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Found Staten Island Stories 4: A Light to Guide, Part 2
This is a continuation of the fourth in a series of posts highlighting some of the fascinating stories from the historical Staten Island newspapers now being digitized and uploaded to the web. Learn...
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James McBride: Where to Begin
This post is part of a series in which Readers Services librarians suggest a good starting place for authors appearing in our LIVE from the NYPL series this fall.James McBride will join Philip...
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The Bronx Goes to Hollywood: Neil Simon
Although there are a great number of classic Hollywood films set in Los Angeles (see Chinatown, The Graduate, Magnolia, etc.), including quite a few exploring the Hollywood film industry itself (Sunset...
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Year Up: Free Job Training in Business and Technology
Year Up empowers low-income young adults to go from poverty to professional careers in a single year!Year Up combines hands-on-skills development, courses eligible for college credit, and corporate...
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NYPL #FridayReads: The We Knew Colson Whitehead When Edition November 18, 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 "The Behavior Gap" by Carl Richards
Ever fall for temptation and do things with money that feel good but ultimately backfire? Panicking and selling stock when the market tanks leads to lost capital, or buying when materials are more...
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Learn More about this Semester's Schomburg Center Pre-Professionals
Steven G. Fullwood, Associate Curator in our Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, and Manager of the Schomburg Center's BNY Mellon Pre-Professional Development Program, highlights this...
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Celebrate the Best Books for Teens 2016!
Calling all New York City teens! It's the end of the year, and that means the Library is about to put out its librarian-certified list of the 50 best books for teens from 2016. (Here's our list from...
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Novedades de Noviembre 2016: ¡Celebrando el Día de Acción de Gracias!
¡Celebra el Día de Acción de Gracias con historias de romance y recetas de cocinas a tu alcance! Obtenga una copia de la lista para adultos. Adivina quién soyMegan MaxwellLa autora de Pídeme lo que...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of November 20
Enrollment Now Open: SAGEWorks Boot Camp on Monday 21 - Friday 25, 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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Booktalking "Be a Changemaker" by Laurie Ann Thompson
Want to make a difference? Not eighteen years old yet? See things in the world that need changing? You need not wait! Start changing the world by becoming a social entrepreneur. All you need is...
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Новые русские названия, чтобы не упустить, ноябрь 2016 | New Russian Books
Oni naĭdut meni︠a︡ sami ОнинайдутменясамиAleksandr Litvin - АлександрЛитвин Александр Литвин - автор бестселлера 'Выше Бога не буду' и победитель шестого сезона сверхпопулярной телевизионной программы...
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中文书籍讨论会 | Chinese Book Discussion 11/16/2016
收纳全书。 雾满拦江， 神奇圣人王阳明。 汪曾祺。 五味。 Brands, H. W. Reagan: the life. Powell, Dawn. Locusts have no king. 王鼎钧。 随缘破密. 鲁迅。 呐喊。 杨绛。 走到人生边上。 钱穆。 中国历代政治得失。 Chiang, Ted. Story of your life. 村上春树。...
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New York Times Read Alikes: November 27, 2016
Suspense -- historical, noir, legal, and more -- is the name of the game this week, with two new nailbiters on the list.#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Night School by Lee Child, more noir...
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Podcast #139: Robbie Robertson on Six Nations Inspiration, Bob Dylan, and...
Subscribe on iTunes.Robbie Robertson is best known as the guitarist and primary songwriter of The Band. Recently, he released his fifth solo album, How to Become Clairvoyant, featuring Eric Clapton,...
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Four Novels that Started as #NaNoWriMo Projects
It is often said that “writers write”, but how easy is this in practice? With life frequently getting in the way, it can often be difficult to put pen to paper. Luckily, the National Novel Writing...
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Turkeys Strike Back: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 25
Welcome to The Librarian Is In, The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.Subscribe on iTunes | Get it on Google Play Gwen and Frank are joined by Sarah Ball...
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Hamilton: The Mixtape Edition
Hamilton: An Americal MusicalAs if we needed another reason, there is now even more to love about "Hamilton": On December 2, the "Hamilton" Mixtape is dropping with appearances from some amazing...
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中文好书 -一十一月2016 | New Chinese Books
Zi zai du xing自在独行 / 贾平凹著Pingwa Jia= 贾平凹平凹先生素来喜静，最怕有人来敲他的房门。让他觉得自在的，要么就是行走于西北的大地，要么就是隐居在自己的书房。先生其实也喜欢热闹，只是先生的热闹并不是灯火灿烂，而是内心的安宁与独行的自在。这本书写情感、聊爱好、谈社会、说人生。有俗世的智慧，也有生活的趣味。(dangdang.com) Ban wu : Jin Xing...
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9 Black Friday Shopping Nightmares
IMAGE ID: 5667118America’s biggest day of shopping—Black Friday—is back again, bringing great deals to all those who can withstand the long lines, frenzied crowds, and pre-dawn wake-up calls. (I’m...
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