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Sailor Moon at the Library
Sailor Moon is the story of a young girl named Usagi Tsukino. She has incredible powers and must fight to protect the world. In her journey she meets the rest of the Sailor Guardians: Sailor Mars,...
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The Run for the Roses: An Exciting Two Minutes of Bluegrass Local History
The peak season of professional horse racing breaks from the gate this Saturday at 6:24PM, after the bugle sounds and 20 thoroughbreds contend nose-to-nose down to the wire for the 142ndKentucky...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of May 8
King Teleservices will present a recruitment on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 10 am - 1 pm, for 311 Operator (15 Bilingual English/Spanish openings) at the New York State Department of Labor - Workforce 1...
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New York Times Read Alikes: May 15, 2016
White knuckles and pounding hearts top the chart this week, with two thrillers in the two top spots and three romances rounding out the rest of the list.#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed...
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Uprisings
via franciscouhlfelder on FlickrHarper's Magazine recently ran a column by Rebecca Solnit entitled "The Habits of Highly Cynical People." In the piece, Solnit talks about "naive cynicism" which she...
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NYPL Recommends: New Middle Grade Fiction
We are not quite half way through the year, and already 2016 is offering a feast of exceptional middle grade fiction. Here are a few NYPL staff favorites:It Ain’t So Awful Falafel by Firoozeh DumasAn...
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Podcast #111: Helen Mirren on Women's Roles and Taking on Shakespeare
Subscribe on iTunes.Recently at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Barack Obama joked about Spotlight and the primaries. He made a video with former Speaker of the House John Boehner....
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Join the Gracie Book Club
The Gracie Book Club is a joint effort between the Gracie Mansion Conservancy and First Lady Chirlane McCray to "foster conversation on a curated selection of literary works and make the spirit of...
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Want To Be Friends with a Librarian? Read These Books.
Inspired by Book Riot’s recent post, “If We See These Books On Your Shelves, We Should Probably Be Friends,” we asked our NYPL book experts, "What's a book that—upon seeing it on someone's shelf—makes...
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A Banner Year: The 2016 New York City Book Awards
I just missed one of my favorite Big Apple book events: The New York City Book Awards. They are hosted by the New York Society Library, a well-stocked subscription library where my husband Don, a...
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From Suburb to City and Back Again: A Brief History of the NYC Commuter
Long Island Rail Road Station, c. 1939-40. Image ID: 1677161“A Commuter— One who spends his life In riding a train to and from his wife. A man who shaves and takes a train And then rides back to shave...
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George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian: An Introduction
Music For Moderns: The Partnership of George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian, a forthcoming exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, tells the story of two remarkable figures in...
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Happy Birthday, Dalí!
Dalí, an ocelot, his cane, and his mustache. Image via wikimedia."I don't do drugs. I am drugs"Happy Birthday, Salvador Dalí! In celebration of the artist, who was born on this day in 1904, we're...
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Ep. 29 "My Friend Said, 'Go to the Library'" | Library Stories
After coming to the United States in 2014, Yerfi Saldana found that his limited English skills were holding him back, both professionally and personally. Promising his son that he would do whatever it...
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NYPL Recommends: New YA Fiction
2016 is serving up a feast of new YA fiction. Here are a few titles NYPL staff recommend, and here are a few more. FantasyTruthwitch by Susan DennardSafiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from...
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Celebrating Miriam Makeba on the 56th Anniversary of Her Iconic Debut Album
Miriam Makeba and Harry Belafonte. Schomburg Center Photographs and Prints DivisionAs we celebrate the 56th anniversary of South African singer/songwriter Miriam Makeba’s self-titled debut album on May...
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Readathon Reading Suggestions
Volunteer reading to girl, via WikipediaGirl Reading, via Flickr Join your fellow readers across the country for the second annual National Readathon Day on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Here are a few...
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Can You Ace Our Literary Limerick Quiz?
In addition to writing limericks and other literary nonsense, Edward Lear was an accomplished artist. See his bird drawings in our Digital Collections. Happy Limerick Day! This day is celebrated...
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Closer to Fine: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 12
Welcome to The Librarian Is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.Along with Susen Shi from Mid-Manhattan Library, Frank and Gwen reveal their...
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12 One Sentence Library Stories We Love
Right now, New York City leaders are trying to decide how much funding to give libraries next year. To meet rising demands, libraries are hoping to have their budgets restored to 2008 levels. City...
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