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What Eliza Hamilton Left Behind
This is a guest post by Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of a forthcoming biography on Eliza Hamilton, and Graham Windham. By now everyone knows that Eliza Hamilton, the wife of Alexander Hamilton, burned her...
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Go, Cubs, Go: Books on the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs
Cubs Win 2016 World Series via WikicommonsWow! Now that all the dust has cleared on an exhilarating 2016 Major League Baseball postseason, one team remains standing, and that team is the Chicago Cubs....
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The Specter of Foreign Influence in Early American Politics
In his farewell address, George Washington famously cautioned Americans against both “the baneful effects of the spirit of party,” or partisanship, and the “insidious wiles of foreign influence,” which...
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Horrifying Tales: A Reading List from Open Book Night
October’s Open Book Night took place on one of the most bone-chilling days we have had this year. As the darkness descended and the leaves swirled along the sidewalk, we sat in a circle with our books...
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The American Dream Reimagined: A Review of 'Behold the Dreamers'
Imbolo Mbue at the "Between The Lines" program (Photo credit: Terrence Jennings) Donnaley Gonez, the Schomburg Center's Public Programs Pre-Professional, writes about the importance of the African...
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Recent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: November 2016
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.Bergen-Belsen, History of the Memorial by...
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Live from the Reading Room: Langston Hughes to E. Ethelred Brown
Live from the Reading Room: Correspondence is a podcast series that aims to share interesting and engaging letters written by or to key historical figures from the African Diaspora. Each episode...
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NYPL Recommends: Tales of the Marooned
It’s a classic plot device: What do people do when they’re stranded? What happens to society when our connections dissolve and individuals have to function on their own?What does it mean to be...
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Career Map: Bookkeeping and Accounting
The New York City Labor Market Information Service, Center for Urban Research (CUNY) in October 2016 released its latest Career Map: Bookkeeping and Accounting , with support from Kingsborough...
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Points of Entry: The Diaries of John Baxter Black
On October 17, 1993, John Baxter Black wrote his 21,110th diary entry, where he noted:"[T]he head of the New York Public Library's "Humanities Collection" is very interested in getting my diaries after...
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Schomburg Research Guide: Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement...
"I have been for a visit to Mr. Schomburg's library. It is a marvelous collection when one considers that every volume on his extensive shelves is either by a Negro or about a Negro."—Zora Neale...
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NYPL #FridayReads: The You Can Always Time Travel Edition November 11, 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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Booktalking "Every Vote Matters" by Tom and Natalie Jacobs
Think one voice doesn't matter? Think again. Each state's popular vote determines which candidate gets its electoral votes, which determines the presidential winner. One vote can be vital in our...
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Inside the Conservation Lab: Lead White Conversion
Preparing for the exhibition A Curious Hand: The Prints of Henri-Charles Guérard that is currently on view on the third floor of the Library's Schwarzman Building, Madeleine Viljoen, Curator of Prints,...
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New York Times Read Alikes: November 20, 2016
A new legal thriller and a new love story make their debuts on the list this week.#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connolly, more suspenseful tales of...
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Now Screening: New Yorker Digital Archive
Cartoon from the New Yorker's tenth issue, featuring the New York Public Library lionEver since its launch in 1925, the New Yorker has been a fixture of newsstands, coffee tables, and commuter bags,...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of November 13
Enrollment Now Open: SAGEWorks Boot Camp on Monday 14 - Friday 18, 10- 11:30 am at The SAGE Center, 305 7th Ave. New York, NY 10001. Get free insight from a panel of experts on what managers and HR...
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Podcast #138: Wole Soyinka on Hollywood, Reparations, and Morgan Freeman
Subscribe on iTunes.Wole Soyinka is the first African Nobel Prize winner in literature. A writer of prose, poetry, and drama, Soyinka has brought political engagement to the forefront of his work,...
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NYPL Events: What's Happening 11/14-11/28
LIVE from the NYPL: James McBrideWelcome to our biweekly update on events happening during the next two weeks at the Library. With 92 locations across New York City, a lot is happening at The New York...
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Found Staten Island Stories 4: A Light To Guide
This is the fourth in a series of posts highlighting some of the fascinating stories—Bergen Point Lighthouse, Keeper Carlsson, women keepers and children's dolls of Kill Van Kull—from the historical...
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