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Chinese Book Discussion at Mid-Manhattan Library 中文书籍讨论会
一月十八号的中文书籍讨论会，一共有十个人参加。 有一读者访台北归来，提到在师范大学附近有一很有意思的小书店，老板卖高水准的旧书，书价视读者的身份而订。该读者推荐其书店值得一逛。 萧红。 染布匠的女儿 - 萧红短篇小说选。 中英对照，葛浩文翻译。 王小波。时代四部曲。 黄金时代 / 白银时代 / 青铜时代 / 黑铁时代 Wise, David. 猎虎运动。...
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True Stories of Refugees
In the nearly six years since protestors in Syria first demonstrated against the four-decade rule of the Assad family, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and some twelve million...
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2016 International Fiction Bestsellers
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child topped Amazon’s list of 2016’s top-selling new releases, and The Girl on the Train was was NYPL’s most popular checkout of the year. Which fiction titles topped the...
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This Just In: New Picture Books
Check out some of the latest picture books to hit children's room shelves at a branch near you. Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen (Ages 4-8 years)Per the publisher, "Benny the woodpecker makes...
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Listening Made Easier: Introducing BARD Express
Every day, staff at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library have the pleasure of working with a diverse group of patrons who all have something in common: they don’t want to deal with...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of January 29
The Borough of Manhattan Community College, Division of Adult and Continuing Education offers no cost (if you qualify) Direct Support Professional Training. Training starts February 14, 2017. Attend...
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Booktalking "George" by Alex Gino
George loves acting, and she longs to act in the school play, Charlotte's Web. She adores her best friend, Kelly, and she enjoyes looking at teenage magazines. She has a wonderful older brother, Scott,...
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February Author at the Library Program
Each month, The New York Public Library is proud to offer a curated selection of non-fiction authors discussing their work and answering questions at Mid-Manhattan Library. This February, distinguished...
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African Dance Interview Project Year Two Videos Now Available
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division is pleased to belatedly announce that the final seven interviews documented with the Mertz Gilmore Foundation grant to record African dancers and choreographers...
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Curiouser and Curiouser: The World of Wonderland in YA Fiction
I recently finished reading Heartless by Marissa Meyer, and when I finished the book I didn’t want the story to be over. This novel about how a girl grew up to become the diabolical Red Queen made me...
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RoboTakeover at NYPL!
Come join us for RoboTakeover at NYPL!RoboTakeover is a hands-on, robotics workshop series for kids! Over the course of this 4–session program, kids will learn the basics of circuits, conductivity,...
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Podcast #149: George Washington and the Hyper-Partisan Now
Subscribe on iTunes.In 1796, George Washington gave his farewell address as he left the American presidency. His speech warned against the dangers of partisanship and made the case for unity across the...
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Beyond "A League of Their Own"
Much of my knowledge regarding women's baseball stemmed from watching the classic, A League of Their Own. This movie is actually a fictionalized story based on the real-life All-American Girls...
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Booktalking "Careers in Focus: Politics"
Careers in Focus: Politics provides a fascinating look at all of the professions that are associated with politics and policy creation in local, state, and federal governments.Interpreters,...
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Prisons, Property, and the American Revolution
Just as soon as they won the Revolution and secured their independence, Americans began incarcerating more people. In a society founded ostensibly on freedom or liberty, what could be a graver...
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Words that Readers Can’t Say
You might know the feeling: You’ve read a word a million times, it’s totally familiar, you’re pretty sure what it means… and, because you’ve only ever seen it in print, you have no idea how to actually...
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Can You Correctly Define These Words That James Joyce Made Up?
On February 2, 1882, legendary modernist writer James Joyce was born in the suburbs of Dublin, Ireland. The author of Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is best known...
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Ep. 62 "It Turns Me On" | Library Stories
*/Stop by your local library, and you may find an art exhibition. St. Agnes Library in Manhattan invites area artists like Peter Salwen to display their work for a month at a time, in the gracious...
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10 African and African American Folktales for Children
America is a country rich in history and stories. As a melting pot of cultures, our national literature comes from all over the world. One of the best ways to teach our children about other cultures is...
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LES Oral History Project Kick-Off Event
**This post is written by guest blogger and NYPL Community Oral History Project volunteer, Emma Bonanomi**Lower East Side resident George Rogoff“When I moved to this area I finally felt like I could be...
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