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Hitchcock-ian Reads
It's the birthday of Alfred Hitchcock. To honor the Master of Suspense, our crackerjack team of book experts came up with a list of books that would do him proud: psychological suspense novels that...
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MyLibraryNYC Best of 2015-16 Gr. PreK-5
MyLibraryNYC is a partnership between the NYC Department of Education and the city's three public library systems, providing enhanced borrowing privileges, Teacher Sets, and support from outreach...
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MyLibraryNYC Best of 2015-16 Gr. 6-12
MyLibraryNYC is a partnership between the NYC Department of Education and the city's three public library systems, providing enhanced borrowing privileges, Teacher Sets, and support from outreach...
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NYPLarcade: Fall 2016
What?NYPLarcade is an opportunity to play and discuss independent, experimental, and thought-provoking games at the Library. Think of it as a book club, but for video games.Who?These events should...
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President Obama's Summer 2016 Reading List
FictionThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins A psychological suspense set in London which smacks of Hitchcock.Seveneves by Neal Stephenson Compelling work of science fiction about Earth’s doomed...
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13 Literary Sports Books (and One Movie) That Go for the Gold
Weismuller beating Blake easily and world's record. Image ID: 405556Megafans and sportsballs haters alike get swept up during the Olympics, that hotbed of triumph and joy and injury and loss in a...
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12 YA Series We Hope Are Made Into Movies
This year, many books from successful YA series will be coming to the big screen, such as Divergent’s Allegiant and The 5th Wave of the eponymous series. The Divergent series is one of my all-time...
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New York Times Read Alikes: August 21, 2016
Cozy small towns, private investigators, girls on trains... this week's list has a bit of everything, including a new J Patt thriller debuting in the No. 1 spot.#1 Recommendations for readers who...
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President Obama's 2016 Summer Playlist
President Obama released his official Summer 2016 Playlist via his Twitter feed @POTUS this past Thursday. The thirty-nine track listing features a mix of classic jazz standards, popular music genres...
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Podcast #125: Colson Whitehead on The Underground Railroad and Poker
This week, we’re bringing you a rebroadcast of a conversation with MacArthur Award-winning author Colson Whitehead. The author, a former fellow at NYPL’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, came...
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The Northeasterners Inc. Records
Three members of the Northeasterners, Inc., Edith Scott, Louise Swain, and Helene Corbin on Seventh Avenue in Harlem, 1927The Northeasterners was founded as a social organization for African-American...
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#CamerasAndDancers Visits the Library for the Performing Arts
A large group of photographers and dancers recently descended upon The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts early one morning for a one-of-a-kind photography event: #CamerasAndDancers....
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Laborers Local 79 Recruitment Begins August 19
Laborers Local 79 will conduct a limited recruitment from August 19, 2016 through September 2, 2016 for 200 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices. The recruitment for Local 79 will be offered...
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Ep. 42 "A Deeper Story" | Library Stories
Behind every great book lies a deeper story. This week, NYPL Board Member Gordon Davis tells the story of his parents, Allison Davis and Elizabeth Stubbs Davis, and how they came to research and write...
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Fierce Fictional Female Journalists
Lois Lane via Flickr“It’s not wrong if it’s the truth.” —Lois LaneAccording to the DC Comics calendar, today marks the birthday of the one...
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Women in Translation Month: Yiddish
August is Women in Translation Month. Celebrate Yiddish women writers in English translation with poetry, fiction, memoirs, prayers, and cookbooks from the Library’s collection.Translator, poet and...
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Stories from the Line: Waiting for Free Shakespeare
“Part of the fun for me is just waiting in line, to be honest.” –Bernard Connaughton, Regular Line Waiter at Free Shakespeare in the ParkNYPL Oral History Volunteers at Delcorte TheaterArmed with...
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Books for Boys Who Think Books are Boring
Malcolm X Boulevard and Dekalb Avenue. Image ID: 5211679 Walter Dean Myers delivered a wake up call to the publishing industry, librarians, booksellers, parents, and readers in his 2014 opinion piece...
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Updates to NYPL's Website
We are preparing to make updates to our website, particularly to our home page and other key pages, that are designed to make it easier for our online users to find what they are looking for while also...
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Hot Garbage, Summer in the City: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 19
Welcome to The Librarian Is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.Subscribe on iTunes!Humidity can't exist in outer space! Beat the heat by blasting off...
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