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More Costly Errors! Championship Series Edition
Hey again! All right look, we've been waiting all winter long, and now we're closer than ever. February is here. And as we all know, spring training begins in this month. I know you're all in pain,...
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Meet the Artist: Yuko K.
What's that ruckus we've been hearing in the Children's Room lately? A herd of elephants doing yoga?! On paper, that is...Yuko K.: Days of the Happy Elephantis on view in the Children's Room of the...
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100 Years (Or So) Ago in Dance: Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn
In the beginning of February of 1916, a Los Angeles-based dance company was held over for an additional week of performances at the Palace Theatre, a top vaudeville house in New York. As reported in...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of February 7
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will present a recruitment on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 9 am - 2 pm, for New York State Corrections Officer (50 openings) at...
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Booktalking "Destination Unknown" by Amy Clipston
Whitney Richards is a privileged girl who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She takes the luxury from which she sprang for granted. She bristles at the ostentatious atmosphere that accompanies...
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Black Power!
The Black Power movement turns fifty this year. Two new digital exhibitions, Black Power! The Movement, The Legacy, and Ready for the Revolution: Education, Arts and Aesthetics of the Black Power...
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Live from the Reading Room: Correspondence Episode 1
Arthur A. Schomburg Photograph Collection, Box 1, Sc-Cn-86.0180, Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public LibraryLangston Hughes Portrait...
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Elizabeth De Hart Bleecker Diary, February 8, 1800
Saturday February 8, 1800 “bought a pair of shoes…. Mary & I went to go & drink tea with Jane…. Papa was oblig’d to send some watchmen down with the negro’s that were at work in our yard, to...
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Celebrate Lunar New Year with Library Books and Events
Image ID: 411775Happy Lunar New Year! For many people of Asian descent across the world, one of the most important holidays of the year is in full swing.The lunar calendar celebration goes by many...
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In With the New! A Reading List from Open Book Night
What are you reading? Tell us about it! From weighty tomes of historical fiction to the secrets of math, Broadway, and the alphabet, we enjoyed lively book chat and heard about some great fiction and...
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Podcast #98: Yusef Komunyakaa on Politics, Imagery, and Memorizing Poetry
Subscribe on iTunes.In 1994, Yusef Komunyakaa won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. An author of poetry, prose, and drama, his most recent work is The Emperor of Water Clocks. This week for the New York...
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Novedades de Febrero 2016: Romance y Otros Temas de Amor a Tu Alcance
Mensaje de AmorUna lista selectiva de libros recientes para celebrar el mes del amor y la amistad. Oprima aquí para imprimir esta lista en una sola hoja en formato PDF. Amor en minúscula Francesc...
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Expand Your Search for Love with Columbia Granger's
Calliope, muse of epic poetry Art and Picture Collection. Image ID: 1623534This Valentine's day I am hopelessly in love with Columbia Granger's World of Poetry. This electronic resource is available...
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Growing Up With Judy Blume
When I was a kid, Judy Blume was one of the most important people I had never met. I enjoyed many books she’d written, but it was Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret that I read more times than any...
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Presidential Biographies for Presidents' Day
I thought I knew what Presidents’ Day was all about... then I did some research to be sure. One thing is consistent; Presidents’ Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February. Beyond that things...
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A Trivial Blog Post for Serious People
This is one of a series of blog posts related to the NYPL Public Domain Release: discover the collections and find inspiration for using them in your own research, teaching, and creative practice. The...
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Research 101: Primary Sources
What is a Primary Source? A primary source is an original document or object that was created at the time of your study.Example of a Primary Source in ABC-CLIOTry these databases for Primary Source...
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New York Times Read Alikes: February 14, 2016
This week's top five brings us new novels from popular series: NYPD Red, Ghostwalker, and the Mistborn.#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed NYPD RED 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp, more...
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Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program: BuildingWorks
Looking for a career in the construction trade?BuildingWorks Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program can get you there.BuildingWorks is a pre-apprenticeship training program housed at the Labor Technical...
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Tales of Twin Sisters
Here I (left) am with my twin sister (right) in Hawaii."Oh my god, you must be twins!" a stranger exclaims. He flails his arms to catch our attention. "Twins, right?!""Who, us?" My sister puts on the...
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