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Where to Start with Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag. Photo credit: Jean-Regis Rouston/Roger Viollet/Getty Images.On December 16, we're celebrating the birthday of Susan Sontag (1933-2004), one of the most influential American essayists, and...
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Podcast #147: Art Spiegelman on How He Sees Himself, Becoming a Devotee to...
Subscribe on iTunes.Art Spiegelman is the author and illustrator of Maus, the first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize. He came to the New York Public Library in the fall of 2016 to discuss the...
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Cheesy Books for Literary Cheese-Lovers
Ah, cheese… it isn’t just for sandwiches, or nachos, or fancy fruit plates. In fact, our favorite fromage can go beyond food entirely into a sense of cheesiness, or good-natured corny-ness, that can...
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Booktalking "A Mayor's Life" by David Dinkins
A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic portrays the life of David Dinkins, New York's first African-American mayor. He was a pivotal force in terms of promoting diversity in the...
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Lord of the Guys: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 29
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 Overdue in NYC! Frank and Gwen welcome...
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Ep. 60 "We're Both Gonna Fly Kites Today" | Library Stories
*/What goes up, might keep going up, at the Hudson Park Library. It all depends, explain Jen Casado's sons. They've discovered an exciting installation in the branch library's children's room, where...
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Curing the Winter Blues: Graphic Novels and Cookies
What is one to do when s/he has the winter blues? Read graphic novels and bake cookies, of course! Whether your interest is only to read stand-alone books or to finish a series once you’ve started,...
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Wonderful Winter Staff Picks
Our first round of 2017 Staff Picks have arrived! Every few months, our NYPL book experts bring you 100 books we love—culled from the millions upon millions out in the world—via our interactive Staff...
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The Best 10 Edgar Allan Poe Deaths
Edgar Allan Poe Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe, the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," was born 208 years ago today? Typically, we honor the birthdays...
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Newbery Winners We Love
Every January, the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference makes headlines with its announcement of the newest Newbery Medal and Honor winners. The coveted awards, which mark the best...
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NYPL #FridayReads: The Read Like a 4-Year-Old Edition January 20, 2017
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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12 Podcast Episodes from 2016 That Will Get You Hooked
We started the New York Public Library podcast in 2014. This past year, we doubled down, launching The Librarian Is In, a biweekly podcast hosted by Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius about books,...
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Booktalking "Elena Kagan: A Biography" by Meg Greene
Elena Kagan was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Obama in 2010. Since then, she has written opinions that are known for their clarity. She does not speak up much or ask many questions, but...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of January 22
Career development workshop: Intro to Social Media, on Monday, January 23, 2017, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, at Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center, 250 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. This workshop...
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Hack the Holds Queue: January 2017
Hack the Holds Queue is a new series from Readers Services in which we alert you -- on the frontlines in libraries across the city -- to books getting a lot of attention. Your patrons will be in asking...
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ALA Announces Newbery, Caldecott, King, Printz Winners 2017
The American Library Association announced the winners of their many Youth Media Awards this weekend at the Midwinter meeting in Atlanta. See the full list HERE.John Newbery Medal for the most...
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NYPL Events: What's Happening 1/23-2/6
The Cullman Center has announced its 2017 spring lineup.Welcome to our biweekly update on events happening during the next two weeks at The New York Public Library. With 92 locations across New York...
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Novedades de Enero 2017: Nuevo Año, Nuevo Comienzo
Historias y temas de autoayuda, autorrealización y superación personal para ayudar a desarrollar la fortaleza interior y obtener los resultados deseados en este nuevo año. Obtenga una copia de la lista...
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中文好书月 | 2017 New Chinese Books
FlyerMeiguo ren de tui xiu sheng huo = American life after retirement 美国人的退休生活 (美) 吉米.卡特, 简. 方达等著 ; 张豆,...
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In Defense of Edith Wharton
From NYPL's Digital Collections. Image ID: 5218278From NYPL's Digital Collections. Image ID: 5218279...
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