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Now Screening: American Founding Era Papers
Now Screening highlights NYPL's recent electronic resource acquisitions. This month: American Founding Era Papers, available at any NYPL location, or remotely using your library card.Everyone's...
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Port Richmond's Summer Reading Top Picks
Throughout our Summer Reading Challenge, those who have been playing our Summer Reading Bingo have had the opportunity to push their reading boundaries and read new genres. We here at Port Richmond...
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NYC Poll Worker: Make a Difference and Get Paid
If you live within the five boroughs of New York City, the Board of Elections in the City of New York would love for you to apply to become a Poll Worker today!All new online users, regardless of...
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Elecciones 2016: Regístrese, Investigue y Vote
For information in English, please visit: Election 2016: Register, Research, and VoteLas Convenciones Nacionales Demócrata y Republicana han finalizado, y las nominaciones presidenciales de los dos...
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7 Victorian Novels to Read While You Wait for Frank Ocean's New Album
On Monday, August 1, the Earth bore witness to a miraculous announcement: Boys Don’t Cry, Frank Ocean’s highly anticipated follow-up to his landmark album channel ORANGE, would finally drop that...
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Lost and Found in Translation: Selected Novels Translated from Other Languages
Growing up in a household where more than one language was spoken, translation was very common. It was like a game, finding certain words and meanings to match and capture what was being said. With...
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Voting is open for YALSA's Teens' Top Ten!
Teens' Top Ten logo courtesy of YALSABig news! Voting opened this week for the Teens' Top Ten! The TTT is an annual teen choice award organized by the Young Adult Library Services Association, with...
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中文好书 -一六年八月 | Chinese Recommended List, August 2016
These titles have been selected by Maria Fung:FlyerMosade : Yiselie qing bao te wu ju mi mi dang an = Mossad摩萨德 : 以色列情报特务局秘密档案 = Mossad / 梁维儒编著Weiru Liang 梁维儒,以色列情報及特殊使命局（希伯來語：המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים...
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The Florence Foster Jenkins Scrapbook
With the release of the latest film starring Meryl Streep, many people are discovering Florence Foster Jenkins. Long known to many of those involved with music, Jenkins is generally viewed as a society...
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NYPL #FridayReads: The Harry Potter Forever Edition August 19, 2016
During the week, it can be tough to stay on top of everything. On Fridays, though, we suggest kicking back to catch up on all the delightful literary reading the internet has to offer. Don’t have the...
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Witty One-Liners: An Ogden Nash and Dorothy Parker Quiz
Dorothy Parker and Ogden Nash were two of the great wits of twentieth century letters. So beloved are they that Parker was commemorated by Prince in his 1987 song "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker," and...
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1800s Astronomical Drawings vs. NASA Images
It’s no secret that the New York Public Library’s Digital Collections hold many, many treasures—over 690,000, to be more specific. Of all the gorgeous, funny, odd, and impressive items I’ve stumbled...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of August 21
U.S. Census Bureau - Ongoing Recruitment on Monday August 22, 2016, 8 am - 5 pm for Field Representative (100 P/T Temp openings). Please contact the Recruitment Department of the U.S. Census Bureau...
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Olympic Reading: 188 Authors from around the World
As the 2016 Olympic Games draw to a close in Rio, don’t let that feeling of international fellowship and connection fade away. According to the Olympic Charter, “the goal of Olympism is to place sport...
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Anahid Ajemian and George Avakian Produce Music For Moderns at Town Hall, 1957
Anahid Ajemian, Duke Ellington, and Dimitri Mitropoulos in a promotional photograph for the Music For Moderns series, spring 1957.During the 1950s, the producer George Avakian, director of both the...
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20 Databases to Get You Back to School
In the blink of an eye, summer is almost over, and it’s time to fill backpacks with Mead notebooks and sharpened #2 pencils. Besides the textbooks and school supplies, however, there are plenty of...
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喝出美麗好氣色 || Herbal Tea for Health
喝出美麗好氣色 || He Chu Mei Li Hao Qi SeCHI 615.321 LIANG, QION || 喝出美麗好氣色作者: 梁瓊白 || Author: Liang Qiongbai新北市中和區 : 雅事文化事業有限公司, 2015.現在很多女性越來越關注自身的健康和美麗。...
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НОВЫЕ РУССКИЕ НАЗВАНИЯ ЧТОБЫ НЕ УПУСТИТЬ, АВГУСТ 2016 | New Russian Books
FlyerЗащити себя по методикам спецслужб - Zashchiti sebi︠a︡ po metodikam spet︠s︡sluzhbbyvshiĭ spet︠s︡agent raskryvaet metody, kotorye mogut spasti zhiznʹ vam i vasheĭ semʹeJasonHanson Автор...
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10 Strong Female Characters in Fantasy Television Shows
I love a TV show with a strong leading ladies. There are many TV shows with strong male characters that save the day or ruin the day. A leading female character stands out because of her beauty,...
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New York Times Read Alikes: August 28, 2016
Two new titles join this list this week: historical fiction about the Underground Railroad and the newest installment of a popular series of F.B.I. thrillers.#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed...
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