well, here it is! The end of year has arrived. I have to say 2015 has been a great reading year for me. As always, I encountered books that I could not believe were ever written. However, there were a...
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New York Times Read Alikes: January 3, 2016
A few popular titles that slipped off the list for a time are back this week: The Martian, The Girl on the Train, and All the Light We Cannot See. #1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Rogue...
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CEIS Mini-College and Career Fair Series 2016
The New York Public Library Career, Education and Information Services (CEIS) is pleased to announce that our Annual New Year's Blitz: Mini College and Career Fairs for Veterans and Community will be...
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11 Quotes from The Rose Society by Marie Lu
Adelina by Marie LuThe Rose Societyis the dark and fascinating sequel toThe Young Elites. The trilogy tells the story of Adelina Amouteru. A girl who was betrayed and came back for revenge… The final...
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The Smart Cookies' Guide to Making More Dough
Andrea, Angela, Katie, Robyn and Sandra were inspired by an Oprah Winfrey show on personal finance to not only take a look at their desperate financial straits, but to do something about it. They found...
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