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The Perks of Being a Children's Librarian
There are many joys to being a librarian, especially a children's librarian. From children's hugs to say thank you, laughter when you read aloud a silly story, dancing and singing to songs such...
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2013: The Year of the Snake
According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, 2013 is the Year of the Snake. In the Chinese zodiac, the snake is equivalent to the Taurus in Western tradition. February 10th, 2013 to January 30th, 2014 will...
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RHA Cylinder Collection Exhibit
The Collection and ExhibitThe Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound at the New York Library for the Performing Arts currently houses a collection of more than 3,000 wax and celluloid...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - January 27th, 2013
For the week of January 27, 2013 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and hardcover advice & misc.If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, download our free app! Use it with your...
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Free Programs at New Dorp Library: February 2013
Here's February, and you already knew it was coming — not because of your calendar, but because of all the red and pink Valentine's Day things you've been seeing in all the stores! Why don't you make...
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Novedades de Febrero 2013: ¡Celebra el mes del amor y la amistad compartiendo...
Comparta con nosotros esta breve selección de temas variados de ficción y noficción de actualidad, para celebrar leyendo en el mes del amor y la amistad.Amante míoJ. R. Ward Una atractiva mujer trata...
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Recording the Life of a Dancer
An oral history interview is a lot more than just any old conversation or sound recording. Although the definition of oral history is dynamic, it usually refers to the collecting of individual...
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Creating Great Blogs: Ideas, Text, Links, Images & More
What is a Blog?The word blog is short for web log, and it is an online journal of sorts. Anyone can publish a blog free on the Internet. Blogs can be scholarly in nature or more personal, especially...
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Can Fans of "Survivor Stories" Appreciate a Book About Someone Who DOESN'T...
When I first saw a copy of Regine's Book: A Teen Girl's Last Words by Regine Stokke, my first thought was that this would be a great book to recommend to teenagers who are always looking for more books...
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New Mendelssohn Discoveries in the Music Division
It is still possible to discover amazing things in the New York Public Library in 2013, its 108th year of existence. What's even more amazing about this story is that the discovered items have been...
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Business Books from "The Economist," January 12, 2013
The January 12, 2013 Economist included its quarterly business book reviews. Here is a listing.For those interested in the articles, you can find them through some of our electronic resources (I...
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Black History Month Exhibition! Africans in India: From Slaves to Generals...
Generals, commanders, admirals, prime ministers, and rulers, East Africans greatly distinguished themselves in India. They wrote a story unparalleled in the rest of the world — that of enslaved...
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Musical of the Month: Night Boat
A guest post by Levi BransonBy 1920 Jerome Kern had achieved success as a noteworthy American composer with a uniquely American career. His melodies graced many entertainment platforms, but he was most...
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Learn to Express Yourself Through Art: Free Courses for Midlife and Older Adults
Thanks to Lifetime Arts for securing funding and inviting our library system to participate, NYPL is once again able to offer free sustained art courses, taught by professional teaching artists, for...
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Meet the Author: Carliss Pond
Carliss Pond, author of Taste of Broadway and Sizzle in Hell's Kitchen spoke at the Columbus Library last year. It was great to have an author speak about the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, which has...
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R.I.P. Ed Koch
I'll miss him, for he was such a quintessential New York, and a terrific ambassador for the City. I met my colleague MN in the hallway (no, not at the hydration station, formerly water cooler) and we...
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February Reader's Den: "Telegraph Avenue" Week 1
Welcome back to the Reader's Den! Today we take a slight detour from our focus on New York City to the sunny climes of Northern California. Michael Chabon's Telegraph Avenue is a fictional place that...
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2012 Platinum Pia Award Winners at Teen Central
Teen Central at Grand Central Library partnered with Yianni Stamas and Lights, Camera, Read to create Digital Communication Arts projects aimed at bettering and bringing awareness to the New York City...
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The New Writer's Club at Teen Central
2013 has brought on the reformation of the Writer's Club at Teen Central, and the return of Lois Stavsky as one of our group leaders. So without further ado — hear what we have to say —Two poems on our...
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Odette's Secrets: A Review
Maryann Macdonald's Odette's Secrets is a fictional retelling of a young Jewish girl's life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of France. This middle-grade historical fiction novel brings little new...
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