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Podcast #126: Maggie Nelson and Wayne Koestenbaum on Clarity and Cruelty
Subscribe on iTunes.Maggie Nelson is a writer of poetry and auto-theory, including Bluets, The Art of Cruelty, and, most recently, The Argonauts. Recently she joined Wayne Koestenbaum, a prolific...
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So You've Taken the MTA Conductor Exam... Now What?
Woman in Hat and Shawl in Times Square Station. Image ID: 5038704I decided to write a companion post on the MTA Conductor exam because I have received so many questions from readers in my other post on...
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Booktalking "The Mentor Myth" by Debby Carreau
Mentors can assist you with charting your career path, but you must remain at the helm of your life and career. After all, you know yourself better than anyone you meet during the course of your work....
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Beyond Susan B. Anthony: A Suffrage Quiz
Women in the United States were granted the right to vote on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified as law. It was not an easy fight. Female activists...
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Department of Education Winter/Spring Internships
The Department of Education (ED) offers internships for students interested in seeking valuable work experience in government and federal education policy and administration. Volunteers have the...
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Getting Funded: SIBL's First Business Financing Fair Is a Success
The First Business Financing Fair took place at SIBL on August 17, 2016. Representatives from both traditional (bank, federal credit union) and alternative (not-for-profit, crowd funding/lending)...
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A Labyrinth of Labyrinth Books
More than half a century ago, Jorge Luis Borges created mazes both real and imagined in Labyrinths: Selected Stories, his classic book of metaphysical, mind-bending fiction.In honor of Borges’ spirit...
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The Last Nostrand Streetcar: Max Hubacher's New York Photography
Max Hubacher (1900-1989) took a more or less straightforward, no-frills approach to photographing his surroundings. A prolific amateur photographer and local historian, Hubacher documented New York...
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#NPS100: Celebrating the National Park Service Centennial
The National Park Service turns 100 this year! Find Your Park: learn about centennial events near you, share your stories, and find your next park destination.The library is full of resources for you...
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Get Down With These 6 True Stories for The Get Down Fans
"The Get Down," via Netflix. Are you into hip-hop origin stories? Do you dig New York City histories? Can’t get enough of the 1970’s? Then if you haven’t yet seen Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down on...
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NYPL #FridayReads: The Candy is Dandy Edition August 26, 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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6 Books for Kids about the Civil Rights Movement
Writing great historical books for middle-grade readers can be a tall order. It often requires a ton of research but needs to feel effortless. It must introduce compelling characters, real or...
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5 Books for People Who Love the Internet
Depending on who you ask, the World Wide Web as we know it turned 25 this year—at least, that is how long it has been publicly available. Speaking as a current 27-year old, it’s hard for me to remember...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of August 28
U.S. Census Bureau - Ongoing Recruitment on Monday August 29, 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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Finding Home in Jeanette Winterson
“Books, for me, are a home. Books don’t make a home—they are one, in the sense that just as you do with a door, you open a book, and you go inside.” (Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be...
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Cinco consejos para ayudar a tus hijos a comenzar el nuevo año escolar...
Recuerdo que cuando comenzaba el año escolar, me sentía muy emocionada, pero a la vez llena de nervios. El año escolar venía acompañado de nuevos compañeros de clase, nuevas enseñanzas y nuevas...
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Pearl Primus in "Strange Fruit"
Photograph by Myron Ehrenberg, October 25, 1945, “provided by [press representative] Ivan Black for Café Society.” Jerome Robbins Dance Division The Library for the Performing Arts’s exhibition on...
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IDNYC Pop-up at Chatham Square Library!
IDNYC New Pop-Up Enrollment Site 新短期辦理據點New York City residents are now able to sign up for IDNYC (紐約市民卡) —a government-issued identification card that is available to all City residents age 14 and...
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New York Times Read Alikes: September 4, 2016
Readers just can't get enough of the girl on that train, as Paula Hawkins' thriller once again ascends to the No. 1 spot. Plus: new stories of suspense, historical fiction, and more.#1 Recommendations...
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Remembering the Tremendous Talent of Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder, one of the most beloved and energetic comic actors of the last 50 years, passed away today at the age of 83. We’ll remember him for the iconic comedic characters he brought to life on the...
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